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Florence La Badie

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

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

1917War and the Womanas Ruth Norton--Braun's Stepdaughter
1917The Man Without a Countryas Barbara Norton
1917The Woman in Whiteas Ann Catherick
1917When Love Was Blindas Eleanor Grayson
1917Her Life and Hisas Mary Murdock
1916Divorce and the Daughteras Alicia
1916The Return of Draw Eganas Townswoman (uncredited)
1916The Pilloryas Ruth
1916Saint, Devil and Womanas Florence Stanton
1916The Fear of Povertyas Grace Lane
1916The Fugitiveas Margery Carew
1916Master Shakespeare, Strolling Playeras Miss Gray
1915Mr. Meeson's Willas Augusta Smithers
1915A Disciple of Nietzscheas One of the Unfit
1915Crossed Wiresas Flo Drake
1915The Country Girlas Phyllis, the Country Girl
1915The Six-Cent Loafas Mary Quinn - Sewing-Machine Girl
1915A Freight Car Honeymoonas Alice Reed - the Bride
1915God's Witnessas Beryl Darcy
1914The Mohammedan's Conspiracyas Nan - Lord Trevor's Ward
1914A Debut in the Secret Serviceas Nan Tremaine - Lord Trevor's Ward
1914The Cat's Pawas Nan Tremaine - Lord Trevor's Ward
1914The Million Dollar Mysteryas Florence Gray Hargreave
1913The Head Waiteras Mrs. Carl Hollywood, a Society Matron
1913Little Brotheras The Sweetheart
1913Tannhäuseras Venus
1913The Marble Heartas Marie
1913Cymbelineas Imogen
1913The Evidence of the Filmas Sister of Messenger Boy
1912Star of Bethlehemas Mary
1912Petticoat Campas
1912Lucileas Matilda
1912The County's Prize Babyas Mary, The Baby's Mother
1912Undineas Undine, the Water Nymph
1912The Voice of Conscienceas The Orphan's Rival
1912When a Count Countedas
1912The Wrecked Taxias The Wife
1912The Portrait of Lady Anneas Lady Anne
1912Under Two Flagsas The Silver Pheasant
1912Dottie's New Dollas Dottie's Nurse
1912Whom God Hath Joinedas Sue
1912The Ring of a Spanish Grandeeas Myra
1912Jessas Jess's Sister, Bess
1912Jiltedas
1912The Salesladyas Her Sister
1912Rejuvenationas The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter
1912The Girl of the Groveas The Girl
1912My Baby's Voiceas The Telephone Operator
1912Flying to Fortuneas The Wealthy Old Man's Daughter
1912The Silent Witnessas The Young Wife
1912The Trouble Makeras The Wife
1912As It Was in the Beginningas The Society Girl's Friend
1912East Lynneas Barbara Drew
1912Her Ladyship's Pageas Her Ladyship
1912Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeas Jekyll's Sweetheart
1911Cinderellaas Cinderella
1911Beneath the Veilas The Girl
1911The Tempestas Miranda, Prospero's Daughter
1911The Baseball Bugas The Would-Be Baseball Star's Wife
1911A Master of Millionsas Rose (unconfirmed)
1911A Mother's Faithas The Loyal Daughter
1911The Last of the Mohicansas Cora Munro
1911The Trail of Booksas The Wife
1911David Copperfieldas Em'ly as a Woman
1911In The Chorusas The Daughter Grown Up
1911The Buddhist Priestessas
1911Swords and Heartsas Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1911The Rose of Kentuckyas
1911The Blind Princess and the Poetas Lady in Waiting
1911The Sorrowful Exampleas A Friend
1911The Smuggleras The Smuggler's Ward
1911The Indian Brothersas
1911Bobby the Cowardas The Girl Next Door
1911The Thief and the Girlas The Girl
1911Fighting Bloodas The Son's Girlfriend
1911Her Sacrificeas The Widow's Son's Sweetheart
1911The Primal Callas A Servant
1911Enoch Arden: Part IIas Teenage Arden Daughter
1911Enoch Ardenas Enoch's Teenage Daughter
1911Dave's Love Affairas May
1911The Manicure Ladyas The Rival's Girlfriend
1911The New Dressas At Wedding
1911How She Triumphedas Florrie
1911A Knight of the Roadas In Kitchen
1911Madame Rexas
1911Paradise Lostas An Angel/A Maid
1911The Broken Crossas Kate
1911The Spanish Gypsyas Gypsy
1911The Diamond Staras
1911The Two Pathsas
1910After the Ballas Mrs. Brown
1910The Troublesome Babyas Flo
1910A Gold Necklaceas
1910Serious Sixteenas
1910Taming a Husbandas
1909Through the Breakersas
1909In the Window Recessas
1909Getting Evenas
1909Comata, the Siouxas
1909The Seventh Dayas
1909A Strange Meetingas
1909The Salvation Army Lassas
1909The Politician's Love Storyas

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