Florence Lawrence
Acting
Born: 1886-01-01 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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 Lonely Villa
Those Awful Hats
Theatre Audience
Night Must Fall
The Country Doctor
Mrs. Harcourt
The Mended Lute
Rising Moon
Man on the Flying Trapeze
(uncredited)
So Big!
Mina (uncredited)
The Old-Fashioned Way
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Secrets
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
The Curtain Pole
Mrs. Edwards
Sinners in the Sun
What Drink Did
Mrs. Alfred Lucas
A Drunkard's Reformation
Woman in the Play
Lady Helen's Escapade
Lady Helen
The Zulu's Heart
The Boer's Wife
The Hard Hombre
The Sister
Money Mad
Bank Customer / Landlady
The Song of the Shirt
Woman
Yellow Dust
The Taming of the Shrew
Katharina
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
Mrs. Jones
Betrayed by a Handprint
Myrtle Vane
At the Altar
Girl at Wedding
Father Gets in the Game
First Couple
Romance of a Jewess
Ruth Simonson
The Salvation Army Lass
Mary Wilson
Two Memories
Party Guest
The Cord of Life
Woman in Tenement
Resurrection
Katusha
Confidence
Nellie Burton
An Awful Moment
Mrs. Mowbray
The Call of the Wild
Gladys Penrose
Mr. Jones at the Ball
Mrs. Jones
The Boy, the Bust and the Bath
The Lady
The Necklace
Her First Biscuits
Mrs. Jones
The Lure of the Gown
Veronica
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
Mrs. Jones