Florence La Badie
Born April 26, 1888 (Age: 137)
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New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Florence La Badie (April 27, 1888 – October 13, 1917) was an American actress in the early days of the silent film era. Though little known today, she was a major star between 1911 and 1917. Her career was at its height when she died at age 29 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. In 1911, her career took a leap when she was hired by Edwin Thanhouser of the Thanhouser Film Corporation in New Rochelle, New York. With her sophistication and beauty, Florence La Badie soon became Thanhouser's most prominent actress, appearing in dozens of films over the next two years. Her most remembered films of that period were The Tempest (1911), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912), a film adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson story, and the first film of Shakespeare's Cymbeline (1914). Her most well-known work was in the 1914 - 1915 serial, The Million Dollar Mystery. Athletic and daring, in these films she performed all her own stunts. In 1915, she was featured in the magazine Reel Life, which described her as "the Beautiful and talented Florence La Badie, of the Thanhouser Studios, conceded one of the foremost of American screen players". Over a course of six years La Badie's career had taken her to top-billing as a film actress.
Florence La Badie (April 27, 1888 – October 13, 1917) was an American actress in the early days of the silent film era. Though little known today, she was a major star between 1911 and 1917. Her career was at its height when she died at age 29 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
In 1911, her career took a leap when she was hired by Edwin Thanhouser of the Thanhouser Film Corporation in New Rochelle, New York. With her sophistication and beauty, Florence La Badie soon became Thanhouser's most prominent actress, appearing in dozens of films over the next two years. Her most remembered films of that period were The Tempest (1911), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912), a film adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson story, and the first film of Shakespeare's Cymbeline (1914). Her most well-known work was in the 1914 - 1915 serial, The Million Dollar Mystery.
Athletic and daring, in these films she performed all her own stunts. In 1915, she was featured in the magazine Reel Life, which described her as "the Beautiful and talented Florence La Badie, of the Thanhouser Studios, conceded one of the foremost of American screen players". Over a course of six years La Badie's career had taken her to top-billing as a film actress.
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Filmography
Mr. Meeson's Will
1915
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as Augusta Smithers
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Age: 27
A Disciple of Nietzsche
1915
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as One of the Unfit
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Age: 27
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The Country Girl
1915
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as Phyllis, the Country Girl
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Age: 27
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The Six-Cent Loaf
1915
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as Mary Quinn - Sewing-Machine Girl
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Age: 27
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A Freight Car Honeymoon
1915
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as Alice Reed - the Bride
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Age: 27
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God's Witness
1915
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as Beryl Darcy
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Age: 27
Cinderella
1911
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as Cinderella
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Age: 23
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Beneath the Veil
1911
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as The Girl
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Age: 23
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The Tempest
1911
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as Miranda, Prospero's Daughter
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Age: 23
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The Baseball Bug
1911
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as The Would-Be Baseball Star's Wife
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Age: 23
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A Master of Millions
1911
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as Rose (unconfirmed)
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Age: 23
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A Mother's Faith
1911
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as The Loyal Daughter
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Age: 23
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The Last of the Mohicans
1911
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as The Elder Sister
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Age: 23
The Trail of Books
1911
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as The Wife
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Age: 23
David Copperfield
1911
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as Em'ly as a Woman
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Age: 23
In The Chorus
1911
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as The Daughter Grown Up
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Age: 23
The Buddhist Priestess
1911
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as
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Age: 23
Swords and Hearts
1911
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as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Age: 23
The Rose of Kentucky
1911
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as
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Age: 23
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The Blind Princess and the Poet
1911
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as Lady in Waiting
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Age: 23
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The Sorrowful Example
1911
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as
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Age: 23
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The Smuggler
1911
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as The Smuggler's Ward
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Age: 23
The Indian Brothers
1911
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as
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Age: 23
Bobby the Coward
1911
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as The Girl Next Door
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Age: 23
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The Thief and the Girl
1911
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as The Girl
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Age: 23
Fighting Blood
1911
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as The Son's Girlfriend
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Age: 23
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Her Sacrifice
1911
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as The Widow's Son's Sweetheart
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Age: 23
The Primal Call
1911
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as A Servant
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Age: 23
Enoch Arden: Part II
1911
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as Teenage Arden Daughter
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Age: 23
Enoch Arden
1911
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as Enoch's Teenage Daughter
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Age: 23
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Dave's Love Affair
1911
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as May
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Age: 23
The Manicure Lady
1911
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as The Rival's Girlfriend
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Age: 23
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The New Dress
1911
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as At Wedding
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Age: 23
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How She Triumphed
1911
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as
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Age: 23
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A Knight of the Road
1911
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as In Kitchen
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Age: 22
Madame Rex
1911
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as
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Age: 22
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Paradise Lost
1911
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as An Angel/A Maid
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Age: 22
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The Broken Cross
1911
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as Kate
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Age: 22
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The Spanish Gypsy
1911
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as Gypsy
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Age: 22
The Diamond Star
1911
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as
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Age: 22
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The Two Paths
1911
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as
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Age: 22