Florence Lawrence
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1 January 1886 · Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- 28 December 1938
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 266
- 1998Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists as Self (archive footage)
- 1995The Casting Couch
- 1937Night Must Fall
- 1936Yellow Dust
- 1935Man on the Flying Trapeze as (uncredited)
- 1934The Old-Fashioned Way as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
- 1933Secrets as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
- 1932Sinners in the Sun
- 1932So Big! as Mina (uncredited)
- 1931The Hard Hombre as The Sister
- 1931Homicide Squad
- 1930Sweeping Against the Winds
- 1924Gambling Wives as Polly Barker
- 1923The Satin Girl as Sylvia
- 1922The Unfoldment as Katherine Nevin
- 1918The Love Craze as Florence
- 1916The Face on the Screen
- 1916Elusive Isabel as Isabel Thorne
- 1914The Man Who Was Never Kissed as Florence Lloyd
- 1914A Mysterious Mystery as Miss Lawrence
- 1914Counterfeiters as Flo
- 1914The Honor of the Humble as Flo Soule - The Gamekeeper's Daughter
- 1914The Mad Man’s Ward as Florence
- 1914The Great Universal Mystery as Herself
- 1914Her Ragged Knight as Flo - Bob's Ward
- 1914A Singular Cynic as Flo Welton
- 1914The Doctor’s Testimony as Florence Lund
- 1914The Bribe
- 1914The Disenchantment as Flo - the Maid
- 1914The Pawns of Destiny as Flo
- 1914The Little Mail Carrier as Flo - the Little Mail Carrier
- 1914Diplomatic Flo as Flo
- 1914The Honeymooners as Florence Blair
- 1914The Stepmother as Flo
- 1914The Law’s Decree as Flo
- 1914The False Bride as Florence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role)
- 1914The Romance of the Photograph as Flo
- 1914The Coryphee as Florence
- 1913A Girl and Her Money as Florence Kingsley
- 1913Influence of Sympathy as The Wife
- 1913Unto the Third Generation as Esther Stern
- 1913His Wife’s Child as Flo
- 1913The Spender as Flo
- 1913The Girl O’ the Woods as Mab Hawkins
- 1913The Closed Door as Florence Ashleigh
- 1913Suffragettes Parade in Washington as Herself
- 1912The Lady Leone as Lady Leone Mervyn
- 1912Sisters as Annie / Mary (twin sisters)
- 1912The Redemption of Riverton as June Martin
- 1912The Angel of the Studio as Roxie
- 1912Betty’s Nightmare as Betty
- 1912Tangled Relations as Florence the Governess
- 1912The Advent of Jane as Dr. Jane Bixby
- 1912Flo's Discipline as Florence Dow
- 1912All for Love as Flo
- 1912After All as Margie
- 1912The Winning Punch as Nellie Wilson
- 1912Her Cousin Fred as Flo Ballard
- 1912The Chance Shot as Flo
- 1912The Mill Buyers as Flo
- 1912Taking a Chance as Mrs. Flo Mills
- 1912The Players as Flo Lakewood
- 1912In Swift Waters as Flo Armstrong
- 1912Not Like Other Girls as Flo
- 1912The Surgeon’s Heroism as Flo
- 1912A Village Romance as Flo - the Country Girl
- 1911Art Versus Music as Ethel Vernon
- 1911A Girlish Impulse as Gladys Stevens
- 1911A Head for Business as Phyllis Moore
- 1911His Chorus Girl Wife as Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl
- 1911Aunt Jane’s Legacy as Bessie Elkins - the Niece
- 1911One on Reno as Mrs. Appleby
- 1911A Rural Conqueror as Marjorie Thorne
- 1911The Maniac as Dora Elsmore
- 1911The Slavey’s Affinity as Peggy - a Boarding House Drudge
- 1911The Matchmaker as Evelyn Bruce - the Young Governess
- 1911The Life Saver as Jessie Storm - the Local Girl
- 1911The Story of Rosie’s Rose as Rosie Carter
- 1911Romance of Pond Cove as Florence Earle
- 1911A Rebellious Blossom as Flo - The Rebellious Daughter
- 1911Through Jealous Eyes as Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse
- 1911Her Two Sons as The Younger Brother's Wife
- 1911During Cherry Time as Violet - the Country Girl
- 1911The Snare of Society as Mary Williams
- 1911Always a Way as Ruth Craven
- 1911The Little Rebel as Rosalind Trevaine
- 1911Higgenses Versus Judsons as Freda Judson
- 1911Duke de Ribbon Counter as Lillian de Mille
- 1911The Professor’s Ward as Edith - The Professor's Ward
- 1911A Game of Deception as The Actress
- 1911The State Line as The Sheriff's Daughter
- 1911A Good Turn as Florence
- 1911Her Humble Ministry as The Reformed Woman
- 1911That Awful Brother as Florence
- 1911A Fascinating Bachelor as The Nurse
- 1911The Sheriff and the Man as Flo
- 1911The Hoyden as Gladys Weston
- 1911The Two Fathers as Gladys
- 1911Opportunity and the Man as Flora Hamilton
- 1911The Wife’s Awakening as The Wife
- 1911Her Child's Honor as The Mother
- 1911Her Artistic Temperament as Flo
- 1911The Actress and the Singer as The Actress
- 1911His Friend, the Burglar as Mrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife
- 1911Vanity and Its Cure as Effie Hart
- 1911Nan’s Diplomacy as Nan
- 1911The Test as Miss Gillman
- 1911A Show Girl’s Strategem as Ethel Lane
- 1911Age Versus Youth as Nora Blake
- 1911His Bogus Uncle as The Object of Their Affection
- 1910The Count of Montebello as The Heiress
- 1910All the World’s a Stage
- 1910Pressed Roses
- 1910Debt
- 1910The Right Girl
- 1910The Taming of Jane as Jane
- 1910The Senator’s Double
- 1910Once Upon a Time
- 1910The Irony of Fate
- 1910Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens as Mrs. George Rand
- 1910The Mistake as Florence
- 1910Old Heads and Young Hearts
- 1910The Time-Lock Safe as The Mother
- 1910The Call of the Circus
- 1910A Game for Two as Mrs. Henderson
- 1910A Reno Romance as Grace
- 1910The Nichols on a Vacation as Mrs. Nichols
- 1910The Eternal Triangle as The Wife
- 1910The Doctor's Perfidy
- 1910Two Men as TheOrphan
- 1910The New Shawl as Marie
- 1910The Maelstrom
- 1910The Rosary
- 1910His Second Wife
- 1910The Miser’s Daughter as The Miser's Daughter
- 1910Transfusion
- 1910The Stage Note
- 1910The Broken Oath
- 1910Mother Love as The Mother
- 1910The Governor’s Pardon as Florence
- 1910Jane and the Stranger as Jane
- 1910The Blind Man’s Tact
- 1910Justice in the Far North as Florence
- 1910The Tide of Fortune
- 1910The Right of Love
- 1910The Winning Punch
- 1909The Awakening of Bess as Bess
- 1909Lest We Forget
- 1909Her Generous Way
- 1909The Forest Ranger’s Daughter as The Forest Ranger's Daughter
- 1909Nursing a Viper
- 1909Love's Stratagem as The Girl
- 1909Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
- 19091776, or The Hessian Renegades
- 1909Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat as Mrs. Jones
- 1909Mr. Jones' Burglar as Mrs. Jones
- 1909The Mended Lute as Rising Moon
- 1909The Slave as Nerada
- 1909Sweet and Twenty as Alice's sister
- 1909Jealousy and the Man as Mrs. Jim Brooks
- 1909Tender Hearts as Extra
- 1909The Cardinal's Conspiracy as The Princess
- 1909The Country Doctor as Mrs. Harcourt
- 1909The Necklace
- 1909The Way of Man as Mabel Jarrett
- 1909The Peachbasket Hat as Mrs. Jones
- 1909Her First Biscuits as Mrs. Jones
- 1909The Lonely Villa
- 1909What Drink Did as Mrs. Alfred Lucas
- 1909Eradicating Aunty as Flora - Aunty's Ward
- 1909Eloping with Auntie as Margie
- 1909Two Memories as Party Guest
- 1909The Judgment of Solomon
- 1909Resurrection as Katusha
- 1909The Jilt as Mary Allison - Frank's Sister
- 1909A Baby's Shoe as The Poor Mother
- 1909Jones and the Lady Book Agent as Mrs. Jones
- 1909The Note in the Shoe as Ella Berling
- 1909Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good as Mary Flinn
- 1909Lucky Jim as Wedding Guest
- 1909Drive for a Life as Mignon
- 1909A Troublesome Satchel as In Crowd
- 1909Lady Helen's Escapade as Lady Helen
- 1909Confidence as Nellie Burton
- 1909The Winning Coat as Lady-in-Waiting
- 1909Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade as Mrs. Schneider
- 1909The Road to the Heart as Mexican Woman
- 1909Trying to Get Arrested as The Nanny
- 1909A Drunkard's Reformation as Woman in the Play
- 1909Jones and His New Neighbors as Mrs. Jones
- 1909The Medicine Bottle as Mrs. Ross
- 1909The Deception as Mabel Colton
- 1909I Did It
- 1909The Lure of the Gown as Veronica
- 1909The Salvation Army Lass as Mary Wilson
- 1909The Roue’s Heart as Noblewoman
- 1909The Wooden Leg as Claire
- 1909The Prussian Spy as The Maid
- 1909His Wife's Mother as Mrs. Jones
- 1909Saul and David
- 1909At the Altar as Girl at Wedding
- 1909The Politician's Love Story
- 1909The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals as Mrs. Jones
- 1909His Ward's Love as The Reverend's Ward
- 1909The Curtain Pole as Mrs. Edwards
- 1909Tragic Love as The Maid / In Factory
- 1909A Wreath in Time as Mrs. John Goodhusband
- 1909The Brahma Diamond as The Guard's Sweetheart
- 1909The Girls and Daddy as Dr. Payson's First Daughter
- 1909The Cord of Life as Woman in Tenement
- 1909Those Awful Hats as Theatre Audience
- 1909Mr. Jones Has a Card Party as Mrs. Jones
- 1909The Criminal Hypnotist as The Maid
- 1909Those Boys! as The Maid
- 1909The Sacrifice as Mrs. Hardluck
- 1909The Honor of Thieves as Rachel Einstein
- 1909Mrs. Jones Entertains as Mrs. Jones
- 1909One Touch of Nature as Mrs. John Murray
- 1908The Helping Hand as Wedding Guest
- 1908Mr. Jones at the Ball as Mrs. Jones
- 1908The Christmas Burglars as Mrs. Martin
- 1908The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
- 1908An Awful Moment as Mrs. Mowbray
- 1908The Test of Friendship as Jennie Colman
- 1908The Reckoning as The Wife
- 1908The Feud and the Turkey as Nellie Caufield's Sister
- 1908Money Mad as Bank Customer / Landlady
- 1908Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy as Calpurnia
- 1908The Valet's Wife as Muse
- 1908The Clubman and the Tramp as Bridget / Dinner Guest
- 1908A Woman's Way as Flo
- 1908The Ingrate as The Trapper's Wife
- 1908The Song of the Shirt as Woman
- 1908The Taming of the Shrew as Katharina
- 1908The Pirate's Gold
- 1908After Many Years as Mrs. John Davis
- 1908Antony and Cleopatra as Cleopatra
- 1908Concealing a Burglar as Mrs. Brown
- 1908The Call of the Wild as Gladys Penrose
- 1908Romance of a Jewess as Ruth Simonson
- 1908The Planter's Wife as Tomboy Nellie
- 1908The Vaquero's Vow as Wedding Party / In Bar
- 1908Ingomar, the Barbarian as Parthenia
- 1908Father Gets in the Game as First Couple
- 1908The Zulu's Heart as The Boer's Wife
- 1908The Devil as A Model
- 1908The Stolen Jewels as Mrs. Jenkins
- 1908Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
- 1908A Smoked Husband as Mrs. Bibbs
- 1908Where the Breakers Roar as At the Beach
- 1908The Heart of O Yama as O'Yama
- 1908The Red Girl as The Red Girl
- 1908Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters as Mrs. Bailey
- 1908The Girl and the Outlaw as Woman
- 1908Betrayed by a Handprint as Myrtle Vane
- 1908Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils as Salome
- 1908The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora as Unconfirmed Character
- 1908The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen as Theckla, the Viking's Daughter
- 1908Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance as Lady Jane
- 1908Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet as Juliet
- 1908Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy as Banquet Quest
- 1907The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance
- 1907The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines
- 1907The Boy, the Bust and the Bath as The Lady
- 1907Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in America as Boone's Daughter
- 1906The Automobile Thieves