Florence Lawrence
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.
Filmography
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as Self (archive footage)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as Self (archive footage)
The Casting Couch
The Casting Couch
Night Must Fall
Night Must Fall
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as (uncredited)
The Old-Fashioned Way
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
The Old-Fashioned Way
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Secrets
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Secrets
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Sinners in the Sun
Sinners in the Sun
So Big!
as Mina (uncredited)
So Big!
as Mina (uncredited)
The Hard Hombre
as The Sister
The Hard Hombre
as The Sister
Sweeping Against the Winds
Sweeping Against the Winds
Gambling Wives
as Polly Barker
Gambling Wives
as Polly Barker
The Unfoldment
as Katherine Nevin
The Unfoldment
as Katherine Nevin
The Love Craze
as Florence
The Love Craze
as Florence
The Face on the Screen
The Face on the Screen
Elusive Isabel
as Isabel Thorne
Elusive Isabel
as Isabel Thorne
The Man Who Was Never Kissed
as Florence Lloyd
The Man Who Was Never Kissed
as Florence Lloyd
The Bribe
The Bribe
The Honeymooners
as Florence Blair
The Honeymooners
as Florence Blair
The Spender
as Flo
The Spender
as Flo
The Girl O’ the Woods
as Mab Hawkins
The Girl O’ the Woods
as Mab Hawkins
The Life Saver
as Jessie Storm - the Local Girl
The Life Saver
as Jessie Storm - the Local Girl
The Story of Rosie’s Rose
as Rosie Carter
The Story of Rosie’s Rose
as Rosie Carter
Romance of Pond Cove
as Florence Earle
Romance of Pond Cove
as Florence Earle
A Rebellious Blossom
as Flo - The Rebellious Daughter
A Rebellious Blossom
as Flo - The Rebellious Daughter
Through Jealous Eyes
as Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse
Through Jealous Eyes
as Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse
Her Two Sons
as The Younger Brother's Wife
Her Two Sons
as The Younger Brother's Wife
During Cherry Time
as Violet - the Country Girl
During Cherry Time
as Violet - the Country Girl
The Snare of Society
as Mary Williams
The Snare of Society
as Mary Williams
Always a Way
as Ruth Craven
Always a Way
as Ruth Craven
Higgenses Versus Judsons
as Freda Judson
Higgenses Versus Judsons
as Freda Judson
Duke de Ribbon Counter
as Lillian de Mille
Duke de Ribbon Counter
as Lillian de Mille
A Game of Deception
as The Actress
A Game of Deception
as The Actress
The State Line
as The Sheriff's Daughter
The State Line
as The Sheriff's Daughter
A Good Turn
as Florence
A Good Turn
as Florence
Her Humble Ministry
as The Reformed Woman
Her Humble Ministry
as The Reformed Woman
That Awful Brother
as Florence
That Awful Brother
as Florence
A Fascinating Bachelor
as The Nurse
A Fascinating Bachelor
as The Nurse
The Hoyden
as Gladys Weston
The Hoyden
as Gladys Weston
The Two Fathers
as Gladys
The Two Fathers
as Gladys
Opportunity and the Man
as Flora Hamilton
Opportunity and the Man
as Flora Hamilton
Her Artistic Temperament
as Flo
Her Artistic Temperament
as Flo
The Actress and the Singer
as The Actress
The Actress and the Singer
as The Actress
The Count of Montebello
as The Heiress
The Count of Montebello
as The Heiress
The Irony of Fate
The Irony of Fate
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
Tender Hearts
as Extra
Tender Hearts
as Extra
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
as The Princess
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
as The Princess
Resurrection
as Katusha
Resurrection
as Katusha
At the Altar
as Girl at Wedding
At the Altar
as Girl at Wedding
Those Awful Hats
as Theatre Audience
Those Awful Hats
as Theatre Audience
The Christmas Burglars
as Mrs. Martin
The Christmas Burglars
as Mrs. Martin
The Valet's Wife
as Muse
The Valet's Wife
as Muse
The Taming of the Shrew
as Katharina
The Taming of the Shrew
as Katharina
After Many Years
as Mrs. John Davis
After Many Years
as Mrs. John Davis
Antony and Cleopatra
as Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra
as Cleopatra
The Call of the Wild
as Gladys Penrose
The Call of the Wild
as Gladys Penrose
The Vaquero's Vow
as Wedding Party / In Bar
The Vaquero's Vow
as Wedding Party / In Bar
The Zulu's Heart
as The Boer's Wife
The Zulu's Heart
as The Boer's Wife
The Devil
as A Model
The Devil
as A Model