Florence Lawrence

    Florence Lawrence

    Acting

    January 1, 1886
    Died December 28, 1938 (52 years old)
    Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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    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 motio...

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    Filmography

    Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

    Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

    1998

    as Self (archive footage)

    10
    The Casting Couch

    The Casting Couch

    1995

    8.3
    Night Must Fall

    Night Must Fall

    1937

    6.9
    Yellow Dust

    Yellow Dust

    1936

    4.5
    Man on the Flying Trapeze

    Man on the Flying Trapeze

    1935

    as (uncredited)

    6.2
    The Old-Fashioned Way

    The Old-Fashioned Way

    1934

    as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

    7.2
    Secrets

    Secrets

    1933

    as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

    5.2
    Sinners in the Sun

    Sinners in the Sun

    1932

    5
    So Big!

    So Big!

    1932

    as Mina (uncredited)

    5.8
    Homicide Squad

    Homicide Squad

    1931

    8
    The Hard Hombre

    The Hard Hombre

    1931

    as The Sister

    3.8

    Sweeping Against the Winds

    1930

    7
    Gambling Wives

    Gambling Wives

    1924

    as Polly Barker

    10
    The Satin Girl

    The Satin Girl

    1923

    as Sylvia

    10
    The Unfoldment

    The Unfoldment

    1922

    as Katherine Nevin

    9

    The Love Craze

    1918

    as Florence

    10
    Elusive Isabel

    Elusive Isabel

    1916

    as Isabel Thorne

    The Face on the Screen

    1916

    7

    The Bribe

    1914

    9

    The Coryphee

    1914

    as Florence

    7

    Counterfeiters

    1914

    as Flo

    Diplomatic Flo

    1914

    as Flo

    10

    The Disenchantment

    1914

    as Flo - the Maid

    8

    The Doctor’s Testimony

    1914

    as Florence Lund

    9

    The False Bride

    1914

    as Florence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role)

    8

    The Great Universal Mystery

    1914

    as Herself

    8

    Her Ragged Knight

    1914

    as Flo - Bob's Ward

    7

    The Honeymooners

    1914

    as Florence Blair

    9

    The Honor of the Humble

    1914

    as Flo Soule - The Gamekeeper's Daughter

    10

    The Law’s Decree

    1914

    as Flo

    8

    The Little Mail Carrier

    1914

    as Flo - the Little Mail Carrier

    9

    The Mad Man’s Ward

    1914

    as Florence

    7

    The Man Who Was Never Kissed

    1914

    as Florence Lloyd

    8

    A Mysterious Mystery

    1914

    as Miss Lawrence

    9

    The Pawns of Destiny

    1914

    as Flo

    10

    The Romance of the Photograph

    1914

    as Flo

    9

    A Singular Cynic

    1914

    as Flo Welton

    The Stepmother

    1914

    as Flo

    9

    The Closed Door

    1913

    as Florence Ashleigh

    9

    A Girl and Her Money

    1913

    as Florence Kingsley

    9

    The Girl O’ the Woods

    1913

    as Mab Hawkins

    8

    His Wife’s Child

    1913

    as Flo

    9

    Influence of Sympathy

    1913

    as The Wife

    8

    The Spender

    1913

    as Flo

    8

    Suffragettes Parade in Washington

    1913

    as Herself

    10

    Unto the Third Generation

    1913

    as Esther Stern

    9
    Flo's Discipline

    Flo's Discipline

    1912

    as Florence Dow

    7

    Not Like Other Girls

    1912

    as Flo

    10

    The Surgeon’s Heroism

    1912

    as Flo

    9

    A Village Romance

    1912

    as Flo - the Country Girl

    10

    The Advent of Jane

    1912

    as Dr. Jane Bixby

    7
    After All

    After All

    1912

    as Margie

    8

    All for Love

    1912

    as Flo

    9

    The Angel of the Studio

    1912

    as Roxie

    4

    Betty’s Nightmare

    1912

    as Betty

    7

    The Chance Shot

    1912

    as Flo

    7

    Her Cousin Fred

    1912

    as Flo Ballard

    8

    In Swift Waters

    1912

    as Flo Armstrong

    The Lady Leone

    1912

    as Lady Leone Mervyn

    9

    The Mill Buyers

    1912

    as Flo

    10

    The Players

    1912

    as Flo Lakewood

    10
    The Redemption of Riverton

    The Redemption of Riverton

    1912

    as June Martin

    7

    Sisters

    1912

    as Annie / Mary (twin sisters)

    9
    Tangled Relations

    Tangled Relations

    1912

    as Florence the Governess

    8

    The Winning Punch

    1912

    as Nellie Wilson

    10

    Taking a Chance

    1912

    as Mrs. Flo Mills

    7

    Her Child's Honor

    1911

    as The Mother

    9

    The Life Saver

    1911

    as Jessie Storm - the Local Girl

    8

    The Maniac

    1911

    as Dora Elsmore

    10

    The Matchmaker

    1911

    as Evelyn Bruce - the Young Governess

    9

    Nan’s Diplomacy

    1911

    as Nan

    8
    One on Reno

    One on Reno

    1911

    as Mrs. Appleby

    7

    Opportunity and the Man

    1911

    as Flora Hamilton

    9

    The Professor’s Ward

    1911

    as Edith - The Professor's Ward

    9

    A Show Girl’s Strategem

    1911

    as Ethel Lane

    8
    The Snare of Society

    The Snare of Society

    1911

    as Mary Williams

    7

    The Slavey’s Affinity

    1911

    as Peggy - a Boarding House Drudge

    7

    The State Line

    1911

    as The Sheriff's Daughter

    8

    The Story of Rosie’s Rose

    1911

    as Rosie Carter

    8

    That Awful Brother

    1911

    as Florence

    7
    Through Jealous Eyes

    Through Jealous Eyes

    1911

    as Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse

    8
    Vanity and Its Cure

    Vanity and Its Cure

    1911

    as Effie Hart

    10

    The Wife’s Awakening

    1911

    as The Wife

    7

    The Actress and the Singer

    1911

    as The Actress

    7

    Age Versus Youth

    1911

    as Nora Blake

    7

    Always a Way

    1911

    as Ruth Craven

    10

    Art Versus Music

    1911

    as Ethel Vernon

    9

    The Little Rebel

    1911

    as Rosalind Trevaine

    8

    The Two Fathers

    1911

    as Gladys

    Aunt Jane’s Legacy

    Aunt Jane’s Legacy

    1911

    as Bessie Elkins - the Niece

    9

    Duke de Ribbon Counter

    1911

    as Lillian de Mille

    7

    During Cherry Time

    1911

    as Violet - the Country Girl

    8

    A Fascinating Bachelor

    1911

    as The Nurse

    10

    A Game of Deception

    1911

    as The Actress

    9

    A Good Turn

    1911

    as Florence

    The Test

    1911

    as Miss Gillman

    9

    A Head for Business

    1911

    as Phyllis Moore

    10

    Her Artistic Temperament

    1911

    as Flo

    9

    Her Humble Ministry

    1911

    as The Reformed Woman

    10

    Her Two Sons

    1911

    as The Younger Brother's Wife

    Higgenses Versus Judsons

    1911

    as Freda Judson

    10
    His Bogus Uncle

    His Bogus Uncle

    1911

    as The Object of Their Affection

    8

    His Friend, the Burglar

    1911

    as Mrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife

    7
    His Chorus Girl Wife

    His Chorus Girl Wife

    1911

    as Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl

    8

    A Girlish Impulse

    1911

    as Gladys Stevens

    7

    The Hoyden

    1911

    as Gladys Weston

    7

    A Rebellious Blossom

    1911

    as Flo - The Rebellious Daughter

    10

    Romance of Pond Cove

    1911

    as Florence Earle

    9

    A Rural Conqueror

    1911

    as Marjorie Thorne

    8

    The Sheriff and the Man

    1911

    as Flo

    9

    The Broken Oath

    1910

    9

    The Call of the Circus

    1910

    10

    The Count of Montebello

    1910

    as The Heiress

    10

    Debt

    1910

    10

    The Eternal Triangle

    1910

    as The Wife

    7

    A Game for Two

    1910

    as Mrs. Henderson

    8

    The Governor’s Pardon

    1910

    as Florence

    7

    His Second Wife

    1910

    7

    The Irony of Fate

    1910

    8

    Jane and the Stranger

    1910

    as Jane

    8

    Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens

    1910

    as Mrs. George Rand

    8

    The Blind Man’s Tact

    1910

    9

    Justice in the Far North

    1910

    as Florence

    10

    The Maelstrom

    1910

    9

    The Miser’s Daughter

    1910

    as The Miser's Daughter

    8

    The Mistake

    1910

    as Florence

    8

    Mother Love

    1910

    as The Mother

    10

    The New Shawl

    1910

    as Marie

    8

    The Nichols on a Vacation

    1910

    as Mrs. Nichols

    10

    Old Heads and Young Hearts

    1910

    9

    Once Upon a Time

    1910

    7

    Pressed Roses

    1910

    8

    A Reno Romance

    1910

    as Grace

    9

    The Right Girl

    1910

    8

    The Right of Love

    1910

    10

    The Senator’s Double

    1910

    8

    The Stage Note

    1910

    9

    The Taming of Jane

    1910

    as Jane

    10

    The Tide of Fortune

    1910

    7

    Transfusion

    1910

    7

    Two Men

    1910

    as TheOrphan

    7

    The Winning Punch

    1910

    9

    The Rosary

    1910

    10

    The Doctor's Perfidy

    1910

    8

    All the World’s a Stage

    1910

    10

    The Time-Lock Safe

    1910

    as The Mother

    The Necklace

    The Necklace

    1909

    4
    The Curtain Pole

    The Curtain Pole

    1909

    as Mrs. Edwards

    4.5
    The Mended Lute

    The Mended Lute

    1909

    as Rising Moon

    4.6
    Those Awful Hats

    Those Awful Hats

    1909

    as Theatre Audience

    6.1
    Lady Helen's Escapade

    Lady Helen's Escapade

    1909

    as Lady Helen

    4.2
    The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals

    The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals

    1909

    as Mrs. Jones

    3.8
    A Drunkard's Reformation

    A Drunkard's Reformation

    1909

    as Woman in the Play

    5.5
    Resurrection

    Resurrection

    1909

    as Katusha

    4.9
    Confidence

    Confidence

    1909

    as Nellie Burton

    4.1
    Her First Biscuits

    Her First Biscuits

    1909

    as Mrs. Jones

    3
    The Lure of the Gown

    The Lure of the Gown

    1909

    as Veronica

    3.7
    At the Altar

    At the Altar

    1909

    as Girl at Wedding

    4
    The Country Doctor

    The Country Doctor

    1909

    as Mrs. Harcourt

    6.1
    The Way of Man

    The Way of Man

    1909

    as Mabel Jarrett

    4

    One Touch of Nature

    1909

    as Mrs. John Murray

    3

    The Honor of Thieves

    1909

    as Rachel Einstein

    1.5

    The Sacrifice

    1909

    as Mrs. Hardluck

    4.5

    The Criminal Hypnotist

    1909

    as The Maid

    2
    Mr. Jones Has a Card Party

    Mr. Jones Has a Card Party

    1909

    as Mrs. Jones

    3
    The Salvation Army Lass

    The Salvation Army Lass

    1909

    as Mary Wilson

    4.4
    The Cardinal's Conspiracy

    The Cardinal's Conspiracy

    1909

    as The Princess

    3.7
    Two Memories

    Two Memories

    1909

    as Party Guest

    4.2
    Sweet and Twenty

    Sweet and Twenty

    1909

    as Alice's sister

    3.8

    Trying to Get Arrested

    1909

    as The Nanny

    3.5
    The Peachbasket Hat

    The Peachbasket Hat

    1909

    as Mrs. Jones

    4.2
    The Slave

    The Slave

    1909

    as Nerada

    4.2

    Mrs. Jones Entertains

    1909

    as Mrs. Jones

    3.2
    1776, or The Hessian Renegades

    1776, or The Hessian Renegades

    1909

    5.2

    The Awakening of Bess

    1909

    as Bess

    9

    A Baby's Shoe

    1909

    as The Poor Mother

    2

    The Brahma Diamond

    1909

    as The Guard's Sweetheart

    1.5

    The Deception

    1909

    as Mabel Colton

    2
    Lucky Jim

    Lucky Jim

    1909

    as Wedding Guest

    3
    The Girls and Daddy

    The Girls and Daddy

    1909

    as Dr. Payson's First Daughter

    3

    Drive for a Life

    1909

    as Mignon

    1.5

    Eloping with Auntie

    1909

    as Margie

    2.5
    Eradicating Aunty

    Eradicating Aunty

    1909

    as Flora - Aunty's Ward

    0.5

    His Ward's Love

    1909

    as The Reverend's Ward

    2.5

    His Wife's Mother

    1909

    as Mrs. Jones

    2

    Jealousy and the Man

    1909

    as Mrs. Jim Brooks

    2.5

    The Jilt

    1909

    as Mary Allison - Frank's Sister

    0.5
    Jones and His New Neighbors

    Jones and His New Neighbors

    1909

    as Mrs. Jones

    2.5

    Jones and the Lady Book Agent

    1909

    as Mrs. Jones

    2.5
    Mr. Jones' Burglar

    Mr. Jones' Burglar

    1909

    as Mrs. Jones

    1
    The Medicine Bottle

    The Medicine Bottle

    1909

    as Mrs. Ross

    1

    Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat

    1909

    as Mrs. Jones

    0.5

    The Note in the Shoe

    1909

    as Ella Berling

    1
    The Politician's Love Story

    The Politician's Love Story

    1909

    4.3
    The Prussian Spy

    The Prussian Spy

    1909

    as The Maid

    5

    The Road to the Heart

    1909

    as Mexican Woman

    5

    The Roue’s Heart

    1909

    as Noblewoman

    4.5

    Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade

    1909

    as Mrs. Schneider

    3.5

    Those Boys!

    1909

    as The Maid

    4.5

    Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good

    1909

    as Mary Flinn

    2.5

    A Troublesome Satchel

    1909

    as In Crowd

    3.5

    The Winning Coat

    1909

    as Lady-in-Waiting

    5

    The Wooden Leg

    1909

    as Claire

    4

    A Wreath in Time

    1909

    as Mrs. John Goodhusband

    4

    The Forest Ranger’s Daughter

    1909

    as The Forest Ranger's Daughter

    9

    Her Generous Way

    1909

    9

    Lest We Forget

    1909

    10
    Love's Stratagem

    Love's Stratagem

    1909

    as The Girl

    8
    The Cord of Life

    The Cord of Life

    1909

    as Woman in Tenement

    3.7
    What Drink Did

    What Drink Did

    1909

    as Mrs. Alfred Lucas

    4.5

    Tragic Love

    1909

    as The Maid / In Factory

    4
    I Did It, Mamma

    I Did It, Mamma

    1909

    2.5

    Saul and David

    1909

    The Lonely Villa

    The Lonely Villa

    1909

    6
    Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

    Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

    1909

    4.2
    The Judgment of Solomon

    The Judgment of Solomon

    1909

    9
    Tender Hearts

    Tender Hearts

    1909

    as Extra

    3
    Money Mad

    Money Mad

    1908

    as Bank Customer / Landlady

    4.8
    Betrayed by a Handprint

    Betrayed by a Handprint

    1908

    as Myrtle Vane

    2.9
    The Song of the Shirt

    The Song of the Shirt

    1908

    as Woman

    3.6

    After Many Years

    1908

    as Mrs. John Davis

    2.5
    The Taming of the Shrew

    The Taming of the Shrew

    1908

    as Katharina

    4.9
    An Awful Moment

    An Awful Moment

    1908

    as Mrs. Mowbray

    2.8
    The Girl and the Outlaw

    The Girl and the Outlaw

    1908

    as Woman

    3

    Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters

    1908

    as Mrs. Bailey

    2

    The Red Girl

    1908

    as The Red Girl

    3.5

    The Heart of O Yama

    1908

    as O'Yama

    1.5
    Where the Breakers Roar

    Where the Breakers Roar

    1908

    as At the Beach

    3.2
    A Smoked Husband

    A Smoked Husband

    1908

    as Mrs. Bibbs

    4
    Father Gets in the Game

    Father Gets in the Game

    1908

    as First Couple

    3.3
    Romance of a Jewess

    Romance of a Jewess

    1908

    as Ruth Simonson

    4.1
    The Call of the Wild

    The Call of the Wild

    1908

    as Gladys Penrose

    3.1

    Concealing a Burglar

    1908

    as Mrs. Brown

    3

    The Clubman and the Tramp

    1908

    as Bridget / Dinner Guest

    4

    The Valet's Wife

    1908

    as Muse

    3.5

    The Feud and the Turkey

    1908

    as Nellie Caufield's Sister

    2

    The Reckoning

    1908

    as The Wife

    4

    The Test of Friendship

    1908

    as Jennie Colman

    4

    Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

    1908

    as Calpurnia

    4.7

    The Christmas Burglars

    1908

    as Mrs. Martin

    2
    Mr. Jones at the Ball

    Mr. Jones at the Ball

    1908

    as Mrs. Jones

    4.1

    The Helping Hand

    1908

    as Wedding Guest

    2

    The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen

    1908

    as Theckla, the Viking's Daughter

    3
    The Zulu's Heart

    The Zulu's Heart

    1908

    as The Boer's Wife

    4.6
    Antony and Cleopatra

    Antony and Cleopatra

    1908

    as Cleopatra

    2.5

    The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora

    1908

    as Unconfirmed Character

    2.5
    Ingomar, the Barbarian

    Ingomar, the Barbarian

    1908

    as Parthenia

    3
    The Devil

    The Devil

    1908

    as A Model

    1.5

    The Ingrate

    1908

    as The Trapper's Wife

    2

    The Pirate's Gold

    1908

    4.5
    The Planter's Wife

    The Planter's Wife

    1908

    as Tomboy Nellie

    5

    The Vaquero's Vow

    1908

    as Wedding Party / In Bar

    3.5
    Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet

    Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet

    1908

    as Juliet

    3.5

    Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils

    1908

    as Salome

    10

    The Stolen Jewels

    1908

    as Mrs. Jenkins

    4

    A Woman's Way

    1908

    as Flo

    3.5

    The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain

    1908

    10

    Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance

    1908

    as Lady Jane

    9

    Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy

    1908

    as Banquet Quest

    4

    Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy

    1908

    3
    The Boy, the Bust and the Bath

    The Boy, the Bust and the Bath

    1907

    as The Lady

    6.8

    Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in America

    1907

    as Boone's Daughter

    9

    The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines

    1907

    8

    The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance

    1907

    7
    The Automobile Thieves

    The Automobile Thieves

    1906

    9