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
The Necklace
Night Must Fall
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)
Betrayed by a Handprint
(Myrtle Vane)
The Song of the Shirt
(Woman)
A Drunkard's Reformation
(Woman in the Play)
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
The Girl and the Outlaw
(Woman)
Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters
(Mrs. Bailey)
The Red Girl
(The Red Girl)
The Heart of O Yama
(O'Yama)
Where the Breakers Roar
(At the Beach)
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)
Concealing a Burglar
(Mrs. Brown)
The Clubman and the Tramp
(Bridget / Dinner Guest)
The Valet's Wife
(Muse)
The Feud and the Turkey
(Nellie Caufield's Sister)
The Reckoning
(The Wife)
The Test of Friendship
(Jennie Colman)
The Country Doctor
(Mrs. Harcourt)
The Way of Man
(Mabel Jarrett)
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
(Calpurnia)
Flo's Discipline
(Florence Dow)
The Christmas Burglars
(Mrs. Martin)
Mr. Jones at the Ball
(Mrs. Jones)
The Helping Hand
(Wedding Guest)
One Touch of Nature
(Mrs. John Murray)
The Honor of Thieves
(Rachel Einstein)
The Sacrifice
(Mrs. Hardluck)
The Criminal Hypnotist
(The Maid)
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
(Mrs. Jones)
The Salvation Army Lass
(Mary Wilson)
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; or, 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 Ingrate
(The Trapper's Wife)
The Pirate's Gold
The Planter's Wife
(Tomboy Nellie)
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
The Vaquero's Vow
(Wedding Party / In Bar)
Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet
(Juliet)
Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils
(Salome)
The Stolen Jewels
(Mrs. Jenkins)
A Woman's Way
The Awakening of Bess
(Bess)
A Baby's Shoe
(The Poor Mother)
The Brahma Diamond
(The Guard's Sweetheart)
The Deception
(Mabel Colton)
Lucky Jim
(Wedding Guest)
The Girls and Daddy
(Dr. Payson's First Daughter)
Drive for a Life
(Mignon)
Eloping with Auntie
(Margie)
Eradicating Aunty
(Flora - Aunty's Ward)
His Ward's Love
(The Reverend's Ward)
His Wife's Mother
(Mrs. Jones)
Jealousy and the Man
(Mrs. Jim Brooks)
The Jilt
(Mary Allison - Frank's Sister)
Jones and His New Neighbors
(Mrs. Jones)
The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines
The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance
Jones and the Lady Book Agent
(Mrs. Jones)
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
(Mrs. Jones)
The Medicine Bottle
(Mrs. Ross)
Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat
(Mrs. Jones)
The Note in the Shoe
(Ella Berling)
The Broken Oath
The Call of the Circus
The Count of Montebello
(The Heiress)
Debt
The Eternal Triangle
(The Wife)
A Game for Two
(Mrs. Henderson)
The Governor’s Pardon
His Second Wife
The Irony of Fate
Jane and the Stranger
(Jane)
The Politician's Love Story
The Prussian Spy
(The Maid)
The Unfoldment
(Katherine Nevin)
The Life Saver
(Jessie Storm - the Local Girl)
The Maniac
(Dora Elsmore)
The Matchmaker
(Evelyn Bruce - the Young Governess)
Nan’s Diplomacy
(Nan)
One on Reno
(Mrs. Appleby)
Opportunity and the Man
(Flora Hamilton)
The Professor’s Ward
(Edith - The Professor's Ward)
A Show Girl’s Strategem
(Ethel Lane)
The Snare of Society
(Mary Williams)
The Slavey’s Affinity
(Peggy - a Boarding House Drudge)
The State Line
(The Sheriff's Daughter)
The Story of Rosie’s Rose
(Rosie Carter)
That Awful Brother
(Florence)
Through Jealous Eyes
(Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse)
The Road to the Heart
(Mexican Woman)
The Roue’s Heart
(Noblewoman)
Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade
(Mrs. Schneider)
Vanity and Its Cure
(Effie Hart)
The Wife’s Awakening
(The Wife)
The Surgeon’s Heroism
A Village Romance
(Flo - the Country Girl)
The Face on the Screen
The Love Craze
Those Boys!
(The Maid)
Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good
(Mary Flinn)
A Troublesome Satchel
(In Crowd)
The Winning Coat
(Lady-in-Waiting)
The Wooden Leg
(Claire)
A Wreath in Time
(Mrs. John Goodhusband)
Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens
(Mrs. George Rand)
The Blind Man’s Tact
Justice in the Far North
The Maelstrom
The Miser’s Daughter
(The Miser's Daughter)
The Mistake
Mother Love
(The Mother)
The New Shawl
(Marie)
The Nichols on a Vacation
(Mrs. Nichols)
Old Heads and Young Hearts
Once Upon a Time
Pressed Roses
A Reno Romance
(Grace)
The Right Girl
The Right of Love
The Senator’s Double
The Stage Note
The Taming of Jane
(Jane)
The Tide of Fortune
Transfusion
Two Men
(TheOrphan)
The Winning Punch
The Satin Girl
(Sylvia)
Gambling Wives
(Polly Barker)
The Advent of Jane
(Dr. Jane Bixby)
After All
(Margie)
The Actress and the Singer
(The Actress)
Age Versus Youth
(Nora Blake)
Always a Way
(Ruth Craven)
Art Versus Music
(Ethel Vernon)
All for Love
(Flo)
The Angel of the Studio
(Roxie)
Betty’s Nightmare
(Betty)
The Chance Shot
(Flo)
Her Cousin Fred
(Flo Ballard)
In Swift Waters
(Flo Armstrong)
The Lady Leone
(Lady Leone Mervyn)
The Mill Buyers
(Flo)
The Players
(Flo Lakewood)
The Redemption of Riverton
(June Martin)
Sisters
(Annie / Mary (twin sisters))
Tangled Relations
(Florence the Governess)
The Winning Punch
(Nellie Wilson)
The Closed Door
(Florence Ashleigh)
A Girl and Her Money
(Florence Kingsley)
The Girl O’ the Woods
(Mab Hawkins)
His Wife’s Child
(Flo)
Influence of Sympathy
(The Wife)
The Rosary
The Little Rebel
(Rosalind Trevaine)
The Two Fathers
(Gladys)
Taking a Chance
(Mrs. Flo Mills)
Aunt Jane’s Legacy
(Bessie Elkins - the Niece)
Duke de Ribbon Counter
(Lillian de Mille)
The Doctor's Perfidy
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance
(Lady Jane)
Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy
(Banquet Quest)
Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
The Forest Ranger’s Daughter
(The Forest Ranger's Daughter)
Her Generous Way
Lest We Forget
Love's Stratagem
(The Girl)
All the World’s a Stage
During Cherry Time
(Violet - the Country Girl)
A Fascinating Bachelor
(The Nurse)
A Game of Deception
(The Actress)
A Good Turn
The Spender
(Flo)
Suffragettes Parade in Washington
(Herself)
Unto the Third Generation
(Esther Stern)
The Bribe
The Coryphee
(Florence)
Counterfeiters
(Flo)
Diplomatic Flo
(Flo)
The Disenchantment
(Flo - the Maid)
The Doctor’s Testimony
(Florence Lund)
The False Bride
(Florence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role))
The Great Universal Mystery
(Herself)
Her Ragged Knight
(Flo - Bob's Ward)
The Honeymooners
(Florence Blair)
The Honor of the Humble
(Flo Soule - The Gamekeeper's Daughter)
The Law’s Decree
(Flo)
The Little Mail Carrier
(Flo - the Little Mail Carrier)
The Mad Man’s Ward
The Man Who Was Never Kissed
(Florence Lloyd)
A Mysterious Mystery
(Miss Lawrence)
The Pawns of Destiny
(Flo)
The Romance of the Photograph
(Flo)
A Singular Cynic
(Flo Welton)
The Stepmother
(Flo)
The Test
(Miss Gillman)
A Head for Business
(Phyllis Moore)
Her Artistic Temperament
(Flo)
Her Humble Ministry
(The Reformed Woman)
Her Two Sons
(The Younger Brother's Wife)
Higgenses Versus Judsons
(Freda Judson)
His Bogus Uncle
(The Object of Their Affection)
His Friend, the Burglar
(Mrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife)
His Chorus Girl Wife
(Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl)
A Girlish Impulse
(Gladys Stevens)
The Hoyden
(Gladys Weston)
A Rebellious Blossom
(Flo - The Rebellious Daughter)
Romance of Pond Cove
(Florence Earle)
A Rural Conqueror
(Marjorie Thorne)
The Sheriff and the Man
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
The Time-Lock Safe
(The Mother)
Saul and David
The Lonely Villa
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
The Judgment of Solomon
Tender Hearts
(Extra)