Florence Lawrence Picture
STARmeter
SEE RANK
Up 2,672 this week

Florence Lawrence (1886–1938)

Actress

Florence Lawrence was the first film player whose name was used to promote her films and the studio (Independent Moving Pictures Company [IMP]) for which she worked. Before her, actors and actresses worked anonymously, partly out of fear that stage managers would refuse to hire them if they were found... See full bio »

Born:

Florence Annie Bridgwood
in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Died:

(age 52) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
1 photo | 2 videos | 5 news articles »

Quick Links:

Related News

How Much Do You Know About Movie Extras? New Book Discusses Their History
16 February 2013 12:29 AM, PST | Alt Film Guide
A History of (Firsts) for Women in Film
8 March 2011 5:04 PM, PST | FilmExperience
D.W. Griffith, Florence Lawrence, Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Reid: “Retroformat – Idols of the Silent Era”
14 June 2010 3:35 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide
See all 5 related articles »
Create a list  »

Related Lists

image of name
Pinkblood's Tragic Deaths List
a list of 664 people by pinkblood2010 created 04 Mar 2012
 
image of name
women in silence
a list of 250 people by quietgiant2 created 14 Jan 2011
 
image of name
200 Legendary Old Hollywood Actresses
a list of 200 people by PrudenceHill created 05 Jan 2012
 
image of name
Vintage Hollywood Beautiful Actresses
a list of 34 people by isvasco created 11 months ago
 
image of name
List of People that died tragically (RIP)
a list of 114 people by stangerdangerxx created 27 Apr 2011
 
See all related lists »

Do you have a demo reel?

Add it to your IMDbPage

Melanie Molnar - Reel -- No description provided.

Melanie Molnar - Reel

David H. Lawrence, XVII - Drama -- On-camera drama reel featuring David H. Lawrence XVII, in scenes from Heroes, The Unit, LOST, and more

David H. Lawrence, XVII - Drama

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel -- This reel contains Christopher performing in Film and Television. The clips included are from the following: "The Boundary", "The Wire", "Duplicity", "Law & Order(SVU)", "Michael Clayton", "Cost Of A Soul", "HEROES" and "Law & Order (CI)".

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel

Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

Franklin Ojeda Smith -

Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

Francine Locke Film Reel


Find out more at IMDbPro »

Connect with IMDb

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Florence Lawrence.

Known For


Show Show all  | 
Show by:
Edit

Filmography

Hide HideActress (296 titles)
1936 Hollywood Boulevard
Undetermined Minor Role (scenes deleted)
 
1936 One Rainy Afternoon
Bit Role (uncredited)
 
1935 Man on the Flying Trapeze (uncredited)
 
1934 The Old Fashioned Way
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1933 Secrets
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1932 Sinners in the Sun
 
1932 So Big!
Townsperson (uncredited)
 
1931 The Hard Hombre
The Sister (uncredited)
 
1931 Pleasure
Martha
 
1931 Homicide Squad
 
1930 Sweeping Against the Winds
 
1926 The Greater Glory
Woman (uncredited)
 
1926 The Johnstown Flood
Townswoman (uncredited)
 
1924 Gambling Wives
Polly Barker
 
1923 Lucretia Lombard
 
1923 The Satin Girl
Sylvia
 
1922 The Unfoldment
Katherine Nevin
 
1918 The Love Craze (short)
 
1917 Face on the Screen (short)
 
1916 Elusive Isabel
Isabel Thorne
 
1914 The Woman Who Won (short)
Florence Lloyd
 
1914 A Mysterious Mystery (short)
Miss Lawrence
 
1914 Counterfeiters (short)
 
1914 The Honor of the Humble (short)
 
1914 The Mad Man's Ward (short)
 
1914 Her Ragged Knight (short)
Flo - Bob's Ward
 
1914 A Singular Cynic (short)
 
1914 The Doctor's Testimony (short)
Florence Lund
 
1914 A Disenchantment (short)
 
1914 The Bribe (short)
 
1914 The Pawns of Destiny (short)
Sarah
 
1914 The Little Mail Carrier (short)
Flo - the Little Mail Carrier
 
1914 Diplomatic Flo (short)
Flo
 
1914/II The Honeymooners (short)
Florence Blair
 
1914 The Stepmother (short)
Flo
 
1914 The Law's Decree (short)
Flo
 
1914 The False Bride (short)
Florence Gould & Amy St. Clair (Dual Role)
 
1914 The Romance of a Photograph (short)
Flo
 
1914 The Coryphee (short)
Florence
 
1914 A Singular Sinner
 
1913 A Girl and Her Money (short)
Florence Kingsley
 
1913 The Influence of Sympathy (short)
The Wife
 
1913 Unto the Third Generation (short)
Esther Stern
 
1913 His Wife's Child (short)
Flo
 
1913 The Spender (short)
Flo
 
1913 The Girl o'the Woods (short)
Mab Hawkins
 
1913 The Closed Door (short)
Florence Ashleigh
 
1912 The Lady Leone (short)
Lady Leone Mervyn
 
1912/I Sisters (short)
Annie
 
1912 The Redemption of Riverton (short)
June Martin
 
1912 The Angel of the Studio (short)
Roxie
 
1912 The Cross-Roads (short)
Charity Hale
 
1912 Betty's Nightmare (short)
Betty
 
1912 Tangled Relations (short)
Florence the Governess
 
1912 The Advent of Jane (short)
Dr. Jane Bixby
 
1912 Flo's Discipline (short)
Florence Dow
 
1912 All for Love (short)
Flo
 
1912 After All (short)
Margie
 
1912 The Winning Punch (short)
Nellie Wilson
 
1912 Her Cousin Fred (short)
Flo Ballard
 
1912 The Chance Shot (short)
Flo
 
1912 The Mill Buyers (short)
Flo
 
1912 Taking a Chance (short)
Mrs. Flo Mills
 
1912 Not Like Other Girls (short)
Flo
 
1912/I The Players (short)
Flo Lakewood
 
1912 In Swift Waters (short)
Flo Armstrong
 
1912 A Village Romance (short)
Flo - the Country Girl
 
1911 The American Girl (short)
 
1911 Art Versus Music (short)
Ethel Vernon
 
1911 A Girlish Impulse (short)
Gladys Stevens
 
1911 A Head for Business (short)
Phyllis Moore
 
1911 A Blind Deception (short)
Ellen Austin - the Nurse
 
1911 His Chorus Girl Wife (short)
Sybil Sanford - a Chorus Girl
 
1911 Aunt Jane's Legacy (short)
Bessie Elkins - the Niece
 
1911 One on Reno (short)
Mrs. Appleby
 
1911 A Rural Conqueror (short)
Marjorie Thorne
 
1911 The Maniac (short)
Dora Elsmore
 
1911 The Slavey's Affinity (short)
Peggy - a Boarding House Drudge
 
1911 The Matchmaker (short)
Evelyn Bruce - the Young Governess
 
1911 The Life Saver (short)
Jessie Storm - the Local Girl
 
1911 The Story of Rosie's Rose (short)
Rosie Carter
 
1911 Romance of Pond Cove (short)
Florence Earle
 
1911 The Secret (short)
Diana Stanhope
 
1911 A Rebellious Blossom (short)
Flo = the Rebellious Daughter
 
1911 Through Jealous Eyes (short)
Flo - the Doctor's Office Nurse
 
1911 Her Two Sons (short)
The Younger Brother's Wife
 
1911 The Gypsy (short)
Zara - the Gypsy
 
1911 During Cherry Time (short)
Violet - the Country Girl
 
1911 The Snare of Society (short)
 
1911 Always a Way (short)
 
1911 The Little Rebel (short)
Rosalind Trevaine
 
1911 Higgenses Versus Judsons (short)
 
1911 Duke De Ribbon Counter (short)
Lillian De Mille
 
1911 The Professor's Ward (short)
Edith - The Professor's Ward
 
1911 A Game of Deception (short)
The Actress
 
1911 The State Line (short)
 
1911 A Good Turn (short)
 
1911 Her Humble Ministry (short)
The Reformed Woman
 
1911 That Awful Brother (short)
Florence
 
1911 A Fascinating Bachelor (short)
The Nurse
 
1911 The Sheriff and the Man (short)
 
1911 The Hoyden (short)
Gladys Weston
 
1911 The Two Fathers (short)
Gladys
 
1911 Opportunity and the Man (short)
Flora Hamilton
 
1911/I The Wife's Awakening (short)
The Wife
 
1911 Her Child's Honor (short)
The Mother
 
1911 Her Artistic Temperament (short)
 
1911 The Actress and the Singer (short)
The Actress
 
1911 His Friend, the Burglar (short)
Mrs. Tom Dayton - The Wife
 
1911 Vanity and Its Cure (short)
The Wife
 
1911 Nan's Diplomacy (short)
Nan
 
1911/I The Test (short)
Miss Gillman
 
1911 A Show Girl's Stratagem (short)
 
1911 Age Versus Youth (short)
The Daughter
 
1911 His Bogus Uncle (short)
 
1910 The Count of Montebello (short)
The Heiress
 
1910 All the World's a Stage (short)
 
1910 Pressed Roses (short)
 
1910 Debt (short)
 
1910 The Right Girl (short)
 
1910 The Widow (short)
The Widow
 
1910 The Taming of Jane (short)
 
1910 The Senator's Double (short)
 
1910 Among the Roses (short)
 
1910 Once Upon a Time (short)
 
1910 The Irony of Fate (short)
 
1910 Bear Ye One Another's Burdens (short)
Mrs. George Rand
 
1910 The Mistake (short)
 
1910 Old Heads and Young Hearts (short)
 
1910 The Call of the Circus (short)
 
1910 A Game for Two (short)
Mrs. Henderson
 
1910 A Self-Made Hero (short)
 
1910 A Discontented Woman (short)
 
1910 A Reno Romance (short)
 
1910 The Nichols on Vacation (short)
 
1910 The Eternal Triangle (short)
The Wife
 
1910 The Doctor's Perfidy (short)
 
1910 Two Men (short)
The Orphan
 
1910 The New Shawl (short)
 
1910 The Maelstrom (short)
 
1910 The Rosary (short)
 
1910 His Second Wife (short)
 
1910 The Miser's Daughter (short)
The Miser's Daughter
 
1910 Transfusion (short)
 
1910 The Stage Note (short)
 
1910 His Sick Friend (short)
 
1910 The Time-Lock Safe (short)
 
1910 The Broken Oath (short)
 
1910 Mother Love (short)
The Mother
 
1910 The New Minister (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1910 The Governor's Pardon (short)
 
1910 Jane and the Stranger (short)
Jane
 
1910 The Blind Man's Tact (short)
 
1910 Justice in the Far North (short)
 
1910 The Coquette's Suitors (short)
 
1910/II Never Again (short)
Mrs. Henpecker, Temperance Crusader
 
1910 The Call (short)
 
1910 The Tide of Fortune (short)
 
1910 The Right of Love (short)
 
1910 The Winning Punch (short)
 
1909 The Awakening of Bess (short)
Bess
 
1909 Lest We Forget (short)
 
1909 Her Generous Way (short)
 
1909 The Forest Ranger's Daughter (short)
The Forest Ranger's Daughter
 
1909 Nursing a Viper (short)
 
1909 Love's Stratagem (short)
The Girl
 
1909 Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (short)
 
1909 The Awakening (short)
 
1909 The Hessian Renegades (short)
 
1909 Mrs. Jones' Lover; or, 'I Want My Hat' (short)
Mrs. Jones
 
1909 Mr. Jones' Burglar (short)
Mrs. Jones
 
1909 The Mended Lute (short)
Rising Moon
 
1909 The Slave (short)
Nerada
 
1909 Jealousy and the Man (short)
Mrs. Jim Brooks
 
1909 Sweet and Twenty (short)
Alice's Sister
 
1909 Tender Hearts (short)
Extra
 
1909 The Cardinal's Conspiracy (short)
The Princess
 
1909 The Country Doctor (short)
Mrs.Harcourt (uncredited)
 
1909 The Necklace (short)
 
1909 The Way of Man (short)
Mabel Jarrett
 
1909 The Peachbasket Hat (short)
Mrs. Jones
 
1909 Her First Biscuits (short)
Mrs. Jones
 
1909 The Lonely Villa (short)
 
1909 What Drink Did (short)
Mrs. Alfred Lucas
 
1909 Eradicating Aunty (short)
Flora, Aunty's Ward
 
1909 Eloping with Auntie (short)
Margie
 
1909 Two Memories (short)
Party Guest
 
1909 The Judgment of Solomon (short)
 
1909 Resurrection (short)
Katusha
 
1909 The Jilt (short)
Mary, Frank's Sister
 
1909 A Baby's Shoe (short)
The Poor Mother
 
1909 Jones and the Lady Book Agent (short)
Mrs. Jones
 
1909 The French Duel (short)
Nurse
 
1909 One Busy Hour (short)
Customer
 
1909 The Note in the Shoe (short)
Ella Berling
 
1909 The Eavesdropper (short)
 
1909 Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good (short)
Mary Flinn
 
1909 Lucky Jim (short)
Wedding Guest
 
1909 The Drive for a Life (short)
Mignon
 
1909 A Troublesome Satchel (short)
In Crowd
 
1909 Lady Helen's Escapade (short)
Lady Helen
 
1909 Confidence (short)
Nellie Burton
 
1909 A Sound Sleeper (short)
Second Woman
 
1909 The Winning Coat (short)
Lady-in-Waiting
 
1909 Schneider's Anti-Noise Crusade (short)
Mrs. Schneider
 
1909 The Road to the Heart (short)
Mexican Woman
 
1909 Trying to Get Arrested (short)
The Nanny
 
1909 A Drunkard's Reformation (short)
In the Play
 
1909 Jones and His New Neighbors (short)
Mrs. Jones
 
1909 The Medicine Bottle (short)
Mrs. Ross
 
1909 And a Little Child Shall Lead Them (short)
 
1909 The Deception (short)
Mabel Colton
 
1909 I Did It (short)
 
1909 The Lure of the Gown (short)
Veronica
 
1909 The Salvation Army Lass (short)
Mary Wilson
 
1909 The Roue's Heart (short)
Noblewoman
 
1909 The Wooden Leg (short)
Claire
 
1909 A Fool's Revenge (short)
 
1909 His Wife's Mother (short)
Mrs. Jones
 
1909 The Prussian Spy (short)
The Maid
 
1909 Saul and David (short)
 
1909 At the Altar (short)
At Wedding
 
1909 The Golden Louis (short)
 
1909 The Politician's Love Story (short)
 
1909 The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals (short)
Mrs. Jones
 
1909 His Ward's Love (short)
The Reverend's Ward
 
1909 The Curtain Pole (short)
Mrs. Edwards
 
1909 Tragic Love (short)
The Maid/In Factory
 
1909 A Wreath in Time (short)
Mrs. John Goodhusband
 
1909 The Brahma Diamond (short)
The Guard's Sweetheart
 
1909 The Girls and Daddy (short)
Dr. Payson's First Daughter
 
1909 The Cord of Life (short)
In Tenement
 
1909 Those Awful Hats (short)
Theatre Audience
 
1909 Mr. Jones Has a Card Party (short)
Mrs. Jones
 
1909 The Fascinating Mrs. Francis (short)
Visitor
 
1909 The Criminal Hypnotist (short)
The Maid
 
1909 Those Boys! (short)
The Maid
 
1909 The Sacrifice (short)
Mrs. Hardluck
 
1909 The Honor of Thieves (short)
Rachel Einstein
 
1909 Mrs. Jones Entertains (short)
Mrs. Jones
 
1909/I One Touch of Nature (short)
Mrs. John Murray
 
1908 The Helping Hand (short)
Wedding Guest
 
1908 Mr. Jones at the Ball (short)
Mrs. Jones
 
1908 The Christmas Burglars (short)
Mrs. Martin
 
1908 The Dancer and the King: A Romantic Story of Spain (short)
 
1908 An Awful Moment (short)
Mrs. Mowbray
 
1908 The Test of Friendship (short)
Jennie Colman
 
1908 The Reckoning (short)
The Wife
 
1908 The Feud and the Turkey (short)
Nellie Caufield's Sister
 
1908 The Valet's Wife (short)
Nurse
 
1908 Money Mad (short)
Bank Customer / Landlady
 
1908/I Julius Caesar (short)
Calpurnia
 
1908 The Clubman and the Tramp (short)
Bridget/Dinner Guest
 
1908 A Woman's Way (short)
 
1908 The Ingrate (short)
The Trapper's Wife
 
1908 The Song of the Shirt (short)
Woman
 
1908 The Taming of the Shrew (short)
Katharina
 
1908 The Pirate's Gold (short)
 
1908 After Many Years (short)
Mrs. John Davis
 
1908 Antony and Cleopatra (short)
Cleopatra (unconfirmed)
 
1908 Concealing a Burglar (short)
Mrs. Brown
 
1908 The Call of the Wild (short)
Gladys Penrose
 
1908 Romance of a Jewess (short)
Ruth Simonson
 
1908 The Planter's Wife (short)
Tomboy Nellie
 
1908 The Vaquero's Vow (short)
Wedding Party/In Bar
 
1908 Ingomar, the Barbarian (short)
Parthenia
 
1908 Father Gets in the Game (short)
First Couple
 
1908 The Zulu's Heart (short)
The Boer's Wife
 
1908/I The Devil (short)
A Model
 
1908 The Stolen Jewels (short)
Mrs. Jenkins
 
1908 Richard III (short)
 
1908 A Smoked Husband (short)
Mrs. Bibbs
 
1908 Where the Breakers Roar (short)
At the Beach
 
1908 The Heart of O'Yama (short)
O'Yama
 
1908 The Red Girl (short)
The Red Girl
 
1908 Behind the Scenes (short)
Mrs. Bailey
 
1908 The Girl and the Outlaw (short)
Woman
 
1908 Betrayed by a Handprint (short)
Myrtle Vane
 
1908 Salome (short)
Salome
 
1908 A Calamitous Elopement (short)
 
1908 The Bandit's Waterloo (short)
 
1908 Love Laughs at Locksmiths; an 18th Century Romance (short)
 
1908 The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen (short)
Theckla, the Viking's Daughter
 
1908 Lady Jane's Flight (short)
Lady Jane
 
1908/I Romeo and Juliet (short)
Juliet
 
1908 Macbeth (short)
Banquet Guest
 
1908 Cupid's Realm; or, A Game of Hearts (short)
 
1908 The Reg Girl
 
1907 The Despatch Bearer; or, Through the Enemy's Lines (short)
 
1907 The Mill Girl (short)
 
1907 The Shaughraun (short)
Moya
 
1907 Bargain Fiend; or, Shopping à la Mode (short)
 
1907 Athletic American Girls (short)
 
1907 The Boy, the Bust and the Bath (short)
 
1907 Daniel Boone (short)
Boones' daughter
 
1906 The Automobile Thieves (short)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1921 Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 18 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1914 The Great Universal Mystery (documentary short)
Herself
 
1913 Suffragette's Parade in Washington (documentary short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2012 Arena (TV series documentary)
 
2009 The Many Faces of Cleopatra (video documentary)
Cleopatra
 
1998 Star Power: The Creation of United Artists (video documentary)
Herself
 
1995 The Casting Couch (video documentary)
 

Related Videos

The Hard Hombre -- When Peaceful Patton goes to work at the Martini ranch he is mistaken for the notorious outlaw the Hard Hombre. This enables him to force the ranchers to divide up the water rights. But he is in trouble when his mother arrives and exposes the hoax.
See all 2 »
Edit

Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 21 Articles  | See more »

Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia:

Silent-screen actress See more »

Nickname:

The 'Biograph Girl' and the 'Imp Girl.' See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn