Florence Lawrence

Florence Lawrence

b. 1886 — d. 1938 (aged 52) Hamilton - Ontario - Canada

Actress

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

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

Lady Jane's Flight

Diplomatic Flo

Not Like Other Girls

Filmography

Pleasure

Homicide Squad

Sweeping Against the Winds

Gambling Wives

Lucretia Lombard

Lucretia Lombard

The Unfoldment

Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 18

Face on the Screen

Elusive Isabel

Her Ragged Knight

A Singular Cynic

The Mad Man's Ward

The Doctor's Testimony

Diplomatic Flo

The Law's Decree

A Mysterious Mystery

The Romance of a Photograph

The Little Mail Carrier

The Little Mail Carrier

The False Bride

The Honeymooners

A Singular Sinner

The Woman Who Won

The Woman Who Won

Counterfeiters

A Disenchantment

A Disenchantment

The Honor of the Humble

The Pawns of Destiny

A Girl and Her Money

The Closed Door

The Closed Door

The Girl o'the Woods

Animated Weekly, No. 77

Suffragette's Parade in Washington

1913 Self Actress

The Influence of Sympathy

The Influence of Sympathy

His Wife's Child

Unto the Third Generation

Flo's Discipline

Flo's Discipline

Not Like Other Girls

Was Mabel Cured?

The Winning Punch

In Swift Waters

In Swift Waters

The Mill Buyers

The Mill Buyers

The Angel of the Studio

Taking a Chance

After All

The Advent of Jane

The Players

A Village Romance

Betty's Nightmare

Her Cousin Fred

Tangled Relations

The Cross-Roads

The Redemption of Riverton

The Chance Shot

Her Child's Honor

Her Child's Honor

Nan's Diplomacy

His Bogus Uncle

His Bogus Uncle

The Sheriff and the Man

A Blind Deception

A Blind Deception

That Awful Brother

That Awful Brother

Her Humble Ministry

Her Humble Ministry

A Rebellious Blossom

A Rebellious Blossom

A Girlish Impulse

A Girlish Impulse

The Slavey's Affinity

The Slavey's Affinity

The Little Rebel

The Little Rebel

Aunt Jane's Legacy

Aunt Jane's Legacy

Her Artistic Temperament

Her Artistic Temperament

Duke De Ribbon Counter

Duke De Ribbon Counter

The Test

A Fascinating Bachelor

A Fascinating Bachelor

Romance of Pond Cove

Romance of Pond Cove

A Show Girl's Stratagem

A Show Girl's Stratagem

The Hoyden

The State Line

A Head for Business

A Head for Business

Opportunity and the Man

Opportunity and the Man

Vanity and Its Cure

Vanity and Its Cure

His Chorus Girl Wife

His Chorus Girl Wife

The Actress and the Singer

The Actress and the Singer

The Gypsy

The Two Fathers

The Two Fathers

His Friend, the Burglar

His Friend, the Burglar

During Cherry Time

Age Versus Youth

Age Versus Youth

The Wife's Awakening

Higgenses Versus Judsons

Higgenses Versus Judsons

Through Jealous Eyes

Through Jealous Eyes

The Story of Rosie's Rose

The Snare of Society

The Snare of Society

A Game of Deception

A Game of Deception

The Life Saver

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