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