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Florence Lawrence

1886 - 1938

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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 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. She appeared in almost 300 films for various motion picture companies throughout her career. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Florence Lawrence is the 2,594th most popular actor (down from 1,539th in 2019), the 221st most popular biography from Canada (down from 120th in 2019) and the 57th most popular Canadian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Florence Lawrence ranks 2,594 out of 13,578. Before her are Susannah York, Rufus Sewell, Dorothy McGuire, Concha Velasco, David Cassidy, and Yvonne Furneaux. After her are Daria Nicolodi, Jon Cryer, Vlastimil Brodský, Tim Russ, Claire Holt, and Tim Matheson.

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Among people born in 1886, Florence Lawrence ranks 147. Before her are Takuboku Ishikawa, Max Vasmer, Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell, Fred Quimby, Radhabinod Pal, and Alexander Svanidze. After her are Mohammad-Taqi Bahar, Constant Permeke, Itzhak Katzenelson, Rebecca Clarke, John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, and Malak Hifni Nasif. Among people deceased in 1938, Florence Lawrence ranks 123. Before her are Pavel Dybenko, Ernest William Brown, Lady Ottoline Morrell, Ramón Franco, Prince Johann Georg of Saxony, and Lampião. After her are Oscar Dessomville, Juho Vennola, Leopoldo Lugones, Aleksander Kakowski, Joseph Strauss, and Tang Shaoyi.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Florence Lawrence ranks 221 out of 1,622. Before her are Shawn Mendes (1998), Steve MacLean (1954), Joe Shuster (1914), Phil Hartman (1948), Chief Dan George (1899), and Hubert Reeves (1932). After her are Mario Lemieux (1965), Albert S. Ruddy (1930), Douglas Bennett (1918), Pierre Poilievre (1979), Patricia Churchland (1943), and Chris Benoit (1967).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Florence Lawrence ranks 57. Before her are Marie Dressler (1868), Katheryn Winnick (1977), Joseph Wiseman (1918), Hayden Christensen (1981), Phil Hartman (1948), and Chief Dan George (1899). After her are James Doohan (1920), Raymond Massey (1896), Hume Cronyn (1911), Elisha Cuthbert (1982), Walter Pidgeon (1897), and Neve Campbell (1973).

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