Florence Lawrence

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
- Acting
- Born
- 1886-01-01 · Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- 1938-12-28
Known for
- The Lonely Villa (1909)
- Those Awful Hats (1909) — Theatre Audience
- Night Must Fall (1937)
- The Country Doctor (1909) — Mrs. Harcourt
- The Mended Lute (1909) — Rising Moon
- Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935) — (uncredited)
- So Big! (1932) — Mina (uncredited)
- The Old-Fashioned Way (1934) — Undetermined Role (uncredited)
- Secrets (1933) — Undetermined Role (uncredited)
- The Curtain Pole (1909) — Mrs. Edwards
- Sinners in the Sun (1932)
- What Drink Did (1909) — Mrs. Alfred Lucas
- A Drunkard's Reformation (1909) — Woman in the Play
- Lady Helen's Escapade (1909) — Lady Helen
- The Zulu's Heart (1908) — The Boer's Wife
- The Hard Hombre (1931) — The Sister