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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.
Known For
Resurrection
(1909)
Katusha
Full Filmography
Acting
The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines
(1907)
The Boy, the Bust and the Bath
(1907)
The Lady
Daniel Boone/Pioneer Days in America
(1907)
Boone's Daughter
The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance
(1907)
Salome (The Dance of Seven Veils)
(1908)
Salome
The Taming of the Shrew
(1908)
Katharina
Money Mad
(1908)
Bank Customer / Landlady
Romeo and Juliet (A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet)
(1908)
Juliet
After Many Years
(1908)
Mrs. John Davis
The Song of the Shirt
(1908)
Woman
Betrayed by a Handprint
(1908)
Myrtle Vane
The Pirate's Gold
(1908)
The Vaquero's Vow
(1908)
Wedding Party / In Bar
The Ingrate
(1908)
The Trapper's Wife
Richard III
(1908)
An Awful Moment
(1908)
Mrs. Mowbray
The Heart of O Yama
(1908)
O'Yama
A Smoked Husband
(1908)
Mrs. Bibbs
The Girl and the Outlaw
(1908)
Woman
Ingomar, the Barbarian
(1908)
Parthenia
Where the Breakers Roar
(1908)
At the Beach
The Red Girl
(1908)
The Red Girl
Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters
(1908)
Mrs. Bailey
The Devil
(1908)
A Model
The Stolen Jewels
(1908)
Mrs. Jenkins
A Woman's Way
(1908)
The Call of the Wild
(1908)
Gladys Penrose
Father Gets in the Game
(1908)
First Couple
Romance of a Jewess
(1908)
Ruth Simonson
The Valet's Wife
(1908)
Muse
Concealing a Burglar
(1908)
Mrs. Brown
The Test of Friendship
(1908)
Jennie Colman
The Feud and the Turkey
(1908)
Nellie Caufield's Sister
The Clubman and the Tramp
(1908)
Bridget / Dinner Guest
The Reckoning
(1908)
The Wife
The Bandit’s Waterloo (The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora)
(1908)
Unconfirmed Character
The Helping Hand
(1908)
Wedding Guest
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
(1908)
The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen
(1908)
Theckla, the Viking's Daughter
The Zulu's Heart
(1908)
The Boer's Wife
The Planter's Wife
(1908)
Tomboy Nellie
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
(1908)
The Christmas Burglars
(1908)
Mrs. Martin
Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy
(1908)
Banquet Quest
Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian
(1908)
Cleopatra
Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance
(1908)
Lady Jane
Mr. Jones at the Ball
(1908)
Mrs. Jones
The Country Doctor
(1909)
Mrs. Harcourt
Her First Biscuits
(1909)
Mrs. Jones
The Way of Man
(1909)
Mabel Jarrett
The Cord of Life
(1909)
Woman in Tenement
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
(1909)
The Princess
Sweet and Twenty
(1909)
Alice's sister
Two Memories
(1909)
Party Guest
The Winning Coat
(1909)
Lady-in-Waiting
The Honor of Thieves
(1909)
Rachel Einstein
One Touch of Nature
(1909)
Mrs. John Murray
The Criminal Hypnotist
(1909)
The Maid
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
(1909)
Mrs. Jones
The Slave
(1909)
Nerada
The Peachbasket Hat
(1909)
Mrs. Jones
Trying to Get Arrested
(1909)
The Nanny
Mrs. Jones Entertains
(1909)
Mrs. Jones
Nursing a Viper
(1909)
What Drink Did
(1909)
Mrs. Alfred Lucas
Her Generous Way
(1909)
The Lure of the Gown
(1909)
Veronica
At the Altar
(1909)
Girl at Wedding
Resurrection
(1909)
Katusha
A Drunkard's Reformation
(1909)
Woman in the Play
Confidence
(1909)
Nellie Burton
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
(1909)
Mrs. Jones
The Salvation Army Lass
(1909)
Those Awful Hats
(1909)
Theatre Audience
The Curtain Pole
(1909)
Mrs. Edwards
The Mended Lute
(1909)
Rising Moon
Lady Helen's Escapade
(1909)
The Sacrifice
(1909)
Mrs. Hardluck
The Necklace
(1909)
I Did It
(1909)
Lucky Jim
(1909)
The Awakening of Bess
(1909)
Bess
The Deception
(1909)
Mabel Colton
The Girls and Daddy
(1909)
Dr. Payson's First Daughter
The Brahma Diamond
(1909)
The Guard's Sweetheart
Drive for a Life
(1909)
Mignon
His Wife's Mother
(1909)
Mrs. Jones
Eradicating Aunty
(1909)
Flora - Aunty's Ward
Jealousy and the Man
(1909)
Mrs. Jim Brooks
His Ward's Love
(1909)
The Reverend's Ward
Eloping with Auntie
(1909)
Margie
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
(1909)
A Baby's Shoe
(1909)
The Poor Mother
Jones and the Lady Book Agent
(1909)
Mrs. Jones
Jones and His New Neighbors
(1909)
Mrs. Jones
The Jilt
(1909)
Mary Allison - Frank's Sister
The Politician's Love Story
(1909)
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
(1909)
Mrs. Jones
The Medicine Bottle
(1909)
Mrs. Ross
The Note in the Shoe
(1909)
Ella Berling
Mrs. Jones' Lover or, I Want My Hat
(1909)
Mrs. Jones
The Prussian Spy
(1909)
The Maid
The Roue’s Heart
(1909)
Noblewoman
Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade
(1909)
Mrs. Schneider
The Road to the Heart
(1909)
Mexican Woman
Those Boys!
(1909)
The Maid
Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good
(1909)
Mary Flinn
Tragic Love
(1909)
The Maid / In Factory
Lest We Forget
(1909)
A Troublesome Satchel
(1909)
In Crowd
The Wooden Leg
(1909)
Claire
Love's Stratagem
(1909)
The Girl
A Wreath in Time
(1909)
Mrs. John Goodhusband
The Forest Ranger’s Daughter
(1909)
The Forest Ranger's Daughter
The Stage Note
(1910)
Transfusion
(1910)
Two Men
(1910)
TheOrphan
The Taming of Jane
(1910)
Jane
The Right of Love
(1910)
The Senator’s Double
(1910)
The Rosary
(1910)
A Game for Two
(1910)
Mrs. Henderson
The Doctor's Perfidy
(1910)
Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens
(1910)
Mrs. George Rand
The Blind Man’s Tact
(1910)
The Right Girl
(1910)
The Tide of Fortune
(1910)
All the World’s a Stage
(1910)
The Broken Oath
(1910)
The Call of the Circus
(1910)
The Count of Montebello
(1910)
The Heiress
Debt
(1910)
The Eternal Triangle
(1910)
The Wife
The Winning Punch
(1910)
The Governor’s Pardon
(1910)
His Second Wife
(1910)
The Irony of Fate
(1910)
Jane and the Stranger
(1910)
Jane
Justice in the Far North
(1910)
The Maelstrom
(1910)
The Miser’s Daughter
(1910)
The Miser's Daughter
The Mistake
(1910)
Mother Love
(1910)
The Mother
The New Shawl
(1910)
Marie
The Nichols on a Vacation
(1910)
Mrs. Nichols
Old Heads and Young Hearts
(1910)
Once Upon a Time
(1910)
Pressed Roses
(1910)
A Reno Romance
(1910)
Grace
Vanity and Its Cure
(1911)
Effie Hart
Her Child's Honor
(1911)
The Mother
A Girlish Impulse
(1911)
Gladys Stevens
The Wife’s Awakening
(1911)
The Wife
The Slavey’s Affinity
(1911)
Peggy - a Boarding House Drudge
The Test
(1911)
Miss Gillman
The Little Rebel
(1911)
Rosalind Trevaine
The Two Fathers
(1911)
Gladys
His Chorus Girl Wife
(1911)
Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl
The Actress and the Singer
(1911)
The Actress
Age Versus Youth
(1911)
Nora Blake
Always a Way
(1911)
Ruth Craven
Art Versus Music
(1911)
Ethel Vernon
Aunt Jane’s Legacy
(1911)
Bessie Elkins - the Niece
Duke de Ribbon Counter
(1911)
Lillian de Mille
During Cherry Time
(1911)
Violet - the Country Girl
A Fascinating Bachelor
(1911)
The Nurse
A Game of Deception
(1911)
The Actress
A Good Turn
(1911)
A Head for Business
(1911)
Phyllis Moore
Her Artistic Temperament
(1911)
Flo
Her Humble Ministry
(1911)
The Reformed Woman
Her Two Sons
(1911)
The Younger Brother's Wife
Higgenses Versus Judsons
(1911)
Freda Judson
His Bogus Uncle
(1911)
The Object of Their Affection
His Friend, the Burglar
(1911)
Mrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife
That Awful Brother
(1911)
Florence
Through Jealous Eyes
(1911)
Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse
The Hoyden
(1911)
Gladys Weston
The Life Saver
(1911)
Jessie Storm - the Local Girl
The Maniac
(1911)
Dora Elsmore
The Matchmaker
(1911)
Evelyn Bruce - the Young Governess
Nan’s Diplomacy
(1911)
Nan
One on Reno
(1911)
Mrs. Appleby
Opportunity and the Man
(1911)
Flora Hamilton
The Professor’s Ward
(1911)
Edith - The Professor's Ward
A Rebellious Blossom
(1911)
Flo - The Rebellious Daughter
Romance of Pond Cove
(1911)
Florence Earle
A Rural Conqueror
(1911)
Marjorie Thorne
The Sheriff and the Man
(1911)
A Show Girl’s Strategem
(1911)
Ethel Lane
The Snare of Society
(1911)
Mary Williams
The State Line
(1911)
The Sheriff's Daughter
The Story of Rosie’s Rose
(1911)
Rosie Carter
Taking a Chance
(1912)
Mrs. Flo Mills
Not Like Other Girls
(1912)
Flo
A Village Romance
(1912)
Flo - the Country Girl
Flo's Discipline
(1912)
Florence Dow
The Winning Punch
(1912)
Nellie Wilson
Tangled Relations
(1912)
Florence the Governess
The Redemption of Riverton
(1912)
June Martin
The Surgeon’s Heroism
(1912)
The Mill Buyers
(1912)
Flo
All for Love
(1912)
Flo
The Advent of Jane
(1912)
Dr. Jane Bixby
Her Cousin Fred
(1912)
Flo Ballard
After All
(1912)
Margie
Sisters
(1912)
Annie / Mary (twin sisters)
The Angel of the Studio
(1912)
Roxie
Betty’s Nightmare
(1912)
Betty
The Chance Shot
(1912)
Flo
The Players
(1912)
Flo Lakewood
In Swift Waters
(1912)
Flo Armstrong
The Lady Leone
(1912)
Lady Leone Mervyn
His Wife’s Child
(1913)
Flo
Suffragettes Parade in Washington
(1913)
Herself
Influence of Sympathy
(1913)
The Wife
The Spender
(1913)
Flo
Unto the Third Generation
(1913)
Esther Stern
A Girl and Her Money
(1913)
Florence Kingsley
The Closed Door
(1913)
Florence Ashleigh
The Girl O’ the Woods
(1913)
Mab Hawkins
The Pawns of Destiny
(1914)
Flo
The Romance of the Photograph
(1914)
Flo
The Stepmother
(1914)
Flo
A Mysterious Mystery
(1914)
Miss Lawrence
A Singular Cynic
(1914)
Flo Welton
The Doctor’s Testimony
(1914)
Florence Lund
The Bribe
(1914)
The Coryphee
(1914)
Florence
Counterfeiters
(1914)
Flo
Diplomatic Flo
(1914)
Flo
The Disenchantment
(1914)
Flo - the Maid
The Man Who Was Never Kissed
(1914)
Florence Lloyd
The False Bride
(1914)
Florence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role)
The Great Universal Mystery
(1914)
Herself
Her Ragged Knight
(1914)
Flo - Bob's Ward
The Honeymooners
(1914)
Florence Blair
The Honor of the Humble
(1914)
Flo Soule - The Gamekeeper's Daughter
The Law’s Decree
(1914)
Flo
The Little Mail Carrier
(1914)
Flo - the Little Mail Carrier
The Mad Man’s Ward
(1914)
Elusive Isabel
(1916)
Isabel Thorne
The Face on the Screen
(1916)
The Love Craze
(1918)
The Unfoldment
(1922)
Katherine Nevin
The Satin Girl
(1923)
Sylvia
Gambling Wives
(1924)
Polly Barker
Sweeping Against the Winds
(1930)
The Hard Hombre
(1931)
The Sister
Homicide Squad
(1931)
So Big!
(1932)
Mina (uncredited)
Sinners in the Sun
(1932)
Secrets
(1933)
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
The Old-Fashioned Way
(1934)
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
(1935)
(uncredited)
Yellow Dust
(1936)
Night Must Fall
(1937)
The Casting Couch
(1995)
(archive footage)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
(1998)
Self (archive footage)