Florence Lawrence
Born
January 1, 1886
Died
December 28, 1938 (52 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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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

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Self (archive footage)
1998

Night Must Fall
1937

Yellow Dust
1936

Man on the Flying Trapeze
(uncredited)
1935

The Old-Fashioned Way
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1934

Secrets
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1933

Sinners in the Sun
1932

So Big!
Mina (uncredited)
1932

The Hard Hombre
The Sister
1931

Homicide Squad
1931
Sweeping Against the Winds
1930

Gambling Wives
Polly Barker
1924
The Satin Girl
Sylvia
1923

The Unfoldment
Katherine Nevin
1922
The Love Craze
1918
The Face on the Screen
1916

Elusive Isabel
Isabel Thorne
1916
The Man Who Was Never Kissed
Florence Lloyd
1914
A Mysterious Mystery
Miss Lawrence
1914
Counterfeiters
Flo
1914
The Honor of the Humble
Flo Soule - The Gamekeeper's Daughter
1914
The Mad Man’s Ward
1914
The Great Universal Mystery
Herself
1914
Her Ragged Knight
Flo - Bob's Ward
1914
A Singular Cynic
Flo Welton
1914
The Doctor’s Testimony
Florence Lund
1914
The Bribe
1914
The Disenchantment
Flo - the Maid
1914
The Pawns of Destiny
Flo
1914
The Little Mail Carrier
Flo - the Little Mail Carrier
1914
Diplomatic Flo
Flo
1914
The Honeymooners
Florence Blair
1914
The Stepmother
Flo
1914
The Law’s Decree
Flo
1914
The False Bride
Florence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role)
1914
The Romance of the Photograph
Flo
1914
The Coryphee
Florence
1914
A Girl and Her Money
Florence Kingsley
1913
Influence of Sympathy
The Wife
1913
Unto the Third Generation
Esther Stern
1913
His Wife’s Child
Flo
1913
The Spender
Flo
1913
The Girl O’ the Woods
Mab Hawkins
1913
The Closed Door
Florence Ashleigh
1913
Suffragettes Parade in Washington
Herself
1913
The Lady Leone
Lady Leone Mervyn
1912
Sisters
Annie / Mary (twin sisters)
1912

The Redemption of Riverton
June Martin
1912
The Angel of the Studio
Roxie
1912
Betty’s Nightmare
Betty
1912

Tangled Relations
Florence the Governess
1912
The Advent of Jane
Dr. Jane Bixby
1912

Flo's Discipline
Florence Dow
1912
All for Love
Flo
1912

After All
Margie
1912
The Winning Punch
Nellie Wilson
1912
Her Cousin Fred
Flo Ballard
1912
The Chance Shot
Flo
1912
The Mill Buyers
Flo
1912
Taking a Chance
Mrs. Flo Mills
1912
The Players
Flo Lakewood
1912
In Swift Waters
Flo Armstrong
1912
Not Like Other Girls
Flo
1912
The Surgeon’s Heroism
1912
A Village Romance
Flo - the Country Girl
1912
Art Versus Music
Ethel Vernon
1911
A Girlish Impulse
Gladys Stevens
1911
A Head for Business
Phyllis Moore
1911

His Chorus Girl Wife
Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl
1911

Aunt Jane’s Legacy
Bessie Elkins - the Niece
1911

One on Reno
Mrs. Appleby
1911
A Rural Conqueror
Marjorie Thorne
1911
The Maniac
Dora Elsmore
1911
The Slavey’s Affinity
Peggy - a Boarding House Drudge
1911
The Matchmaker
Evelyn Bruce - the Young Governess
1911
The Life Saver
Jessie Storm - the Local Girl
1911
The Story of Rosie’s Rose
Rosie Carter
1911
Romance of Pond Cove
Florence Earle
1911
A Rebellious Blossom
Flo - The Rebellious Daughter
1911
Through Jealous Eyes
Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse
1911
Her Two Sons
The Younger Brother's Wife
1911
During Cherry Time
Violet - the Country Girl
1911

The Snare of Society
Mary Williams
1911
Always a Way
Ruth Craven
1911
The Little Rebel
Rosalind Trevaine
1911
Higgenses Versus Judsons
Freda Judson
1911
Duke de Ribbon Counter
Lillian de Mille
1911
The Professor’s Ward
Edith - The Professor's Ward
1911
A Game of Deception
The Actress
1911
The State Line
The Sheriff's Daughter
1911
A Good Turn
1911
Her Humble Ministry
The Reformed Woman
1911
That Awful Brother
Florence
1911
A Fascinating Bachelor
The Nurse
1911
The Sheriff and the Man
1911
The Hoyden
Gladys Weston
1911
The Two Fathers
Gladys
1911
Opportunity and the Man
Flora Hamilton
1911
The Wife’s Awakening
The Wife
1911

Her Child's Honor
The Mother
1911
Her Artistic Temperament
Flo
1911
The Actress and the Singer
The Actress
1911
His Friend, the Burglar
Mrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife
1911

Vanity and Its Cure
Effie Hart
1911
Nan’s Diplomacy
Nan
1911
The Test
Miss Gillman
1911
A Show Girl’s Strategem
Ethel Lane
1911
Age Versus Youth
Nora Blake
1911

His Bogus Uncle
The Object of Their Affection
1911
The Count of Montebello
The Heiress
1910
All the World’s a Stage
1910
Pressed Roses
1910
Debt
1910
The Right Girl
1910
The Taming of Jane
Jane
1910
The Senator’s Double
1910
Once Upon a Time
1910
The Irony of Fate
1910
Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens
Mrs. George Rand
1910
The Mistake
1910
Old Heads and Young Hearts
1910
The Time-Lock Safe
The Mother
1910
The Call of the Circus
1910
A Game for Two
Mrs. Henderson
1910
The Nichols on a Vacation
Mrs. Nichols
1910
A Reno Romance
Grace
1910
The Eternal Triangle
The Wife
1910
The Doctor's Perfidy
1910
Two Men
TheOrphan
1910
The New Shawl
Marie
1910
The Maelstrom
1910
The Rosary
1910
His Second Wife
1910
The Miser’s Daughter
The Miser's Daughter
1910
Transfusion
1910
The Stage Note
1910
The Broken Oath
1910
Mother Love
The Mother
1910
The Governor’s Pardon
1910
Jane and the Stranger
Jane
1910
The Blind Man’s Tact
1910
Justice in the Far North
1910
The Tide of Fortune
1910
The Right of Love
1910
The Winning Punch
1910
The Awakening of Bess
Bess
1909
Lest We Forget
1909
Her Generous Way
1909
The Forest Ranger’s Daughter
The Forest Ranger's Daughter
1909

Nursing a Viper
1909

Love's Stratagem
The Girl
1909

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909

1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1909
Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat
Mrs. Jones
1909

Mr. Jones’ Burglar
Mrs. Jones
1909

The Mended Lute
Rising Moon
1909

The Slave
Nerada
1909

Sweet and Twenty
Alice's sister
1909

Tender Hearts
Extra
1909

The Cardinal's Conspiracy
The Princess
1909
Jealousy and the Man
Mrs. Jim Brooks
1909

The Country Doctor
Mrs. Harcourt
1909

The Necklace
1909

The Way of Man
Mabel Jarrett
1909

The Peachbasket Hat
Mrs. Jones
1909

Her First Biscuits
Mrs. Jones
1909

The Lonely Villa
1909

What Drink Did
Mrs. Alfred Lucas
1909
Eradicating Aunty
Flora - Aunty's Ward
1909

Two Memories
Party Guest
1909
Eloping with Auntie
Margie
1909

The Judgment of Solomon
1909

Resurrection
Katusha
1909
The Jilt
Mary Allison - Frank's Sister
1909
A Baby's Shoe
The Poor Mother
1909
Jones and the Lady Book Agent
Mrs. Jones
1909
The Note in the Shoe
Ella Berling
1909
Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good
Mary Flinn
1909

Lucky Jim
Wedding Guest
1909
Drive for a Life
Mignon
1909

Lady Helen's Escapade
Lady Helen
1909
A Troublesome Satchel
In Crowd
1909

Confidence
Nellie Burton
1909
The Winning Coat
Lady-in-Waiting
1909
Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade
Mrs. Schneider
1909
Trying to Get Arrested
The Nanny
1909
The Road to the Heart
Mexican Woman
1909

A Drunkard's Reformation
Woman in the Play
1909

Jones and His New Neighbors
Mrs. Jones
1909

The Medicine Bottle
Mrs. Ross
1909
The Deception
Mabel Colton
1909

The Lure of the Gown
Veronica
1909
I Did It
1909

The Salvation Army Lass
Mary Wilson
1909
The Roue’s Heart
Noblewoman
1909
The Wooden Leg
Claire
1909
His Wife's Mother
Mrs. Jones
1909

The Prussian Spy
The Maid
1909
Saul and David
1909

At the Altar
Girl at Wedding
1909

The Politician's Love Story
1909

The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
Mrs. Jones
1909

The Curtain Pole
Mrs. Edwards
1909
His Ward's Love
The Reverend's Ward
1909
Tragic Love
The Maid / In Factory
1909
A Wreath in Time
Mrs. John Goodhusband
1909
The Brahma Diamond
The Guard's Sweetheart
1909

The Girls and Daddy
Dr. Payson's First Daughter
1909

The Cord of Life
Woman in Tenement
1909

Those Awful Hats
Theatre Audience
1909

Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
Mrs. Jones
1909
The Criminal Hypnotist
The Maid
1909
Those Boys!
The Maid
1909
The Sacrifice
Mrs. Hardluck
1909
The Honor of Thieves
Rachel Einstein
1909
Mrs. Jones Entertains
Mrs. Jones
1909
One Touch of Nature
Mrs. John Murray
1909
The Helping Hand
Wedding Guest
1908

Mr. Jones at the Ball
Mrs. Jones
1908
The Christmas Burglars
Mrs. Martin
1908
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
1908

An Awful Moment
Mrs. Mowbray
1908
The Test of Friendship
Jennie Colman
1908
The Reckoning
The Wife
1908
The Feud and the Turkey
Nellie Caufield's Sister
1908

Money Mad
Bank Customer / Landlady
1908
The Valet's Wife
Muse
1908
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
Calpurnia
1908
The Clubman and the Tramp
Bridget / Dinner Guest
1908
A Woman's Way
1908
The Ingrate
The Trapper's Wife
1908

The Song of the Shirt
Woman
1908

The Taming of the Shrew
Katharina
1908
The Pirate's Gold
1908

After Many Years
Mrs. John Davis
1908

Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian
Cleopatra
1908
Concealing a Burglar
Mrs. Brown
1908

The Call of the Wild
Gladys Penrose
1908

Romance of a Jewess
Ruth Simonson
1908

The Planter's Wife
Tomboy Nellie
1908
The Vaquero's Vow
Wedding Party / In Bar
1908

The Barbarian Ingomar
Parthenia
1908

Father Gets in the Game
First Couple
1908

The Zulu's Heart
The Boer's Wife
1908

The Devil
A Model
1908
The Stolen Jewels
Mrs. Jenkins
1908
Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
1908

A Smoked Husband
Mrs. Bibbs
1908

Where the Breakers Roar
At the Beach
1908
The Heart of O Yama
O'Yama
1908
The Red Girl
The Red Girl
1908
Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters
Mrs. Bailey
1908

The Girl and the Outlaw
Woman
1908

Betrayed by a Handprint
Myrtle Vane
1908
Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils
Salome
1908
The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora
Unconfirmed Character
1908
The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen
Theckla, the Viking's Daughter
1908
Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance
Lady Jane
1908

Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet
Juliet
1908
Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy
Banquet Quest
1908
The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance
1907
The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines
1907

The Boy, the Bust and the Bath
The Lady
1907
Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in America
Boone's Daughter
1907

The Automobile Thieves
1906