Florence Lawrence
Known For
Acting
Born
1886-01-01 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died
1938-12-28
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.
Most Known For
Sisters
as Annie / Mary (twin sisters)
Counterfeiters
as Flo
Gambling Wives
as Polly Barker
The Stepmother
as Flo
Eradicating Aunty
as Flora - Aunty's Ward
The Hoyden
as Gladys Weston
His Chorus Girl Wife
as Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl
Her Ragged Knight
as Flo - Bob's Ward
After All
as Margie
I Did It
Secrets
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as (uncredited)
So Big!
as Mina (uncredited)
Her Generous Way
Saul and David
Yellow Dust
Sinners in the Sun
The Old-Fashioned Way
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
The Closed Door
as Florence Ashleigh