Known For
Acting
Known Credits
103
Gender
Female
Birthday
April 26, 1888 (138 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Florence La Badie (April 27, 1888 – October 13, 1917) was an American actress in the early days of the silent film era. Though little known today, she was a major star between 1911 and 1917. Her career was at its height when she died at age 29 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
In 1911, her career took a leap when she was hired by Edwin Thanhouser of the Thanhouser Film Corporation in New Rochelle, New York. With her sophistication and beauty, Florence La Badie soon became Thanhouser's most prominent actress, appearing in dozens of films over the next two years. Her most remembered films of that period were The Tempest (1911), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912), a film adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson story, and the first film of Shakespeare's Cymbeline (1914). Her most well-known work was in the 1914 - 1915 serial, The Million Dollar Mystery.
Athletic and daring, in these films she performed all her own stunts. In 1915, she was featured in the magazine Reel Life, which described her as "the Beautiful and talented Florence La Badie, of the Thanhouser Studios, conceded one of the foremost of American screen players". Over a course of six years La Badie's career had taken her to top-billing as a film actress.
| 1917 | War and the Womanas Ruth Norton--Braun's Stepdaughter | |
| 1917 | The Man Without a Countryas Barbara Norton | |
| 1917 | The Woman in Whiteas Ann Catherick | |
| 1917 | When Love Was Blindas Eleanor Grayson | |
| 1917 | Her Life and Hisas Mary Murdock | |
| 1916 | Divorce and the Daughteras Alicia | |
| 1916 | The Return of Draw Eganas Townswoman (uncredited) | |
| 1916 | The Pilloryas Ruth | |
| 1916 | Saint, Devil and Womanas Florence Stanton | |
| 1916 | The Fear of Povertyas Grace Lane | |
| 1916 | The Fugitiveas Margery Carew | |
| 1916 | Master Shakespeare, Strolling Playeras Miss Gray | |
| 1915 | Mr. Meeson's Willas Augusta Smithers | |
| 1915 | A Disciple of Nietzscheas One of the Unfit | |
| 1915 | Crossed Wiresas Flo Drake | |
| 1915 | The Country Girlas Phyllis, the Country Girl | |
| 1915 | The Six-Cent Loafas Mary Quinn - Sewing-Machine Girl | |
| 1915 | A Freight Car Honeymoonas Alice Reed - the Bride | |
| 1915 | God's Witnessas Beryl Darcy | |
| 1914 | The Mohammedan's Conspiracyas Nan - Lord Trevor's Ward | |
| 1914 | A Debut in the Secret Serviceas Nan Tremaine - Lord Trevor's Ward | |
| 1914 | The Cat's Pawas Nan Tremaine - Lord Trevor's Ward | |
| 1914 | The Million Dollar Mysteryas Florence Gray Hargreave | |
| 1913 | The Head Waiteras Mrs. Carl Hollywood, a Society Matron | |
| 1913 | Little Brotheras The Sweetheart | |
| 1913 | Tannhäuseras Venus | |
| 1913 | The Marble Heartas Marie | |
| 1913 | Cymbelineas Imogen | |
| 1913 | The Evidence of the Filmas Sister of Messenger Boy | |
| 1912 | Star of Bethlehemas Mary | |
| 1912 | Petticoat Campas | |
| 1912 | Lucileas Matilda | |
| 1912 | The County's Prize Babyas Mary, The Baby's Mother | |
| 1912 | Undineas Undine, the Water Nymph | |
| 1912 | The Voice of Conscienceas The Orphan's Rival | |
| 1912 | When a Count Countedas | |
| 1912 | The Wrecked Taxias The Wife | |
| 1912 | The Portrait of Lady Anneas Lady Anne | |
| 1912 | Under Two Flagsas The Silver Pheasant | |
| 1912 | Dottie's New Dollas Dottie's Nurse | |
| 1912 | Whom God Hath Joinedas Sue | |
| 1912 | The Ring of a Spanish Grandeeas Myra | |
| 1912 | Jessas Jess's Sister, Bess | |
| 1912 | Jiltedas | |
| 1912 | The Salesladyas Her Sister | |
| 1912 | Rejuvenationas The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter | |
| 1912 | The Girl of the Groveas The Girl | |
| 1912 | My Baby's Voiceas The Telephone Operator | |
| 1912 | Flying to Fortuneas The Wealthy Old Man's Daughter | |
| 1912 | The Silent Witnessas The Young Wife | |
| 1912 | The Trouble Makeras The Wife | |
| 1912 | As It Was in the Beginningas The Society Girl's Friend | |
| 1912 | East Lynneas Barbara Drew | |
| 1912 | Her Ladyship's Pageas Her Ladyship | |
| 1912 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeas Jekyll's Sweetheart | |
| 1911 | Cinderellaas Cinderella | |
| 1911 | Beneath the Veilas The Girl | |
| 1911 | The Tempestas Miranda, Prospero's Daughter | |
| 1911 | The Baseball Bugas The Would-Be Baseball Star's Wife | |
| 1911 | A Master of Millionsas Rose (unconfirmed) | |
| 1911 | A Mother's Faithas The Loyal Daughter | |
| 1911 | The Last of the Mohicansas Cora Munro | |
| 1911 | The Trail of Booksas The Wife | |
| 1911 | David Copperfieldas Em'ly as a Woman | |
| 1911 | In The Chorusas The Daughter Grown Up | |
| 1911 | The Buddhist Priestessas | |
| 1911 | Swords and Heartsas Undetermined Role (uncredited) | |
| 1911 | The Rose of Kentuckyas | |
| 1911 | The Blind Princess and the Poetas Lady in Waiting | |
| 1911 | The Sorrowful Exampleas A Friend | |
| 1911 | The Smuggleras The Smuggler's Ward | |
| 1911 | The Indian Brothersas | |
| 1911 | Bobby the Cowardas The Girl Next Door | |
| 1911 | The Thief and the Girlas The Girl | |
| 1911 | Fighting Bloodas The Son's Girlfriend | |
| 1911 | Her Sacrificeas The Widow's Son's Sweetheart | |
| 1911 | The Primal Callas A Servant | |
| 1911 | Enoch Arden: Part IIas Teenage Arden Daughter | |
| 1911 | Enoch Ardenas Enoch's Teenage Daughter | |
| 1911 | Dave's Love Affairas May | |
| 1911 | The Manicure Ladyas The Rival's Girlfriend | |
| 1911 | The New Dressas At Wedding | |
| 1911 | How She Triumphedas Florrie | |
| 1911 | A Knight of the Roadas In Kitchen | |
| 1911 | Madame Rexas | |
| 1911 | Paradise Lostas An Angel/A Maid | |
| 1911 | The Broken Crossas Kate | |
| 1911 | The Spanish Gypsyas Gypsy | |
| 1911 | The Diamond Staras | |
| 1911 | The Two Pathsas | |
| 1910 | After the Ballas Mrs. Brown | |
| 1910 | The Troublesome Babyas Flo | |
| 1910 | A Gold Necklaceas | |
| 1910 | Serious Sixteenas | |
| 1910 | Taming a Husbandas | |
| 1909 | Through the Breakersas | |
| 1909 | In the Window Recessas | |
| 1909 | Getting Evenas | |
| 1909 | Comata, the Siouxas | |
| 1909 | The Seventh Dayas | |
| 1909 | A Strange Meetingas | |
| 1909 | The Salvation Army Lassas | |
| 1909 | The Politician's Love Storyas |