Florence Lawrence

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
January 1, 1886 (52 years old)
Died
December 28, 1938
Place of Birth
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Popular Genres
Drama Comedy Romance
Career Span
1906 – 1998

Florence Lawrence

2 nominations
264 credits

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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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Personal Info

Born
Jan 1, 1886
From
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Acting
Career
1906 – 1998

Award Recognition

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Wins
2
Nominations

Complete Filmography

1998

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists as Self (archive footage) Award

1937

Night Must Fall Award

1936

Yellow Dust

1935

Man on the Flying Trapeze as (uncredited) Award

1934

The Old-Fashioned Way as Undetermined Role (uncredited) Award

1933

Secrets as Undetermined Role (uncredited) Award

1932

So Big! as Mina (uncredited) Award
Sinners in the Sun Award

1931

The Hard Hombre as The Sister Award
Homicide Squad

1930

Sweeping Against the Winds

1924

Gambling Wives as Polly Barker

1923

The Satin Girl as Sylvia

1922

The Unfoldment as Katherine Nevin

1918

The Love Craze

1916

Elusive Isabel as Isabel Thorne
The Face on the Screen

1914

The Great Universal Mystery as Herself
Diplomatic Flo as Flo
A Singular Cynic as Flo Welton
The Romance of the Photograph as Flo
The Little Mail Carrier as Flo - the Little Mail Carrier
The Doctor’s Testimony as Florence Lund
The Honeymooners as Florence Blair
The Bribe
The Honor of the Humble as Flo Soule - The Gamekeeper's Daughter
The Coryphee as Florence
The False Bride as Florence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role)
The Disenchantment as Flo - the Maid
Her Ragged Knight as Flo - Bob's Ward
A Mysterious Mystery as Miss Lawrence
The Mad Man’s Ward
The Man Who Was Never Kissed as Florence Lloyd
The Law’s Decree as Flo
The Pawns of Destiny as Flo
The Stepmother as Flo
Counterfeiters as Flo

1913

A Girl and Her Money as Florence Kingsley
His Wife’s Child as Flo
The Girl O’ the Woods as Mab Hawkins
Influence of Sympathy as The Wife
The Closed Door as Florence Ashleigh
Unto the Third Generation as Esther Stern
Suffragettes Parade in Washington as Herself
The Spender as Flo

1912

Tangled Relations as Florence the Governess
The Surgeon’s Heroism
After All as Margie
The Advent of Jane as Dr. Jane Bixby
Her Cousin Fred as Flo Ballard
The Lady Leone as Lady Leone Mervyn
Taking a Chance as Mrs. Flo Mills
Not Like Other Girls as Flo
Betty’s Nightmare as Betty
Sisters as Annie / Mary (twin sisters)
The Players as Flo Lakewood
The Angel of the Studio as Roxie
The Winning Punch as Nellie Wilson
The Mill Buyers as Flo
Flo's Discipline as Florence Dow
The Redemption of Riverton as June Martin
All for Love as Flo
In Swift Waters as Flo Armstrong
The Chance Shot as Flo
A Village Romance as Flo - the Country Girl

1911

A Show Girl’s Strategem as Ethel Lane
His Bogus Uncle as The Object of Their Affection
Her Two Sons as The Younger Brother's Wife
The Wife’s Awakening as The Wife
Through Jealous Eyes as Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse
The Little Rebel as Rosalind Trevaine
Always a Way as Ruth Craven
Nan’s Diplomacy as Nan
Aunt Jane’s Legacy as Bessie Elkins - the Niece
The Hoyden as Gladys Weston
Opportunity and the Man as Flora Hamilton
A Rebellious Blossom as Flo - The Rebellious Daughter
The State Line as The Sheriff's Daughter
The Test as Miss Gillman
The Story of Rosie’s Rose as Rosie Carter
That Awful Brother as Florence
One on Reno as Mrs. Appleby
The Life Saver as Jessie Storm - the Local Girl
Her Humble Ministry as The Reformed Woman
A Good Turn
Higgenses Versus Judsons as Freda Judson
Duke de Ribbon Counter as Lillian de Mille
A Fascinating Bachelor as The Nurse
Vanity and Its Cure as Effie Hart
The Maniac as Dora Elsmore
During Cherry Time as Violet - the Country Girl
A Game of Deception as The Actress
Her Child's Honor as The Mother
Romance of Pond Cove as Florence Earle
The Slavey’s Affinity as Peggy - a Boarding House Drudge
The Sheriff and the Man
A Rural Conqueror as Marjorie Thorne
The Professor’s Ward as Edith - The Professor's Ward
His Friend, the Burglar as Mrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife
Age Versus Youth as Nora Blake
The Matchmaker as Evelyn Bruce - the Young Governess
A Girlish Impulse as Gladys Stevens
A Head for Business as Phyllis Moore
His Chorus Girl Wife as Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl
Art Versus Music as Ethel Vernon
The Actress and the Singer as The Actress
The Snare of Society as Mary Williams
Her Artistic Temperament as Flo
The Two Fathers as Gladys

1910

The Maelstrom
Transfusion
Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens as Mrs. George Rand
His Second Wife
The Irony of Fate
The Senator’s Double
The Right of Love
Pressed Roses
The Miser’s Daughter as The Miser's Daughter
The Count of Montebello as The Heiress
Old Heads and Young Hearts
Jane and the Stranger as Jane
The New Shawl as Marie
The Call of the Circus
The Time-Lock Safe as The Mother
All the World’s a Stage
The Blind Man’s Tact
The Stage Note
The Right Girl
The Taming of Jane as Jane
Justice in the Far North
The Broken Oath
The Doctor's Perfidy
The Nichols on a Vacation as Mrs. Nichols
Two Men as TheOrphan
The Eternal Triangle as The Wife
Once Upon a Time
The Tide of Fortune
Debt
Mother Love as The Mother
The Rosary
A Game for Two as Mrs. Henderson
The Governor’s Pardon
A Reno Romance as Grace
The Winning Punch
The Mistake

1909

1776, or The Hessian Renegades
The Slave as Nerada Award
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party as Mrs. Jones Award
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals as Mrs. Jones Award
Two Memories as Party Guest Award
Sweet and Twenty as Alice's sister Award
The Necklace Award
The Peachbasket Hat as Mrs. Jones Award
The Lonely Villa Award
The Sacrifice as Mrs. Hardluck Award
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea Award
Confidence as Nellie Burton
The Way of Man as Mabel Jarrett
The Curtain Pole as Mrs. Edwards
Her First Biscuits as Mrs. Jones
The Cardinal's Conspiracy as The Princess
The Girls and Daddy as Dr. Payson's First Daughter
The Honor of Thieves as Rachel Einstein
Eradicating Aunty as Flora - Aunty's Ward
One Touch of Nature as Mrs. John Murray
A Wreath in Time as Mrs. John Goodhusband
Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good as Mary Flinn
The Salvation Army Lass as Mary Wilson
The Mended Lute as Rising Moon
Lucky Jim as Wedding Guest
The Country Doctor as Mrs. Harcourt
His Ward's Love as The Reverend's Ward
Lady Helen's Escapade as Lady Helen
A Drunkard's Reformation as Woman in the Play
At the Altar as Girl at Wedding
Nursing a Viper
The Jilt as Mary Allison - Frank's Sister
What Drink Did as Mrs. Alfred Lucas
Jealousy and the Man as Mrs. Jim Brooks
The Road to the Heart as Mexican Woman
Jones and His New Neighbors as Mrs. Jones
Those Awful Hats as Theatre Audience
Mrs. Jones Entertains as Mrs. Jones
Eloping with Auntie as Margie
Saul and David
The Criminal Hypnotist as The Maid
The Cord of Life as Woman in Tenement
The Lure of the Gown as Veronica
The Medicine Bottle as Mrs. Ross
Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat as Mrs. Jones
Trying to Get Arrested as The Nanny
Resurrection as Katusha
A Troublesome Satchel as In Crowd
The Roue’s Heart as Noblewoman
Mr. Jones’ Burglar as Mrs. Jones
Those Boys! as The Maid
The Deception as Mabel Colton
The Brahma Diamond as The Guard's Sweetheart
Tragic Love as The Maid / In Factory
I Did It
A Baby's Shoe as The Poor Mother
Drive for a Life as Mignon
Jones and the Lady Book Agent as Mrs. Jones
His Wife's Mother as Mrs. Jones
Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade as Mrs. Schneider
The Politician's Love Story
The Prussian Spy as The Maid
The Winning Coat as Lady-in-Waiting
The Note in the Shoe as Ella Berling
The Awakening of Bess as Bess
The Judgment of Solomon
The Forest Ranger’s Daughter as The Forest Ranger's Daughter
The Wooden Leg as Claire
Love's Stratagem as The Girl
Lest We Forget
Her Generous Way

1908

After Many Years as Mrs. John Davis Award
An Awful Moment as Mrs. Mowbray
The Taming of the Shrew as Katharina
Richard III
A Smoked Husband as Mrs. Bibbs
Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian as Cleopatra
The Stolen Jewels as Mrs. Jenkins
Mr. Jones at the Ball as Mrs. Jones
The Ingrate as The Trapper's Wife
The Call of the Wild as Gladys Penrose
Romeo and Juliet (A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet) as Juliet
The Valet's Wife as Muse
The Christmas Burglars as Mrs. Martin
The Vaquero's Vow as Wedding Party / In Bar
Betrayed by a Handprint as Myrtle Vane
Money Mad as Bank Customer / Landlady
The Helping Hand as Wedding Guest
Where the Breakers Roar as At the Beach
Romance of a Jewess as Ruth Simonson
Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters as Mrs. Bailey
The Heart of O Yama as O'Yama
Ingomar, the Barbarian as Parthenia
The Test of Friendship as Jennie Colman
The Feud and the Turkey as Nellie Caufield's Sister
The Zulu's Heart as The Boer's Wife
The Song of the Shirt as Woman
A Woman's Way
The Planter's Wife as Tomboy Nellie
Father Gets in the Game as First Couple
The Red Girl as The Red Girl
The Reckoning as The Wife
The Pirate's Gold
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy as Calpurnia
Concealing a Burglar as Mrs. Brown
The Girl and the Outlaw as Woman
The Devil as A Model
Salome (The Dance of Seven Veils) as Salome
The Bandit’s Waterloo (The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora) as Unconfirmed Character
Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance as Lady Jane
The Clubman and the Tramp as Bridget / Dinner Guest
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen as Theckla, the Viking's Daughter
Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy as Banquet Quest

1907

The Boy, the Bust and the Bath as The Lady
The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines
Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in America as Boone's Daughter
The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance

1906

The Automobile Thieves

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Night Must Fall
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
The Slave

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