Florence Lawrence

Biography

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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.

1998		Star Power: The Creation Of United Artistsas Self (archive footage)
1995		The Casting Couchas
1937		Night Must Fallas
1936		Yellow Dustas
1935		Man on the Flying Trapezeas (uncredited)
1934		The Old-Fashioned Wayas Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1933		Secretsas Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1932		Sinners in the Sunas
1932		So Big!as Mina (uncredited)
1931		The Hard Hombreas The Sister
1931		Homicide Squadas
1930		Sweeping Against the Windsas
1924		Gambling Wivesas Polly Barker
1923		The Satin Girlas Sylvia
1922		The Unfoldmentas Katherine Nevin
1918		The Love Crazeas Florence
1916		The Face on the Screenas
1916		Elusive Isabelas Isabel Thorne
1914		The Man Who Was Never Kissedas Florence Lloyd
1914		A Mysterious Mysteryas Miss Lawrence
1914		Counterfeitersas Flo
1914		The Honor of the Humbleas Flo Soule - The Gamekeeper's Daughter
1914		The Mad Man’s Wardas Florence
1914		The Great Universal Mysteryas Herself
1914		Her Ragged Knightas Flo - Bob's Ward
1914		A Singular Cynicas Flo Welton
1914		The Doctor’s Testimonyas Florence Lund
1914		The Disenchantmentas Flo - the Maid
1914		The Bribeas
1914		The Pawns of Destinyas Flo
1914		The Little Mail Carrieras Flo - the Little Mail Carrier
1914		Diplomatic Floas Flo
1914		The Honeymoonersas Florence Blair
1914		The Stepmotheras Flo
1914		The Law’s Decreeas Flo
1914		The False Brideas Florence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role)
1914		The Romance of the Photographas Flo
1914		The Corypheeas Florence
1913		A Girl and Her Moneyas Florence Kingsley
1913		Influence of Sympathyas The Wife
1913		Unto the Third Generationas Esther Stern
1913		His Wife’s Childas Flo
1913		The Spenderas Flo
1913		The Girl O’ the Woodsas Mab Hawkins
1913		The Closed Dooras Florence Ashleigh
1913		Suffragettes Parade in Washingtonas Herself
1912		The Lady Leoneas Lady Leone Mervyn
1912		Sistersas Annie / Mary (twin sisters)
1912		The Redemption of Rivertonas June Martin
1912		The Angel of the Studioas Roxie
1912		Betty’s Nightmareas Betty
1912		Tangled Relationsas Florence the Governess
1912		The Advent of Janeas Dr. Jane Bixby
1912		Flo's Disciplineas Florence Dow
1912		All for Loveas Flo
1912		After Allas Margie
1912		The Winning Punchas Nellie Wilson
1912		Her Cousin Fredas Flo Ballard
1912		The Chance Shotas Flo
1912		The Mill Buyersas Flo
1912		Taking a Chanceas Mrs. Flo Mills
1912		The Playersas Flo Lakewood
1912		In Swift Watersas Flo Armstrong
1912		Not Like Other Girlsas Flo
1912		The Surgeon’s Heroismas Flo
1912		A Village Romanceas Flo - the Country Girl
1911		Art Versus Musicas Ethel Vernon
1911		A Girlish Impulseas Gladys Stevens
1911		A Head for Businessas Phyllis Moore
1911		His Chorus Girl Wifeas Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl
1911		Aunt Jane’s Legacyas Bessie Elkins - the Niece
1911		One on Renoas Mrs. Appleby
1911		A Rural Conqueroras Marjorie Thorne
1911		The Maniacas Dora Elsmore
1911		The Slavey’s Affinityas Peggy - a Boarding House Drudge
1911		The Matchmakeras Evelyn Bruce - the Young Governess
1911		The Life Saveras Jessie Storm - the Local Girl
1911		The Story of Rosie’s Roseas Rosie Carter
1911		Romance of Pond Coveas Florence Earle
1911		A Rebellious Blossomas Flo - The Rebellious Daughter
1911		Through Jealous Eyesas Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse
1911		Her Two Sonsas The Younger Brother's Wife
1911		During Cherry Timeas Violet - the Country Girl
1911		The Snare of Societyas Mary Williams
1911		Always a Wayas Ruth Craven
1911		The Little Rebelas Rosalind Trevaine
1911		Higgenses Versus Judsonsas Freda Judson
1911		Duke de Ribbon Counteras Lillian de Mille
1911		The Professor’s Wardas Edith - The Professor's Ward
1911		A Game of Deceptionas The Actress
1911		The State Lineas The Sheriff's Daughter
1911		A Good Turnas Florence
1911		Her Humble Ministryas The Reformed Woman
1911		That Awful Brotheras Florence
1911		A Fascinating Bacheloras The Nurse
1911		The Sheriff and the Manas Flo
1911		The Hoydenas Gladys Weston
1911		The Two Fathersas Gladys
1911		Opportunity and the Manas Flora Hamilton
1911		The Wife’s Awakeningas The Wife
1911		Her Child's Honoras The Mother
1911		Her Artistic Temperamentas Flo
1911		The Actress and the Singeras The Actress
1911		His Friend, the Burglaras Mrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife
1911		Vanity and Its Cureas Effie Hart
1911		Nan’s Diplomacyas Nan
1911		The Testas Miss Gillman
1911		A Show Girl’s Strategemas Ethel Lane
1911		Age Versus Youthas Nora Blake
1911		His Bogus Uncleas The Object of Their Affection
1910		The Count of Montebelloas The Heiress
1910		All the World’s a Stageas
1910		Pressed Rosesas
1910		Debtas
1910		The Right Girlas
1910		The Taming of Janeas Jane
1910		The Senator’s Doubleas
1910		Once Upon a Timeas
1910		The Irony of Fateas
1910		Bear Ye One Another’s Burdensas Mrs. George Rand
1910		The Mistakeas Florence
1910		Old Heads and Young Heartsas
1910		The Time-Lock Safeas The Mother
1910		The Call of the Circusas
1910		A Game for Twoas Mrs. Henderson
1910		The Nichols on a Vacationas Mrs. Nichols
1910		A Reno Romanceas Grace
1910		The Eternal Triangleas The Wife
1910		The Doctor's Perfidyas
1910		Two Menas TheOrphan
1910		The New Shawlas Marie
1910		The Maelstromas
1910		The Rosaryas
1910		His Second Wifeas
1910		The Miser’s Daughteras The Miser's Daughter
1910		Transfusionas
1910		The Stage Noteas
1910		The Broken Oathas
1910		Mother Loveas The Mother
1910		The Governor’s Pardonas Florence
1910		Jane and the Strangeras Jane
1910		The Blind Man’s Tactas
1910		Justice in the Far Northas Florence
1910		The Tide of Fortuneas
1910		The Right of Loveas
1910		The Winning Punchas
1909		The Awakening of Bessas Bess
1909		Lest We Forgetas
1909		Her Generous Wayas
1909		The Forest Ranger’s Daughteras The Forest Ranger's Daughter
1909		Nursing a Viperas
1909		Love's Stratagemas The Girl
1909		Lines of White on a Sullen Seaas
1909		1776, or The Hessian Renegadesas
1909		Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hatas Mrs. Jones
1909		Mr. Jones’ Burglaras Mrs. Jones
1909		The Mended Luteas Rising Moon
1909		The Slaveas Nerada
1909		Jealousy and the Manas Mrs. Jim Brooks
1909		Sweet and Twentyas Alice's sister
1909		Tender Heartsas Extra
1909		The Cardinal's Conspiracyas The Princess
1909		The Country Doctoras Mrs. Harcourt
1909		The Necklaceas
1909		The Way of Manas Mabel Jarrett
1909		The Peachbasket Hatas Mrs. Jones
1909		Her First Biscuitsas Mrs. Jones
1909		The Lonely Villaas
1909		What Drink Didas Mrs. Alfred Lucas
1909		Eradicating Auntyas Flora - Aunty's Ward
1909		Two Memoriesas Party Guest
1909		Eloping with Auntieas Margie
1909		The Judgment of Solomonas
1909		Resurrectionas Katusha
1909		The Jiltas Mary Allison - Frank's Sister
1909		A Baby's Shoeas The Poor Mother
1909		Jones and the Lady Book Agentas Mrs. Jones
1909		The Note in the Shoeas Ella Berling
1909		Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Goodas Mary Flinn
1909		Lucky Jimas Wedding Guest
1909		Drive for a Lifeas Mignon
1909		A Troublesome Satchelas In Crowd
1909		Lady Helen's Escapadeas Lady Helen
1909		Confidenceas Nellie Burton
1909		The Winning Coatas Lady-in-Waiting
1909		Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusadeas Mrs. Schneider
1909		The Road to the Heartas Mexican Woman
1909		Trying to Get Arrestedas The Nanny
1909		A Drunkard's Reformationas Woman in the Play
1909		Jones and His New Neighborsas Mrs. Jones
1909		The Medicine Bottleas Mrs. Ross
1909		The Deceptionas Mabel Colton
1909		I Did Itas
1909		The Lure of the Gownas Veronica
1909		The Salvation Army Lassas Mary Wilson
1909		The Roue’s Heartas Noblewoman
1909		The Wooden Legas Claire
1909		His Wife's Motheras Mrs. Jones
1909		The Prussian Spyas The Maid
1909		Saul and Davidas
1909		At the Altaras Girl at Wedding
1909		The Politician's Love Storyas
1909		The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricalsas Mrs. Jones
1909		His Ward's Loveas The Reverend's Ward
1909		The Curtain Poleas Mrs. Edwards
1909		Tragic Loveas The Maid / In Factory
1909		A Wreath in Timeas Mrs. John Goodhusband
1909		The Brahma Diamondas The Guard's Sweetheart
1909		The Girls and Daddyas Dr. Payson's First Daughter
1909		The Cord of Lifeas Woman in Tenement
1909		Those Awful Hatsas Theatre Audience
1909		Mr. Jones Has a Card Partyas Mrs. Jones
1909		Those Boys!as The Maid
1909		The Criminal Hypnotistas The Maid
1909		The Sacrificeas Mrs. Hardluck
1909		The Honor of Thievesas Rachel Einstein
1909		Mrs. Jones Entertainsas Mrs. Jones
1909		One Touch of Natureas Mrs. John Murray
1908		The Helping Handas Wedding Guest
1908		Mr. Jones at the Ballas Mrs. Jones
1908		The Christmas Burglarsas Mrs. Martin
1908		The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spainas
1908		An Awful Momentas Mrs. Mowbray
1908		The Test of Friendshipas Jennie Colman
1908		The Reckoningas The Wife
1908		The Feud and the Turkeyas Nellie Caufield's Sister
1908		Money Madas Bank Customer / Landlady
1908		The Valet's Wifeas Muse
1908		Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedyas Calpurnia
1908		The Clubman and the Trampas Bridget / Dinner Guest
1908		A Woman's Wayas Flo
1908		The Ingrateas The Trapper's Wife
1908		The Song of the Shirtas Woman
1908		The Taming of the Shrewas Katharina
1908		The Pirate's Goldas
1908		After Many Yearsas Mrs. John Davis
1908		Antony and Cleopatraas Cleopatra
1908		Concealing a Burglaras Mrs. Brown
1908		The Call of the Wildas Gladys Penrose
1908		Romance of a Jewessas Ruth Simonson
1908		The Planter's Wifeas Tomboy Nellie
1908		The Vaquero's Vowas Wedding Party / In Bar
1908		Ingomar, the Barbarianas Parthenia
1908		Father Gets in the Gameas First Couple
1908		The Zulu's Heartas The Boer's Wife
1908		The Devilas A Model
1908		The Stolen Jewelsas Mrs. Jenkins
1908		Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedyas
1908		A Smoked Husbandas Mrs. Bibbs
1908		Where the Breakers Roaras At the Beach
1908		The Heart of O Yamaas O'Yama
1908		The Red Girlas The Red Girl
1908		Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glittersas Mrs. Bailey
1908		The Girl and the Outlawas Woman
1908		Betrayed by a Handprintas Myrtle Vane
1908		Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veilsas Salome
1908		The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senoraas Unconfirmed Character
1908		The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemenas Theckla, the Viking's Daughter
1908		Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romanceas Lady Jane
1908		Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capuletas Juliet
1908		Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedyas Banquet Quest
1907		The Shaughraun, an Irish Romanceas
1907		The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Linesas
1907		The Boy, the Bust and the Bathas The Lady
1907		Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in Americaas Boone's Daughter
1906		The Automobile Thievesas