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
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
Eradicating Aunty
Flora - Aunty's Ward
Secrets
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
After All
Margie
The Lonely Villa
So Big!
Mina (uncredited)
The Casting Couch
Lady Helen's Escapade
Lady Helen
The Old-Fashioned Way
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Sinners in the Sun
Yellow Dust
Night Must Fall
The Prussian Spy
The Maid
Saul and David
Gambling Wives
Polly Barker
The Medicine Bottle
Mrs. Ross
The Cord of Life
Woman in Tenement
Money Mad
Bank Customer / Landlady
I Did It, Mamma
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
Man on the Flying Trapeze
(uncredited)
The Girls and Daddy
Dr. Payson's First Daughter
At the Altar
Girl at Wedding
A Drunkard's Reformation
Woman in the Play
Two Memories
Party Guest
The Country Doctor
Mrs. Harcourt
The Salvation Army Lass
Mary Wilson