Florence Lawrence
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1886-01-01
Day of Death
1938-12-28 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Florence Lawrence
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.
Acting
(1998)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as Self (archive footage)
(1937)
(1936)
(1935)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as (uncredited)
(1934)
The Old-Fashioned Way
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
(1933)
Secrets
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
(1932)
(1932)
So Big!
as Mina (uncredited)
(1931)
(1931)
The Hard Hombre
as The Sister
(1930)
(1924)
Gambling Wives
as Polly Barker
(1923)
The Satin Girl
as Sylvia
(1922)
The Unfoldment
as Katherine Nevin
(1918)
(1916)
Elusive Isabel
as Isabel Thorne
(1916)
(1914)
The Coryphee
as Florence
(1914)
The Honeymooners
as Florence Blair
(1914)
The Honor of the Humble
as Flo Soule - The Gamekeeper's Daughter
(1914)
The Disenchantment
as Flo - the Maid
(1914)
A Singular Cynic
as Flo Welton
(1914)
The False Bride
as Florence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role)
(1914)
The Stepmother
as Flo
(1914)
The Law’s Decree
as Flo
(1914)
(1914)
The Little Mail Carrier
as Flo - the Little Mail Carrier
(1914)
Counterfeiters
as Flo
(1914)
Her Ragged Knight
as Flo - Bob's Ward
(1914)
The Doctor’s Testimony
as Florence Lund
(1914)
(1914)
Diplomatic Flo
as Flo
(1914)
The Pawns of Destiny
as Flo
(1914)
A Mysterious Mystery
as Miss Lawrence
(1914)
(1914)
The Great Universal Mystery
as Herself
(1914)
The Man Who Was Never Kissed
as Florence Lloyd
(1913)
The Closed Door
as Florence Ashleigh
(1913)
The Girl O’ the Woods
as Mab Hawkins
(1913)
A Girl and Her Money
as Florence Kingsley
(1913)
Unto the Third Generation
as Esther Stern
(1913)
His Wife’s Child
as Flo
(1913)
The Spender
as Flo
(1913)
Suffragettes Parade in Washington
as Herself
(1913)
Influence of Sympathy
as The Wife
(1912)
Flo's Discipline
as Florence Dow
(1912)
(1912)
The Advent of Jane
as Dr. Jane Bixby
(1912)
The Players
as Flo Lakewood
(1912)
All for Love
as Flo
(1912)
The Winning Punch
as Nellie Wilson
(1912)
A Village Romance
as Flo - the Country Girl
(1912)
Her Cousin Fred
as Flo Ballard
(1912)
The Chance Shot
as Flo
(1912)
The Lady Leone
as Lady Leone Mervyn
(1912)
Betty’s Nightmare
as Betty
(1912)
Not Like Other Girls
as Flo
(1912)
Taking a Chance
as Mrs. Flo Mills
(1912)
Sisters
as Annie / Mary (twin sisters)
(1912)
The Mill Buyers
as Flo
(1912)
Tangled Relations
as Florence the Governess
(1912)
In Swift Waters
as Flo Armstrong
(1912)
The Angel of the Studio
as Roxie
(1912)
The Redemption of Riverton
as June Martin
(1912)
After All
as Margie
(1911)
The Wife’s Awakening
as The Wife
(1911)
The Matchmaker
as Evelyn Bruce - the Young Governess
(1911)
(1911)
His Friend, the Burglar
as Mrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife
(1911)
Her Artistic Temperament
as Flo
(1911)
Higgenses Versus Judsons
as Freda Judson
(1911)
The Two Fathers
as Gladys
(1911)
A Rebellious Blossom
as Flo - The Rebellious Daughter
(1911)
The Maniac
as Dora Elsmore
(1911)
The Life Saver
as Jessie Storm - the Local Girl
(1911)
The Test
as Miss Gillman
(1911)
His Bogus Uncle
as The Object of Their Affection
(1911)
Through Jealous Eyes
as Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse
(1911)
A Fascinating Bachelor
as The Nurse
(1911)
A Rural Conqueror
as Marjorie Thorne
(1911)
Opportunity and the Man
as Flora Hamilton
(1911)
His Chorus Girl Wife
as Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl
(1911)
Her Two Sons
as The Younger Brother's Wife
(1911)
Age Versus Youth
as Nora Blake
(1911)
The Actress and the Singer
as The Actress
(1911)
A Girlish Impulse
as Gladys Stevens
(1911)
During Cherry Time
as Violet - the Country Girl
(1911)
The Story of Rosie’s Rose
as Rosie Carter
(1911)
A Show Girl’s Strategem
as Ethel Lane
(1911)
Always a Way
as Ruth Craven
(1911)
One on Reno
as Mrs. Appleby
(1911)
That Awful Brother
as Florence
(1911)
The Slavey’s Affinity
as Peggy - a Boarding House Drudge
(1911)
Art Versus Music
as Ethel Vernon
(1911)
Duke de Ribbon Counter
as Lillian de Mille
(1911)
The Snare of Society
as Mary Williams
(1911)
Vanity and Its Cure
as Effie Hart
(1911)
Romance of Pond Cove
as Florence Earle
(1911)
The Hoyden
as Gladys Weston
(1911)
The State Line
as The Sheriff's Daughter
(1911)
(1911)
A Head for Business
as Phyllis Moore
(1911)
Nan’s Diplomacy
as Nan
(1911)
Her Child's Honor
as The Mother
(1911)
Her Humble Ministry
as The Reformed Woman
(1911)
Aunt Jane’s Legacy
as Bessie Elkins - the Niece
(1911)
A Game of Deception
as The Actress
(1911)
The Professor’s Ward
as Edith - The Professor's Ward
(1911)
The Little Rebel
as Rosalind Trevaine
(1910)
(1910)
(1910)
The Taming of Jane
as Jane
(1910)
The New Shawl
as Marie
(1910)
Jane and the Stranger
as Jane
(1910)
The Count of Montebello
as The Heiress
(1910)
(1910)
(1910)
(1910)
Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens
as Mrs. George Rand
(1910)
(1910)
Two Men
as TheOrphan
(1910)
(1910)
(1910)
(1910)
The Eternal Triangle
as The Wife
(1910)
(1910)
The Time-Lock Safe
as The Mother
(1910)
(1910)
(1910)
(1910)
A Reno Romance
as Grace
(1910)
Mother Love
as The Mother
(1910)
A Game for Two
as Mrs. Henderson
(1910)
(1910)
(1910)
The Nichols on a Vacation
as Mrs. Nichols
(1910)
(1910)
The Miser’s Daughter
as The Miser's Daughter
(1910)
(1910)
(1910)
(1910)
(1910)
(1910)
(1910)
(1909)
At the Altar
as Girl at Wedding
(1909)
The Sacrifice
as Mrs. Hardluck
(1909)
Her First Biscuits
as Mrs. Jones
(1909)
The Way of Man
as Mabel Jarrett
(1909)
Lady Helen's Escapade
as Lady Helen
(1909)
The Deception
as Mabel Colton
(1909)
The Peachbasket Hat
as Mrs. Jones
(1909)
The Mended Lute
as Rising Moon
(1909)
(1909)
The Curtain Pole
as Mrs. Edwards
(1909)
The Cord of Life
as Woman in Tenement
(1909)
(1909)
Two Memories
as Party Guest
(1909)
(1909)
Tender Hearts
as Extra
(1909)
Eradicating Aunty
as Flora - Aunty's Ward
(1909)
Lucky Jim
as Wedding Guest
(1909)
(1909)
The Awakening of Bess
as Bess
(1909)
Love's Stratagem
as The Girl
(1909)
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
as Mrs. Jones
(1909)
The Lure of the Gown
as Veronica
(1909)
Those Awful Hats
as Theatre Audience
(1909)
The Prussian Spy
as The Maid
(1909)
Resurrection
as Katusha
(1909)
(1909)
One Touch of Nature
as Mrs. John Murray
(1909)
The Slave
as Nerada
(1909)
What Drink Did
as Mrs. Alfred Lucas
(1909)
(1909)
A Drunkard's Reformation
as Woman in the Play
(1909)
(1909)
Confidence
as Nellie Burton
(1909)
Sweet and Twenty
as Alice's sister
(1909)
Tragic Love
as The Maid / In Factory
(1909)
Trying to Get Arrested
as The Nanny
(1909)
The Roue’s Heart
as Noblewoman
(1909)
Jones and His New Neighbors
as Mrs. Jones
(1909)
Mrs. Jones Entertains
as Mrs. Jones
(1909)
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
as Mrs. Jones
(1909)
The Medicine Bottle
as Mrs. Ross
(1909)
The Criminal Hypnotist
as The Maid
(1909)
The Brahma Diamond
as The Guard's Sweetheart
(1909)
A Wreath in Time
as Mrs. John Goodhusband
(1909)
The Girls and Daddy
as Dr. Payson's First Daughter
(1909)
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
as Mrs. Jones
(1909)
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
as The Princess
(1909)
The Country Doctor
as Mrs. Harcourt
(1909)
The Salvation Army Lass
as Mary Wilson
(1909)
Eloping with Auntie
as Margie
(1909)
The Winning Coat
as Lady-in-Waiting
(1909)
The Wooden Leg
as Claire
(1909)
(1909)
Jones and the Lady Book Agent
as Mrs. Jones
(1909)
Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good
as Mary Flinn
(1909)
The Road to the Heart
as Mexican Woman
(1909)
Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat
as Mrs. Jones
(1909)
Jealousy and the Man
as Mrs. Jim Brooks
(1909)
His Wife's Mother
as Mrs. Jones
(1909)
The Jilt
as Mary Allison - Frank's Sister
(1909)
The Note in the Shoe
as Ella Berling
(1909)
A Troublesome Satchel
as In Crowd
(1909)
Those Boys!
as The Maid
(1909)
The Honor of Thieves
as Rachel Einstein
(1909)
Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade
as Mrs. Schneider
(1909)
(1909)
His Ward's Love
as The Reverend's Ward
(1909)
Drive for a Life
as Mignon
(1909)
A Baby's Shoe
as The Poor Mother
(1909)
The Forest Ranger’s Daughter
as The Forest Ranger's Daughter
(1909)
(1909)
(1908)
(1908)
Betrayed by a Handprint
as Myrtle Vane
(1908)
The Barbarian Ingomar
as Parthenia
(1908)
A Smoked Husband
as Mrs. Bibbs
(1908)
The Call of the Wild
as Gladys Penrose
(1908)
Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters
as Mrs. Bailey
(1908)
The Vaquero's Vow
as Wedding Party / In Bar
(1908)
Romance of a Jewess
as Ruth Simonson
(1908)
The Devil
as A Model
(1908)
The Feud and the Turkey
as Nellie Caufield's Sister
(1908)
An Awful Moment
as Mrs. Mowbray
(1908)
The Taming of the Shrew
as Katharina
(1908)
The Test of Friendship
as Jennie Colman
(1908)
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
as Calpurnia
(1908)
(1908)
Money Mad
as Bank Customer / Landlady
(1908)
The Valet's Wife
as Muse
(1908)
The Zulu's Heart
as The Boer's Wife
(1908)
The Song of the Shirt
as Woman
(1908)
The Red Girl
as The Red Girl
(1908)
The Girl and the Outlaw
as Woman
(1908)
Mr. Jones at the Ball
as Mrs. Jones
(1908)
(1908)
The Helping Hand
as Wedding Guest
(1908)
The Heart of O Yama
as O'Yama
(1908)
Concealing a Burglar
as Mrs. Brown
(1908)
After Many Years
as Mrs. John Davis
(1908)
(1908)
(1908)
The Planter's Wife
as Tomboy Nellie
(1908)
(1908)
The Stolen Jewels
as Mrs. Jenkins
(1908)
The Christmas Burglars
as Mrs. Martin
(1908)
The Clubman and the Tramp
as Bridget / Dinner Guest
(1908)
The Reckoning
as The Wife
(1908)
Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy
as Banquet Quest
(1908)
(1908)
The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora
as Unconfirmed Character
(1908)
Father Gets in the Game
as First Couple
(1908)
The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen
as Theckla, the Viking's Daughter
(1908)
Where the Breakers Roar
as At the Beach
(1908)
Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance
as Lady Jane
(1908)
The Ingrate
as The Trapper's Wife
(1907)
The Boy, the Bust and the Bath
as The Lady
(1907)
(1907)
(1907)
Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in America
as Boone's Daughter
(1906)