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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

Homicide Squad
The Hard Hombre as The Sister

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

1913

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

1912

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

1911

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

1910

1909

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

1908

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

1907

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

1906

The Automobile Thieves