Florence La Badie
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 26, 1888
- Died
- October 13, 1917
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
War and the Woman 1917
as Ruth Norton--Braun's Stepdaughter
The Man Without a Country 1917
as Barbara Norton
The Woman in White 1917
as Ann Catherick
When Love Was Blind 1917
as Eleanor Grayson
- Her Life and His
Her Life and His 1917
as Mary Murdock
Divorce and the Daughter 1916
as Alicia
The Return of Draw Egan 1916
as Townswoman (uncredited)
The Pillory 1916
as Ruth
- Saint, Devil and Woman
Saint, Devil and Woman 1916
as Florence Stanton
The Fear of Poverty 1916
as Grace Lane
The Fugitive 1916
as Margery Carew
Master Shakespeare, Strolling Player 1916
as Miss Gray
Mr. Meeson's Will 1915
as Augusta Smithers
- The Price of Her Silence
The Price of Her Silence 1915
as The Elder Sister
A Disciple of Nietzsche 1915
as One of the Unfit
Crossed Wires 1915
as Flo Drake
- The Country Girl
The Country Girl 1915
as Phyllis, the Country Girl
- The Six-Cent Loaf
The Six-Cent Loaf 1915
as Mary Quinn - Sewing-Machine Girl
- A Freight Car Honeymoon
A Freight Car Honeymoon 1915
as Alice Reed - the Bride
- God's Witness
God's Witness 1915
as Beryl Darcy
The Mohammedan's Conspiracy 1914
as Nan - Lord Trevor's Ward
- A Debut in the Secret Service
A Debut in the Secret Service 1914
as Nan Tremaine - Lord Trevor's Ward
The Cat's Paw 1914
as Nan Tremaine - Lord Trevor's Ward
The Million Dollar Mystery 1914
as Florence Gray Hargreave
- The Head Waiter
The Head Waiter 1913
as Mrs. Carl Hollywood, a Society Matron
Little Brother 1913
as The Sweetheart
Tannhäuser 1913
as Venus
The Marble Heart 1913
as Marie
Cymbeline 1913
as Imogen
The Evidence of the Film 1913
as Sister of Messenger Boy
Star of Bethlehem 1912
as Mary
Petticoat Camp 1912
Actor
Lucile 1912
as Matilda
- The County's Prize Baby
The County's Prize Baby 1912
as Mary, The Baby's Mother
Undine 1912
as Undine, the Water Nymph
- The Voice of Conscience
The Voice of Conscience 1912
as The Orphan's Rival
When a Count Counted 1912
as Florence
- The Wrecked Taxi
The Wrecked Taxi 1912
as The Wife
The Portrait of Lady Anne 1912
as Lady Anne
Under Two Flags 1912
as The Silver Pheasant
Dottie's New Doll 1912
as Dottie's Nurse
Whom God Hath Joined 1912
as Sue
The Ring of a Spanish Grandee 1912
as Myra
Jess 1912
as Jess's Sister, Bess
Jilted 1912
as Florence
The Saleslady 1912
as Her Sister
- Rejuvenation
Rejuvenation 1912
as The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter
The Girl of the Grove 1912
as The Girl
My Baby's Voice 1912
as The Telephone Operator
Flying to Fortune 1912
as The Wealthy Old Man's Daughter
- The Silent Witness
The Silent Witness 1912
as The Young Wife
- The Trouble Maker
The Trouble Maker 1912
as The Wife
- As It Was in the Beginning
As It Was in the Beginning 1912
as The Society Girl's Friend
East Lynne 1912
as Barbara Drew
- Her Ladyship's Page
Her Ladyship's Page 1912
as Her Ladyship
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1912
as Jekyll's Sweetheart
Cinderella 1911
as Cinderella
- Beneath the Veil
Beneath the Veil 1911
as The Girl
- The Tempest
The Tempest 1911
as Miranda, Prospero's Daughter
- The Baseball Bug
The Baseball Bug 1911
as The Would-Be Baseball Star's Wife
- A Master of Millions
A Master of Millions 1911
as Rose (unconfirmed)
- A Mother's Faith
A Mother's Faith 1911
as The Loyal Daughter
- The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans 1911
as Cora Munro
The Trail of Books 1911
as The Wife
David Copperfield 1911
as Em'ly as a Woman
In The Chorus 1911
as The Daughter Grown Up
The Buddhist Priestess 1911
Actor
Swords and Hearts 1911
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
The Rose of Kentucky 1911
Actor
- The Blind Princess and the Poet
The Blind Princess and the Poet 1911
as Lady in Waiting
- The Sorrowful Example
The Sorrowful Example 1911
as A Friend
- The Smuggler
The Smuggler 1911
as The Smuggler's Ward
The Indian Brothers 1911
as Squaw
Bobby the Coward 1911
as The Girl Next Door
- The Thief and the Girl
The Thief and the Girl 1911
as The Girl
Fighting Blood 1911
as The Son's Girlfriend
- Her Sacrifice
Her Sacrifice 1911
as The Widow's Son's Sweetheart
The Primal Call 1911
as A Servant
Enoch Arden 1911
as Enoch's Teenage Daughter
Enoch Arden: Part II 1911
as Teenage Arden Daughter
- Dave's Love Affair
Dave's Love Affair 1911
as May
The Manicure Lady 1911
as The Rival's Girlfriend
- The New Dress
The New Dress 1911
as At Wedding
- How She Triumphed
How She Triumphed 1911
as Florrie
- A Knight of the Road
A Knight of the Road 1911
as In Kitchen
Madame Rex 1911
Actor
- Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost 1911
as An Angel/A Maid
- The Broken Cross
The Broken Cross 1911
as Kate
- The Spanish Gypsy
The Spanish Gypsy 1911
as Gypsy
- The Diamond Star
The Diamond Star 1911
Actor
The Two Paths 1911
Actor
- After the Ball
After the Ball 1910
as Mrs. Brown
- The Troublesome Baby
The Troublesome Baby 1910
as Flo
A Gold Necklace 1910
Actor
- Serious Sixteen
Serious Sixteen 1910
Actor
Taming a Husband 1910
Actor
Through the Breakers 1909
Actor
- In the Window Recess
In the Window Recess 1909
Actor
Getting Even 1909
Actor
Comata, the Sioux 1909
Actor
The Seventh Day 1909
Actor
A Strange Meeting 1909
Actor
The Salvation Army Lass 1909
Actor
The Politician's Love Story 1909
Actor
Credits from TMDB.