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Florence Lawrence
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 52
Also known asFlorence Annie BridgwoodGenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn01/01/1886Born inHamilton, Ontario, CanadaDied28/12/1938 (aged 52)Died inBeverly HillsCauseintoxicationWikidataQ256968 ↗Buried atHollywood Forever CemeteryTMDb#1086710 ↗

Florence Lawrence was a Canadian-American stage performer and film actress. She is often referred to as the "first movie star", and was long thought to be the first film actor to be named publicly until evidence published in 2019 indicated that the first named film star was French actor Max Linder. 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.

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Filmography34 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
1998Star Power: The Creation Of United ArtistsMovieSelf (archive footage)112
1995The Casting CouchMovie—109
1937Night Must FallMovie—51
1935Man on the Flying TrapezeMovie(uncredited)49
1934The Old-Fashioned WayMovieUndetermined Role (uncredited)48
1933SecretsMovieUndetermined Role (uncredited)47
1932Sinners in the SunMovie—46
1931Homicide SquadMovie—45
1930Sweeping Against the WindsMovie—44
1923The Satin GirlMovieSylvia37
1922The UnfoldmentMovieKatherine Nevin36
1914The HoneymoonersMovieFlorence Blair28
1914The Law’s DecreeMovieFlo28
1912The Winning PunchMovieNellie Wilson26
1912Tangled RelationsMovieFlorence the Governess26
1911During Cherry TimeMovieViolet - the Country Girl25
1911The Story of Rosie’s RoseMovieRosie Carter25
1911Higgenses Versus JudsonsMovieFreda Judson25
1911The Slavey’s AffinityMoviePeggy - a Boarding House Drudge25
1911Through Jealous EyesMovieFlo - the Doctor's Office Nurse25
1911A Rebellious BlossomMovieFlo - The Rebellious Daughter25
1911The TestMovieMiss Gillman25
1911A Fascinating BachelorMovieThe Nurse25
1911The Snare of SocietyMovieMary Williams25
1911A Good TurnMovieFlorence25
1911A Show Girl’s StrategemMovieEthel Lane25
19091776, or The Hessian RenegadesMovie—23
1909The Mended LuteMovieRising Moon23
1909The Awakening of BessMovieBess23
1909Love's StratagemMovieThe Girl23
1909Saul and DavidMovie—23
1908Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime TragedyMovieBanquet Quest22
1908Antony and CleopatraMovieCleopatra22
1906The Automobile ThievesMovie—20