
Edna Purviance
Known for Acting · 59 credits
- Born
- 1895-10-19
- Died
- 1958-01-11
- Place of birth
- Paradise Valley, Nevada, USA
- Also known as
- Olga Edna Purviance · Една Перваєнс · Эдна Пурвиенс · Эдна Первиэнс · Эдна Пёрвиэнс · Эдна Пурвиэнс
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edna Purviance (October 21, 1895 – January 11, 1958) was an American actress during the silent movie era. She was the leading lady in many Charlie Chaplin movies. In a span of eight years, she appeared in over thirty films with Chaplin.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (58)

The Kid
1921
as The Woman

Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

Limelight
1952
as Mrs. Parker (uncredited)

Triple Trouble
1918
as Maid

Police
1916
as Daughter of the House

The Immigrant
1917
as Immigrant

The Pilgrim
1923
as Miss Brown, the Girl

The Floorwalker
1916
as Store Manager's Secretary

Pay Day
1922
as Foreman's Daughter

The Vagabond
1916
as The Gypsy Drudge

The Bank
1915
as Secretary

The Rink
1916
as The Girl

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923
as Marie St. Clair

A Dog's Life
1918
as Bar Singer (uncredited)

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
as Self (archive footage)

The Tramp
1915
as Farmer's Daughter

The Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
as Self (archive footage)

The Fireman
1916
as Girl

The Adventurer
1917
as Miss Brown - The Girl

The Count
1916
as Miss Moneybags

The Pawnshop
1916
as Pawnbroker's Daughter

The Cure
1917
as The Girl

Shoulder Arms
1918
as The Girl

The Chaplin Revue
1959
as Various (archive footage)

Shanghaied
1915
as Daughter of the Shipowner

A Day's Pleasure
1919
as Mother

A Night in the Show
1915
as Lady in the Stalls with Beads

The Champion
1915
as Trainer's Daughter

Work
1915
as Maid

In the Park
1915
as Nursemaid

Easy Street
1917
as The Mission Worker

A Burlesque on Carmen
1915
as Carmen

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
2020
as Self (archive footage)

A Woman
1915
as Daughter of the House

Behind the Screen
1916
as Aspiring Actress

Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sunnyside
1919
as Village Belle

The Idle Class
1921
as Edna the Neglected Wife

The Chaplin Cavalcade
1941
as Various Roles (archive footage)

By the Sea
1915
as Man in Top Hat's Sweetheart

A Jitney Elopement
1915
as Edna

The Charlie Chaplin Festival
1941
as Various Roles (archive footage)

The Chaplin Mutuals, Vol. 2
2017

Birth of the Tramp
2013
as Self (archive footage)

Chaplin's Goliath
1996
as Self (archive footage)

How to Make Movies
1918
as Actress(uncredited)

The Bond
1918
as Charlie's Wife

A Night Out
1915
as The Headwaiter's Wife

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
1998
as Self (archive footage)

Chase Me Charlie
1918
as Edna Sugar-Plum

Education of a Prince
1927
as Queen Liska of Silistriae
Chaplin Carnival
1938
as Various Roles (archive footage)

Chaplin Today: The Kid
2003
as Self (archive footage)
A Woman of the Sea
1926
as Joan

Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
2017
as Self (archive footage)

A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen"
1951
as Carmen
Charlie's Triple Trouble
1944
as Maid (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp
1980
as Farmer's Daughter (archive footage)
About Edna Purviance
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edna Purviance (October 21, 1895 – January 11, 1958) was an American actress during the silent movie era. She was the leading lady in many Charlie Chaplin movies. In a span of eight years, she appeared in over thirty films with Chaplin. With 59 credits spanning from 1915 to 2021, Edna Purviance has appeared in 58 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Edna Purviance Movies
- The Kid (1921) — as The Woman
- Monsieur Verdoux (1947) — as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
- Limelight (1952) — as Mrs. Parker (uncredited)
- Triple Trouble (1918) — as Maid
- Police (1916) — as Daughter of the House
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