Florence Lawrence

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Florence Lawrence

Acting January 1, 1886

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 actr…

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The Lonely Villa

The Lonely Villa

6.0 1909 Movie
Those Awful Hats

Those Awful Hats

6.1 1909 Movie
Night Must Fall

Night Must Fall

6.9 1937 Movie
The Country Doctor

The Country Doctor

6.1 1909 Movie
So Big!

So Big!

5.8 1932 Movie
Man on the Flying Trapeze

Man on the Flying Trapeze

6.2 1935 Movie
The Old-Fashioned Way

The Old-Fashioned Way

7.2 1934 Movie
The Mended Lute

The Mended Lute

4.6 1909 Movie
Secrets

Secrets

5.2 1933 Movie
Sinners in the Sun

Sinners in the Sun

5.0 1932 Movie
A Drunkard's Reformation

A Drunkard's Reformation

5.5 1909 Movie
What Drink Did

What Drink Did

4.5 1909 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1998
    Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 1995
    The Casting Couch

    Movie

  3. 1937
    Night Must Fall

    Movie

  4. 1936
    Yellow Dust

    Movie

  5. 1935
    Man on the Flying Trapeze

    Movie (uncredited)

  6. 1934
    The Old-Fashioned Way

    Movie Undetermined Role (uncredited)

  7. 1933
    Secrets

    Movie Undetermined Role (uncredited)

  8. 1932
    Sinners in the Sun

    Movie

  9. 1932
    So Big!

    Movie Mina (uncredited)

  10. 1931
    The Hard Hombre

    Movie The Sister

  11. 1931
    Homicide Squad

    Movie

  12. 1930
    Sweeping Against the Winds

    Movie

  13. 1924
    Gambling Wives

    Movie Polly Barker

  14. 1923
    The Satin Girl

    Movie Sylvia

  15. 1922
    The Unfoldment

    Movie Katherine Nevin

  16. 1918
    The Love Craze

    Movie Florence

More credits
  1. 1916
    The Face on the Screen

    Movie

  2. 1916
    Elusive Isabel

    Movie Isabel Thorne

  3. 1914
    The Man Who Was Never Kissed

    Movie Florence Lloyd

  4. 1914
    A Mysterious Mystery

    Movie Miss Lawrence

  5. 1914
    Counterfeiters

    Movie Flo

  6. 1914
    The Honor of the Humble

    Movie Flo Soule - The Gamekeeper's Daughter

  7. 1914
    The Mad Man’s Ward

    Movie Florence

  8. 1914
    The Great Universal Mystery

    Movie Herself

  9. 1914
    Her Ragged Knight

    Movie Flo - Bob's Ward

  10. 1914
    A Singular Cynic

    Movie Flo Welton

  11. 1914
    The Doctor’s Testimony

    Movie Florence Lund

  12. 1914
    The Disenchantment

    Movie Flo - the Maid

  13. 1914
    The Bribe

    Movie

  14. 1914
    The Pawns of Destiny

    Movie Flo

  15. 1914
    The Little Mail Carrier

    Movie Flo - the Little Mail Carrier

  16. 1914
    Diplomatic Flo

    Movie Flo

  17. 1914
    The Honeymooners

    Movie Florence Blair

  18. 1914
    The Stepmother

    Movie Flo

  19. 1914
    The Law’s Decree

    Movie Flo

  20. 1914
    The False Bride

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

  21. 1914
    The Romance of the Photograph

    Movie Flo

  22. 1914
    The Coryphee

    Movie Florence

  23. 1913
    A Girl and Her Money

    Movie Florence Kingsley

  24. 1913
    Influence of Sympathy

    Movie The Wife