Florence Lawrence
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Jan 1, 1886 (140 years old)
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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
| 1998 | Star Power: The Creation Of United ArtistsSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1995 | The Casting Couch | |
| 1937 | Night Must Fall | |
| 1936 | Yellow Dust | |
| 1935 | Man on the Flying Trapeze(uncredited) | |
| 1934 | The Old-Fashioned WayUndetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | SecretsUndetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| 1932 | Sinners in the Sun | |
| 1932 | So Big!Mina (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | Homicide Squad | |
| 1931 | The Hard HombreThe Sister | |
| 1930 | Sweeping Against the Winds | |
| 1924 | Gambling WivesPolly Barker | |
| 1923 | The Satin GirlSylvia | |
| 1922 | The UnfoldmentKatherine Nevin | |
| 1918 | The Love CrazeFlorence | |
| 1916 | Elusive IsabelIsabel Thorne | |
| 1916 | The Face on the Screen | |
| 1914 | The Bribe | |
| 1914 | The CorypheeFlorence | |
| 1914 | CounterfeitersFlo | |
| 1914 | Diplomatic FloFlo | |
| 1914 | The DisenchantmentFlo - the Maid | |
| 1914 | The Doctor’s TestimonyFlorence Lund | |
| 1914 | The False BrideFlorence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role) | |
| 1914 | The Great Universal MysteryHerself | |
| 1914 | Her Ragged KnightFlo - Bob's Ward | |
| 1914 | The HoneymoonersFlorence Blair | |
| 1914 | The Honor of the HumbleFlo Soule - The Gamekeeper's Daughter | |
| 1914 | The Law’s DecreeFlo | |
| 1914 | The Little Mail CarrierFlo - the Little Mail Carrier | |
| 1914 | The Mad Man’s WardFlorence | |
| 1914 | The Man Who Was Never KissedFlorence Lloyd | |
| 1914 | A Mysterious MysteryMiss Lawrence | |
| 1914 | The Pawns of DestinyFlo | |
| 1914 | The Romance of the PhotographFlo | |
| 1914 | A Singular CynicFlo Welton | |
| 1914 | The StepmotherFlo | |
| 1913 | The Closed DoorFlorence Ashleigh | |
| 1913 | A Girl and Her MoneyFlorence Kingsley | |
| 1913 | The Girl O’ the WoodsMab Hawkins | |
| 1913 | His Wife’s ChildFlo | |
| 1913 | Influence of SympathyThe Wife | |
| 1913 | The SpenderFlo | |
| 1913 | Suffragettes Parade in WashingtonHerself | |
| 1913 | Unto the Third GenerationEsther Stern | |
| 1912 | Flo's DisciplineFlorence Dow | |
| 1912 | Not Like Other GirlsFlo | |
| 1912 | The Surgeon’s HeroismFlo | |
| 1912 | A Village RomanceFlo - the Country Girl | |
| 1912 | The Advent of JaneDr. Jane Bixby | |
| 1912 | After AllMargie | |
| 1912 | All for LoveFlo | |
| 1912 | The Angel of the StudioRoxie | |
| 1912 | Betty’s NightmareBetty | |
| 1912 | The Chance ShotFlo | |
| 1912 | Her Cousin FredFlo Ballard | |
| 1912 | In Swift WatersFlo Armstrong | |
| 1912 | The Lady LeoneLady Leone Mervyn | |
| 1912 | The Mill BuyersFlo | |
| 1912 | The PlayersFlo Lakewood | |
| 1912 | The Redemption of RivertonJune Martin | |
| 1912 | SistersAnnie / Mary (twin sisters) | |
| 1912 | Tangled RelationsFlorence the Governess | |
| 1912 | The Winning PunchNellie Wilson | |
| 1912 | Taking a ChanceMrs. Flo Mills | |
| 1911 | Her Child's HonorThe Mother | |
| 1911 | The Life SaverJessie Storm - the Local Girl | |
| 1911 | The ManiacDora Elsmore | |
| 1911 | The MatchmakerEvelyn Bruce - the Young Governess | |
| 1911 | Nan’s DiplomacyNan | |
| 1911 | One on RenoMrs. Appleby | |
| 1911 | Opportunity and the ManFlora Hamilton | |
| 1911 | The Professor’s WardEdith - The Professor's Ward | |
| 1911 | A Show Girl’s StrategemEthel Lane | |
| 1911 | The Snare of SocietyMary Williams | |
| 1911 | The Slavey’s AffinityPeggy - a Boarding House Drudge | |
| 1911 | The State LineThe Sheriff's Daughter | |
| 1911 | The Story of Rosie’s RoseRosie Carter | |
| 1911 | That Awful BrotherFlorence | |
| 1911 | Through Jealous EyesFlo - the Doctor's Office Nurse | |
| 1911 | Vanity and Its CureEffie Hart | |
| 1911 | The Wife’s AwakeningThe Wife | |
| 1911 | The Actress and the SingerThe Actress | |
| 1911 | Age Versus YouthNora Blake | |
| 1911 | Always a WayRuth Craven | |
| 1911 | Art Versus MusicEthel Vernon | |
| 1911 | The Little RebelRosalind Trevaine | |
| 1911 | The Two FathersGladys | |
| 1911 | Aunt Jane’s LegacyBessie Elkins - the Niece | |
| 1911 | Duke de Ribbon CounterLillian de Mille | |
| 1911 | During Cherry TimeViolet - the Country Girl | |
| 1911 | A Fascinating BachelorThe Nurse | |
| 1911 | A Game of DeceptionThe Actress | |
| 1911 | A Good TurnFlorence | |
| 1911 | The TestMiss Gillman | |
| 1911 | A Head for BusinessPhyllis Moore | |
| 1911 | Her Artistic TemperamentFlo | |
| 1911 | Her Humble MinistryThe Reformed Woman | |
| 1911 | Her Two SonsThe Younger Brother's Wife | |
| 1911 | Higgenses Versus JudsonsFreda Judson | |
| 1911 | His Bogus UncleThe Object of Their Affection | |
| 1911 | His Friend, the BurglarMrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife | |
| 1911 | His Chorus Girl WifeSybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl | |
| 1911 | A Girlish ImpulseGladys Stevens | |
| 1911 | The HoydenGladys Weston | |
| 1911 | A Rebellious BlossomFlo - The Rebellious Daughter | |
| 1911 | Romance of Pond CoveFlorence Earle | |
| 1911 | A Rural ConquerorMarjorie Thorne | |
| 1911 | The Sheriff and the ManFlo | |
| 1910 | The Broken Oath | |
| 1910 | The Call of the Circus | |
| 1910 | The Count of MontebelloThe Heiress | |
| 1910 | Debt | |
| 1910 | The Eternal TriangleThe Wife | |
| 1910 | A Game for TwoMrs. Henderson | |
| 1910 | The Governor’s PardonFlorence | |
| 1910 | His Second Wife | |
| 1910 | The Irony of Fate | |
| 1910 | Jane and the StrangerJane | |
| 1910 | Bear Ye One Another’s BurdensMrs. George Rand | |
| 1910 | The Blind Man’s Tact | |
| 1910 | Justice in the Far NorthFlorence | |
| 1910 | The Maelstrom | |
| 1910 | The Miser’s DaughterThe Miser's Daughter | |
| 1910 | The MistakeFlorence | |
| 1910 | Mother LoveThe Mother | |
| 1910 | The New ShawlMarie | |
| 1910 | The Nichols on a VacationMrs. Nichols | |
| 1910 | Old Heads and Young Hearts | |
| 1910 | Once Upon a Time | |
| 1910 | Pressed Roses | |
| 1910 | A Reno RomanceGrace | |
| 1910 | The Right Girl | |
| 1910 | The Right of Love | |
| 1910 | The Senator’s Double | |
| 1910 | The Stage Note | |
| 1910 | The Taming of JaneJane | |
| 1910 | The Tide of Fortune | |
| 1910 | Transfusion | |
| 1910 | Two MenTheOrphan | |
| 1910 | The Winning Punch | |
| 1910 | The Rosary | |
| 1910 | The Doctor's Perfidy | |
| 1910 | All the World’s a Stage | |
| 1910 | The Time-Lock SafeThe Mother | |
| 1909 | The Necklace | |
| 1909 | The Curtain PoleMrs. Edwards | |
| 1909 | The Mended LuteRising Moon | |
| 1909 | Those Awful HatsTheatre Audience | |
| 1909 | Lady Helen's EscapadeLady Helen | |
| 1909 | The Joneses Have Amateur TheatricalsMrs. Jones | |
| 1909 | A Drunkard's ReformationWoman in the Play | |
| 1909 | ResurrectionKatusha | |
| 1909 | ConfidenceNellie Burton | |
| 1909 | Her First BiscuitsMrs. Jones | |
| 1909 | The Lure of the GownVeronica | |
| 1909 | At the AltarGirl at Wedding | |
| 1909 | The Country DoctorMrs. Harcourt | |
| 1909 | The Way of ManMabel Jarrett | |
| 1909 | One Touch of NatureMrs. John Murray | |
| 1909 | The Honor of ThievesRachel Einstein | |
| 1909 | The SacrificeMrs. Hardluck | |
| 1909 | The Criminal HypnotistThe Maid | |
| 1909 | Mr. Jones Has a Card PartyMrs. Jones | |
| 1909 | The Salvation Army LassMary Wilson | |
| 1909 | The Cardinal's ConspiracyThe Princess | |
| 1909 | Two MemoriesParty Guest | |
| 1909 | Sweet and TwentyAlice's sister | |
| 1909 | Trying to Get ArrestedThe Nanny | |
| 1909 | The Peachbasket HatMrs. Jones | |
| 1909 | The SlaveNerada | |
| 1909 | Mrs. Jones EntertainsMrs. Jones | |
| 1909 | 1776, or The Hessian Renegades | |
| 1909 | The Awakening of BessBess | |
| 1909 | A Baby's ShoeThe Poor Mother | |
| 1909 | The Brahma DiamondThe Guard's Sweetheart | |
| 1909 | The DeceptionMabel Colton | |
| 1909 | Lucky JimWedding Guest | |
| 1909 | The Girls and DaddyDr. Payson's First Daughter | |
| 1909 | Drive for a LifeMignon | |
| 1909 | Eloping with AuntieMargie | |
| 1909 | Eradicating AuntyFlora - Aunty's Ward | |
| 1909 | His Ward's LoveThe Reverend's Ward | |
| 1909 | His Wife's MotherMrs. Jones | |
| 1909 | Jealousy and the ManMrs. Jim Brooks | |
| 1909 | The JiltMary Allison - Frank's Sister | |
| 1909 | Jones and His New NeighborsMrs. Jones | |
| 1909 | Jones and the Lady Book AgentMrs. Jones | |
| 1909 | Mr. Jones’ BurglarMrs. Jones | |
| 1909 | The Medicine BottleMrs. Ross | |
| 1909 | Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My HatMrs. Jones | |
| 1909 | The Note in the ShoeElla Berling | |
| 1909 | The Politician's Love Story | |
| 1909 | The Prussian SpyThe Maid | |
| 1909 | The Road to the HeartMexican Woman | |
| 1909 | The Roue’s HeartNoblewoman | |
| 1909 | Schneider’s Anti-Noise CrusadeMrs. Schneider | |
| 1909 | Those Boys!The Maid | |
| 1909 | Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No GoodMary Flinn | |
| 1909 | A Troublesome SatchelIn Crowd | |
| 1909 | The Winning CoatLady-in-Waiting | |
| 1909 | The Wooden LegClaire | |
| 1909 | A Wreath in TimeMrs. John Goodhusband | |
| 1909 | The Forest Ranger’s DaughterThe Forest Ranger's Daughter | |
| 1909 | Her Generous Way | |
| 1909 | Lest We Forget | |
| 1909 | Love's StratagemThe Girl | |
| 1909 | The Cord of LifeWoman in Tenement | |
| 1909 | What Drink DidMrs. Alfred Lucas | |
| 1909 | Tragic LoveThe Maid / In Factory | |
| 1909 | Nursing a Viper | |
| 1909 | I Did It | |
| 1909 | Saul and David | |
| 1909 | The Lonely Villa | |
| 1909 | Lines of White on a Sullen Sea | |
| 1909 | The Judgment of Solomon | |
| 1909 | Tender HeartsExtra | |
| 1908 | Money MadBank Customer / Landlady | |
| 1908 | Betrayed by a HandprintMyrtle Vane | |
| 1908 | The Song of the ShirtWoman | |
| 1908 | After Many YearsMrs. John Davis | |
| 1908 | The Taming of the ShrewKatharina | |
| 1908 | An Awful MomentMrs. Mowbray | |
| 1908 | The Girl and the OutlawWoman | |
| 1908 | Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That GlittersMrs. Bailey | |
| 1908 | The Red GirlThe Red Girl | |
| 1908 | The Heart of O YamaO'Yama | |
| 1908 | Where the Breakers RoarAt the Beach | |
| 1908 | A Smoked HusbandMrs. Bibbs | |
| 1908 | Father Gets in the GameFirst Couple | |
| 1908 | Romance of a JewessRuth Simonson | |
| 1908 | The Call of the WildGladys Penrose | |
| 1908 | Concealing a BurglarMrs. Brown | |
| 1908 | The Clubman and the TrampBridget / Dinner Guest | |
| 1908 | The Valet's WifeMuse | |
| 1908 | The Feud and the TurkeyNellie Caufield's Sister | |
| 1908 | The ReckoningThe Wife | |
| 1908 | The Test of FriendshipJennie Colman | |
| 1908 | Julius Caesar, an Historical TragedyCalpurnia | |
| 1908 | The Christmas BurglarsMrs. Martin | |
| 1908 | Mr. Jones at the BallMrs. Jones | |
| 1908 | The Helping HandWedding Guest | |
| 1908 | The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient NorsemenTheckla, the Viking's Daughter | |
| 1908 | The Zulu's HeartThe Boer's Wife | |
| 1908 | Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful EgyptianCleopatra | |
| 1908 | The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty SenoraUnconfirmed Character | |
| 1908 | Ingomar, the BarbarianParthenia | |
| 1908 | The DevilA Model | |
| 1908 | The IngrateThe Trapper's Wife | |
| 1908 | The Pirate's Gold | |
| 1908 | The Planter's WifeTomboy Nellie | |
| 1908 | The Vaquero's VowWedding Party / In Bar | |
| 1908 | Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and CapuletJuliet | |
| 1908 | Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven VeilsSalome | |
| 1908 | The Stolen JewelsMrs. Jenkins | |
| 1908 | A Woman's WayFlo | |
| 1908 | The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain | |
| 1908 | Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century RomanceLady Jane | |
| 1908 | Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime TragedyBanquet Quest | |
| 1908 | Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy | |
| 1907 | The Boy, the Bust and the BathThe Lady | |
| 1907 | Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in AmericaBoone's Daughter | |
| 1907 | The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines | |
| 1907 | The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance | |
| 1906 | The Automobile Thieves |