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.
Acted in 85
1990s
- 1995
The Casting Couch
Movie
1930s
- 1937
Night Must Fall
Movie
- 1936
Yellow Dust
Movie
- 1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze
(uncredited)
- 1934
The Old-Fashioned Way
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
- 1933
- 1932
Sinners in the Sun
Movie
So Big!
Mina (uncredited)
- 1931
The Hard Hombre
The Sister
Homicide Squad
Movie
1920s
- 1924
Gambling Wives
Polly Barker
- 1923
The Satin Girl
Sylvia
- 1922
The Unfoldment
Katherine Nevin
1910s
- 1916
Elusive Isabel
Isabel Thorne
- 1912
The Redemption of Riverton
June Martin
Tangled Relations
Florence the Governess
Flo's Discipline
Florence Dow
After All
Margie
- 1911
His Chorus Girl Wife
Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl
Aunt Jane’s Legacy
Bessie Elkins - the Niece
One on Reno
Mrs. Appleby
Through Jealous Eyes
Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse
The Snare of Society
Mary Williams
Vanity and Its Cure
Effie Hart
His Bogus Uncle
The Object of Their Affection
1900s
- 1909
Love's Stratagem
The Girl
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
Movie
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
Movie
Mr. Jones' Burglar
Mrs. Jones
The Mended Lute
Rising Moon
The Slave
Nerada
Sweet and Twenty
Alice's sister
Tender Hearts
Extra
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
The Princess
The Country Doctor
Mrs. Harcourt
The Way of Man
Mabel Jarrett
The Peachbasket Hat
Mrs. Jones
Her First Biscuits
Mrs. Jones
The Lonely Villa
Movie
Eradicating Aunty
Flora - Aunty's Ward
What Drink Did
Mrs. Alfred Lucas
Two Memories
Party Guest
The Judgment of Solomon
Movie
Resurrection
Katusha
Lucky Jim
Wedding Guest
Lady Helen's Escapade
Lady Helen
Confidence
Nellie Burton
A Drunkard's Reformation
Woman in the Play
Jones and His New Neighbors
Mrs. Jones
The Medicine Bottle
Mrs. Ross
The Lure of the Gown
Veronica
I Did It, Mamma
Movie
The Salvation Army Lass
Mary Wilson
The Roue’s Heart
Noblewoman
His Wife's Mother
Mrs. Jones
The Prussian Spy
The Maid
At the Altar
Girl at Wedding
The Politician's Love Story
Movie
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
Mrs. Jones
The Curtain Pole
Mrs. Edwards
The Girls and Daddy
Dr. Payson's First Daughter
The Cord of Life
Woman in Tenement
Those Awful Hats
Theatre Audience
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
Mrs. Jones
- 1908
Mr. Jones at the Ball
Mrs. Jones
An Awful Moment
Mrs. Mowbray
Money Mad
Bank Customer / Landlady
The Song of the Shirt
Woman
The Taming of the Shrew
Katharina
Antony and Cleopatra
Cleopatra
The Call of the Wild
Gladys Penrose
Romance of a Jewess
Ruth Simonson
The Planter's Wife
Tomboy Nellie
Ingomar, the Barbarian
Parthenia
Father Gets in the Game
First Couple
The Zulu's Heart
The Boer's Wife
The Devil
A Model
A Smoked Husband
Mrs. Bibbs
Where the Breakers Roar
At the Beach
The Girl and the Outlaw
Woman
Betrayed by a Handprint
Myrtle Vane
Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet
Juliet
- 1907
The Boy, the Bust and the Bath
The Lady
- 1906
The Automobile Thieves
Movie
Appearances1
1990s
- 1998
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Self (archive footage)