Florence Lawrence

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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

So Big!

1776, or The Hessian Renegades

Night Must Fall

Sinners in the Sun

What Drink Did

The Casting Couch

The Old-Fashioned Way

The Lonely Villa

All Movies (266)

• Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists1998 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Casting Couch1995
• Night Must Fall1937
• Yellow Dust1936
• Man on the Flying Trapeze1935 · as (uncredited)
• The Old-Fashioned Way1934 · as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
• Secrets1933 · as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
• Sinners in the Sun1932
• So Big!1932 · as Mina (uncredited)
• The Hard Hombre1931 · as The Sister
• Homicide Squad1931
• Sweeping Against the Winds1930
• Gambling Wives1924 · as Polly Barker
• The Satin Girl1923 · as Sylvia
• The Unfoldment1922 · as Katherine Nevin
• The Love Craze1918 · as Florence
• The Face on the Screen1916
• Elusive Isabel1916 · as Isabel Thorne
• The Man Who Was Never Kissed1914 · as Florence Lloyd
• A Mysterious Mystery1914 · as Miss Lawrence
• Counterfeiters1914 · as Flo
• The Honor of the Humble1914 · as Flo Soule - The Gamekeeper's Daughter
• The Mad Man’s Ward1914 · as Florence
• The Great Universal Mystery1914 · as Herself
• Her Ragged Knight1914 · as Flo - Bob's Ward
• A Singular Cynic1914 · as Flo Welton
• The Doctor’s Testimony1914 · as Florence Lund
• The Disenchantment1914 · as Flo - the Maid
• The Bribe1914
• The Pawns of Destiny1914 · as Flo
• The Little Mail Carrier1914 · as Flo - the Little Mail Carrier
• Diplomatic Flo1914 · as Flo
• The Honeymooners1914 · as Florence Blair
• The Stepmother1914 · as Flo
• The Law’s Decree1914 · as Flo
• The False Bride1914 · as Florence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role)
• The Romance of the Photograph1914 · as Flo
• The Coryphee1914 · as Florence
• A Girl and Her Money1913 · as Florence Kingsley
• Influence of Sympathy1913 · as The Wife
• Unto the Third Generation1913 · as Esther Stern
• His Wife’s Child1913 · as Flo
• The Spender1913 · as Flo
• The Girl O’ the Woods1913 · as Mab Hawkins
• The Closed Door1913 · as Florence Ashleigh
• Suffragettes Parade in Washington1913 · as Herself
• The Lady Leone1912 · as Lady Leone Mervyn
• Sisters1912 · as Annie / Mary (twin sisters)
• The Redemption of Riverton1912 · as June Martin
• The Angel of the Studio1912 · as Roxie
• Betty’s Nightmare1912 · as Betty
• Tangled Relations1912 · as Florence the Governess
• The Advent of Jane1912 · as Dr. Jane Bixby
• Flo's Discipline1912 · as Florence Dow
• All for Love1912 · as Flo
• After All1912 · as Margie
• The Winning Punch1912 · as Nellie Wilson
• Her Cousin Fred1912 · as Flo Ballard
• The Chance Shot1912 · as Flo
• The Mill Buyers1912 · as Flo
• Taking a Chance1912 · as Mrs. Flo Mills
• The Players1912 · as Flo Lakewood
• In Swift Waters1912 · as Flo Armstrong
• Not Like Other Girls1912 · as Flo
• The Surgeon’s Heroism1912 · as Flo
• A Village Romance1912 · as Flo - the Country Girl
• Art Versus Music1911 · as Ethel Vernon
• A Girlish Impulse1911 · as Gladys Stevens
• A Head for Business1911 · as Phyllis Moore
• His Chorus Girl Wife1911 · as Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl
• Aunt Jane’s Legacy1911 · as Bessie Elkins - the Niece
• One on Reno1911 · as Mrs. Appleby
• A Rural Conqueror1911 · as Marjorie Thorne
• The Maniac1911 · as Dora Elsmore
• The Slavey’s Affinity1911 · as Peggy - a Boarding House Drudge
• The Matchmaker1911 · as Evelyn Bruce - the Young Governess
• The Life Saver1911 · as Jessie Storm - the Local Girl
• The Story of Rosie’s Rose1911 · as Rosie Carter
• Romance of Pond Cove1911 · as Florence Earle
• A Rebellious Blossom1911 · as Flo - The Rebellious Daughter
• Through Jealous Eyes1911 · as Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse
• Her Two Sons1911 · as The Younger Brother's Wife
• During Cherry Time1911 · as Violet - the Country Girl
• The Snare of Society1911 · as Mary Williams
• Always a Way1911 · as Ruth Craven
• The Little Rebel1911 · as Rosalind Trevaine
• Higgenses Versus Judsons1911 · as Freda Judson
• Duke de Ribbon Counter1911 · as Lillian de Mille
• The Professor’s Ward1911 · as Edith - The Professor's Ward
• A Game of Deception1911 · as The Actress
• The State Line1911 · as The Sheriff's Daughter
• A Good Turn1911 · as Florence
• Her Humble Ministry1911 · as The Reformed Woman
• That Awful Brother1911 · as Florence
• A Fascinating Bachelor1911 · as The Nurse
• The Sheriff and the Man1911 · as Flo
• The Hoyden1911 · as Gladys Weston
• The Two Fathers1911 · as Gladys
• Opportunity and the Man1911 · as Flora Hamilton
• The Wife’s Awakening1911 · as The Wife
• Her Child's Honor1911 · as The Mother
• Her Artistic Temperament1911 · as Flo
• The Actress and the Singer1911 · as The Actress
• His Friend, the Burglar1911 · as Mrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife
• Vanity and Its Cure1911 · as Effie Hart
• Nan’s Diplomacy1911 · as Nan
• The Test1911 · as Miss Gillman
• A Show Girl’s Strategem1911 · as Ethel Lane
• Age Versus Youth1911 · as Nora Blake
• His Bogus Uncle1911 · as The Object of Their Affection
• The Count of Montebello1910 · as The Heiress
• All the World’s a Stage1910
• Pressed Roses1910
• Debt1910
• The Right Girl1910
• The Taming of Jane1910 · as Jane
• The Senator’s Double1910
• Once Upon a Time1910
• The Irony of Fate1910
• Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens1910 · as Mrs. George Rand
• The Mistake1910 · as Florence
• Old Heads and Young Hearts1910
• The Time-Lock Safe1910 · as The Mother
• The Call of the Circus1910
• A Game for Two1910 · as Mrs. Henderson
• A Reno Romance1910 · as Grace
• The Nichols on a Vacation1910 · as Mrs. Nichols
• The Eternal Triangle1910 · as The Wife
• The Doctor's Perfidy1910
• Two Men1910 · as TheOrphan
• The New Shawl1910 · as Marie
• The Maelstrom1910
• The Rosary1910
• His Second Wife1910
• The Miser’s Daughter1910 · as The Miser's Daughter
• Transfusion1910
• The Stage Note1910
• The Broken Oath1910
• Mother Love1910 · as The Mother
• The Governor’s Pardon1910 · as Florence
• Jane and the Stranger1910 · as Jane
• The Blind Man’s Tact1910
• Justice in the Far North1910 · as Florence
• The Tide of Fortune1910
• The Right of Love1910
• The Winning Punch1910
• The Awakening of Bess1909 · as Bess
• Lest We Forget1909
• Her Generous Way1909
• The Forest Ranger’s Daughter1909 · as The Forest Ranger's Daughter
• Nursing a Viper1909
• Love's Stratagem1909 · as The Girl
• Lines of White on a Sullen Sea1909
• 1776, or The Hessian Renegades1909
• Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat1909 · as Mrs. Jones
• Mr. Jones’ Burglar1909 · as Mrs. Jones
• The Mended Lute1909 · as Rising Moon
• The Slave1909 · as Nerada
• Sweet and Twenty1909 · as Alice's sister
• Jealousy and the Man1909 · as Mrs. Jim Brooks
• Tender Hearts1909 · as Extra
• The Cardinal's Conspiracy1909 · as The Princess
• The Country Doctor1909 · as Mrs. Harcourt
• The Necklace1909
• The Way of Man1909 · as Mabel Jarrett
• The Peachbasket Hat1909 · as Mrs. Jones
• Her First Biscuits1909 · as Mrs. Jones
• The Lonely Villa1909
• What Drink Did1909 · as Mrs. Alfred Lucas
• Eradicating Aunty1909 · as Flora - Aunty's Ward
• Two Memories1909 · as Party Guest
• Eloping with Auntie1909 · as Margie
• The Judgment of Solomon1909
• Resurrection1909 · as Katusha
• The Jilt1909 · as Mary Allison - Frank's Sister
• A Baby's Shoe1909 · as The Poor Mother
• Jones and the Lady Book Agent1909 · as Mrs. Jones
• The Note in the Shoe1909 · as Ella Berling
• Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good1909 · as Mary Flinn
• Lucky Jim1909 · as Wedding Guest
• Drive for a Life1909 · as Mignon
• Lady Helen's Escapade1909 · as Lady Helen
• A Troublesome Satchel1909 · as In Crowd
• Confidence1909 · as Nellie Burton
• The Winning Coat1909 · as Lady-in-Waiting
• Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade1909 · as Mrs. Schneider
• Trying to Get Arrested1909 · as The Nanny
• The Road to the Heart1909 · as Mexican Woman
• A Drunkard's Reformation1909 · as Woman in the Play
• Jones and His New Neighbors1909 · as Mrs. Jones
• The Medicine Bottle1909 · as Mrs. Ross
• The Deception1909 · as Mabel Colton
• The Lure of the Gown1909 · as Veronica
• I Did It1909
• The Salvation Army Lass1909 · as Mary Wilson
• The Roue’s Heart1909 · as Noblewoman
• The Wooden Leg1909 · as Claire
• His Wife's Mother1909 · as Mrs. Jones
• The Prussian Spy1909 · as The Maid
• Saul and David1909
• At the Altar1909 · as Girl at Wedding
• The Politician's Love Story1909
• The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals1909 · as Mrs. Jones
• The Curtain Pole1909 · as Mrs. Edwards
• His Ward's Love1909 · as The Reverend's Ward
• Tragic Love1909 · as The Maid / In Factory
• A Wreath in Time1909 · as Mrs. John Goodhusband
• The Brahma Diamond1909 · as The Guard's Sweetheart
• The Girls and Daddy1909 · as Dr. Payson's First Daughter
• The Cord of Life1909 · as Woman in Tenement
• Those Awful Hats1909 · as Theatre Audience
• Mr. Jones Has a Card Party1909 · as Mrs. Jones
• The Criminal Hypnotist1909 · as The Maid
• Those Boys!1909 · as The Maid
• The Sacrifice1909 · as Mrs. Hardluck
• The Honor of Thieves1909 · as Rachel Einstein
• Mrs. Jones Entertains1909 · as Mrs. Jones
• One Touch of Nature1909 · as Mrs. John Murray
• The Helping Hand1908 · as Wedding Guest
• Mr. Jones at the Ball1908 · as Mrs. Jones
• The Christmas Burglars1908 · as Mrs. Martin
• The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain1908
• An Awful Moment1908 · as Mrs. Mowbray
• The Test of Friendship1908 · as Jennie Colman
• The Reckoning1908 · as The Wife
• The Feud and the Turkey1908 · as Nellie Caufield's Sister
• Money Mad1908 · as Bank Customer / Landlady
• The Valet's Wife1908 · as Muse
• Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy1908 · as Calpurnia
• The Clubman and the Tramp1908 · as Bridget / Dinner Guest
• A Woman's Way1908 · as Flo
• The Ingrate1908 · as The Trapper's Wife
• The Song of the Shirt1908 · as Woman
• The Taming of the Shrew1908 · as Katharina
• The Pirate's Gold1908
• After Many Years1908 · as Mrs. John Davis
• Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian1908 · as Cleopatra
• Concealing a Burglar1908 · as Mrs. Brown
• The Call of the Wild1908 · as Gladys Penrose
• Romance of a Jewess1908 · as Ruth Simonson
• The Planter's Wife1908 · as Tomboy Nellie
• The Vaquero's Vow1908 · as Wedding Party / In Bar
• Ingomar, the Barbarian1908 · as Parthenia
• Father Gets in the Game1908 · as First Couple
• The Zulu's Heart1908 · as The Boer's Wife
• The Devil1908 · as A Model
• The Stolen Jewels1908 · as Mrs. Jenkins
• Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy1908
• A Smoked Husband1908 · as Mrs. Bibbs
• Where the Breakers Roar1908 · as At the Beach
• The Heart of O Yama1908 · as O'Yama
• The Red Girl1908 · as The Red Girl
• Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters1908 · as Mrs. Bailey
• The Girl and the Outlaw1908 · as Woman
• Betrayed by a Handprint1908 · as Myrtle Vane
• Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils1908 · as Salome
• The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora1908 · as Unconfirmed Character
• The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen1908 · as Theckla, the Viking's Daughter
• Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance1908 · as Lady Jane
• Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet1908 · as Juliet
• Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy1908 · as Banquet Quest
• The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance1907
• The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines1907
• The Boy, the Bust and the Bath1907 · as The Lady
• Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in America1907 · as Boone's Daughter
• The Automobile Thieves1906