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Florence Lawrence

Born: 1886-01-01 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Died: 1938-12-28

Known For: Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Florence Lawrence (born Florence Annie Bridgwood; January 2, 1886 – December 28, 1938) was a Canadian-American stage performer and film actress. She is often referred to as "The First Movie Star", and was the first film actor to be named publicly. At the height of her fame in the 1910s, she was known as "The Biograph Girl" for work as one of the leading ladies in silent films from the Biograph Company. Lawrence appeared in almost 300 films for various motion picture companies throughout her career.

Filmography

1998

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists as Self (archive footage)

1995

The Casting Couch

1937

Night Must Fall

1936

Yellow Dust

1935

Man on the Flying Trapeze as (uncredited)

1934

The Old-Fashioned Way as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

1933

Secrets as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

1932

So Big! as Mina (uncredited)
Sinners in the Sun

1931

The Hard Hombre as The Sister
Homicide Squad

1930

Sweeping Against the Winds

1924

Gambling Wives as Polly Barker

1923

The Satin Girl as Sylvia

1922

The Unfoldment as Katherine Nevin

1918

The Love Craze as Florence

1916

Elusive Isabel as Isabel Thorne
The Face on the Screen

1914

Counterfeiters as Flo
The Stepmother as Flo
The Great Universal Mystery as Herself
The Little Mail Carrier as Flo - the Little Mail Carrier
A Mysterious Mystery as Miss Lawrence
The False Bride as Florence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role)
The Disenchantment as Flo - the Maid
The Honeymooners as Florence Blair
The Bribe
The Law’s Decree as Flo
Diplomatic Flo as Flo
The Pawns of Destiny as Flo
The Doctor’s Testimony as Florence Lund
The Honor of the Humble as Flo Soule - The Gamekeeper's Daughter
A Singular Cynic as Flo Welton
The Coryphee as Florence
The Romance of the Photograph as Flo
The Mad Man’s Ward as Florence
Her Ragged Knight as Flo - Bob's Ward
The Man Who Was Never Kissed as Florence Lloyd

1913

Unto the Third Generation as Esther Stern
The Girl O’ the Woods as Mab Hawkins
His Wife’s Child as Flo
The Closed Door as Florence Ashleigh
The Spender as Flo
A Girl and Her Money as Florence Kingsley
Influence of Sympathy as The Wife
Suffragettes Parade in Washington as Herself

1912

After All as Margie
Betty’s Nightmare as Betty
The Mill Buyers as Flo
Sisters as Annie / Mary (twin sisters)
Flo's Discipline as Florence Dow
The Angel of the Studio as Roxie
Not Like Other Girls as Flo
Tangled Relations as Florence the Governess
In Swift Waters as Flo Armstrong
The Surgeon’s Heroism as Flo
Taking a Chance as Mrs. Flo Mills
The Advent of Jane as Dr. Jane Bixby
The Redemption of Riverton as June Martin
All for Love as Flo
The Winning Punch as Nellie Wilson
The Chance Shot as Flo
The Lady Leone as Lady Leone Mervyn
Her Cousin Fred as Flo Ballard
The Players as Flo Lakewood
A Village Romance as Flo - the Country Girl

1911

A Fascinating Bachelor as The Nurse
The Hoyden as Gladys Weston
His Friend, the Burglar as Mrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife
His Chorus Girl Wife as Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl
The Slavey’s Affinity as Peggy - a Boarding House Drudge
Her Artistic Temperament as Flo
That Awful Brother as Florence
A Rural Conqueror as Marjorie Thorne
The Actress and the Singer as The Actress
Her Child's Honor as The Mother
Her Two Sons as The Younger Brother's Wife
A Girlish Impulse as Gladys Stevens
Vanity and Its Cure as Effie Hart
A Good Turn as Florence
Always a Way as Ruth Craven
His Bogus Uncle as The Object of Their Affection
Art Versus Music as Ethel Vernon
Romance of Pond Cove as Florence Earle
The Test as Miss Gillman
A Game of Deception as The Actress
The Two Fathers as Gladys
Opportunity and the Man as Flora Hamilton
Aunt Jane’s Legacy as Bessie Elkins - the Niece
Through Jealous Eyes as Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse
The Maniac as Dora Elsmore
Higgenses Versus Judsons as Freda Judson
Her Humble Ministry as The Reformed Woman
The State Line as The Sheriff's Daughter
The Matchmaker as Evelyn Bruce - the Young Governess
The Wife’s Awakening as The Wife
Age Versus Youth as Nora Blake
Duke de Ribbon Counter as Lillian de Mille
The Snare of Society as Mary Williams
During Cherry Time as Violet - the Country Girl
The Professor’s Ward as Edith - The Professor's Ward
The Sheriff and the Man as Flo
One on Reno as Mrs. Appleby
A Head for Business as Phyllis Moore
The Little Rebel as Rosalind Trevaine
The Life Saver as Jessie Storm - the Local Girl
A Rebellious Blossom as Flo - The Rebellious Daughter
Nan’s Diplomacy as Nan
A Show Girl’s Strategem as Ethel Lane
The Story of Rosie’s Rose as Rosie Carter

1910

1909

1776, or The Hessian Renegades
The Necklace
Resurrection as Katusha
I Did It, Mamma
The Country Doctor as Mrs. Harcourt
The Girls and Daddy as Dr. Payson's First Daughter
The Lonely Villa
What Drink Did as Mrs. Alfred Lucas
The Curtain Pole as Mrs. Edwards
Eradicating Aunty as Flora - Aunty's Ward
The Prussian Spy as The Maid
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party as Mrs. Jones
The Medicine Bottle as Mrs. Ross
The Peachbasket Hat as Mrs. Jones
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals as Mrs. Jones
Her First Biscuits as Mrs. Jones
The Way of Man as Mabel Jarrett
The Cord of Life as Woman in Tenement
Those Awful Hats as Theatre Audience
Lady Helen's Escapade as Lady Helen
Lucky Jim as Wedding Guest
Two Memories as Party Guest
The Deception as Mabel Colton
The Criminal Hypnotist as The Maid
At the Altar as Girl at Wedding
Mrs. Jones Entertains as Mrs. Jones
The Mended Lute as Rising Moon
A Drunkard's Reformation as Woman in the Play
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
Tender Hearts as Extra
The Slave as Nerada
Trying to Get Arrested as The Nanny
The Wooden Leg as Claire
Those Boys! as The Maid
Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat as Mrs. Jones
Eloping with Auntie as Margie
The Sacrifice as Mrs. Hardluck
The Winning Coat as Lady-in-Waiting
Tragic Love as The Maid / In Factory
Confidence as Nellie Burton
Saul and David
A Baby's Shoe as The Poor Mother
One Touch of Nature as Mrs. John Murray
The Salvation Army Lass as Mary Wilson
A Troublesome Satchel as In Crowd
The Judgment of Solomon
Love's Stratagem as The Girl
Sweet and Twenty as Alice's sister
The Note in the Shoe as Ella Berling
The Jilt as Mary Allison - Frank's Sister
The Lure of the Gown as Veronica
Mr. Jones' Burglar as Mrs. Jones
Drive for a Life as Mignon
The Road to the Heart as Mexican Woman
The Roue’s Heart as Noblewoman
The Cardinal's Conspiracy as The Princess
Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade as Mrs. Schneider
The Politician's Love Story
Jealousy and the Man as Mrs. Jim Brooks
Jones and the Lady Book Agent as Mrs. Jones
A Wreath in Time as Mrs. John Goodhusband
Her Generous Way
The Awakening of Bess as Bess
Lest We Forget
Jones and His New Neighbors as Mrs. Jones
Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good as Mary Flinn
The Honor of Thieves as Rachel Einstein
His Ward's Love as The Reverend's Ward
The Brahma Diamond as The Guard's Sweetheart
His Wife's Mother as Mrs. Jones
The Forest Ranger’s Daughter as The Forest Ranger's Daughter

1908

Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy as Calpurnia
Money Mad as Bank Customer / Landlady
Antony and Cleopatra as Cleopatra
An Awful Moment as Mrs. Mowbray
Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters as Mrs. Bailey
Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
After Many Years as Mrs. John Davis
Romance of a Jewess as Ruth Simonson
The Helping Hand as Wedding Guest
The Valet's Wife as Muse
Where the Breakers Roar as At the Beach
Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet as Juliet
The Red Girl as The Red Girl
A Smoked Husband as Mrs. Bibbs
The Christmas Burglars as Mrs. Martin
The Song of the Shirt as Woman
The Call of the Wild as Gladys Penrose
The Planter's Wife as Tomboy Nellie
The Vaquero's Vow as Wedding Party / In Bar
Betrayed by a Handprint as Myrtle Vane
The Feud and the Turkey as Nellie Caufield's Sister
Father Gets in the Game as First Couple
Mr. Jones at the Ball as Mrs. Jones
The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora as Unconfirmed Character
The Clubman and the Tramp as Bridget / Dinner Guest
Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils as Salome
Ingomar, the Barbarian as Parthenia
The Ingrate as The Trapper's Wife
The Zulu's Heart as The Boer's Wife
The Stolen Jewels as Mrs. Jenkins
Concealing a Burglar as Mrs. Brown
The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen as Theckla, the Viking's Daughter
The Reckoning as The Wife
The Pirate's Gold
The Taming of the Shrew as Katharina
The Test of Friendship as Jennie Colman
The Girl and the Outlaw as Woman
The Heart of O Yama as O'Yama
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
A Woman's Way as Flo
Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy as Banquet Quest
The Devil as A Model
Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance as Lady Jane

1907

Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in America as Boone's Daughter
The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance
The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines
The Boy, the Bust and the Bath as The Lady

1906

The Automobile Thieves