Florence Lawrence
Acting
Biography
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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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Florence Lawrence
So Big!
1932
Filmography
Acting (265)
1998
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artistsas Self (archive footage)
10.0
8.3
1937
6.9
1936
4.5
1935
Man on the Flying Trapezeas (uncredited)
6.2
1934
The Old-Fashioned Wayas Undetermined Role (uncredited)
7.2
1933
Secretsas Undetermined Role (uncredited)
5.2
5.0
1932
So Big!as Mina (uncredited)
5.8
1931
The Hard Hombreas The Sister
3.8
1931
8.0
7.0
1924
Gambling Wivesas Polly Barker
10.0
1923
The Satin Girlas Sylvia
10.0
1922
The Unfoldmentas Katherine Nevin
9.0
1918
The Love Crazeas Florence
10.0
7.0
1916
Elusive Isabelas Isabel Thorne
1914
The Man Who Was Never Kissedas Florence Lloyd
8.0
1914
A Mysterious Mysteryas Miss Lawrence
9.0
1914
Counterfeitersas Flo
1914
The Honor of the Humbleas Flo Soule - The Gamekeeper's Daughter
10.0
1914
The Mad Man’s Wardas Florence
7.0
1914
The Great Universal Mysteryas Herself
8.0
1914
Her Ragged Knightas Flo - Bob's Ward
7.0
1914
A Singular Cynicas Flo Welton
1914
The Doctor’s Testimonyas Florence Lund
9.0
1914
9.0
1914
The Disenchantmentas Flo - the Maid
8.0
1914
The Pawns of Destinyas Flo
10.0
1914
The Little Mail Carrieras Flo - the Little Mail Carrier
9.0
1914
Diplomatic Floas Flo
10.0
1914
The Honeymoonersas Florence Blair
9.0
1914
The Stepmotheras Flo
9.0
1914
The Law’s Decreeas Flo
8.0
1914
The False Brideas Florence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role)
8.0
1914
9.0
1914
The Corypheeas Florence
7.0
1913
A Girl and Her Moneyas Florence Kingsley
9.0
1913
Influence of Sympathyas The Wife
8.0
1913
Unto the Third Generationas Esther Stern
9.0
1913
His Wife’s Childas Flo
9.0
1913
The Spenderas Flo
8.0
1913
The Girl O’ the Woodsas Mab Hawkins
8.0
1913
The Closed Dooras Florence Ashleigh
9.0
1913
Suffragettes Parade in Washingtonas Herself
10.0
1912
The Lady Leoneas Lady Leone Mervyn
9.0
1912
Sistersas Annie / Mary (twin sisters)
9.0
1912
The Redemption of Rivertonas June Martin
7.0
1912
The Angel of the Studioas Roxie
4.0
1912
Betty’s Nightmareas Betty
7.0
1912
Tangled Relationsas Florence the Governess
8.0
1912
The Advent of Janeas Dr. Jane Bixby
7.0
1912
Flo's Disciplineas Florence Dow
7.0
1912
All for Loveas Flo
9.0
1912
After Allas Margie
8.0
1912
The Winning Punchas Nellie Wilson
10.0
1912
Her Cousin Fredas Flo Ballard
8.0
1912
The Chance Shotas Flo
7.0
1912
The Mill Buyersas Flo
10.0
1912
Taking a Chanceas Mrs. Flo Mills
7.0
1912
The Playersas Flo Lakewood
10.0
1912
In Swift Watersas Flo Armstrong
1912
Not Like Other Girlsas Flo
10.0
1912
The Surgeon’s Heroismas Flo
9.0
1912
A Village Romanceas Flo - the Country Girl
10.0
1911
Art Versus Musicas Ethel Vernon
9.0
1911
A Girlish Impulseas Gladys Stevens
7.0
1911
A Head for Businessas Phyllis Moore
10.0
1911
His Chorus Girl Wifeas Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl
8.0
1911
Aunt Jane’s Legacyas Bessie Elkins - the Niece
9.0
1911
One on Renoas Mrs. Appleby
7.0
1911
A Rural Conqueroras Marjorie Thorne
8.0
1911
The Maniacas Dora Elsmore
10.0
1911
The Slavey’s Affinityas Peggy - a Boarding House Drudge
7.0
1911
The Matchmakeras Evelyn Bruce - the Young Governess
9.0
1911
The Life Saveras Jessie Storm - the Local Girl
8.0
1911
The Story of Rosie’s Roseas Rosie Carter
8.0
1911
Romance of Pond Coveas Florence Earle
9.0
1911
A Rebellious Blossomas Flo - The Rebellious Daughter
10.0
1911
Through Jealous Eyesas Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse
8.0
1911
Her Two Sonsas The Younger Brother's Wife
1911
During Cherry Timeas Violet - the Country Girl
8.0
1911
The Snare of Societyas Mary Williams
7.0
1911
Always a Wayas Ruth Craven
10.0
1911
The Little Rebelas Rosalind Trevaine
8.0
1911
Higgenses Versus Judsonsas Freda Judson
10.0
1911
Duke de Ribbon Counteras Lillian de Mille
7.0
1911
The Professor’s Wardas Edith - The Professor's Ward
9.0
1911
A Game of Deceptionas The Actress
9.0
1911
The State Lineas The Sheriff's Daughter
8.0
1911
A Good Turnas Florence
1911
Her Humble Ministryas The Reformed Woman
10.0
1911
That Awful Brotheras Florence
7.0
1911
A Fascinating Bacheloras The Nurse
10.0
1911
The Sheriff and the Manas Flo
9.0
1911
The Hoydenas Gladys Weston
7.0
1911
The Two Fathersas Gladys
1911
Opportunity and the Manas Flora Hamilton
9.0
1911
The Wife’s Awakeningas The Wife
7.0
1911
Her Child's Honoras The Mother
9.0
1911
Her Artistic Temperamentas Flo
9.0
1911
The Actress and the Singeras The Actress
7.0
1911
His Friend, the Burglaras Mrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife
7.0
1911
Vanity and Its Cureas Effie Hart
10.0
1911
Nan’s Diplomacyas Nan
8.0
1911
The Testas Miss Gillman
9.0
1911
A Show Girl’s Strategemas Ethel Lane
8.0
1911
Age Versus Youthas Nora Blake
7.0
1911
His Bogus Uncleas The Object of Their Affection
8.0
1910
The Count of Montebelloas The Heiress
10.0
10.0
1910
8.0
1910
10.0
1910
8.0
1910
The Taming of Janeas Jane
10.0
8.0
1910
7.0
8.0
1910
Bear Ye One Another’s Burdensas Mrs. George Rand
8.0
1910
The Mistakeas Florence
8.0
9.0
1910
The Time-Lock Safeas The Mother
10.0
1910
A Game for Twoas Mrs. Henderson
8.0
1910
The Nichols on a Vacationas Mrs. Nichols
10.0
1910
A Reno Romanceas Grace
9.0
1910
The Eternal Triangleas The Wife
7.0
8.0
1910
Two Menas TheOrphan
7.0
1910
The New Shawlas Marie
8.0
1910
9.0
1910
10.0
1910
7.0
1910
The Miser’s Daughteras The Miser's Daughter
8.0
1910
7.0
1910
9.0
1910
9.0
1910
Mother Loveas The Mother
10.0
1910
The Governor’s Pardonas Florence
7.0
1910
Jane and the Strangeras Jane
8.0
9.0
1910
Justice in the Far Northas Florence
10.0
7.0
10.0
9.0
1909
The Awakening of Bessas Bess
9.0
1909
10.0
1909
9.0
1909
The Forest Ranger’s Daughteras The Forest Ranger's Daughter
9.0
1909
Love's Stratagemas The Girl
8.0
1909
Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hatas Mrs. Jones
0.5
1909
Mr. Jones' Burglaras Mrs. Jones
1.0
1909
The Mended Luteas Rising Moon
4.6
1909
The Slaveas Nerada
4.2
1909
Sweet and Twentyas Alice's sister
3.8
1909
Jealousy and the Manas Mrs. Jim Brooks
2.5
1909
Tender Heartsas Extra
3.0
1909
The Cardinal's Conspiracyas The Princess
3.7
1909
The Country Doctoras Mrs. Harcourt
6.1
1909
4.0
1909
The Way of Manas Mabel Jarrett
4.0
1909
The Peachbasket Hatas Mrs. Jones
4.2
1909
Her First Biscuitsas Mrs. Jones
3.0
1909
6.0
1909
Eradicating Auntyas Flora - Aunty's Ward
0.5
1909
What Drink Didas Mrs. Alfred Lucas
4.5
1909
Two Memoriesas Party Guest
4.2
1909
Eloping with Auntieas Margie
2.5
9.0
1909
Resurrectionas Katusha
4.9
1909
The Jiltas Mary Allison - Frank's Sister
0.5
1909
A Baby's Shoeas The Poor Mother
2.0
1909
Jones and the Lady Book Agentas Mrs. Jones
2.5
1909
The Note in the Shoeas Ella Berling
1.0
1909
Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Goodas Mary Flinn
2.5
1909
Lucky Jimas Wedding Guest
3.0
1909
Drive for a Lifeas Mignon
1.5
1909
Lady Helen's Escapadeas Lady Helen
4.2
1909
A Troublesome Satchelas In Crowd
3.5
1909
Confidenceas Nellie Burton
4.1
1909
The Winning Coatas Lady-in-Waiting
5.0
1909
Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusadeas Mrs. Schneider
3.5
1909
Trying to Get Arrestedas The Nanny
3.5
1909
The Road to the Heartas Mexican Woman
5.0
1909
A Drunkard's Reformationas Woman in the Play
5.5
1909
Jones and His New Neighborsas Mrs. Jones
2.5
1909
The Medicine Bottleas Mrs. Ross
1.0
1909
The Deceptionas Mabel Colton
2.0
1909
The Lure of the Gownas Veronica
3.7
1909
2.5
1909
The Salvation Army Lassas Mary Wilson
4.4
1909
The Roue’s Heartas Noblewoman
4.5
1909
The Wooden Legas Claire
4.0
1909
His Wife's Motheras Mrs. Jones
2.0
1909
The Prussian Spyas The Maid
5.0
1909
1909
At the Altaras Girl at Wedding
4.0
4.3
1909
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricalsas Mrs. Jones
3.8
1909
The Curtain Poleas Mrs. Edwards
4.5
1909
His Ward's Loveas The Reverend's Ward
2.5
1909
Tragic Loveas The Maid / In Factory
4.0
1909
A Wreath in Timeas Mrs. John Goodhusband
4.0
1909
The Brahma Diamondas The Guard's Sweetheart
1.5
1909
The Girls and Daddyas Dr. Payson's First Daughter
3.0
1909
The Cord of Lifeas Woman in Tenement
3.7
1909
Those Awful Hatsas Theatre Audience
6.1
1909
Mr. Jones Has a Card Partyas Mrs. Jones
3.0
1909
The Criminal Hypnotistas The Maid
2.0
1909
Those Boys!as The Maid
4.5
1909
The Sacrificeas Mrs. Hardluck
4.5
1909
The Honor of Thievesas Rachel Einstein
1.5
1909
Mrs. Jones Entertainsas Mrs. Jones
3.2
1909
One Touch of Natureas Mrs. John Murray
3.0
1908
The Helping Handas Wedding Guest
2.0
1908
Mr. Jones at the Ballas Mrs. Jones
4.1
1908
The Christmas Burglarsas Mrs. Martin
2.0
1908
An Awful Momentas Mrs. Mowbray
2.8
1908
The Test of Friendshipas Jennie Colman
4.0
1908
The Reckoningas The Wife
4.0
1908
The Feud and the Turkeyas Nellie Caufield's Sister
2.0
1908
Money Madas Bank Customer / Landlady
4.8
1908
The Valet's Wifeas Muse
3.5
1908
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedyas Calpurnia
4.7
1908
The Clubman and the Trampas Bridget / Dinner Guest
4.0
1908
A Woman's Wayas Flo
3.5
1908
The Ingrateas The Trapper's Wife
2.0
1908
The Song of the Shirtas Woman
3.6
1908
The Taming of the Shrewas Katharina
4.9
4.5
1908
After Many Yearsas Mrs. John Davis
2.5
1908
Antony and Cleopatraas Cleopatra
2.5
1908
Concealing a Burglaras Mrs. Brown
3.0
1908
The Call of the Wildas Gladys Penrose
3.1
1908
Romance of a Jewessas Ruth Simonson
4.1
1908
The Planter's Wifeas Tomboy Nellie
5.0
1908
The Vaquero's Vowas Wedding Party / In Bar
3.5
1908
Ingomar, the Barbarianas Parthenia
3.0
1908
Father Gets in the Gameas First Couple
3.3
1908
The Zulu's Heartas The Boer's Wife
4.6
1908
The Devilas A Model
1.5
1908
The Stolen Jewelsas Mrs. Jenkins
4.0
1908
A Smoked Husbandas Mrs. Bibbs
4.0
1908
Where the Breakers Roaras At the Beach
3.2
1908
The Heart of O Yamaas O'Yama
1.5
1908
The Red Girlas The Red Girl
3.5
1908
Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glittersas Mrs. Bailey
2.0
1908
The Girl and the Outlawas Woman
3.0
1908
Betrayed by a Handprintas Myrtle Vane
2.9
1908
10.0
1908
The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senoraas Unconfirmed Character
2.5
1908
The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemenas Theckla, the Viking's Daughter
3.0
1908
Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romanceas Lady Jane
9.0
1908
3.5
1908
Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedyas Banquet Quest
4.0
1907
The Boy, the Bust and the Bathas The Lady
6.8
1907
Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in Americaas Boone's Daughter
9.0
9.0