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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

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

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

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

1913

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

1912

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

1911

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

1910

1909

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

1908

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

1907

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

1906

The Automobile Thieves