Edna Purviance

Edna Purviance

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

19/10/1895

Day of Death

11/01/1958
(63) years old

Place of Birth

Paradise Valley, Nevada, USA

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.

Filmography

Cast

2017

Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essana...

as Self (archive footage)

2013

Birth of the Tramp

as Self (archive footage)

2007

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in ...

as Self (archive footage)

2003

Chaplin Today: 'The Kid'

as Self (archive footage)

1998

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

as Self (archive footage)

1996

Chaplin's Goliath

as Self (archive footage)

1980

Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp

as Farmer's Daughter (archive footage)

1961

Days of Thrills and Laughter

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1959

The Chaplin Revue

as Various (archive footage)

1952

Limelight

as Mrs. Parker (uncredited)

1947

Monsieur Verdoux

as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

1944

Charlie's Triple Trouble

as Maid (archive footage)

1941

The Chaplin Cavalcade

as Various Roles (archive footage)

1941

The Charlie Chaplin Festival

as Various Roles (archive footage)

1938

Chaplin Carnival

as Various Roles (archive footage)

1927

Education of a Prince

as Queen Liska of Silistriae

1923

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

as Marie St. Clair

1923

The Pilgrim

as Miss Brown, the Girl

1922

Pay Day

as Foreman's Daughter

1921

The Idle Class

as Edna the Neglected Wife

1921

The Kid

as The Woman

1919

A Day's Pleasure

as Mother

1919

Sunnyside

as Village Belle

1918

Shoulder Arms

as The Girl

1918

The Bond

as Charlie's Wife

1918

Triple Trouble

as Maid

1918

A Dog's Life

as Bar Singer (uncredited)

1918

Chase Me Charlie

as Edna Sugar-Plum

1918

How to Make Movies

as Actress(uncredited)

1917

The Adventurer

as Miss Brown - The Girl

1917

The Immigrant

as Immigrant

1917

The Cure

as The Girl

1917

Easy Street

as The Mission Worker

1916

The Rink

as The Girl

1916

Behind the Screen

as Aspiring Actress

1916

The Pawnshop

as Pawnbroker's Daughter

1916

The Count

as Miss Moneybags

1916

The Vagabond

as The Gypsy Drudge

1916

The Fireman

as Girl

1916

Police

as Daughter of the House

1916

The Floorwalker

as Store Manager's Secretary

1915

A Night in the Show

as Lady in the Stalls with Beads

1915

Shanghaied

as Daughter of the Shipowner

1915

The Bank

as Secretary

1915

A Woman

as Daughter of the House

1915

Work

as Maid

1915

By the Sea

as Man in Top Hat's Sweetheart

1915

The Tramp

as Farmer's Daughter

1915

In the Park

as Nursemaid

1915

The Champion

as Trainer's Daughter

1915

A Night Out

as The Headwaiter's Wife