Person Details

Birthday: 1886-01-02 21:21:17

Death: 1938-12-28 21:21:17

Aliases: Florence Annie Bridgwood

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Movie Involvements: 178

TV Involvements: 0


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Secrets
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Secrets

(1933) Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Resurrection
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5

Resurrection

(1909) Katusha
The Jilt
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The Jilt

(1909) Mary Allison - Frank's Sister
Confidence
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5

Confidence

(1909) Nellie Burton
Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters
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The Song of the Shirt
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The Song of the Shirt

(1908) Woman
The Deception
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The Deception

(1909) Mabel Colton
The Brahma Diamond
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The Brahma Diamond

(1909) The Guard's Sweetheart

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1998 Self (archive footage)
1995 (archive footage)
1937 N/A
1936 N/A
1935 (uncredited)
1934 Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1933 Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1932 N/A
Mina (uncredited)
1931 The Sister
N/A
1930 N/A
1924 Polly Barker
1923 Sylvia
1922 Katherine Nevin
1918 N/A
1916 N/A
Isabel Thorne
1914 Florence Lloyd
Miss Lawrence
Flo
Flo Soule - The Gamekeeper's Daughter
N/A
Herself
Flo - Bob's Ward
Flo Welton
Florence Lund
Flo - the Maid
N/A
Flo
Flo - the Little Mail Carrier
Flo
Florence Blair
Flo
Flo
Florence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role)
Flo
Florence
1913 Florence Kingsley
The Wife
Esther Stern
Flo
Flo
Mab Hawkins
Florence Ashleigh
Herself
1912 Lady Leone Mervyn
Annie / Mary (twin sisters)
June Martin
Roxie
Betty
Florence the Governess
Dr. Jane Bixby
Florence Dow
Flo
Margie
Nellie Wilson
Flo Ballard
Flo
Flo
Mrs. Flo Mills
Flo Lakewood
Flo Armstrong
Flo
N/A
Flo - the Country Girl
1911 Ethel Vernon
Gladys Stevens
Phyllis Moore
Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl
Bessie Elkins - the Niece
Mrs. Appleby
Marjorie Thorne
Dora Elsmore
Peggy - a Boarding House Drudge
Evelyn Bruce - the Young Governess
Jessie Storm - the Local Girl
Rosie Carter
Florence Earle
Flo - The Rebellious Daughter
Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse
The Younger Brother's Wife
Violet - the Country Girl
Mary Williams
Ruth Craven
Rosalind Trevaine
Freda Judson
Lillian de Mille
Edith - The Professor's Ward
The Actress
The Sheriff's Daughter
N/A
The Reformed Woman
Florence
The Nurse
N/A
Gladys Weston
Gladys
Flora Hamilton
The Wife
The Mother
Flo
The Actress
Mrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife
Effie Hart
Nan
Miss Gillman
Ethel Lane
Nora Blake
The Object of Their Affection
1910 The Heiress
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Jane
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mrs. George Rand
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mrs. Henderson
Grace
Mrs. Nichols
The Wife
N/A
TheOrphan
Marie
N/A
N/A
N/A
The Miser's Daughter
N/A
N/A
N/A
The Mother
N/A
Jane
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1909 Bess
N/A
N/A
The Forest Ranger's Daughter
N/A
The Girl
N/A
Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Jones
Rising Moon
Nerada
Alice's sister
The Princess
Mrs. Jim Brooks
Mrs. Harcourt
N/A
Mabel Jarrett
Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Alfred Lucas
Flora - Aunty's Ward
Margie
Party Guest
Katusha
Mary Allison - Frank's Sister
The Poor Mother
Mrs. Jones
Ella Berling
Mary Flinn
N/A
Mignon
N/A
In Crowd
Nellie Burton
Lady-in-Waiting
Mrs. Schneider
Mexican Woman
The Nanny
Woman in the Play
Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Ross
Mabel Colton
Veronica
N/A
N/A
Claire
Noblewoman
The Maid
Mrs. Jones
Girl at Wedding
N/A
Mrs. Jones
The Reverend's Ward
Mrs. Edwards
The Maid / In Factory
Mrs. John Goodhusband
The Guard's Sweetheart
Dr. Payson's First Daughter
Woman in Tenement
Theatre Audience
Mrs. Jones
The Maid
The Maid
Mrs. Hardluck
Rachel Einstein
Mrs. Jones
Mrs. John Murray
1908 Wedding Guest
Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Martin
N/A
Mrs. Mowbray
Jennie Colman
The Wife
Nellie Caufield's Sister
Bank Customer / Landlady
N/A
Muse
Bridget / Dinner Guest
N/A
The Trapper's Wife
Woman
Katharina
N/A
Cleopatra
Mrs. John Davis
Mrs. Brown
Gladys Penrose
Ruth Simonson
Tomboy Nellie
Wedding Party / In Bar
Parthenia
First Couple
The Boer's Wife
A Model
Mrs. Jenkins
N/A
Mrs. Bibbs
At the Beach
O'Yama
The Red Girl
Mrs. Bailey
Woman
Myrtle Vane
Salome
Unconfirmed Character
Theckla, the Viking's Daughter
Lady Jane
Juliet
Banquet Quest
1907 N/A
N/A
N/A
Boone's Daughter
Year Character Movie/Tv

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