
Florence Lawrence
Born: 1886-01-01
Place of Birth: 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

Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet
1908★ 3.5

Night Must Fall
1937★ 6.9

The Snare of Society
1911★ 0.0

The Salvation Army Lass
1909★ 4.0

The Boy, the Bust and the Bath
1907★ 6.0

The Song of the Shirt
1908★ 3.6

The Call of the Wild
1908★ 3.1

The Curtain Pole
1909★ 4.5

Nursing a Viper
1909★ 4.2

The Necklace
1909★ 4.0

The Unfoldment
1922★ 0.0

Homicide Squad
1931★ 0.0

Secrets
1933★ 4.8

Sinners in the Sun
1932★ 4.6

The Devil
1908★ 1.5

The Slave
1909★ 4.2

Resurrection
1909★ 4.9

A Smoked Husband
1908★ 4.0

The Redemption of Riverton
1912★ 0.0

So Big!
1932★ 5.6

Two Memories
1909★ 4.2

Lucky Jim
1909★ 3.0

Tender Hearts
1909★ 3.0

The Lonely Villa
1909★ 6.0

A Drunkard's Reformation
1909★ 5.5

Mr. Jones’ Burglar
1909★ 1.0

After All
1912★ 0.0

Eradicating Aunty
1909★ 0.5

Gambling Wives
1924★ 0.0

Ingomar, the Barbarian
1908★ 3.0

The Mended Lute
1909★ 4.6

Tangled Relations
1912★ 0.0

Sweet and Twenty
1909★ 3.8

Aunt Jane’s Legacy
1911★ 0.0

At the Altar
1909★ 3.8

The Girls and Daddy
1909★ 3.0

The Satin Girl
1923★ 0.0

The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
1909★ 3.8

1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1909★ 5.2

The Lure of the Gown
1909★ 3.7

Lady Helen's Escapade
1909★ 4.1

The Peachbasket Hat
1909★ 4.2

The Zulu's Heart
1908★ 4.3

The Cord of Life
1909★ 3.5

The Automobile Thieves
1906★ 0.0

The Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909★ 3.7

Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935★ 6.0

Her First Biscuits
1909★ 3.0

Romance of a Jewess
1908★ 4.1

Jones and His New Neighbors
1909★ 2.5

His Chorus Girl Wife
1911★ 0.0

The Girl and the Outlaw
1908★ 3.0

Confidence
1909★ 4.1

Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian
1908★ 2.5

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998★ 0.0

The Way of Man
1909★ 4.0

The Hard Hombre
1931★ 2.6

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909★ 3.2

Flo's Discipline
1912★ 7.0

Mr. Jones at the Ball
1908★ 4.1

Elusive Isabel
1916★ 0.0

The Old-Fashioned Way
1934★ 7.1

The Taming of the Shrew
1908★ 4.9

The Country Doctor
1909★ 6.2

The Judgment of Solomon
1909★ 10.0

Where the Breakers Roar
1908★ 3.2

The Medicine Bottle
1909★ 1.0

One on Reno
1911★ 0.0

Love's Stratagem
1909★ 0.0

The Prussian Spy
1909★ 5.0

Betrayed by a Handprint
1908★ 2.9

After Many Years
1908★ 2.5

Her Child's Honor
1911★ 0.0

Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
1909★ 3.0

The Planter's Wife
1908★ 5.0

An Awful Moment
1908★ 2.8

Vanity and Its Cure
1911★ 0.0

Yellow Dust
1936★ 3.8

Father Gets in the Game
1908★ 3.3

Those Awful Hats
1909★ 6.0

Money Mad
1908★ 4.8

His Bogus Uncle
1911★ 0.0

What Drink Did
1909★ 4.5

The Politician's Love Story
1909★ 4.3

Through Jealous Eyes
1911★ 0.0