Actor
Florence Lee
· Florence, South Carolina, USA — died 17 February 1933
Florence Lee was an American actress born in Florence, South Carolina, who died in 1933. She worked in supporting roles from the silent era into the early sound period. She is best remembered as the grandmother in Charlie Chaplin's City Lights (1931).
Key films
City Lights (1931)On Cinespective
Her best-known film, a Chaplin classic in which she appears as the flower girl's grandmother.
Yes, Yes, Nanette (1925)
A mid-1920s silent comedy and one of her most-cited credits.
The Trouper (1922)
An early-1920s silent role showing her work before the mid-decade.
Red Blood and Yellow (1919)
Her earliest listed credit here, from the late silent-film period.
Across the Deadline (1925)
Another 1925 silent credit, reflecting her steady supporting work that year.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 10
- 1919Red Blood and Yellow · as Jack & Jim's MotherActor
- 1921Society DogsActor
- 1922TrimmedActor
- 1922The Trouper · as Mrs. Selden (as Florence D. Lee)Actor
- 1925Yes, Yes, Nanette · as The motherActor
- 1925Across the Deadline · as Mrs RevelleActor
- 1925The Flame Fighter · as Mrs. SparksActor
- 1925Speed Mad · as Grandma SmithersActor
- 1928Fair and Muddy · as Grandma EvansActor
- 1931City Lights · as Her GrandmotherActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.