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