Florence Vidor (b. July 23, 1895, Houston, Texas - d. November 3, 1977, Pacific Palisades, California) was an American actress.
Born as Florence Arto, her father, J.P. Arto, was an important executive and she started working in silent movies thanks to her husband, the director King Vidor. She signed her first contract with Vitagraph in 1916. Her fame was due to specially her role in the 1921 film Hail the Woman.
She got divorced in 1925 after having had a daughter (Suzanne), but she maintained her husband's surname. She married the violin player Jascha Heifetz one year after. Her career ended with silent movies.
She died in 1977 at the age of 82.
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