Florence Lawrence

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

265

Gender

Female

Birthday

1886-01-01

Day of death

1938-12-28 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Florence Lawrence

Biography

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.

Known For

  • The Stage Note

    The Stage Note

  • Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet

    Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet

  • The Angel of the Studio

    The Angel of the Studio

  • Unto the Third Generation

    Unto the Third Generation

  • The Governor’s Pardon

    The Governor’s Pardon

  • The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen

    The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen

  • The Stolen Jewels

    The Stolen Jewels

  • Jones and His New Neighbors

    Jones and His New Neighbors

  • Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy

    Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy

  • The Winning Punch

    The Winning Punch

  • Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good

    Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good

  • The Mistake

    The Mistake

  • Sinners in the Sun

    Sinners in the Sun

  • The Broken Oath

    The Broken Oath

  • The Lady Leone

    The Lady Leone

  • The Chance Shot

    The Chance Shot

  • Trying to Get Arrested

    Trying to Get Arrested

  • His Friend, the Burglar

    His Friend, the Burglar

  • Tangled Relations

    Tangled Relations

  • Tragic Love

    Tragic Love

  • Mrs. Jones Entertains

    Mrs. Jones Entertains

  • A Village Romance

    A Village Romance

  • The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain

    The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain

  • The Irony of Fate

    The Irony of Fate

  • The Test

    The Test

  • The Criminal Hypnotist

    The Criminal Hypnotist

  • The Heart of O Yama

    The Heart of O Yama

  • Jealousy and the Man

    Jealousy and the Man

  • The Honor of Thieves

    The Honor of Thieves

  • The Awakening of Bess

    The Awakening of Bess

  • A Game for Two

    A Game for Two

  • The Maelstrom

    The Maelstrom

  • Art Versus Music

    Art Versus Music

  • The Redemption of Riverton

    The Redemption of Riverton

  • The Face on the Screen

    The Face on the Screen

  • The State Line

    The State Line

  • The Necklace

    The Necklace

  • The Lonely Villa

    The Lonely Villa

  • A Game of Deception

    A Game of Deception

  • The Cardinal's Conspiracy

    The Cardinal's Conspiracy

  • The Life Saver

    The Life Saver

  • His Wife’s Child

    His Wife’s Child

  • The Spender

    The Spender

  • Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance

    Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance

  • The Time-Lock Safe

    The Time-Lock Safe

  • Duke de Ribbon Counter

    Duke de Ribbon Counter

  • The Blind Man’s Tact

    The Blind Man’s Tact

  • The Unfoldment

    The Unfoldment

  • Confidence

    Confidence

  • A Drunkard's Reformation

    A Drunkard's Reformation

  • The Little Mail Carrier

    The Little Mail Carrier

  • The Story of Rosie’s Rose

    The Story of Rosie’s Rose

  • The Test of Friendship

    The Test of Friendship

  • Man on the Flying Trapeze

    Man on the Flying Trapeze

  • Jane and the Stranger

    Jane and the Stranger

  • The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance

    The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance

  • Yellow Dust

    Yellow Dust

  • The Old-Fashioned Way

    The Old-Fashioned Way

  • The Lure of the Gown

    The Lure of the Gown

  • The Miser’s Daughter

    The Miser’s Daughter

  • Mr. Jones’ Burglar

    Mr. Jones’ Burglar

  • The Right of Love

    The Right of Love

  • The Snare of Society

    The Snare of Society

  • The Note in the Shoe

    The Note in the Shoe

  • The Mended Lute

    The Mended Lute

  • His Bogus Uncle

    His Bogus Uncle

  • The Medicine Bottle

    The Medicine Bottle

  • The Curtain Pole

    The Curtain Pole

  • Mr. Jones Has a Card Party

    Mr. Jones Has a Card Party

  • His Wife's Mother

    His Wife's Mother

  • Always a Way

    Always a Way

  • That Awful Brother

    That Awful Brother

  • Through Jealous Eyes

    Through Jealous Eyes

  • A Rebellious Blossom

    A Rebellious Blossom

  • The Little Rebel

    The Little Rebel

  • The Eternal Triangle

    The Eternal Triangle

  • The Boy, the Bust and the Bath

    The Boy, the Bust and the Bath

  • Night Must Fall

    Night Must Fall

  • One Touch of Nature

    One Touch of Nature

  • The Country Doctor

    The Country Doctor

  • The Slavey’s Affinity

    The Slavey’s Affinity

  • The Love Craze

    The Love Craze

  • The Nichols on a Vacation

    The Nichols on a Vacation

  • Suffragettes Parade in Washington

    Suffragettes Parade in Washington

  • Influence of Sympathy

    Influence of Sympathy

  • Sweet and Twenty

    Sweet and Twenty

  • The Honor of the Humble

    The Honor of the Humble

  • The Vaquero's Vow

    The Vaquero's Vow

  • Secrets

    Secrets

  • Pressed Roses

    Pressed Roses

  • Homicide Squad

    Homicide Squad

  • The New Shawl

    The New Shawl

  • The Pawns of Destiny

    The Pawns of Destiny

  • Her Child's Honor

    Her Child's Honor

  • Sweeping Against the Winds

    Sweeping Against the Winds

  • The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora

    The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora

  • Resurrection

    Resurrection

  • The Road to the Heart

    The Road to the Heart

  • Eloping with Auntie

    Eloping with Auntie

  • The Song of the Shirt

    The Song of the Shirt

  • The Way of Man

    The Way of Man

  • The Valet's Wife

    The Valet's Wife

  • The Barbarian Ingomar

    The Barbarian Ingomar

  • A Mysterious Mystery

    A Mysterious Mystery

  • The Matchmaker

    The Matchmaker

  • The Salvation Army Lass

    The Salvation Army Lass

  • In Swift Waters

    In Swift Waters

  • A Good Turn

    A Good Turn

  • The Law’s Decree

    The Law’s Decree

  • The Honeymooners

    The Honeymooners

  • Nursing a Viper

    Nursing a Viper

  • Diplomatic Flo

    Diplomatic Flo

  • The Prussian Spy

    The Prussian Spy

  • The Feud and the Turkey

    The Feud and the Turkey

  • The Right Girl

    The Right Girl

  • Love's Stratagem

    Love's Stratagem

  • The Zulu's Heart

    The Zulu's Heart

  • The Sacrifice

    The Sacrifice

  • The Deception

    The Deception

  • The Man Who Was Never Kissed

    The Man Who Was Never Kissed

  • The Mill Buyers

    The Mill Buyers

  • The Sheriff and the Man

    The Sheriff and the Man

  • The Helping Hand

    The Helping Hand

  • The Automobile Thieves

    The Automobile Thieves

  • Where the Breakers Roar

    Where the Breakers Roar

  • Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens

    Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens

  • The Ingrate

    The Ingrate

  • The Count of Montebello

    The Count of Montebello

  • The Senator’s Double

    The Senator’s Double

  • Once Upon a Time

    Once Upon a Time

  • Transfusion

    Transfusion

  • The Mad Man’s Ward

    The Mad Man’s Ward

  • A Reno Romance

    A Reno Romance

  • Vanity and Its Cure

    Vanity and Its Cure

  • Two Memories

    Two Memories

  • A Fascinating Bachelor

    A Fascinating Bachelor

  • The Professor’s Ward

    The Professor’s Ward

  • A Girlish Impulse

    A Girlish Impulse

  • Aunt Jane’s Legacy

    Aunt Jane’s Legacy

  • The Tide of Fortune

    The Tide of Fortune

  • The Players

    The Players

  • Lest We Forget

    Lest We Forget

  • Tender Hearts

    Tender Hearts

  • The Clubman and the Tramp

    The Clubman and the Tramp

  • Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

    Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

  • The Disenchantment

    The Disenchantment

  • The False Bride

    The False Bride

  • The Devil

    The Devil

  • Sisters

    Sisters

  • The Reckoning

    The Reckoning

  • The Rosary

    The Rosary

  • The Maniac

    The Maniac

  • The Bribe

    The Bribe

  • The Forest Ranger’s Daughter

    The Forest Ranger’s Daughter

  • The Brahma Diamond

    The Brahma Diamond

  • Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat

    Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat

  • Her Humble Ministry

    Her Humble Ministry

  • The Satin Girl

    The Satin Girl

  • The Jilt

    The Jilt

  • The Call of the Wild

    The Call of the Wild

  • The Doctor’s Testimony

    The Doctor’s Testimony

  • The Call of the Circus

    The Call of the Circus

  • Two Men

    Two Men

  • Her First Biscuits

    Her First Biscuits

  • The Actress and the Singer

    The Actress and the Singer

  • The Roue’s Heart

    The Roue’s Heart

  • The Great Universal Mystery

    The Great Universal Mystery

  • The Advent of Jane

    The Advent of Jane

  • Debt

    Debt

  • Mother Love

    Mother Love

  • Flo's Discipline

    Flo's Discipline

  • Lucky Jim

    Lucky Jim

  • His Second Wife

    His Second Wife

  • Justice in the Far North

    Justice in the Far North

  • All for Love

    All for Love

  • So Big!

    So Big!

  • Taking a Chance

    Taking a Chance

  • The Girl O’ the Woods

    The Girl O’ the Woods

  • Counterfeiters

    Counterfeiters

  • One on Reno

    One on Reno

  • Father Gets in the Game

    Father Gets in the Game

  • After Many Years

    After Many Years

  • Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian

    Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian

  • Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils

    Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils

  • A Singular Cynic

    A Singular Cynic

  • Old Heads and Young Hearts

    Old Heads and Young Hearts

  • The Christmas Burglars

    The Christmas Burglars

  • A Smoked Husband

    A Smoked Husband

  • A Show Girl’s Strategem

    A Show Girl’s Strategem

  • The Coryphee

    The Coryphee

  • Saul and David

    Saul and David

  • A Head for Business

    A Head for Business

  • A Troublesome Satchel

    A Troublesome Satchel

  • A Girl and Her Money

    A Girl and Her Money

  • Her Ragged Knight

    Her Ragged Knight

  • The Hard Hombre

    The Hard Hombre

  • The Closed Door

    The Closed Door

  • Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

    Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

  • Her Two Sons

    Her Two Sons

  • The Slave

    The Slave

  • Those Boys!

    Those Boys!

  • The Wife’s Awakening

    The Wife’s Awakening

  • Concealing a Burglar

    Concealing a Burglar

  • Romance of a Jewess

    Romance of a Jewess

  • A Baby's Shoe

    A Baby's Shoe

  • Age Versus Youth

    Age Versus Youth

  • The Peachbasket Hat

    The Peachbasket Hat

  • Romance of Pond Cove

    Romance of Pond Cove

  • Those Awful Hats

    Those Awful Hats

  • Lady Helen's Escapade

    Lady Helen's Escapade

  • I Did It

    I Did It

  • Gambling Wives

    Gambling Wives

  • A Woman's Way

    A Woman's Way

  • Drive for a Life

    Drive for a Life

  • 1776, or The Hessian Renegades

    1776, or The Hessian Renegades

  • All the World’s a Stage

    All the World’s a Stage

  • The Taming of the Shrew

    The Taming of the Shrew

  • What Drink Did

    What Drink Did

  • The Doctor's Perfidy

    The Doctor's Perfidy

  • A Rural Conqueror

    A Rural Conqueror

  • After All

    After All

  • The Taming of Jane

    The Taming of Jane

  • The Wooden Leg

    The Wooden Leg

  • The Girl and the Outlaw

    The Girl and the Outlaw

  • The Girls and Daddy

    The Girls and Daddy

  • The Red Girl

    The Red Girl

  • The Stepmother

    The Stepmother

  • Her Artistic Temperament

    Her Artistic Temperament

  • Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in America

    Daniel Boone; or, Pioneer Days in America

  • Jones and the Lady Book Agent

    Jones and the Lady Book Agent

  • At the Altar

    At the Altar

  • Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy

    Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy

  • Her Cousin Fred

    Her Cousin Fred

  • Her Generous Way

    Her Generous Way

  • The Hoyden

    The Hoyden

  • Betrayed by a Handprint

    Betrayed by a Handprint

  • Money Mad

    Money Mad

  • His Ward's Love

    His Ward's Love

  • The Winning Punch

    The Winning Punch

  • The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals

    The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals

  • The Pirate's Gold

    The Pirate's Gold

  • Elusive Isabel

    Elusive Isabel

  • Eradicating Aunty

    Eradicating Aunty

  • An Awful Moment

    An Awful Moment

  • His Chorus Girl Wife

    His Chorus Girl Wife

  • The Cord of Life

    The Cord of Life

  • The Winning Coat

    The Winning Coat

  • Mr. Jones at the Ball

    Mr. Jones at the Ball

  • Not Like Other Girls

    Not Like Other Girls

  • Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters

    Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters

  • The Planter's Wife

    The Planter's Wife

  • Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade

    Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade

  • The Romance of the Photograph

    The Romance of the Photograph

  • The Surgeon’s Heroism

    The Surgeon’s Heroism

  • Opportunity and the Man

    Opportunity and the Man

  • A Wreath in Time

    A Wreath in Time

  • The Politician's Love Story

    The Politician's Love Story

  • During Cherry Time

    During Cherry Time

  • Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

    Lines of White on a Sullen Sea

  • Nan’s Diplomacy

    Nan’s Diplomacy

  • Betty’s Nightmare

    Betty’s Nightmare

  • Higgenses Versus Judsons

    Higgenses Versus Judsons

  • The Judgment of Solomon

    The Judgment of Solomon

  • The Two Fathers

    The Two Fathers

  • The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines

    The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines