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Florence Lawrence

Florence Lawrence

Birthday: 1886-01-02 | Place of Birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1931
The Hard Hombre

as    The Sister

1923
The Satin Girl

as    Sylvia

1918
The Love Craze

as    Florence

1916
Elusive Isabel

as    Isabel Thorne

1914
The Mad Man’s Ward

as    Florence

1914
The Honeymooners

as    Florence Blair

1914
The False Bride

as    Florence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role)

1914
The Man Who Was Never Kissed

as    Florence Lloyd

1914
The Great Universal Mystery

as    Herself

1913
Unto the Third Generation

as    Esther Stern

1913
His Wife’s Child

as    Flo

1913
The Spender

as    Flo

1913
The Closed Door

as    Florence Ashleigh

1913
A Girl and Her Money

as    Florence Kingsley

1913
1913
The Girl O’ the Woods

as    Mab Hawkins

1913
Influence of Sympathy

as    The Wife

1912
Not Like Other Girls

as    Flo

1912
Flo's Discipline

as    Florence Dow

1912
Taking a Chance

as    Mrs. Flo Mills