Edna Purviance
Acting1895Paradise Valley, Nevada, USA
Biography
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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
Acting History
2021
The Real Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Birth of the Tramp
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
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)
1983
Unknown Chaplin
TVas Self & In Out-Takes• 4 eps
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)
1951
A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen"
as Carmen
1947
Monsieur Verdoux
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
1944
Charlie's Triple Trouble
as Maid (archive footage)
1941
The Charlie Chaplin Festival
as Various Roles (archive footage)
The Chaplin Cavalcade
as Various Roles (archive footage)
1938
Chaplin Carnival
as Various Roles (archive footage)
1927
Education of a Prince
as Queen Liska of Silistriae
1926
A Woman of the Sea
as Joan
1923
The Pilgrim
as Miss Brown, the Girl
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
as Marie St. Clair
1922
Pay Day
as Foreman's Daughter
1921
The Idle Class
as Edna the Neglected Wife
The Kid
as The Woman
1919
A Day's Pleasure
as Mother
Sunnyside
as Village Belle
1918
Triple Trouble
as Maid
The Bond
as Charlie's Wife
Shoulder Arms
as The Girl
A Dog's Life
as Bar Singer (uncredited)
How to Make Movies
as Actress(uncredited)
Chase Me Charlie
as Edna Sugar-Plum
1917
The Cure
as The Girl
Easy Street
as The Mission Worker
The Adventurer
as Miss Brown - The Girl
The Immigrant
as Immigrant
1916
Behind the Screen
as Aspiring Actress
The Vagabond
as The Gypsy Drudge
The Pawnshop
as Pawnbroker's Daughter
Police
as Daughter of the House
The Rink
as The Girl
The Count
as Miss Moneybags
The Floorwalker
as Store Manager's Secretary
The Fireman
as Girl
1915
Shanghaied
as Daughter of the Shipowner
Work
as Maid
A Burlesque on Carmen
as Carmen
A Jitney Elopement
as Edna
A Woman
as Daughter of the House
The Bank
as Secretary
In the Park
as Nursemaid
A Night Out
as The Headwaiter's Wife
By the Sea
as Man in Top Hat's Sweetheart
The Tramp
as Farmer's Daughter
A Night in the Show
as Lady in the Stalls with Beads
The Champion
as Trainer's Daughter