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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.
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Filmography
all 266
Movies 266
self 3
Cleopatra
The Many Faces of Cleopatra (2009)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists (1998)
Movie
(archive footage)
The Casting Couch (1995)
Movie
Night Must Fall (1937)
Movie
Yellow Dust (1936)
Movie
(uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)
Movie
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
The Old-Fashioned Way (1934)
Movie
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Secrets (1933)
Movie
Sinners in the Sun (1932)
Movie
Mina (uncredited)
So Big! (1932)
Movie
The Sister
The Hard Hombre (1931)
Movie
Homicide Squad (1931)
Movie
Actress
Sweeping Against the Winds (1930)
Movie
Polly Barker
Gambling Wives (1924)
Movie
Sylvia
The Satin Girl (1923)
Movie
Katherine Nevin
The Unfoldment (1922)
Movie
Actress
The Love Craze (1918)
Movie
Actress
The Face on the Screen (1916)
Movie
Isabel Thorne
Elusive Isabel (1916)
Movie
Florence Lloyd
The Man Who Was Never Kissed (1914)
Movie
Miss Lawrence
A Mysterious Mystery (1914)
Movie
Flo
Counterfeiters (1914)
Movie
Flo Soule - The Gamekeeper's Daughter
The Honor of the Humble (1914)
Movie
Actress
The Mad Man’s Ward (1914)
Movie
Herself
The Great Universal Mystery (1914)
Movie
Flo - Bob's Ward
Her Ragged Knight (1914)
Movie
Flo Welton
A Singular Cynic (1914)
Movie
Florence Lund
The Doctor’s Testimony (1914)
Movie
Flo - the Maid
The Disenchantment (1914)
Movie
The Bribe (1914)
Movie
Flo
The Pawns of Destiny (1914)
Movie
Flo - the Little Mail Carrier
The Little Mail Carrier (1914)
Movie
Flo
Diplomatic Flo (1914)
Movie
Florence Blair
The Honeymooners (1914)
Movie
Flo
The Stepmother (1914)
Movie
Flo
The Law’s Decree (1914)
Movie
Florence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role)
The False Bride (1914)
Movie
Flo
The Romance of the Photograph (1914)
Movie
Florence
The Coryphee (1914)
Movie
Florence Kingsley
A Girl and Her Money (1913)
Movie
The Wife
Influence of Sympathy (1913)
Movie
Esther Stern
Unto the Third Generation (1913)
Movie
Flo
His Wife’s Child (1913)
Movie
Flo
The Spender (1913)
Movie
Mab Hawkins
The Girl O’ the Woods (1913)
Movie
Florence Ashleigh
The Closed Door (1913)
Movie
Self
Suffragettes Parade in Washington (1913)
Movie
Lady Leone Mervyn
The Lady Leone (1912)
Movie
Annie / Mary (twin sisters)
Sisters (1912)
Movie
June Martin
The Redemption of Riverton (1912)
Movie
Roxie
The Angel of the Studio (1912)
Movie
Betty
Betty’s Nightmare (1912)
Movie
Florence the Governess
Tangled Relations (1912)
Movie
Dr. Jane Bixby
The Advent of Jane (1912)
Movie
Florence Dow
Flo's Discipline (1912)
Movie
Flo
All for Love (1912)
Movie
Margie
After All (1912)
Movie
Nellie Wilson
The Winning Punch (1912)
Movie
Flo Ballard
Her Cousin Fred (1912)
Movie
Flo
The Chance Shot (1912)
Movie
Flo
The Mill Buyers (1912)
Movie
Mrs. Flo Mills
Taking a Chance (1912)
Movie
Flo Lakewood
The Players (1912)
Movie
Flo Armstrong
In Swift Waters (1912)
Movie
Flo
Not Like Other Girls (1912)
Movie
The Surgeon’s Heroism (1912)
Movie
Flo - the Country Girl
A Village Romance (1912)
Movie
Ethel Vernon
Art Versus Music (1911)
Movie
Gladys Stevens
A Girlish Impulse (1911)
Movie
Phyllis Moore
A Head for Business (1911)
Movie
Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl
His Chorus Girl Wife (1911)
Movie
Bessie Elkins - the Niece
Aunt Jane’s Legacy (1911)
Movie
Mrs. Appleby
One on Reno (1911)
Movie
Marjorie Thorne
A Rural Conqueror (1911)
Movie
Dora Elsmore
The Maniac (1911)
Movie
Peggy - a Boarding House Drudge
The Slavey’s Affinity (1911)
Movie
Evelyn Bruce - the Young Governess
The Matchmaker (1911)
Movie
Jessie Storm - the Local Girl
The Life Saver (1911)
Movie
Rosie Carter
The Story of Rosie’s Rose (1911)
Movie
Florence Earle
Romance of Pond Cove (1911)
Movie
Flo = the Rebellious Daughter
A Rebellious Blossom (1911)
Movie
Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse
Through Jealous Eyes (1911)
Movie
The Younger Brother's Wife
Her Two Sons (1911)
Movie
Violet - the Country Girl
During Cherry Time (1911)
Movie
Mary Williams
The Snare of Society (1911)
Movie
Ruth Craven
Always a Way (1911)
Movie
Rosalind Trevaine
The Little Rebel (1911)
Movie
Freda Judson
Higgenses Versus Judsons (1911)
Movie
Lillian De Mille
Duke de Ribbon Counter (1911)
Movie
Edith - The Professor's Ward
The Professor’s Ward (1911)
Movie
The Actress
A Game of Deception (1911)
Movie
The Sheriff's Daughter
The State Line (1911)
Movie
Actress
A Good Turn (1911)
Movie
The Reformed Woman
Her Humble Ministry (1911)
Movie
Florence
That Awful Brother (1911)
Movie
The Nurse
A Fascinating Bachelor (1911)
Movie
Actress
The Sheriff and the Man (1911)
Movie
Gladys Weston
The Hoyden (1911)
Movie
Gladys
The Two Fathers (1911)
Movie
Flora Hamilton
Opportunity and the Man (1911)
Movie
The Wife
The Wife’s Awakening (1911)
Movie
The Mother
Her Child's Honor (1911)
Movie
Flo
Her Artistic Temperament (1911)
Movie
The Actress
The Actress and the Singer (1911)
Movie
Mrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife
His Friend, the Burglar (1911)
Movie
Effie Hart
Vanity and Its Cure (1911)
Movie
Nan
Nan’s Diplomacy (1911)
Movie
Miss Gillman
The Test (1911)
Movie
Ethel Lane
A Show Girl’s Strategem (1911)
Movie
Nora Blake
Age Versus Youth (1911)
Movie
The Object of Their Affection
His Bogus Uncle (1911)
Movie
The Heiress
The Count of Montebello (1910)
Movie
Actress
All the World’s a Stage (1910)
Movie
Actress
Pressed Roses (1910)
Movie
Actress
Debt (1910)
Movie
Actress
The Right Girl (1910)
Movie
Jane
The Taming of Jane (1910)
Movie
Actress
The Senator’s Double (1910)
Movie
Actress
Once Upon a Time (1910)
Movie
Actress
The Irony of Fate (1910)
Movie
Mrs. George Rand
Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens (1910)
Movie
The Mistake (1910)
Movie
Actress
Old Heads and Young Hearts (1910)
Movie
Actress
The Call of the Circus (1910)
Movie
Mrs. Henderson
A Game for Two (1910)
Movie
Grace
A Reno Romance (1910)
Movie
Mrs. Nichols
The Nichols on a Vacation (1910)
Movie
The Wife
The Eternal Triangle (1910)
Movie
Actress
The Doctor's Perfidy (1910)
Movie
The Orphan
Two Men (1910)
Movie
Marie
The New Shawl (1910)
Movie
Actress
The Maelstrom (1910)
Movie
Actress
The Rosary (1910)
Movie
Actress
His Second Wife (1910)
Movie
The Miser's Daughter
The Miser’s Daughter (1910)
Movie
Actress
Transfusion (1910)
Movie
Actress
The Stage Note (1910)
Movie
Actress
The Broken Oath (1910)
Movie
The Mother
Mother Love (1910)
Movie
Actress
The Governor’s Pardon (1910)
Movie
Jane
Jane and the Stranger (1910)
Movie
Actress
The Blind Man’s Tact (1910)
Movie
Actress
Justice in the Far North (1910)
Movie
Actress
The Tide of Fortune (1910)
Movie
Actress
The Right of Love (1910)
Movie
Actress
The Winning Punch (1910)
Movie
Bess
The Awakening of Bess (1909)
Movie
Actress
Lest We Forget (1909)
Movie
Actress
Her Generous Way (1909)
Movie
The Forest Ranger's Daughter
The Forest Ranger’s Daughter (1909)
Movie
Actress
Nursing a Viper (1909)
Movie
The Girl
Love's Stratagem (1909)
Movie
1776, or The Hessian Renegades (1909)
Movie
Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat (1909)
Movie
Mrs. Jones
Mr. Jones’ Burglar (1909)
Movie
Rising Moon
The Mended Lute (1909)
Movie
2.5
Nerada
The Slave (1909)
Movie
Alice's Sister
Sweet and Twenty (1909)
Movie
Extra
Tender Hearts (1909)
Movie
Princess Angela
The Cardinal's Conspiracy (1909)
Movie
Mrs. Jim Brooks
Jealousy and the Man (1909)
Movie
Mrs. Harcourt
The Country Doctor (1909)
Movie
The Necklace (1909)
Movie
Mabel Jarrett
The Way of Man (1909)
Movie
Mrs. Jones
The Peachbasket Hat (1909)
Movie
Mrs. Jones
Her First Biscuits (1909)
Movie
Mrs. Alfred Lucas
What Drink Did (1909)
Movie
Flora - Aunty's Ward
Eradicating Aunty (1909)
Movie
Margie
Eloping with Auntie (1909)
Movie
Party Guest
Two Memories (1909)
Movie
Katucha
Resurrection (1909)
Movie
Mary Allison - Frank's Sister
The Jilt (1909)
Movie
The Poor Mother
A Baby's Shoe (1909)
Movie
Mrs. Jones
Jones and the Lady Book Agent (1909)
Movie
Ella Berling
The Note in the Shoe (1909)
Movie
Actress
The Eavesdropper (1909)
Movie
Mary Flinn
Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good (1909)
Movie
Lucky Jim (1909)
Movie
Mignon
Drive for a Life (1909)
Movie
Lady Helen
Lady Helen's Escapade (1909)
Movie
In Crowd
A Troublesome Satchel (1909)
Movie
Nellie Burton
Confidence (1909)
Movie
Lady-in-Waiting
The Winning Coat (1909)
Movie
Mrs. Schneider
Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade (1909)
Movie
Mexican Woman
The Road to the Heart (1909)
Movie
The Nanny
Trying to Get Arrested (1909)
Movie
Woman in the Play
A Drunkard's Reformation (1909)
Movie
Mrs. Jones
Jones and His New Neighbors (1909)
Movie
Mrs. Ross
The Medicine Bottle (1909)
Movie
Actress
And a Little Child Shall Lead Them (1909)
Movie
Mabel Colton
The Deception (1909)
Movie
Actress
I Did It (1909)
Movie
Veronica
The Lure of the Gown (1909)
Movie
Mary Wilson
The Salvation Army Lass (1909)
Movie
Claire
The Wooden Leg (1909)
Movie
Noblewoman
The Roue’s Heart (1909)
Movie
Mrs. Jones
His Wife's Mother (1909)
Movie
The Maid
The Prussian Spy (1909)
Movie
Girl at Wedding
At the Altar (1909)
Movie
The Politician's Love Story (1909)
Movie
Mrs. Jones
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals (1909)
Movie
The Reverend's Ward
His Ward's Love (1909)
Movie
Mrs. Edwards
The Curtain Pole (1909)
Movie
The Maid / In Factory
Tragic Love (1909)
Movie
Mrs. John Goodhusband
A Wreath in Time (1909)
Movie
The Guard's Sweetheart
The Brahma Diamond (1909)
Movie
Dr. Payson's First Daughter
The Girls and Daddy (1909)
Movie
Woman in Tenement
The Cord of Life (1909)
Movie
Theatre Audience
Those Awful Hats (1909)
Movie
Mrs. Jones
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party (1909)
Movie
The Maid
The Criminal Hypnotist (1909)
Movie
The Maid
Those Boys! (1909)
Movie
Mrs. Hardluck
The Sacrifice (1909)
Movie
Rachel Einstein
The Honor of Thieves (1909)
Movie
Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Jones Entertains (1909)
Movie
Actress
The Judgment of Solomon (1909)
Movie
Mrs. John Murray
One Touch of Nature (1909)
Movie
Wedding Guest
The Helping Hand (1908)
Movie
Mrs. Jones
Mr. Jones at the Ball (1908)
Movie
Mrs. Martin
The Christmas Burglars (1908)
Movie
Actress
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain (1908)
Movie
Mrs. Mowbray
An Awful Moment (1908)
Movie
Jennie Colman
The Test of Friendship (1908)
Movie
The Wife
The Reckoning (1908)
Movie
Nellie Caufield's Sister
The Feud and the Turkey (1908)
Movie
Bank Customer / Landlady
Money Mad (1908)
Movie
Nurse
The Valet's Wife (1908)
Movie
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy (1908)
Movie
Bridget / Dinner Guest
The Clubman and the Tramp (1908)
Movie
Actress
A Woman's Way (1908)
Movie
The Trapper's Wife
The Ingrate (1908)
Movie
Working Woman - First Sister
The Song of the Shirt (1908)
Movie
Katharina
The Taming of the Shrew (1908)
Movie
Actress
The Pirate's Gold (1908)
Movie
Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian (1908)
Movie
Mrs. John Davis
After Many Years (1908)
Movie
Mrs. Brown
Concealing a Burglar (1908)
Movie
Gladys Penrose
The Call of the Wild (1908)
Movie
Ruth Simonson
Romance of a Jewess (1908)
Movie
Tomboy Nellie
The Planter's Wife (1908)
Movie
Wedding Party / In Bar
The Vaquero's Vow (1908)
Movie
Parthenia
Ingomar, the Barbarian (1908)
Movie
First Couple
Father Gets in the Game (1908)
Movie
The Boer's Wife
The Zulu's Heart (1908)
Movie
A Model
The Devil (1908)
Movie
Mrs. Jenkins
The Stolen Jewels (1908)
Movie
Actress
Richard III (1908)
Movie
Mrs. Bibbs
A Smoked Husband (1908)
Movie
At the Beach
Where the Breakers Roar (1908)
Movie
O'Yama
The Heart of O Yama (1908)
Movie
The Red Girl
The Red Girl (1908)
Movie
Mrs. Bailey
Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters (1908)
Movie
Woman
The Girl and the Outlaw (1908)
Movie
Myrtle Vane
Betrayed by a Handprint (1908)
Movie
Salome
Salome (The Dance of Seven Veils) (1908)
Movie
Actress
The Bandit’s Waterloo (The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora) (1908)
Movie
Theckla, the Viking's Daughter
The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen (1908)
Movie
Lady Jane
Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance (1908)
Movie
Juliet
Romeo and Juliet (A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet) (1908)
Movie
Banquet Guest
Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy (1908)
Movie
Actress
The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines (1907)
Movie
Moya
The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance (1907)
Movie
Actress
The Boy, the Bust and the Bath (1907)
Movie
Boone's Daughter
Daniel Boone/Pioneer Days in America (1907)
Movie
Actress
The Mill Girl (1907)
Movie
Actress
The Automobile Thieves (1906)
Movie
Ratings
Average 2.34
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1886-01-01
Deathday1938-12-27 (52 years old)
Birth PlaceHamilton, Canada
RelationshipsHarry Solter (1908-01-01 - 1920-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America, Canada
Also Known AsFlorence Annie Bridgwood
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