Florence Lawrence

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1886-01-01 (52 years old)

Deathday

1938-12-28

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

1909

The Curtain Pole

as Mrs. Edwards

1931

The Hard Hombre

as The Sister

1909

The Mended Lute

as Rising Moon

1909

Those Awful Hats

as Theatre Audience

1909

1908

Money Mad

as Bank Customer / Landlady

1908

1909

A Drunkard's Reformation

as Woman in the Play

1909

Resurrection

as Katusha

1909

Confidence

as Nellie Burton

1908

After Many Years

as Mrs. John Davis

1909

Her First Biscuits

as Mrs. Jones

1908

1908

An Awful Moment

as Mrs. Mowbray

1909

1908

The Red Girl

as The Red Girl

1908

1908

1909

At the Altar

as Girl at Wedding

1908

A Smoked Husband

as Mrs. Bibbs

1908

1908

Romance of a Jewess

as Ruth Simonson

1908

The Call of the Wild

as Gladys Penrose

1908

1908

The Clubman and the Tramp

as Bridget / Dinner Guest

1908

1908

The Feud and the Turkey

as Nellie Caufield's Sister

1908

The Reckoning

as The Wife

1908

The Test of Friendship

as Jennie Colman

1909

The Country Doctor

as Mrs. Harcourt

1909

The Way of Man

as Mabel Jarrett

1912

Flo's Discipline

as Florence Dow

1908

1908

1908

The Helping Hand

as Wedding Guest

1909

One Touch of Nature

as Mrs. John Murray

1909

The Honor of Thieves

as Rachel Einstein

1909

The Sacrifice

as Mrs. Hardluck

1909

1909

1909

1911

Her Child's Honor

as The Mother

1934

The Old-Fashioned Way

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

1935

1909

Two Memories

as Party Guest

1909

Sweet and Twenty

as Alice's sister

1933

Secrets

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

1909

1909

The Peachbasket Hat

as Mrs. Jones

1909

The Slave

as Nerada

1908

The Zulu's Heart

as The Boer's Wife

1916

Elusive Isabel

as Isabel Thorne

1998

1932

So Big!

as Mina (uncredited)

1909

1908

1908

The Devil

as A Model

1908

The Ingrate

as The Trapper's Wife

1908

The Planter's Wife

as Tomboy Nellie

1908

The Vaquero's Vow

as Wedding Party / In Bar

1908

The Stolen Jewels

as Mrs. Jenkins

1909

A Baby's Shoe

as The Poor Mother

1909

The Brahma Diamond

as The Guard's Sweetheart

1909

The Deception

as Mabel Colton

1909

Lucky Jim

as Wedding Guest

1909

The Girls and Daddy

as Dr. Payson's First Daughter

1909

1909

1909

Eradicating Aunty

as Flora - Aunty's Ward

1909

His Ward's Love

as The Reverend's Ward

1909

His Wife's Mother

as Mrs. Jones

1909

Jealousy and the Man

as Mrs. Jim Brooks

1909

The Jilt

as Mary Allison - Frank's Sister

1909

1909

1909

The Note in the Shoe

as Ella Berling

1910

1910

1910

1910

A Game for Two

as Mrs. Henderson

1909

The Prussian Spy

as The Maid

1922

The Unfoldment

as Katherine Nevin

1911

The Life Saver

as Jessie Storm - the Local Girl

1911

The Maniac

as Dora Elsmore

1911

The Matchmaker

as Evelyn Bruce - the Young Governess

1911

One on Reno

as Mrs. Appleby

1911

Opportunity and the Man

as Flora Hamilton

1911

The Professor’s Ward

as Edith - The Professor's Ward

1911

1911

The Snare of Society

as Mary Williams

1911

The Slavey’s Affinity

as Peggy - a Boarding House Drudge

1911

The State Line

as The Sheriff's Daughter

1911

1911

1911

Through Jealous Eyes

as Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse

1909

The Road to the Heart

as Mexican Woman

1909

The Roue’s Heart

as Noblewoman

1911

Vanity and Its Cure

as Effie Hart

1911

1912

A Village Romance

as Flo - the Country Girl

1909

Those Boys!

as The Maid

1909

1909

The Winning Coat

as Lady-in-Waiting

1909

1909

A Wreath in Time

as Mrs. John Goodhusband

1910

1910

The Miser’s Daughter

as The Miser's Daughter

1910

Mother Love

as The Mother

1910

1910

1910

1910

Two Men

as TheOrphan

1923

1924

Gambling Wives

as Polly Barker

1912

The Advent of Jane

as Dr. Jane Bixby

1912

After All

as Margie

1911

1911

Age Versus Youth

as Nora Blake

1911

Always a Way

as Ruth Craven

1911

Art Versus Music

as Ethel Vernon

1912

1912

1912

Her Cousin Fred

as Flo Ballard

1912

In Swift Waters

as Flo Armstrong

1912

The Lady Leone

as Lady Leone Mervyn

1912

1912

The Players

as Flo Lakewood

1912

1912

Sisters

as Annie / Mary (twin sisters)

1912

Tangled Relations

as Florence the Governess

1912

The Winning Punch

as Nellie Wilson

1913

The Closed Door

as Florence Ashleigh

1913

A Girl and Her Money

as Florence Kingsley

1913

1913

1911

The Little Rebel

as Rosalind Trevaine

1911

1912

Taking a Chance

as Mrs. Flo Mills

1911

Aunt Jane’s Legacy

as Bessie Elkins - the Niece

1911

Duke de Ribbon Counter

as Lillian de Mille

1909

The Forest Ranger’s Daughter

as The Forest Ranger's Daughter

1909

Love's Stratagem

as The Girl

1911

During Cherry Time

as Violet - the Country Girl

1911

1911

A Game of Deception

as The Actress

1913

1913

1914

The Coryphee

as Florence

1914

1914

1914

The Disenchantment

as Flo - the Maid

1914

The Doctor’s Testimony

as Florence Lund

1914

The False Bride

as Florence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role)

1914

Her Ragged Knight

as Flo - Bob's Ward

1914

The Honeymooners

as Florence Blair

1914

The Honor of the Humble

as Flo Soule - The Gamekeeper's Daughter

1914

The Little Mail Carrier

as Flo - the Little Mail Carrier

1914

1914

A Mysterious Mystery

as Miss Lawrence

1914

A Singular Cynic

as Flo Welton

1914

1911

The Test

as Miss Gillman

1911

A Head for Business

as Phyllis Moore

1911

Her Humble Ministry

as The Reformed Woman

1911

Her Two Sons

as The Younger Brother's Wife

1911

1911

His Bogus Uncle

as The Object of Their Affection

1911

His Friend, the Burglar

as Mrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife

1911

His Chorus Girl Wife

as Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl

1911

A Girlish Impulse

as Gladys Stevens

1911

The Hoyden

as Gladys Weston

1911

A Rebellious Blossom

as Flo - The Rebellious Daughter

1911

Romance of Pond Cove

as Florence Earle

1911

A Rural Conqueror

as Marjorie Thorne

1909

The Cord of Life

as Woman in Tenement

1909

What Drink Did

as Mrs. Alfred Lucas

1909

Tragic Love

as The Maid / In Factory

1910

The Time-Lock Safe

as The Mother

1909

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