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Florence Lawrence
Acting
Born: January 1, 1886
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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.
Known For
Sinners in the Sun
The Way of Man
as Mabel Jarrett
Secrets
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
The Necklace
A Smoked Husband
as Mrs. Bibbs
Two Memories
as Party Guest
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
as Mrs. Jones
Sweet and Twenty
as Alice's sister
So Big!
as Mina (uncredited)
No Image
The Feud and the Turkey
as Nellie Caufield's Sister
