Born 1885 (age 52) · Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Appears in 266 titles

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

The Lonely Villa
6.0
The Lonely Villa
1909
Those Awful Hats
6.1
Those Awful Hats
1909
as Theatre Audience
Night Must Fall
7.0
Night Must Fall
1937
The Country Doctor
6.2
The Country Doctor
1909
as Mrs. Harcourt
The Mended Lute
4.6
The Mended Lute
1909
as Rising Moon
Man on the Flying Trapeze
6.2
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as (uncredited)
The Old-Fashioned Way
7.2
The Old-Fashioned Way
1934
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
So Big!
5.7
So Big!
1932
as Mina (uncredited)
Secrets
5.2
Secrets
1933
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
The Curtain Pole
4.5
The Curtain Pole
1909
as Mrs. Edwards
What Drink Did
4.5
What Drink Did
1909
as Mrs. Alfred Lucas
A Drunkard's Reformation
5.5
A Drunkard's Reformation
1909
as Woman in the Play
Sinners in the Sun
Lady Helen's Escapade
4.1
Lady Helen's Escapade
1909
as Lady Helen
The Hard Hombre
3.8
The Hard Hombre
1931
as The Sister
Money Mad
4.8
Money Mad
1908
as Bank Customer / Landlady
The Song of the Shirt
3.6
The Song of the Shirt
1908
as Woman
Yellow Dust
4.5
Yellow Dust
1936
The Taming of the Shrew
4.9
The Taming of the Shrew
1908
as Katharina