Florence Lawrence
Acting1886Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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.
Known For
Acting History
1998
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as Self (archive footage)
1937
1936
1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as (uncredited)
1934
The Old-Fashioned Way
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1933
Secrets
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1932
So Big!
as Mina (uncredited)
1931
The Hard Hombre
as The Sister
1924
Gambling Wives
as Polly Barker
1923
The Satin Girl
as Sylvia
1922
The Unfoldment
as Katherine Nevin
1918
The Love Craze
as Florence
1916
Elusive Isabel
as Isabel Thorne
1914
The Honor of the Humble
as Flo Soule - The Gamekeeper's Daughter
The Law’s Decree
as Flo
The Great Universal Mystery
as Herself
The Honeymooners
as Florence Blair
The Disenchantment
as Flo - the Maid
The Mad Man’s Ward
as Florence
The Man Who Was Never Kissed
as Florence Lloyd
Counterfeiters
as Flo
Diplomatic Flo
as Flo
The False Bride
as Florence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role)
The Little Mail Carrier
as Flo - the Little Mail Carrier
Her Ragged Knight
as Flo - Bob's Ward
The Stepmother
as Flo
The Pawns of Destiny
as Flo
The Coryphee
as Florence
A Mysterious Mystery
as Miss Lawrence
The Doctor’s Testimony
as Florence Lund
A Singular Cynic
as Flo Welton
1913
Unto the Third Generation
as Esther Stern
Influence of Sympathy
as The Wife
The Spender
as Flo
His Wife’s Child
as Flo
A Girl and Her Money
as Florence Kingsley
Suffragettes Parade in Washington
as Herself
The Closed Door
as Florence Ashleigh
The Girl O’ the Woods
as Mab Hawkins
1912
The Chance Shot
as Flo
The Redemption of Riverton
as June Martin
In Swift Waters
as Flo Armstrong
The Advent of Jane
as Dr. Jane Bixby
The Players
as Flo Lakewood
The Angel of the Studio
as Roxie
Tangled Relations
as Florence the Governess
Sisters
as Annie / Mary (twin sisters)
Flo's Discipline
as Florence Dow
Not Like Other Girls
as Flo
Taking a Chance
as Mrs. Flo Mills
The Surgeon’s Heroism
as Flo
A Village Romance
as Flo - the Country Girl
All for Love
as Flo
After All
as Margie
Her Cousin Fred
as Flo Ballard
The Winning Punch
as Nellie Wilson
The Lady Leone
as Lady Leone Mervyn
The Mill Buyers
as Flo
Betty’s Nightmare
as Betty
1911
A Game of Deception
as The Actress
The Professor’s Ward
as Edith - The Professor's Ward
The Snare of Society
as Mary Williams
The Test
as Miss Gillman
Art Versus Music
as Ethel Vernon
Her Two Sons
as The Younger Brother's Wife
Vanity and Its Cure
as Effie Hart
Age Versus Youth
as Nora Blake
The State Line
as The Sheriff's Daughter
A Head for Business
as Phyllis Moore
The Actress and the Singer
as The Actress
The Matchmaker
as Evelyn Bruce - the Young Governess
The Life Saver
as Jessie Storm - the Local Girl
The Maniac
as Dora Elsmore
A Show Girl’s Strategem
as Ethel Lane
A Rebellious Blossom
as Flo - The Rebellious Daughter
Her Humble Ministry
as The Reformed Woman
Her Child's Honor
as The Mother
The Two Fathers
as Gladys
The Little Rebel
as Rosalind Trevaine
During Cherry Time
as Violet - the Country Girl
Aunt Jane’s Legacy
as Bessie Elkins - the Niece
Always a Way
as Ruth Craven
The Wife’s Awakening
as The Wife
A Fascinating Bachelor
as The Nurse
His Chorus Girl Wife
as Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl
Her Artistic Temperament
as Flo
Duke de Ribbon Counter
as Lillian de Mille
Higgenses Versus Judsons
as Freda Judson
His Bogus Uncle
as The Object of Their Affection
A Good Turn
as Florence
A Girlish Impulse
as Gladys Stevens
The Hoyden
as Gladys Weston
His Friend, the Burglar
as Mrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife
Nan’s Diplomacy
as Nan
One on Reno
as Mrs. Appleby
Opportunity and the Man
as Flora Hamilton
The Sheriff and the Man
as Flo
A Rural Conqueror
as Marjorie Thorne
Through Jealous Eyes
as Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse
Romance of Pond Cove
as Florence Earle
The Story of Rosie’s Rose
as Rosie Carter
The Slavey’s Affinity
as Peggy - a Boarding House Drudge
That Awful Brother
as Florence
1910
Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens
as Mrs. George Rand
The Nichols on a Vacation
as Mrs. Nichols
The Miser’s Daughter
as The Miser's Daughter
The Eternal Triangle
as The Wife
The Governor’s Pardon
as Florence
Jane and the Stranger
as Jane
The Mistake
as Florence
The New Shawl
as Marie
Two Men
as TheOrphan
Mother Love
as The Mother
The Taming of Jane
as Jane
The Time-Lock Safe
as The Mother
Justice in the Far North
as Florence
A Game for Two
as Mrs. Henderson
The Count of Montebello
as The Heiress
A Reno Romance
as Grace
1909
The Awakening of Bess
as Bess
Jealousy and the Man
as Mrs. Jim Brooks
The Brahma Diamond
as The Guard's Sweetheart
The Salvation Army Lass
as Mary Wilson
Trying to Get Arrested
as The Nanny
The Curtain Pole
as Mrs. Edwards
Eloping with Auntie
as Margie
A Drunkard's Reformation
as Woman in the Play
The Note in the Shoe
as Ella Berling
The Criminal Hypnotist
as The Maid
Jones and His New Neighbors
as Mrs. Jones
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
as The Princess
Her First Biscuits
as Mrs. Jones
Two Memories
as Party Guest
The Slave
as Nerada
The Jilt
as Mary Allison - Frank's Sister
Resurrection
as Katusha
The Country Doctor
as Mrs. Harcourt
The Forest Ranger’s Daughter
as The Forest Ranger's Daughter
Confidence
as Nellie Burton
The Honor of Thieves
as Rachel Einstein
Tragic Love
as The Maid / In Factory
Sweet and Twenty
as Alice's sister
Those Boys!
as The Maid
Those Awful Hats
as Theatre Audience
The Mended Lute
as Rising Moon
What Drink Did
as Mrs. Alfred Lucas
Lucky Jim
as Wedding Guest
Lady Helen's Escapade
as Lady Helen
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
as Mrs. Jones
The Cord of Life
as Woman in Tenement
At the Altar
as Girl at Wedding
The Lure of the Gown
as Veronica
The Way of Man
as Mabel Jarrett
One Touch of Nature
as Mrs. John Murray
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
as Mrs. Jones
The Sacrifice
as Mrs. Hardluck
The Peachbasket Hat
as Mrs. Jones
Tender Hearts
as Extra
The Girls and Daddy
as Dr. Payson's First Daughter
Mrs. Jones Entertains
as Mrs. Jones
The Deception
as Mabel Colton
A Baby's Shoe
as The Poor Mother
Drive for a Life
as Mignon
His Ward's Love
as The Reverend's Ward
His Wife's Mother
as Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat
as Mrs. Jones
Eradicating Aunty
as Flora - Aunty's Ward
The Prussian Spy
as The Maid
Jones and the Lady Book Agent
as Mrs. Jones
A Troublesome Satchel
as In Crowd
The Medicine Bottle
as Mrs. Ross
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
as Mrs. Jones
The Wooden Leg
as Claire
The Road to the Heart
as Mexican Woman
Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade
as Mrs. Schneider
The Roue’s Heart
as Noblewoman
The Winning Coat
as Lady-in-Waiting
Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good
as Mary Flinn
A Wreath in Time
as Mrs. John Goodhusband
Love's Stratagem
as The Girl
1908
The Vaquero's Vow
as Wedding Party / In Bar
The Test of Friendship
as Jennie Colman
The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen
as Theckla, the Viking's Daughter
The Stolen Jewels
as Mrs. Jenkins
The Call of the Wild
as Gladys Penrose
A Smoked Husband
as Mrs. Bibbs
The Helping Hand
as Wedding Guest
The Zulu's Heart
as The Boer's Wife
Where the Breakers Roar
as At the Beach
Romance of a Jewess
as Ruth Simonson
The Reckoning
as The Wife
The Valet's Wife
as Muse
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
as Calpurnia
The Song of the Shirt
as Woman
Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance
as Lady Jane
Father Gets in the Game
as First Couple
The Ingrate
as The Trapper's Wife
Money Mad
as Bank Customer / Landlady
After Many Years
as Mrs. John Davis
Betrayed by a Handprint
as Myrtle Vane
The Taming of the Shrew
as Katharina
An Awful Moment
as Mrs. Mowbray
The Girl and the Outlaw
as Woman
Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters
as Mrs. Bailey
The Heart of O Yama
as O'Yama
The Red Girl
as The Red Girl
The Devil
as A Model
The Feud and the Turkey
as Nellie Caufield's Sister
Ingomar, the Barbarian
as Parthenia
The Clubman and the Tramp
as Bridget / Dinner Guest
Concealing a Burglar
as Mrs. Brown
Mr. Jones at the Ball
as Mrs. Jones
The Christmas Burglars
as Mrs. Martin
The Planter's Wife
as Tomboy Nellie
The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora
as Unconfirmed Character
A Woman's Way
as Flo
Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy
as Banquet Quest