Florence Lawrence

Florence Lawrence

1886-01-01 – 1938-12-28 (age 52) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Biography

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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.

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Known For

At the Altar
At the Altar

1909

as Girl at Wedding

The Medicine Bottle
The Medicine Bottle

1909

as Mrs. Ross

So Big!
So Big!

1932

as Mina (uncredited)

Night Must Fall
Secrets
Secrets

1933

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Man on the Flying Trapeze
Man on the Flying Trapeze

1935

as (uncredited)

Betrayed by a Handprint
Betrayed by a Handprint

1908

as Myrtle Vane

The Old-Fashioned Way
The Old-Fashioned Way

1934

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Eradicating Aunty
Eradicating Aunty

1909

as Flora - Aunty's Ward

The Girl and the Outlaw
Sinners in the Sun
The Lonely Villa
A Drunkard's Reformation
A Drunkard's Reformation

1909

as Woman in the Play

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The Two Fathers

1911

as Gladys

The Unfoldment
The Unfoldment

1922

as Katherine Nevin

The Casting Couch
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The Hoyden

1911

as Gladys Weston

Those Awful Hats
Those Awful Hats

1909

as Theatre Audience