Acting · Hamilton, Ontario, Canada · Born January 1, 1886
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.
MovieStar Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Casting Couch
1995
MovieNight Must Fall
1937
MovieYellow Dust
1936
MovieMan on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as (uncredited)
MovieThe Old-Fashioned Way
1934
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
MovieSecrets
1933
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
MovieSinners in the Sun
1932
MovieSo Big!
1932
as Mina (uncredited)
MovieThe Hard Hombre
1931
as The Sister
MovieHomicide Squad
1931
Sweeping Against the Winds
1930
MovieGambling Wives
1924
as Polly Barker
MovieThe Satin Girl
1923
as Sylvia
MovieThe Unfoldment
1922
as Katherine Nevin
The Love Craze
1918
as Florence
The Face on the Screen
1916
MovieElusive Isabel
1916
as Isabel Thorne
The Man Who Was Never Kissed
1914
as Florence Lloyd
A Mysterious Mystery
1914
as Miss Lawrence
Counterfeiters
1914
as Flo
The Honor of the Humble
1914
as Flo Soule - The Gamekeeper's Daughter
The Mad Man’s Ward
1914
as Florence
The Great Universal Mystery
1914
as Herself
Her Ragged Knight
1914
as Flo - Bob's Ward
A Singular Cynic
1914
as Flo Welton
The Doctor’s Testimony
1914
as Florence Lund
The Bribe
1914
The Disenchantment
1914
as Flo - the Maid
The Pawns of Destiny
1914
as Flo
The Little Mail Carrier
1914
as Flo - the Little Mail Carrier
Diplomatic Flo
1914
as Flo
The Honeymooners
1914
as Florence Blair
The Stepmother
1914
as Flo
The Law’s Decree
1914
as Flo
The False Bride
1914
as Florence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role)
The Romance of the Photograph
1914
as Flo
The Coryphee
1914
as Florence
A Girl and Her Money
1913
as Florence Kingsley
Influence of Sympathy
1913
as The Wife
Unto the Third Generation
1913
as Esther Stern
His Wife’s Child
1913
as Flo
The Spender
1913
as Flo
The Girl O’ the Woods
1913
as Mab Hawkins
The Closed Door
1913
as Florence Ashleigh
Suffragettes Parade in Washington
1913
as Herself
The Lady Leone
1912
as Lady Leone Mervyn
Sisters
1912
as Annie / Mary (twin sisters)
MovieThe Redemption of Riverton
1912
as June Martin
The Angel of the Studio
1912
as Roxie
Betty’s Nightmare
1912
as Betty
MovieTangled Relations
1912
as Florence the Governess
The Advent of Jane
1912
as Dr. Jane Bixby
MovieFlo's Discipline
1912
as Florence Dow
All for Love
1912
as Flo
MovieAfter All
1912
as Margie
The Winning Punch
1912
as Nellie Wilson
Her Cousin Fred
1912
as Flo Ballard
The Chance Shot
1912
as Flo
The Mill Buyers
1912
as Flo
Taking a Chance
1912
as Mrs. Flo Mills
The Players
1912
as Flo Lakewood
In Swift Waters
1912
as Flo Armstrong
Not Like Other Girls
1912
as Flo
The Surgeon’s Heroism
1912
as Flo
A Village Romance
1912
as Flo - the Country Girl
Art Versus Music
1911
as Ethel Vernon
A Girlish Impulse
1911
as Gladys Stevens
A Head for Business
1911
as Phyllis Moore
MovieHis Chorus Girl Wife
1911
as Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl
MovieAunt Jane’s Legacy
1911
as Bessie Elkins - the Niece
MovieOne on Reno
1911
as Mrs. Appleby
A Rural Conqueror
1911
as Marjorie Thorne
The Maniac
1911
as Dora Elsmore
The Slavey’s Affinity
1911
as Peggy - a Boarding House Drudge
The Matchmaker
1911
as Evelyn Bruce - the Young Governess
The Life Saver
1911
as Jessie Storm - the Local Girl
The Story of Rosie’s Rose
1911
as Rosie Carter
Romance of Pond Cove
1911
as Florence Earle
A Rebellious Blossom
1911
as Flo - The Rebellious Daughter
MovieThrough Jealous Eyes
1911
as Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse
Her Two Sons
1911
as The Younger Brother's Wife
During Cherry Time
1911
as Violet - the Country Girl
MovieThe Snare of Society
1911
as Mary Williams
Always a Way
1911
as Ruth Craven
The Little Rebel
1911
as Rosalind Trevaine
Higgenses Versus Judsons
1911
as Freda Judson
Duke de Ribbon Counter
1911
as Lillian de Mille
The Professor’s Ward
1911
as Edith - The Professor's Ward
A Game of Deception
1911
as The Actress
The State Line
1911
as The Sheriff's Daughter
A Good Turn
1911
as Florence
Her Humble Ministry
1911
as The Reformed Woman
That Awful Brother
1911
as Florence
A Fascinating Bachelor
1911
as The Nurse
The Sheriff and the Man
1911
as Flo
The Hoyden
1911
as Gladys Weston
The Two Fathers
1911
as Gladys
Opportunity and the Man
1911
as Flora Hamilton
The Wife’s Awakening
1911
as The Wife
Her Child's Honor
1911
as The Mother
Her Artistic Temperament
1911
as Flo
The Actress and the Singer
1911
as The Actress
His Friend, the Burglar
1911
as Mrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife
MovieVanity and Its Cure
1911
as Effie Hart
Nan’s Diplomacy
1911
as Nan
The Test
1911
as Miss Gillman
A Show Girl’s Strategem
1911
as Ethel Lane
Age Versus Youth
1911
as Nora Blake
MovieHis Bogus Uncle
1911
as The Object of Their Affection
The Count of Montebello
1910
as The Heiress
All the World’s a Stage
1910
Pressed Roses
1910
Debt
1910
The Right Girl
1910
The Taming of Jane
1910
as Jane
The Senator’s Double
1910
Once Upon a Time
1910
The Irony of Fate
1910
Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens
1910
as Mrs. George Rand
The Mistake
1910
as Florence
Old Heads and Young Hearts
1910
The Time-Lock Safe
1910
as The Mother
The Call of the Circus
1910
A Game for Two
1910
as Mrs. Henderson
The Nichols on a Vacation
1910
as Mrs. Nichols
A Reno Romance
1910
as Grace
The Eternal Triangle
1910
as The Wife
The Doctor's Perfidy
1910
Two Men
1910
as TheOrphan
The New Shawl
1910
as Marie
The Maelstrom
1910
The Rosary
1910
His Second Wife
1910
The Miser’s Daughter
1910
as The Miser's Daughter
Transfusion
1910
The Stage Note
1910
The Broken Oath
1910
Mother Love
1910
as The Mother
The Governor’s Pardon
1910
as Florence
Jane and the Stranger
1910
as Jane
The Blind Man’s Tact
1910
Justice in the Far North
1910
as Florence
The Tide of Fortune
1910
The Right of Love
1910
The Winning Punch
1910
The Awakening of Bess
1909
as Bess
Lest We Forget
1909
Her Generous Way
1909
The Forest Ranger’s Daughter
1909
as The Forest Ranger's Daughter
MovieNursing a Viper
1909
MovieLove's Stratagem
1909
as The Girl
MovieLines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909
Movie1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1909
Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat
1909
as Mrs. Jones
MovieMr. Jones’ Burglar
1909
as Mrs. Jones
MovieThe Mended Lute
1909
as Rising Moon
MovieThe Slave
1909
as Nerada
MovieSweet and Twenty
1909
as Alice's sister
Jealousy and the Man
1909
as Mrs. Jim Brooks
MovieTender Hearts
1909
as Extra
MovieThe Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909
as The Princess
MovieThe Country Doctor
1909
as Mrs. Harcourt
MovieThe Necklace
1909
MovieThe Way of Man
1909
as Mabel Jarrett
MovieThe Peachbasket Hat
1909
as Mrs. Jones
MovieHer First Biscuits
1909
as Mrs. Jones
MovieThe Lonely Villa
1909
MovieEradicating Aunty
1909
as Flora - Aunty's Ward
MovieWhat Drink Did
1909
as Mrs. Alfred Lucas
MovieTwo Memories
1909
as Party Guest
Eloping with Auntie
1909
as Margie
MovieThe Judgment of Solomon
1909
MovieResurrection
1909
as Katusha
The Jilt
1909
as Mary Allison - Frank's Sister
A Baby's Shoe
1909
as The Poor Mother
Jones and the Lady Book Agent
1909
as Mrs. Jones
The Note in the Shoe
1909
as Ella Berling
Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good
1909
as Mary Flinn
MovieLucky Jim
1909
as Wedding Guest
Drive for a Life
1909
as Mignon
MovieLady Helen's Escapade
1909
as Lady Helen
A Troublesome Satchel
1909
as In Crowd
MovieConfidence
1909
as Nellie Burton
The Winning Coat
1909
as Lady-in-Waiting
Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade
1909
as Mrs. Schneider
Trying to Get Arrested
1909
as The Nanny
The Road to the Heart
1909
as Mexican Woman
MovieA Drunkard's Reformation
1909
as Woman in the Play
MovieJones and His New Neighbors
1909
as Mrs. Jones
MovieThe Medicine Bottle
1909
as Mrs. Ross
The Deception
1909
as Mabel Colton
MovieThe Lure of the Gown
1909
as Veronica
I Did It, Mamma
1909
MovieThe Salvation Army Lass
1909
as Mary Wilson
The Roue’s Heart
1909
as Noblewoman
The Wooden Leg
1909
as Claire
His Wife's Mother
1909
as Mrs. Jones
MovieThe Prussian Spy
1909
as The Maid
Saul and David
1909
MovieAt the Altar
1909
as Girl at Wedding
MovieThe Politician's Love Story
1909
MovieThe Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
1909
as Mrs. Jones
MovieThe Curtain Pole
1909
as Mrs. Edwards
His Ward's Love
1909
as The Reverend's Ward
Tragic Love
1909
as The Maid / In Factory
A Wreath in Time
1909
as Mrs. John Goodhusband
The Brahma Diamond
1909
as The Guard's Sweetheart
MovieThe Girls and Daddy
1909
as Dr. Payson's First Daughter
MovieThe Cord of Life
1909
as Woman in Tenement
MovieThose Awful Hats
1909
as Theatre Audience
MovieMr. Jones Has a Card Party
1909
as Mrs. Jones
The Criminal Hypnotist
1909
as The Maid
Those Boys!
1909
as The Maid
The Sacrifice
1909
as Mrs. Hardluck
The Honor of Thieves
1909
as Rachel Einstein
Mrs. Jones Entertains
1909
as Mrs. Jones
One Touch of Nature
1909
as Mrs. John Murray
The Helping Hand
1908
as Wedding Guest
MovieMr. Jones at the Ball
1908
as Mrs. Jones
The Christmas Burglars
1908
as Mrs. Martin
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
1908
MovieAn Awful Moment
1908
as Mrs. Mowbray
The Test of Friendship
1908
as Jennie Colman
The Reckoning
1908
as The Wife
The Feud and the Turkey
1908
as Nellie Caufield's Sister
MovieMoney Mad
1908
as Bank Customer / Landlady
The Valet's Wife
1908
as Muse
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
1908
as Calpurnia
The Clubman and the Tramp
1908
as Bridget / Dinner Guest
A Woman's Way
1908
as Flo
The Ingrate
1908
as The Trapper's Wife
MovieThe Song of the Shirt
1908
as Woman
MovieThe Taming of the Shrew
1908
as Katharina
The Pirate's Gold
1908
After Many Years
1908
as Mrs. John Davis
MovieAntony and Cleopatra
1908
as Cleopatra
Concealing a Burglar
1908
as Mrs. Brown
MovieThe Call of the Wild
1908
as Gladys Penrose
MovieRomance of a Jewess
1908
as Ruth Simonson
MovieThe Planter's Wife
1908
as Tomboy Nellie
The Vaquero's Vow
1908
as Wedding Party / In Bar
MovieIngomar, the Barbarian
1908
as Parthenia
MovieFather Gets in the Game
1908
as First Couple
MovieThe Zulu's Heart
1908
as The Boer's Wife
MovieThe Devil
1908
as A Model
The Stolen Jewels
1908
as Mrs. Jenkins
Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
1908
MovieA Smoked Husband
1908
as Mrs. Bibbs
MovieWhere the Breakers Roar
1908
as At the Beach
The Heart of O Yama
1908
as O'Yama
The Red Girl
1908
as The Red Girl
Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters
1908
as Mrs. Bailey
MovieThe Girl and the Outlaw
1908
as Woman
MovieBetrayed by a Handprint
1908
as Myrtle Vane
Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils
1908
as Salome
The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora
1908
as Unconfirmed Character
The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen
1908
as Theckla, the Viking's Daughter
Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance
1908
as Lady Jane
MovieRomeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet
1908
as Juliet
Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy
1908
as Banquet Quest
The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance
1907
The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines
1907
MovieThe Boy, the Bust and the Bath
1907
as The Lady
Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in America
1907
as Boone's Daughter
MovieThe Automobile Thieves
1906
