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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

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

1913

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

1912

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

1911

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

1910

1909

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

1908

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

1907

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
The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance

1906

The Automobile Thieves