Florence Lawrence

from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Artwork for Night Must FallImage of Florence Lawrence

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.

Timeline

1998Aged 112

  • Poster for Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

    Self (archive footage)

1995Aged 109

  • Poster for The Casting Couch

    (Unknown)

1937Aged 51

  • Poster for Night Must Fall

    (Unknown)

1936Aged 50

  • Poster for Yellow Dust

    (Unknown)

1935Aged 49

  • Poster for Man on the Flying Trapeze

    (uncredited)

1934Aged 48

  • Poster for The Old-Fashioned Way

    Undetermined Role (uncredited)

1933Aged 47

  • Poster for Secrets

    Undetermined Role (uncredited)

1932Aged 46

  • Poster for So Big!

    Mina (uncredited)

  • Poster for Sinners in the Sun

    (Unknown)

1931Aged 45

  • Poster for Homicide Squad

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The Hard Hombre

    The Sister

1930Aged 44

1924Aged 38

  • Poster for Gambling Wives

    Polly Barker

1923Aged 37

  • Poster for The Satin Girl

    Sylvia

1922Aged 36

  • Poster for The Unfoldment

    Katherine Nevin

1918Aged 32

1916Aged 30

1914Aged 28

1913Aged 27

1912Aged 26

1911Aged 25

1910Aged 24

1909Aged 23

1908Aged 22

1907Aged 21

1906Aged 20

  • Poster for The Automobile Thieves

    (Unknown)

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