Florence Lawrence

Acting

Florence Lawrence

Born January 1, 1886 · Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Died December 28, 1938 · aged 52

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 ladie…

Known For

So Big!So Big! · 1932
So Big!
★ 5.81932
MovieDramaRomance
A farmer's widow takes on the land and her late husband's tempestuous son.
Man on the Flying TrapezeMan on the Flying Trapeze · 1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze
★ 6.31935
MovieComedy
Hard-working, henpecked Ambrose Ambrose Wolfinger takes off from work to go to a wrestling match with catastrophic consequences.
SecretsSecrets · 1933
Secrets
★ 5.21933
MovieDramaWestern
In the 1860s, Mary Marlowe defies her father's wishes to marry a British lord and runs away with clerk John Carlton as he heads West to make his fortune. Mary and John endure the difficult journey and settle into a small cabin, then face the hostilities of a cattle rustling gang, as well as the tragic loss of their only son. With Mary's help, John defeats the gang, which propels him to political power that, over the years, gradually erodes the once-happy marriage.
Antony and CleopatraAntony and Cleopatra · 1908
Antony and Cleopatra
★ 2.51908
MovieDrama
A short film based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. It was the first film to dramatize the ill-fated romance between Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt.
The Casting CouchThe Casting Couch · 1995
The Casting Couch
★ 8.31995
MovieDocumentary
An unprecedented anthology of never-before-told true stories by and about some of Hollywood's most interesting stars, legends, and wannabes, and takes readers inside Hollywood's inner sanctum to show how casting decisions are made, who makes them, and who has the final word.
After AllAfter All · 1912
After All
★ 8.01912
MovieDramaRomance
A spurned suitor threatens to kill Margie's sweetheart if she does not give him up.
The Hard HombreThe Hard Hombre · 1931
The Hard Hombre
★ 3.81931
MovieWestern
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.
The Lonely VillaThe Lonely Villa · 1909
The Lonely Villa
★ 6.01909
MovieThrillerDrama
A gang of thieves lure a man out of his home so that they can rob it and threaten his wife and children. The family barricade themselves in an interior room, but the criminals are well-equipped for breaking in. When the father finds out what is happening, he must race against time to get back home.

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Betrayed by a HandprintBetrayed by a Handprint · 1908
Betrayed by a Handprint
★ 2.91908
MovieCrime
Mrs. Wharton, a dashing widow, gives a party at her beautiful villa in honor of the presentation to her of a handsome diamond necklace by her fiancé. During the evening bridge participated in by a number of the guests, among whom is Myrtle Vane. Miss Vane is playing in wretched luck, and is advised several times by Mrs. Wharton to desist, but she still plays on in the vain hopes of the tide of fortune turning, until at last, in the extreme of desperation, she stakes her all and loses. Shame and disgrace stare her in the face. What can she do to recoup her depleted fortune? As one of the guests there is Professor Francois Paracelsus, the eminent palmister, who of course, was called upon to read the palms of those present. Sheets of paper were prepared and each imprinted their hand on a sheet to be read by the erudite soothsayer at his leisure, and so were left on the drawing room table.

Myrtle Vane