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Florence Lawrence

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Florence Lawrence

Born January 1, 1886 in Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaDied December 28, 1938261 films

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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.

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Filmography

261 films as actor
  1. 1937Night Must Fall
  2. 1936Yellow Dust
  3. 1935Man on the Flying Trapeze(uncredited)
  4. 1934The Old-Fashioned WayUndetermined Role (uncredited)
  5. 1933SecretsUndetermined Role (uncredited)
  6. 1932Sinners in the Sun
  7. 1932So Big!Mina (uncredited)
  8. 1931The Hard HombreThe Sister
  9. 1931Homicide Squad
  10. 1930Sweeping Against the Winds
  11. 1924Gambling WivesPolly Barker
  12. 1923The Satin GirlSylvia
  13. 1922The UnfoldmentKatherine Nevin
  14. 1918The Love CrazeFlorence
  15. 1916The Face on the Screen
  16. 1916Elusive IsabelIsabel Thorne
  17. 1914The Man Who Was Never KissedFlorence Lloyd
  18. 1914A Mysterious MysteryMiss Lawrence
  19. 1914CounterfeitersFlo
  20. 1914The Honor of the HumbleFlo Soule - The Gamekeeper's Daughter
  21. 1914The Mad Man’s WardFlorence
  22. 1914Her Ragged KnightFlo - Bob's Ward
  23. 1914A Singular CynicFlo Welton
  24. 1914The Doctor’s TestimonyFlorence Lund
  25. 1914The Bribe
  26. 1914The DisenchantmentFlo - the Maid
  27. 1914The Pawns of DestinyFlo
  28. 1914The Little Mail CarrierFlo - the Little Mail Carrier
  29. 1914Diplomatic FloFlo
  30. 1914The HoneymoonersFlorence Blair
  31. 1914The StepmotherFlo
  32. 1914The Law’s DecreeFlo
  33. 1914The False BrideFlorence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role)
  34. 1914The Romance of the PhotographFlo
  35. 1914The CorypheeFlorence
  36. 1913A Girl and Her MoneyFlorence Kingsley
  37. 1913Influence of SympathyThe Wife
  38. 1913Unto the Third GenerationEsther Stern
  39. 1913His Wife’s ChildFlo
  40. 1913The SpenderFlo
  41. 1913The Girl O’ the WoodsMab Hawkins
  42. 1913The Closed DoorFlorence Ashleigh
  43. 1912The Lady LeoneLady Leone Mervyn
  44. 1912SistersAnnie / Mary (twin sisters)
  45. 1912The Redemption of RivertonJune Martin
  46. 1912The Angel of the StudioRoxie
  47. 1912Betty’s NightmareBetty
  48. 1912Tangled RelationsFlorence the Governess
  49. 1912The Advent of JaneDr. Jane Bixby
  50. 1912Flo's DisciplineFlorence Dow
  51. 1912All for LoveFlo
  52. 1912After AllMargie
  53. 1912The Winning PunchNellie Wilson
  54. 1912Her Cousin FredFlo Ballard
  55. 1912The Chance ShotFlo
  56. 1912The Mill BuyersFlo
  57. 1912Taking a ChanceMrs. Flo Mills
  58. 1912The PlayersFlo Lakewood
  59. 1912In Swift WatersFlo Armstrong
  60. 1912Not Like Other GirlsFlo
  61. 1912The Surgeon’s HeroismFlo
  62. 1912A Village RomanceFlo - the Country Girl
  63. 1911Art Versus MusicEthel Vernon
  64. 1911A Girlish ImpulseGladys Stevens
  65. 1911A Head for BusinessPhyllis Moore
  66. 1911His Chorus Girl WifeSybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl
  67. 1911Aunt Jane’s LegacyBessie Elkins - the Niece
  68. 1911One on RenoMrs. Appleby
  69. 1911A Rural ConquerorMarjorie Thorne
  70. 1911The ManiacDora Elsmore
  71. 1911The Slavey’s AffinityPeggy - a Boarding House Drudge
  72. 1911The MatchmakerEvelyn Bruce - the Young Governess
  73. 1911The Life SaverJessie Storm - the Local Girl
  74. 1911The Story of Rosie’s RoseRosie Carter
  75. 1911Romance of Pond CoveFlorence Earle
  76. 1911A Rebellious BlossomFlo - The Rebellious Daughter
  77. 1911Through Jealous EyesFlo - the Doctor's Office Nurse
  78. 1911Her Two SonsThe Younger Brother's Wife
  79. 1911During Cherry TimeViolet - the Country Girl
  80. 1911The Snare of SocietyMary Williams
  81. 1911Always a WayRuth Craven
  82. 1911The Little RebelRosalind Trevaine
  83. 1911Higgenses Versus JudsonsFreda Judson
  84. 1911Duke de Ribbon CounterLillian de Mille
  85. 1911The Professor’s WardEdith - The Professor's Ward
  86. 1911A Game of DeceptionThe Actress
  87. 1911The State LineThe Sheriff's Daughter
  88. 1911A Good TurnFlorence
  89. 1911Her Humble MinistryThe Reformed Woman
  90. 1911That Awful BrotherFlorence
  91. 1911A Fascinating BachelorThe Nurse
  92. 1911The Sheriff and the ManFlo
  93. 1911The HoydenGladys Weston
  94. 1911The Two FathersGladys
  95. 1911Opportunity and the ManFlora Hamilton
  96. 1911The Wife’s AwakeningThe Wife
  97. 1911Her Child's HonorThe Mother
  98. 1911Her Artistic TemperamentFlo
  99. 1911The Actress and the SingerThe Actress
  100. 1911His Friend, the BurglarMrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife
  101. 1911Vanity and Its CureEffie Hart
  102. 1911Nan’s DiplomacyNan
  103. 1911The TestMiss Gillman
  104. 1911A Show Girl’s StrategemEthel Lane
  105. 1911Age Versus YouthNora Blake
  106. 1911His Bogus UncleThe Object of Their Affection
  107. 1910The Count of MontebelloThe Heiress
  108. 1910All the World’s a Stage
  109. 1910Pressed Roses
  110. 1910Debt
  111. 1910The Right Girl
  112. 1910The Taming of JaneJane
  113. 1910The Senator’s Double
  114. 1910Once Upon a Time
  115. 1910The Irony of Fate
  116. 1910Bear Ye One Another’s BurdensMrs. George Rand
  117. 1910The MistakeFlorence
  118. 1910Old Heads and Young Hearts
  119. 1910The Call of the Circus
  120. 1910A Game for TwoMrs. Henderson