Florence La Badie
Florence La Badie (April 27, 1888 – October 13, 1917) was an American actress in the early days of the silent film era. Though little known today, she was a major star between 1911 and 1917. Her career was at its height when she died at age 29 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. In 1911, her career took a leap when she was hired by Edwin Thanhouser of the Thanhouser Film Corporation in New Rochelle, New York. With her sophistication and beauty, Florence La Badie soon became Thanhouser's most prominent actress, appearing in dozens of films over the next two years. Her most remembered films of that period were The Tempest (1911), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912), a film adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson story, and the first film of Shakespeare's Cymbeline (1914). Her most well-known work was in the 1914 - 1915 serial, The Million Dollar Mystery. Athletic and daring, in these films she performed all her own stunts. In 1915, she was featured in the magazine Reel Life, which described her as "the Beautiful and talented Florence La Badie, of the Thanhouser Studios, conceded one of the foremost of American screen players". Over a course of six years La Badie's career had taken her to top-billing as a film actress.
Filmography
War and the Woman
as Ruth Norton--Braun's Stepdaughter
War and the Woman
as Ruth Norton--Braun's Stepdaughter
The Man Without a Country
as Barbara Norton
The Man Without a Country
as Barbara Norton
The Woman in White
as Ann Catherick
The Woman in White
as Ann Catherick
When Love Was Blind
as Eleanor Grayson
When Love Was Blind
as Eleanor Grayson
Her Life and His
as Mary Murdock
Her Life and His
as Mary Murdock
Divorce and the Daughter
as Alicia
Divorce and the Daughter
as Alicia
The Return of Draw Egan
as Townswoman (uncredited)
The Return of Draw Egan
as Townswoman (uncredited)
The Pillory
as Ruth
The Pillory
as Ruth
Saint, Devil and Woman
as Florence Stanton
Saint, Devil and Woman
as Florence Stanton
The Fugitive
as Margery Carew
The Fugitive
as Margery Carew
Crossed Wires
as Flo Drake
Crossed Wires
as Flo Drake
The Country Girl
as Phyllis, the Country Girl
The Country Girl
as Phyllis, the Country Girl
The Six-Cent Loaf
as Mary Quinn - Sewing-Machine Girl
The Six-Cent Loaf
as Mary Quinn - Sewing-Machine Girl
A Freight Car Honeymoon
as Alice Reed - the Bride
A Freight Car Honeymoon
as Alice Reed - the Bride
God's Witness
as Beryl Darcy
God's Witness
as Beryl Darcy
The Mohammedan's Conspiracy
as Nan - Lord Trevor's Ward
The Mohammedan's Conspiracy
as Nan - Lord Trevor's Ward
A Debut in the Secret Service
as Nan Tremaine - Lord Trevor's Ward
A Debut in the Secret Service
as Nan Tremaine - Lord Trevor's Ward
The Cat's Paw
as Nan Tremaine - Lord Trevor's Ward
The Cat's Paw
as Nan Tremaine - Lord Trevor's Ward
The Million Dollar Mystery
as Florence Gray Hargreave
The Million Dollar Mystery
as Florence Gray Hargreave
The Head Waiter
as Mrs. Carl Hollywood, a Society Matron
The Head Waiter
as Mrs. Carl Hollywood, a Society Matron
Little Brother
as The Sweetheart
Little Brother
as The Sweetheart
Tannhäuser
as Venus
Tannhäuser
as Venus
The Marble Heart
as Marie
The Marble Heart
as Marie
Cymbeline
as Imogen
Cymbeline
as Imogen
The Evidence of the Film
as Sister of Messenger Boy
The Evidence of the Film
as Sister of Messenger Boy
Star of Bethlehem
as Mary
Star of Bethlehem
as Mary
Petticoat Camp
Petticoat Camp
Lucile
as Matilda
Lucile
as Matilda
The County's Prize Baby
as Mary, The Baby's Mother
The County's Prize Baby
as Mary, The Baby's Mother
The Voice of Conscience
as The Orphan's Rival
The Voice of Conscience
as The Orphan's Rival
When a Count Counted
When a Count Counted
The Portrait of Lady Anne
as Lady Anne
The Portrait of Lady Anne
as Lady Anne
Dottie's New Doll
as Dottie's Nurse
Dottie's New Doll
as Dottie's Nurse
Jilted
Jilted
The Saleslady
as Her Sister
The Saleslady
as Her Sister
As It Was in the Beginning
as The Society Girl's Friend
As It Was in the Beginning
as The Society Girl's Friend
A Master of Millions
as Rose (unconfirmed)
A Master of Millions
as Rose (unconfirmed)
David Copperfield
as Em'ly as a Woman
David Copperfield
as Em'ly as a Woman
The Blind Princess and the Poet
as Lady in Waiting
The Blind Princess and the Poet
as Lady in Waiting
The Sorrowful Example
as A Friend
The Sorrowful Example
as A Friend
The Indian Brothers
The Indian Brothers
The Primal Call
as A Servant
The Primal Call
as A Servant
Enoch Arden: Part II
as Teenage Arden Daughter
Enoch Arden: Part II
as Teenage Arden Daughter
Enoch Arden
as Enoch's Teenage Daughter
Enoch Arden
as Enoch's Teenage Daughter
Dave's Love Affair
as May
Dave's Love Affair
as May
The Manicure Lady
as The Rival's Girlfriend
The Manicure Lady
as The Rival's Girlfriend
The New Dress
as At Wedding
The New Dress
as At Wedding
The Broken Cross
as Kate
The Broken Cross
as Kate
The Spanish Gypsy
as Gypsy
The Spanish Gypsy
as Gypsy
A Gold Necklace
A Gold Necklace
Getting Even
Getting Even
A Strange Meeting
A Strange Meeting
The Salvation Army Lass
The Salvation Army Lass
The Politician's Love Story
The Politician's Love Story