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