Acting
Florence La Badie
EN, XX cinema · 104 credits
Born
26 April 1888
Died
13 October 1917 (aged 29)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Florence Russ · フローレンス・ラ・バディ
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Man Without a Country
as Barbara Norton
War and the Woman
as Ruth Norton--Braun's Stepdaughter
The Woman in White
as Ann Catherick
When Love Was Blind
as Eleanor Grayson
Her Life and His
1917
Her Life and His
as Mary Murdock
The Fugitive
as Margery Carew
The Return of Draw Egan
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Divorce and the Daughter
as Alicia
The Fear of Poverty
as Grace Lane
Saint, Devil and Woman
1916
Saint, Devil and Woman
as Florence Stanton
Crossed Wires
as Flo Drake
A Disciple of Nietzsche
as One of the Unfit
The Country Girl
1915
The Country Girl
as Phyllis, the Country Girl
A Freight Car Honeymoon
1915
A Freight Car Honeymoon
as Alice Reed - the Bride
Mr. Meeson's Will
as Augusta Smithers
The Six-Cent Loaf
1915
The Six-Cent Loaf
as Mary Quinn - Sewing-Machine Girl
God's Witness
1915
God's Witness
as Beryl Darcy
The Price of Her Silence
1915
The Price of Her Silence
as The Elder Sister
The Million Dollar Mystery
as Florence Gray Hargreave
The Mohammedan's Conspiracy
as Nan - Lord Trevor's Ward
The Cat's Paw
as Nan Tremaine - Lord Trevor's Ward
A Debut in the Secret Service
1914
A Debut in the Secret Service
as Nan Tremaine - Lord Trevor's Ward
The Head Waiter
1913
The Head Waiter
as Mrs. Carl Hollywood, a Society Matron
Tannhäuser
as Venus
Cymbeline
as Imogen
The Marble Heart
as Marie
The Evidence of the Film
as Sister of Messenger Boy
Little Brother
as The Sweetheart
Jilted
as Florence
Jess
as Jess's Sister, Bess
My Baby's Voice
as The Telephone Operator
Dottie's New Doll
as Dottie's Nurse
Lucile
as Matilda
Undine
as Undine, the Water Nymph
Flying to Fortune
as The Wealthy Old Man's Daughter
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Jekyll's Sweetheart
The Girl of the Grove
as The Girl
Rejuvenation
1912
Rejuvenation
as The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter
The Saleslady
as Her Sister
The Portrait of Lady Anne
as Lady Anne
The Voice of Conscience
1912
The Voice of Conscience
as The Orphan's Rival
East Lynne
as Barbara Drew
Under Two Flags
as The Silver Pheasant
The County's Prize Baby
1912
The County's Prize Baby
as Mary, The Baby's Mother
The Silent Witness
1912
The Silent Witness
as The Young Wife
Her Ladyship's Page
1912
Her Ladyship's Page
as Her Ladyship
As It Was in the Beginning
1912
As It Was in the Beginning
as The Society Girl's Friend
When a Count Counted
as Florence
Fighting Blood
as The Son's Girlfriend
Enoch Arden: Part II
as Teenage Arden Daughter
The Primal Call
as A Servant
The Manicure Lady
as The Rival's Girlfriend
Enoch Arden
as Enoch's Teenage Daughter
Cinderella
as Cinderella
In The Chorus
as The Daughter Grown Up
David Copperfield
as Em'ly as a Woman
The Trail of Books
as The Wife
The Indian Brothers
as Squaw
Paradise Lost
1911
Paradise Lost
as An Angel/A Maid
The New Dress
1911
The New Dress
as At Wedding
Her Sacrifice
1911
Her Sacrifice
as The Widow's Son's Sweetheart
Bobby the Coward
as The Girl Next Door
The Smuggler
1911
The Smuggler
as The Smuggler's Ward
The Blind Princess and the Poet
1911
The Blind Princess and the Poet
as Lady in Waiting
Swords and Hearts
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
A Mother's Faith
1911
A Mother's Faith
as The Loyal Daughter
A Master of Millions
1911
A Master of Millions
as Rose (unconfirmed)
The Baseball Bug
1911
The Baseball Bug
as The Would-Be Baseball Star's Wife
The Tempest
1911
The Tempest
as Miranda, Prospero's Daughter
After the Ball
1910
After the Ball
as Mrs. Brown
