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Florence Lawrence

Actress / Stage Actress / Film Actress / Inventor (patent) | * 01/02/1886 († 52, 12/28/1938) | Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)
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 long thought to be the first film actor to be named publicly until evidence published in 2019 indicated that the first named film star was French actor Max Linder. 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. She appeared in almost 300 films for various motion picture companies throughout her career. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Based on Shakespeare's play. Petruchio courts the bad-tempered Katharina, and tries to change her aggressive behavior. ...

The Taming of the Shrew

Certification unknown

1908 | 2.9/5 | 17min
Romance / Love, Comedy
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A woman adopts the guise of a spy when she uncovers an arms plot concerning a country in Central America. ...

Diplomatic Flo

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1914 | 32min
 
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Flo is not like the other girls at the Ferncliffe Seminary, in that she does not like the attention of the young men at the nearby college, and their efforts to win her affection prove disastrous to t ...

Not Like Other Girls

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1912 | 11min
 
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A Seventeenth Century romance in which an eloping couple try to escape the wrath of the girl's father. ...

Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance

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1908
 
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Movies with Florence Lawrence as Actress(258)

as (archive footage)1998 Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as (archive footage)1995 The Casting Couch
1937 Night Must Fall
as (uncredited)1935 Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)1934 The Old-Fashioned Way
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)1933 Secrets
1932 Sinners in the Sun
as Mina (uncredited)1932 So Big!
1931 Homicide Squad
as The Sister1931 The Hard Hombre
1930 Sweeping Against the Winds
as Polly Barker1924 Gambling Wives
as Sylvia1923 The Satin Girl
as Katherine Nevin1922 The Unfoldment
1918 The Love Craze
as Isabel Thorne1916 Elusive Isabel
1916 The Face on the Screen
as Flo1914 The Stepmother
as Flo - the Little Mail Carrier1914 The Little Mail Carrier
as Florence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role)1914 The False Bride
as Flo1914 The Romance of the Photograph
1914 The Bribe
as Flo - Bob's Ward1914 Her Ragged Knight
as Flo1914 The Pawns of Destiny
as Florence Blair1914 The Honeymooners
as Florence Lund1914 The Doctor’s Testimony
as Flo1914 Diplomatic Flo
1914 The Mad Man’s Ward
as Flo Welton1914 A Singular Cynic
as herself1914 The Great Universal Mystery
as Flo1914 Counterfeiters
as Flo Soule - The Gamekeeper's Daughter1914 The Honor of the Humble
as Miss Lawrence1914 A Mysterious Mystery
as Florence Lloyd1914 The Man Who Was Never Kissed
as Florence1914 The Coryphee
as Flo1914 The Law’s Decree
as Flo - the Maid1914 The Disenchantment
as Florence Ashleigh1913 The Closed Door
as herself1913 Suffragettes Parade in Washington
as Flo1913 The Spender
as The Wife1913 Influence of Sympathy
as Mab Hawkins1913 The Girl O’ the Woods
as Esther Stern1913 Unto the Third Generation
as Florence Kingsley1913 A Girl and Her Money
as Flo1913 His Wife’s Child
as Roxie1912 The Angel of the Studio
as Mrs. Flo Mills1912 Taking a Chance
as June Martin1912 The Redemption of Riverton
as Margie1912 After All
as Annie / Mary (twin sisters)1912 Sisters
as Nellie Wilson1912 The Winning Punch
as Flo1912 Not Like Other Girls
as Flo Armstrong1912 In Swift Waters
as Betty1912 Betty’s Nightmare
as Flo1912 The Chance Shot
as Flo - the Country Girl1912 A Village Romance
as Flo Lakewood1912 The Players
as Flo1912 All for Love
1912 The Surgeon’s Heroism
as Florence the Governess1912 Tangled Relations
as Lady Leone Mervyn1912 The Lady Leone
as Dr. Jane Bixby1912 The Advent of Jane
as Flo1912 The Mill Buyers
as Flo Ballard1912 Her Cousin Fred
as Florence Dow1912 Flo's Discipline
as The Nurse1911 A Fascinating Bachelor
as Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse1911 Through Jealous Eyes
as The Younger Brother's Wife1911 Her Two Sons
as Florence Earle1911 Romance of Pond Cove
as The Object of Their Affection1911 His Bogus Uncle
as Evelyn Bruce - the Young Governess1911 The Matchmaker
as The Wife1911 The Wife’s Awakening
as Effie Hart1911 Vanity and Its Cure
as Mrs. Appleby1911 One on Reno
as Gladys Weston1911 The Hoyden
as Flo - The Rebellious Daughter1911 A Rebellious Blossom
as Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl1911 His Chorus Girl Wife
as Ethel Vernon1911 Art Versus Music
as Nan1911 Nan’s Diplomacy
as Peggy - a Boarding House Drudge1911 The Slavey’s Affinity
as Lillian de Mille1911 Duke de Ribbon Counter
as Flora Hamilton1911 Opportunity and the Man
as Florence1911 That Awful Brother
as Dora Elsmore1911 The Maniac
as Nora Blake1911 Age Versus Youth
as The Actress1911 The Actress and the Singer
as Edith - The Professor's Ward1911 The Professor’s Ward
as The Mother1911 Her Child's Honor
as Ethel Lane1911 A Show Girl’s Strategem
as Violet - the Country Girl1911 During Cherry Time
as Rosie Carter1911 The Story of Rosie’s Rose
as Flo1911 Her Artistic Temperament
as Gladys1911 The Two Fathers
as Mrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife1911 His Friend, the Burglar
as Ruth Craven1911 Always a Way
as The Reformed Woman1911 Her Humble Ministry
1911 A Good Turn
as The Actress1911 A Game of Deception
1911 The Sheriff and the Man
as Phyllis Moore1911 A Head for Business
as Bessie Elkins - the Niece1911 Aunt Jane’s Legacy
as Marjorie Thorne1911 A Rural Conqueror
as Gladys Stevens1911 A Girlish Impulse
as The Sheriff's Daughter1911 The State Line
as Mary Williams1911 The Snare of Society
as Jessie Storm - the Local Girl1911 The Life Saver
as Rosalind Trevaine1911 The Little Rebel
as Miss Gillman1911 The Test
as Freda Judson1911 Higgenses Versus Judsons
1910 All the World’s a Stage
1910 The Maelstrom
as Marie1910 The New Shawl
as Mrs. Nichols1910 The Nichols on a Vacation
1910 Once Upon a Time
1910 The Winning Punch
1910 Pressed Roses
1910 The Call of the Circus
as Jane1910 The Taming of Jane
1910 His Second Wife
as Jane1910 Jane and the Stranger
1910 The Blind Man’s Tact
1910 The Right Girl
1910 The Senator’s Double
1910 The Doctor's Perfidy
1910 The Mistake
1910 The Tide of Fortune
1910 Transfusion
1910 Debt
1910 The Governor’s Pardon
as The Mother1910 Mother Love
1910 Justice in the Far North
as The Heiress1910 The Count of Montebello
as Grace1910 A Reno Romance
1910 Old Heads and Young Hearts
as Mrs. Henderson1910 A Game for Two
1910 The Irony of Fate
as Mrs. George Rand1910 Bear Ye One Another’s Burdens
1910 The Right of Love
1910 The Stage Note
as The Wife1910 The Eternal Triangle
as TheOrphan1910 Two Men
1910 The Broken Oath
as The Miser's Daughter1910 The Miser’s Daughter
1910 The Rosary
as Mrs. Jones1909 Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
1909 Lest We Forget
as In the Play1909 A Drunkard's Reformation
as Party Guest1909 Two Memories
as Woman in Tenement1909 The Cord of Life
1909 The Salvation Army Lass
as Mabel Jarrett1909 The Way of Man
as Mrs. Schneider1909 Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade
as Mignon1909 Drive for a Life
as The Reverend's Ward1909 His Ward's Love
as Margie1909 Eloping with Auntie
as Noblewoman1909 The Roue’s Heart
as In Crowd1909 A Troublesome Satchel
as Mrs. Jones1909 Mrs. Jones’ Lover or, I Want My Hat
1909 Lady Helen's Escapade
as Mary Flinn1909 Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good
as Mary Allison - Frank's Sister1909 The Jilt
as Mexican Woman1909 The Road to the Heart
as Mrs. Jones1909 The Peachbasket Hat
as Mrs.Harcourt (uncredited)1909 The Country Doctor
as Ella Berling1909 The Note in the Shoe
as Veronica1909 The Lure of the Gown
as Mrs. Jones1909 The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
as Mabel Colton1909 The Deception
as The Guard's Sweetheart1909 The Brahma Diamond
as Bess1909 The Awakening of Bess
as Mrs. Jones1909 Her First Biscuits
as The Maid1909 The Criminal Hypnotist
as Alice's sister1909 Sweet and Twenty
as Nerada1909 The Slave
1909 Nursing a Viper
1909 Lucky Jim
as Mrs. Alfred Lucas1909 What Drink Did
as Girl at Wedding1909 At the Altar
as Mrs. Jones1909 Jones and His New Neighbors
1909 The Politician's Love Story
as Claire1909 The Wooden Leg
1909 1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1909 The Necklace
as Dr. Payson's First Daughter1909 The Girls and Daddy
1909 Her Generous Way
as The Poor Mother1909 A Baby's Shoe
as Mrs. John Murray1909 One Touch of Nature
as Theatre Audience1909 Those Awful Hats
as Mrs. Hardluck1909 The Sacrifice
as Mrs. Ross1909 The Medicine Bottle
as Mrs. Jones1909 Mrs. Jones Entertains
as Katusha1909 Resurrection
as Nellie Burton1909 Confidence
as The Maid1909 Those Boys!
as The Nanny1909 Trying to Get Arrested
as Mrs. Jones1909 Mr. Jones’ Burglar
as The Princess1909 The Cardinal's Conspiracy
as The Maid1909 The Prussian Spy
1909 I Did It
as Mrs. John Goodhusband1909 A Wreath in Time
as Lady-in-Waiting1909 The Winning Coat
as The Girl1909 Love's Stratagem
as Mrs. Jones1909 Jones and the Lady Book Agent
as Mrs. Edwards1909 The Curtain Pole
as Rachel Einstein1909 The Honor of Thieves
as The Maid / In Factory1909 Tragic Love
as Flora - Aunty's Ward1909 Eradicating Aunty
as Rising Moon1909 The Mended Lute
as The Forest Ranger's Daughter1909 The Forest Ranger’s Daughter
as Mrs. Jim Brooks1909 Jealousy and the Man
as Mrs. Jones1909 His Wife's Mother
as Katharina1908 The Taming of the Shrew
as Mrs. Mowbray1908 An Awful Moment
as Lady Jane1908 Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance
as First Couple1908 Father Gets in the Game
as Mrs. Bibbs1908 A Smoked Husband
as Gladys Penrose1908 The Call of the Wild
as Bridget / Dinner Guest1908 The Clubman and the Tramp
as The Wife1908 The Reckoning
as Cleopatra1908 Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian
as A Model1908 The Devil
as Mrs. Brown1908 Concealing a Burglar
as Muse1908 The Valet's Wife
as Mrs. Jones1908 Mr. Jones at the Ball
as Mrs. John Davis1908 After Many Years
as Parthenia1908 Ingomar, the Barbarian
1908 The Pirate's Gold
as Nellie Caufield's Sister1908 The Feud and the Turkey
as Jennie Colman1908 The Test of Friendship
as Myrtle Vane1908 Betrayed by a Handprint
as Mrs. Bailey1908 Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters
1908 A Woman's Way
as O'Yama1908 The Heart of O Yama
as At the Beach1908 Where the Breakers Roar
as The Trapper's Wife1908 The Ingrate
as Woman1908 The Girl and the Outlaw
as The Red Girl1908 The Red Girl
1908 The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
as Banquet Quest1908 Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy
as Ruth Simonson1908 Romance of a Jewess
1908 Richard III
as Unconfirmed Character1908 The Bandit’s Waterloo (The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora)
as Salome1908 Salome (The Dance of Seven Veils)
as Juliet1908 Romeo and Juliet (A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet)
as Mrs. Jenkins1908 The Stolen Jewels
as Theckla, the Viking's Daughter1908 The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen
1908 Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
as The Boer's Wife1908 The Zulu's Heart
as Woman1908 The Song of the Shirt
as Mrs. Martin1908 The Christmas Burglars
as Wedding Guest1908 The Helping Hand
as Tomboy Nellie1908 The Planter's Wife
as Wedding Party / In Bar1908 The Vaquero's Vow
as Bank Customer / Landlady1908 Money Mad
1907 The Boy, the Bust and the Bath
1907 The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance
as Boone's Daughter1907 Daniel Boone/Pioneer Days in America
1907 The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines

Full Name: Florence Lawrence
Born: Saturday, 01/02 1886 (January) in Hamilton, Ontario (Canada)
Died: Wednesday, 12/28 1938 (December) in Beverly Hills (aged: 52)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Spouses (current/former): Harry Solter
Other names for Florence Lawrence (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Florence Annie Bridgwood"
Florence Lawrence frequently works together with these people:
Harry Solter (179x, Crew)
D.W. Griffith (161x, Crew)
Arthur V. Johnson (96x, Actor)
Mack Sennett (70x, Crew)
Owen Moore (50x, Actor)
Linda Arvidson (44x, Actress)
John R. Cumpson (38x, Cast)
George Gebhardt (38x, Actor)
Marion Leonard (38x, Actress)
Charles Inslee (32x, Actor)
King Baggot (27x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:115741, Added: 06/27/2018, Last updated: 04/24/2024