Florence Lawrence

Florence Lawrence

Known for: Acting

Born: January 1, 1886

Died: December 28, 1938

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 motio…

Known for

The Mended Lute
The Mended Lute
1909
Lady Helen's Escapade
Lady Helen's Escapade
1909
Betrayed by a Handprint
Betrayed by a Handprint
1908
Confidence
Confidence
1909
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
1908
The Red Girl
1908
Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters
1908
The Heart of O Yama
1908
Romance of a Jewess
Romance of a Jewess
1908
The Clubman and the Tramp
1908
Flo's Discipline
Flo's Discipline
1912
The Honor of Thieves
1909
The Christmas Burglars
1908
The Salvation Army Lass
The Salvation Army Lass
1909
The Boy, the Bust and the Bath
The Boy, the Bust and the Bath
1907
Her Child's Honor
1911
The Automobile Thieves
The Automobile Thieves
1906
The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen
1908
Not Like Other Girls
1912
The Slave
The Slave
1909
Elusive Isabel
Elusive Isabel
1916
Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in America
1907
Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils
1908
The Awakening of Bess
1909
A Baby's Shoe
1909
Eloping with Auntie
1909
The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines
1907
The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance
1907
The Note in the Shoe
1909
The Count of Montebello
1910
The Eternal Triangle
1910
The Call of the Circus
1910
The Medicine Bottle
The Medicine Bottle
1909
Debt
1910
His Second Wife
1910
The Broken Oath
1910
A Game for Two
1910
The Governor’s Pardon
1910
The Irony of Fate
1910
Jane and the Stranger
1910
The Unfoldment
The Unfoldment
1922
The Matchmaker
1911
A Show Girl’s Strategem
1911
The Story of Rosie’s Rose
1911
Nan’s Diplomacy
1911
That Awful Brother
1911
One on Reno
One on Reno
1911
The State Line
1911
The Face on the Screen
1916
The Slavey’s Affinity
1911
The Snare of Society
The Snare of Society
1911
The Life Saver
1911
The Love Craze
1918
The Professor’s Ward
1911
Through Jealous Eyes
Through Jealous Eyes
1911
A Village Romance
1912
The Maniac
1911
The Wife’s Awakening
1911
Opportunity and the Man
1911
Vanity and Its Cure
Vanity and Its Cure
1911
The Blind Man’s Tact
1910
Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens
1910
Justice in the Far North
1910
The New Shawl
1910
The Miser’s Daughter
1910
The Maelstrom
1910
The Mistake
1910
Mother Love
1910
A Reno Romance
1910
The Right of Love
1910
Old Heads and Young Hearts
1910
Two Men
1910
The Nichols on a Vacation
1910
Once Upon a Time
1910
The Senator’s Double
1910
The Taming of Jane
1910
The Winning Punch
1910
The Stage Note
1910
The Right Girl
1910
Pressed Roses
1910
Transfusion
1910
The Tide of Fortune
1910
After All
After All
1912
The Advent of Jane
1912
The Actress and the Singer
1911
Art Versus Music
1911
Always a Way
1911
Betty’s Nightmare
1912
All for Love
1912
The Angel of the Studio
1912
The Lady Leone
1912
The Players
1912
Her Cousin Fred
1912
In Swift Waters
1912
The Mill Buyers
1912
Tangled Relations
Tangled Relations
1912
The Chance Shot
1912
The Redemption of Riverton
The Redemption of Riverton
1912
Sisters
1912
A Girl and Her Money
1913
Influence of Sympathy
1913
The Closed Door
1913
His Wife’s Child
1913
The Girl O’ the Woods
1913
The Winning Punch
1912
The Little Rebel
1911
The Two Fathers
1911
Lest We Forget
1909
During Cherry Time
1911
Taking a Chance
1912
All the World’s a Stage
1910
Love's Stratagem
Love's Stratagem
1909
Her Generous Way
1909
The Forest Ranger’s Daughter
1909
Duke de Ribbon Counter
1911
The Doctor's Perfidy
1910
The Rosary
1910
Aunt Jane’s Legacy
Aunt Jane’s Legacy
1911
A Fascinating Bachelor
1911
Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance
1908
A Game of Deception
1911
A Good Turn
1911
Unto the Third Generation
1913
Her Ragged Knight
1914
The Spender
1913
Counterfeiters
1914
Suffragettes Parade in Washington
1913
The False Bride
1914
The Honor of the Humble
1914
The Doctor’s Testimony
1914
The Coryphee
1914
The Disenchantment
1914
Diplomatic Flo
1914
The Bribe
1914
The Honeymooners
1914
The Pawns of Destiny
1914
The Little Mail Carrier
1914
The Man Who Was Never Kissed
1914
A Singular Cynic
1914
The Stepmother
1914
A Mysterious Mystery
1914
The Mad Man’s Ward
1914
The Test
1911
The Romance of the Photograph
1914
The Law’s Decree
1914
A Head for Business
1911
His Chorus Girl Wife
His Chorus Girl Wife
1911
Her Two Sons
1911
Her Humble Ministry
1911
The Hoyden
1911
A Girlish Impulse
1911
Her Artistic Temperament
1911
Higgenses Versus Judsons
1911
His Friend, the Burglar
1911
His Bogus Uncle
His Bogus Uncle
1911
A Rural Conqueror
1911
A Rebellious Blossom
1911
Romance of Pond Cove
1911
The Time-Lock Safe
1910
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
1909
Resurrection
Resurrection
1909
After Many Years
1908
Her First Biscuits
Her First Biscuits
1909
A Smoked Husband
A Smoked Husband
1908
Concealing a Burglar
1908
The Reckoning
1908
The Test of Friendship
1908
The Way of Man
The Way of Man
1909
Mr. Jones at the Ball
Mr. Jones at the Ball
1908
One Touch of Nature
1909
The Sacrifice
1909
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
1909
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909
The Peachbasket Hat
The Peachbasket Hat
1909
The Zulu's Heart
The Zulu's Heart
1908
Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian
Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian
1908
Mrs. Jones Entertains
1909
The Ingrate
1908
Ingomar, the Barbarian
Ingomar, the Barbarian
1908
Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet
Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet
1908
The Stolen Jewels
1908
The Deception
1909
The Girls and Daddy
The Girls and Daddy
1909
His Ward's Love
1909
His Wife's Mother
1909
Eradicating Aunty
Eradicating Aunty
1909
Jealousy and the Man
1909
Jones and the Lady Book Agent
1909
Jones and His New Neighbors
Jones and His New Neighbors
1909
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
1909
Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat
1909
The Road to the Heart
1909
Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good
1909
Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade
1909
A Troublesome Satchel
1909
A Wreath in Time
1909
The Wooden Leg
1909
Age Versus Youth
1911
Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
1908
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
1908
The Sheriff and the Man
1911
What Drink Did
What Drink Did
1909
The Judgment of Solomon
The Judgment of Solomon
1909
The Curtain Pole
The Curtain Pole
1909
The Lure of the Gown
The Lure of the Gown
1909
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild
1908
Sweet and Twenty
Sweet and Twenty
1909
Trying to Get Arrested
1909
The Devil
The Devil
1908
The Brahma Diamond
1909
Drive for a Life
1909
The Jilt
1909
Those Boys!
1909
The Roue’s Heart
1909
Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy
1908
The Great Universal Mystery
1914
Saul and David
1909
Money Mad
Money Mad
1908
An Awful Moment
An Awful Moment
1908
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
1908
The Pirate's Gold
1908
The Planter's Wife
The Planter's Wife
1908
The Prussian Spy
The Prussian Spy
1909
The Surgeon’s Heroism
1912
The Winning Coat
1909
Tragic Love
1909
Sweeping Against the Winds
1930
Those Awful Hats
Those Awful Hats
1909
The Song of the Shirt
The Song of the Shirt
1908
Father Gets in the Game
Father Gets in the Game
1908
The Country Doctor
The Country Doctor
1909
The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora
1908
The Vaquero's Vow
1908
The Satin Girl
The Satin Girl
1923
I Did It
1909
A Woman's Way
1908
Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim
1909
Nursing a Viper
Nursing a Viper
1909
The Girl and the Outlaw
The Girl and the Outlaw
1908
Gambling Wives
Gambling Wives
1924
Tender Hearts
Tender Hearts
1909
The Feud and the Turkey
1908
The Valet's Wife
1908
The Criminal Hypnotist
1909
The Helping Hand
1908
The Politician's Love Story
The Politician's Love Story
1909
Homicide Squad
Homicide Squad
1931
The Hard Hombre
The Hard Hombre
1931
A Drunkard's Reformation
A Drunkard's Reformation
1909
Where the Breakers Roar
Where the Breakers Roar
1908
Two Memories
Two Memories
1909
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1909
The Necklace
The Necklace
1909
The Old-Fashioned Way
The Old-Fashioned Way
1934
Night Must Fall
Night Must Fall
1937
At the Altar
At the Altar
1909
The Lonely Villa
The Lonely Villa
1909
Secrets
Secrets
1933
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909
Yellow Dust
Yellow Dust
1936
Sinners in the Sun
Sinners in the Sun
1932
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998
The Cord of Life
The Cord of Life
1909
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
So Big!
So Big!
1932
The Casting Couch
The Casting Couch
1995