Florence Lawrence
Known for Acting · 266 credits
- Born
- 1886-01-01
- Died
- 1938-12-28
- Place of birth
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Florence Annie Bridgwood
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
Movies (266)
After All
1912
as Margie
The Stepmother
1914
as Flo
The Hoyden
1911
as Gladys Weston
Sisters
1912
as Annie / Mary (twin sisters)
Counterfeiters
1914
as Flo
The Casting Couch
1995
The Old-Fashioned Way
1934
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
So Big!
1932
as Mina (uncredited)
Night Must Fall
1937
Mrs. Jones Entertains
1909
as Mrs. Jones
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1909
His Chorus Girl Wife
1911
as Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as (uncredited)
The Lonely Villa
1909
Saul and David
1909
Her Child's Honor
1911
as The Mother
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
1908
as Calpurnia
Her Artistic Temperament
1911
as Flo
Eradicating Aunty
1909
as Flora - Aunty's Ward
Those Awful Hats
1909
as Theatre Audience
I Did It, Mamma
1909
Lady Helen's Escapade
1909
as Lady Helen
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
1909
as Mrs. Jones
A Mysterious Mystery
1914
as Miss Lawrence
The Doctor’s Testimony
1914
as Florence Lund
That Awful Brother
1911
as Florence
The Slavey’s Affinity
1911
as Peggy - a Boarding House Drudge
Secrets
1933
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
A Fascinating Bachelor
1911
as The Nurse
His Friend, the Burglar
1911
as Mrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife
His Second Wife
1910
Old Heads and Young Hearts
1910
The Slave
1909
as Nerada
The Necklace
1909
A Rural Conqueror
1911
as Marjorie Thorne
Love's Stratagem
1909
as The Girl
Homicide Squad
1931
The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance
1907
His Wife’s Child
1913
as Flo
The Doctor's Perfidy
1910
The Closed Door
1913
as Florence Ashleigh
A Girlish Impulse
1911
as Gladys Stevens
The Wooden Leg
1909
as Claire
Flo's Discipline
1912
as Florence Dow
Eloping with Auntie
1909
as Margie
A Girl and Her Money
1913
as Florence Kingsley
Sinners in the Sun
1932
The Winning Coat
1909
as Lady-in-Waiting
Her First Biscuits
1909
as Mrs. Jones
The Medicine Bottle
1909
as Mrs. Ross
The Curtain Pole
1909
as Mrs. Edwards
Father Gets in the Game
1908
as First Couple
The Devil
1908
as A Model
Yellow Dust
1936
The Rosary
1910
Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
1908
The Lady Leone
1912
as Lady Leone Mervyn
The Honor of Thieves
1909
as Rachel Einstein
The Girls and Daddy
1909
as Dr. Payson's First Daughter
Her Ragged Knight
1914
as Flo - Bob's Ward
The Automobile Thieves
1906
The Girl and the Outlaw
1908
as Woman
The Red Girl
1908
as The Red Girl
Her Cousin Fred
1912
as Flo Ballard
Antony and Cleopatra
1908
as Cleopatra
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909
Ingomar, the Barbarian
1908
as Parthenia
Mr. Jones at the Ball
1908
as Mrs. Jones
The Lure of the Gown
1909
as Veronica
The Ingrate
1908
as The Trapper's Wife
After Many Years
1908
as Mrs. John Davis
Romance of a Jewess
1908
as Ruth Simonson
Confidence
1909
as Nellie Burton
The Reckoning
1908
as The Wife
Mother Love
1910
as The Mother
Her Generous Way
1909
The Maniac
1911
as Dora Elsmore
A Drunkard's Reformation
1909
as Woman in the Play
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
1909
as Mrs. Jones
The Criminal Hypnotist
1909
as The Maid
The Taming of the Shrew
1908
as Katharina
The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora
1908
as Unconfirmed Character
The Prussian Spy
1909
as The Maid
Betrayed by a Handprint
1908
as Myrtle Vane
The Christmas Burglars
1908
as Mrs. Martin
The Salvation Army Lass
1909
as Mary Wilson
The Song of the Shirt
1908
as Woman
At the Altar
1909
as Girl at Wedding
The Mill Buyers
1912
as Flo
The Cord of Life
1909
as Woman in Tenement
The Right Girl
1910
Sweet and Twenty
1909
as Alice's sister
The Hard Hombre
1931
as The Sister
Lucky Jim
1909
as Wedding Guest
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909
as The Princess
Not Like Other Girls
1912
as Flo
The Mended Lute
1909
as Rising Moon
The Honeymooners
1914
as Florence Blair
Gambling Wives
1924
as Polly Barker
Money Mad
1908
as Bank Customer / Landlady
Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy
1908
as Banquet Quest
The Helping Hand
1908
as Wedding Guest
A Baby's Shoe
1909
as The Poor Mother
The Zulu's Heart
1908
as The Boer's Wife
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998
as Self (archive footage)
Trying to Get Arrested
1909
as The Nanny
The Mistake
1910
as Florence
One Touch of Nature
1909
as Mrs. John Murray
The Pawns of Destiny
1914
as Flo
A Troublesome Satchel
1909
as In Crowd
What Drink Did
1909
as Mrs. Alfred Lucas
The Roue’s Heart
1909
as Noblewoman
Concealing a Burglar
1908
as Mrs. Brown
Two Memories
1909
as Party Guest
A Smoked Husband
1908
as Mrs. Bibbs
The Feud and the Turkey
1908
as Nellie Caufield's Sister
The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen
1908
as Theckla, the Viking's Daughter
The Matchmaker
1911
as Evelyn Bruce - the Young Governess
The Advent of Jane
1912
as Dr. Jane Bixby
The Way of Man
1909
as Mabel Jarrett
About Florence Lawrence
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. With 266 credits spanning from 1906 to 1998, Florence Lawrence has appeared in 266 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Florence Lawrence Movies
- After All (1912) — as Margie
- The Stepmother (1914) — as Flo
- The Hoyden (1911) — as Gladys Weston
- Sisters (1912) — as Annie / Mary (twin sisters)
- Counterfeiters (1914) — as Flo
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