Florence Lawrence
Born
January 1, 1886 (age 52)
Died
December 28, 1938
Birthplace
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Florence Lawrence

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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.

Movies

Night Must Fall
Night Must Fall
1937 ★ 6.9
Yellow Dust
Yellow Dust
1936 ★ 3.8
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935 ★ 6.0
(uncredited)
The Old-Fashioned Way
The Old-Fashioned Way
1934 ★ 7.1
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Secrets
Secrets
1933 ★ 4.8
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Sinners in the Sun
Sinners in the Sun
1932 ★ 4.6
So Big!
So Big!
1932 ★ 5.6
Mina (uncredited)
The Hard Hombre
The Hard Hombre
1931 ★ 2.6
The Sister
Homicide Squad
Homicide Squad
1931
Sweeping Against the Winds
Sweeping Against the Winds
1930
Gambling Wives
Gambling Wives
1924
Polly Barker
The Satin Girl
The Satin Girl
1923
Sylvia
The Unfoldment
The Unfoldment
1922
Katherine Nevin
The Love Craze
The Love Craze
1918
The Face on the Screen
The Face on the Screen
1916
Elusive Isabel
Elusive Isabel
1916
Isabel Thorne
The Man Who Was Never Kissed
The Man Who Was Never Kissed
1914
Florence Lloyd
A Mysterious Mystery
A Mysterious Mystery
1914
Miss Lawrence
Counterfeiters
Counterfeiters
1914
Flo
The Honor of the Humble
The Honor of the Humble
1914
Flo Soule - The Gamekeeper's Daughter
The Mad Man’s Ward
The Mad Man’s Ward
1914
Her Ragged Knight
Her Ragged Knight
1914
Flo - Bob's Ward
A Singular Cynic
A Singular Cynic
1914
Flo Welton
The Doctor’s Testimony
The Doctor’s Testimony
1914
Florence Lund
The Bribe
The Bribe
1914
The Disenchantment
The Disenchantment
1914
Flo - the Maid
The Pawns of Destiny
The Pawns of Destiny
1914
Flo
The Little Mail Carrier
The Little Mail Carrier
1914
Flo - the Little Mail Carrier
Diplomatic Flo
Diplomatic Flo
1914
Flo
The Honeymooners
The Honeymooners
1914
Florence Blair
The Stepmother
The Stepmother
1914
Flo
The Law’s Decree
The Law’s Decree
1914
Flo
The False Bride
The False Bride
1914
Florence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role)
The Romance of the Photograph
The Romance of the Photograph
1914
Flo
The Coryphee
The Coryphee
1914
Florence
A Girl and Her Money
A Girl and Her Money
1913
Florence Kingsley
Influence of Sympathy
Influence of Sympathy
1913
The Wife
Unto the Third Generation
Unto the Third Generation
1913
Esther Stern
His Wife’s Child
His Wife’s Child
1913
Flo
The Spender
The Spender
1913
Flo
The Girl O’ the Woods
The Girl O’ the Woods
1913
Mab Hawkins
The Closed Door
The Closed Door
1913
Florence Ashleigh
The Lady Leone
The Lady Leone
1912 ★ 10.0
Lady Leone Mervyn
Sisters
Sisters
1912
Annie / Mary (twin sisters)
The Redemption of Riverton
The Redemption of Riverton
1912
June Martin
The Angel of the Studio
The Angel of the Studio
1912 ★ 4.0
Roxie
Betty’s Nightmare
Betty’s Nightmare
1912
Betty
Tangled Relations
Tangled Relations
1912
Florence the Governess
The Advent of Jane
The Advent of Jane
1912
Dr. Jane Bixby
Flo's Discipline
Flo's Discipline
1912 ★ 7.0
Florence Dow
All for Love
All for Love
1912
Flo
After All
After All
1912
Margie
The Winning Punch
The Winning Punch
1912
Nellie Wilson
Her Cousin Fred
Her Cousin Fred
1912
Flo Ballard
The Chance Shot
The Chance Shot
1912
Flo
The Mill Buyers
The Mill Buyers
1912
Flo
Taking a Chance
Taking a Chance
1912
Mrs. Flo Mills
The Players
The Players
1912
Flo Lakewood
In Swift Waters
In Swift Waters
1912
Flo Armstrong
Not Like Other Girls
Not Like Other Girls
1912
Flo
The Surgeon’s Heroism
The Surgeon’s Heroism
1912
A Village Romance
A Village Romance
1912
Flo - the Country Girl
Art Versus Music
Art Versus Music
1911
Ethel Vernon
A Girlish Impulse
A Girlish Impulse
1911
Gladys Stevens
A Head for Business
A Head for Business
1911
Phyllis Moore
His Chorus Girl Wife
His Chorus Girl Wife
1911
Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl
Aunt Jane’s Legacy
Aunt Jane’s Legacy
1911
Bessie Elkins - the Niece
One on Reno
One on Reno
1911
Mrs. Appleby
A Rural Conqueror
A Rural Conqueror
1911
Marjorie Thorne
The Maniac
The Maniac
1911
Dora Elsmore
The Slavey’s Affinity
The Slavey’s Affinity
1911
Peggy - a Boarding House Drudge
The Matchmaker
The Matchmaker
1911
Evelyn Bruce - the Young Governess
The Life Saver
The Life Saver
1911
Jessie Storm - the Local Girl
The Story of Rosie’s Rose
The Story of Rosie’s Rose
1911
Rosie Carter
Romance of Pond Cove
Romance of Pond Cove
1911
Florence Earle
A Rebellious Blossom
A Rebellious Blossom
1911
Flo - The Rebellious Daughter
Through Jealous Eyes
Through Jealous Eyes
1911
Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse
Her Two Sons
Her Two Sons
1911
The Younger Brother's Wife
During Cherry Time
During Cherry Time
1911
Violet - the Country Girl
The Snare of Society
The Snare of Society
1911
Mary Williams
Always a Way
Always a Way
1911
Ruth Craven
The Little Rebel
The Little Rebel
1911
Rosalind Trevaine
Higgenses Versus Judsons
Higgenses Versus Judsons
1911
Freda Judson
Duke de Ribbon Counter
Duke de Ribbon Counter
1911
Lillian de Mille
The Professor’s Ward
The Professor’s Ward
1911
Edith - The Professor's Ward
A Game of Deception
A Game of Deception
1911
The Actress
The State Line
The State Line
1911
The Sheriff's Daughter
A Good Turn
A Good Turn
1911
Her Humble Ministry
Her Humble Ministry
1911
The Reformed Woman
That Awful Brother
That Awful Brother
1911
Florence
A Fascinating Bachelor
A Fascinating Bachelor
1911
The Nurse
The Sheriff and the Man
The Sheriff and the Man
1911
The Hoyden
The Hoyden
1911
Gladys Weston
The Two Fathers
The Two Fathers
1911
Gladys
Opportunity and the Man
Opportunity and the Man
1911
Flora Hamilton
The Wife’s Awakening
The Wife’s Awakening
1911
The Wife
Her Child's Honor
Her Child's Honor
1911
The Mother
Her Artistic Temperament
Her Artistic Temperament
1911
Flo
The Actress and the Singer
The Actress and the Singer
1911
The Actress
His Friend, the Burglar
His Friend, the Burglar
1911
Mrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife
Vanity and Its Cure
Vanity and Its Cure
1911
Effie Hart
Nan’s Diplomacy
Nan’s Diplomacy
1911
Nan
The Test
The Test
1911 ★ 8.0
Miss Gillman
A Show Girl’s Strategem
A Show Girl’s Strategem
1911
Ethel Lane
Age Versus Youth
Age Versus Youth
1911
Nora Blake
His Bogus Uncle
His Bogus Uncle
1911
The Object of Their Affection
The Count of Montebello
The Count of Montebello
1910
The Heiress
All the World’s a Stage
All the World’s a Stage
1910
Pressed Roses
Pressed Roses
1910
Debt
Debt
1910
The Right Girl
The Right Girl
1910
The Taming of Jane
The Taming of Jane
1910
Jane
The Senator’s Double
The Senator’s Double
1910
Once Upon a Time
Once Upon a Time
1910
The Irony of Fate
The Irony of Fate
1910
Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens
Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens
1910
Mrs. George Rand
The Mistake
The Mistake
1910
Old Heads and Young Hearts
Old Heads and Young Hearts
1910
The Time-Lock Safe
The Time-Lock Safe
1910
The Mother
The Call of the Circus
The Call of the Circus
1910
A Game for Two
A Game for Two
1910
Mrs. Henderson
The Nichols on a Vacation
The Nichols on a Vacation
1910
Mrs. Nichols
A Reno Romance
A Reno Romance
1910
Grace
The Eternal Triangle
The Eternal Triangle
1910
The Wife
The Doctor's Perfidy
The Doctor's Perfidy
1910
Two Men
Two Men
1910
TheOrphan
The New Shawl
The New Shawl
1910
Marie
The Maelstrom
The Maelstrom
1910
The Rosary
The Rosary
1910
His Second Wife
His Second Wife
1910
The Miser’s Daughter
The Miser’s Daughter
1910
The Miser's Daughter
Transfusion
Transfusion
1910
The Stage Note
The Stage Note
1910
The Broken Oath
The Broken Oath
1910
Mother Love
Mother Love
1910
The Mother
The Governor’s Pardon
The Governor’s Pardon
1910
Jane and the Stranger
Jane and the Stranger
1910
Jane
The Blind Man’s Tact
The Blind Man’s Tact
1910
Justice in the Far North
Justice in the Far North
1910
The Tide of Fortune
The Tide of Fortune
1910
The Right of Love
The Right of Love
1910
The Winning Punch
The Winning Punch
1910
The Awakening of Bess
The Awakening of Bess
1909
Bess
Lest We Forget
Lest We Forget
1909
Her Generous Way
Her Generous Way
1909
The Forest Ranger’s Daughter
The Forest Ranger’s Daughter
1909
The Forest Ranger's Daughter
Nursing a Viper
Nursing a Viper
1909 ★ 4.2
Love's Stratagem
Love's Stratagem
1909
The Girl
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909 ★ 3.2
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1909 ★ 5.2
Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat
Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat
1909 ★ 0.5
Mrs. Jones
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
1909 ★ 1.0
Mrs. Jones
The Mended Lute
The Mended Lute
1909 ★ 4.6
Rising Moon
The Slave
The Slave
1909 ★ 4.2
Nerada
Sweet and Twenty
Sweet and Twenty
1909 ★ 3.8
Alice's sister
Jealousy and the Man
Jealousy and the Man
1909 ★ 2.5
Mrs. Jim Brooks
Tender Hearts
Tender Hearts
1909 ★ 3.0
Extra
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909 ★ 3.7
The Princess
The Country Doctor
The Country Doctor
1909 ★ 6.2
Mrs. Harcourt
The Necklace
The Necklace
1909 ★ 4.0
The Way of Man
The Way of Man
1909 ★ 4.0
Mabel Jarrett
The Peachbasket Hat
The Peachbasket Hat
1909 ★ 4.2
Mrs. Jones
Her First Biscuits
Her First Biscuits
1909 ★ 3.0
Mrs. Jones
The Lonely Villa
The Lonely Villa
1909 ★ 6.0
What Drink Did
What Drink Did
1909 ★ 4.5
Mrs. Alfred Lucas
Eradicating Aunty
Eradicating Aunty
1909 ★ 0.5
Flora - Aunty's Ward
Two Memories
Two Memories
1909 ★ 4.2
Party Guest
Eloping with Auntie
Eloping with Auntie
1909 ★ 2.5
Margie
The Judgment of Solomon
The Judgment of Solomon
1909 ★ 10.0
Resurrection
Resurrection
1909 ★ 4.9
Katusha
The Jilt
The Jilt
1909 ★ 0.5
Mary Allison - Frank's Sister
A Baby's Shoe
A Baby's Shoe
1909 ★ 2.0
The Poor Mother
Jones and the Lady Book Agent
Jones and the Lady Book Agent
1909 ★ 2.5
Mrs. Jones
The Note in the Shoe
The Note in the Shoe
1909 ★ 1.0
Ella Berling
Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good
Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good
1909 ★ 2.5
Mary Flinn
Lucky Jim
Lucky Jim
1909 ★ 3.0
Wedding Guest
Drive for a Life
Drive for a Life
1909 ★ 1.5
Mignon
Lady Helen's Escapade
Lady Helen's Escapade
1909 ★ 4.1
Lady Helen
A Troublesome Satchel
A Troublesome Satchel
1909 ★ 3.5
In Crowd
Confidence
Confidence
1909 ★ 4.1
Nellie Burton
The Winning Coat
The Winning Coat
1909 ★ 5.0
Lady-in-Waiting
Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade
Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade
1909 ★ 3.5
Mrs. Schneider
Trying to Get Arrested
Trying to Get Arrested
1909 ★ 3.5
The Nanny
The Road to the Heart
The Road to the Heart
1909 ★ 5.0
Mexican Woman
A Drunkard's Reformation
A Drunkard's Reformation
1909 ★ 5.5
Woman in the Play
Jones and His New Neighbors
Jones and His New Neighbors
1909 ★ 2.5
Mrs. Jones
The Medicine Bottle
The Medicine Bottle
1909 ★ 1.0
Mrs. Ross
The Deception
The Deception
1909 ★ 2.0
Mabel Colton
The Lure of the Gown
The Lure of the Gown
1909 ★ 3.7
Veronica
I Did It
I Did It
1909 ★ 2.5
The Salvation Army Lass
The Salvation Army Lass
1909 ★ 4.0
Mary Wilson
The Roue’s Heart
The Roue’s Heart
1909 ★ 4.5
Noblewoman
The Wooden Leg
The Wooden Leg
1909 ★ 4.0
Claire
His Wife's Mother
His Wife's Mother
1909 ★ 2.0
Mrs. Jones
The Prussian Spy
The Prussian Spy
1909 ★ 5.0
The Maid
Saul and David
Saul and David
1909
At the Altar
At the Altar
1909 ★ 3.8
Girl at Wedding
The Politician's Love Story
The Politician's Love Story
1909 ★ 4.3
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
1909 ★ 3.8
Mrs. Jones
The Curtain Pole
The Curtain Pole
1909 ★ 4.5
Mrs. Edwards
His Ward's Love
His Ward's Love
1909 ★ 2.5
The Reverend's Ward
Tragic Love
Tragic Love
1909 ★ 4.0
The Maid / In Factory
A Wreath in Time
A Wreath in Time
1909 ★ 4.0
Mrs. John Goodhusband
The Brahma Diamond
The Brahma Diamond
1909 ★ 1.5
The Guard's Sweetheart
The Girls and Daddy
The Girls and Daddy
1909 ★ 3.0
Dr. Payson's First Daughter
The Cord of Life
The Cord of Life
1909 ★ 3.5
Woman in Tenement
Those Awful Hats
Those Awful Hats
1909 ★ 6.0
Theatre Audience
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
1909 ★ 3.0
Mrs. Jones
The Criminal Hypnotist
The Criminal Hypnotist
1909 ★ 2.0
The Maid
Those Boys!
Those Boys!
1909 ★ 4.5
The Maid
The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice
1909 ★ 4.0
Mrs. Hardluck
The Honor of Thieves
The Honor of Thieves
1909 ★ 1.5
Rachel Einstein
Mrs. Jones Entertains
Mrs. Jones Entertains
1909 ★ 3.2
Mrs. Jones
One Touch of Nature
One Touch of Nature
1909 ★ 3.0
Mrs. John Murray
The Helping Hand
The Helping Hand
1908 ★ 2.0
Wedding Guest
Mr. Jones at the Ball
Mr. Jones at the Ball
1908 ★ 4.1
Mrs. Jones
The Christmas Burglars
The Christmas Burglars
1908 ★ 2.0
Mrs. Martin
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
1908
An Awful Moment
An Awful Moment
1908 ★ 2.8
Mrs. Mowbray
The Test of Friendship
The Test of Friendship
1908 ★ 4.0
Jennie Colman
The Reckoning
The Reckoning
1908 ★ 4.0
The Wife
The Feud and the Turkey
The Feud and the Turkey
1908 ★ 2.0
Nellie Caufield's Sister
Money Mad
Money Mad
1908 ★ 4.8
Bank Customer / Landlady
The Valet's Wife
The Valet's Wife
1908 ★ 3.5
Muse
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
1908 ★ 4.7
Calpurnia
The Clubman and the Tramp
The Clubman and the Tramp
1908 ★ 4.0
Bridget / Dinner Guest
A Woman's Way
A Woman's Way
1908 ★ 3.5
The Ingrate
The Ingrate
1908 ★ 2.0
The Trapper's Wife
The Song of the Shirt
The Song of the Shirt
1908 ★ 3.6
Woman
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
1908 ★ 4.9
Katharina
The Pirate's Gold
The Pirate's Gold
1908 ★ 4.5
After Many Years
After Many Years
1908 ★ 2.5
Mrs. John Davis
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 ★ 2.5
Cleopatra
Concealing a Burglar
Concealing a Burglar
1908 ★ 3.0
Mrs. Brown
The Call of the Wild
The Call of the Wild
1908 ★ 3.1
Gladys Penrose
Romance of a Jewess
Romance of a Jewess
1908 ★ 4.1
Ruth Simonson
The Planter's Wife
The Planter's Wife
1908 ★ 5.0
Tomboy Nellie
The Vaquero's Vow
The Vaquero's Vow
1908 ★ 3.5
Wedding Party / In Bar
Ingomar, the Barbarian
Ingomar, the Barbarian
1908 ★ 3.0
Parthenia
Father Gets in the Game
Father Gets in the Game
1908 ★ 3.3
First Couple
The Zulu's Heart
The Zulu's Heart
1908 ★ 4.3
The Boer's Wife
The Devil
The Devil
1908 ★ 1.5
A Model
The Stolen Jewels
The Stolen Jewels
1908 ★ 4.0
Mrs. Jenkins
Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
1908 ★ 3.0
A Smoked Husband
A Smoked Husband
1908 ★ 4.0
Mrs. Bibbs
Where the Breakers Roar
Where the Breakers Roar
1908 ★ 3.2
At the Beach
The Heart of O Yama
The Heart of O Yama
1908 ★ 1.5
O'Yama
The Red Girl
The Red Girl
1908 ★ 3.5
The Red Girl
Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters
Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters
1908 ★ 2.0
Mrs. Bailey
The Girl and the Outlaw
The Girl and the Outlaw
1908 ★ 3.0
Woman
Betrayed by a Handprint
Betrayed by a Handprint
1908 ★ 2.9
Myrtle Vane
Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils
Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils
1908
Salome
The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora
The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora
1908 ★ 2.5
Unconfirmed Character
The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen
The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen
1908 ★ 3.0
Theckla, the Viking's Daughter
Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance
Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance
1908
Lady Jane
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 ★ 3.5
Juliet
Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy
Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy
1908 ★ 4.0
Banquet Quest
The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance
The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance
1907
The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines
The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines
1907
The Boy, the Bust and the Bath
The Boy, the Bust and the Bath
1907 ★ 6.0
The Lady
Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in America
Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in America
1907
Boone's Daughter
The Automobile Thieves
The Automobile Thieves
1906