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Edna Purviance

Edna Purviance

Actor Oct 19 (died age 62) Paradise Valley, Nevada, USA 1915–2021 (106 year career)
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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

The Kid
Film

The Kid

The Woman
Limelight
Film

Limelight

Mrs. Parker (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
Film

Monsieur Verdoux

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
A Dog's Life
Film

A Dog's Life

Bar Singer (uncredited)
The Immigrant
Film

The Immigrant

Immigrant
Easy Street
Film

Easy Street

The Mission Worker
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
Film

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

Marie St. Clair
Shoulder Arms
Film

Shoulder Arms

The Girl

Filmography

Acting (59)

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Movies (58)

The Real Charlie Chaplin

The Real Charlie Chaplin

2021

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty

2020

as Self (archive footage)

7.8
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay

Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay

2017

as Self (archive footage)

The Chaplin Mutuals, Vol. 2

The Chaplin Mutuals, Vol. 2

2017
Birth of the Tramp

Birth of the Tramp

2013

as Self (archive footage)

7.1
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

2007

as Self (archive footage)

4.3
Chaplin Today: The Kid

Chaplin Today: The Kid

2003

as Self (archive footage)

5.7
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

1998

as Self (archive footage)

Chaplin's Goliath

Chaplin's Goliath

1996

as Self (archive footage)

6.5
Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp

Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp

1980

as Farmer's Daughter (archive footage)

Days of Thrills and Laughter

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.5
The Chaplin Revue

The Chaplin Revue

1959

as Various (archive footage)

7.4
Limelight

Limelight

1952

as Mrs. Parker (uncredited)

7.9
A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen"

A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen"

1951

as Carmen

10.0
Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

1947

as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

7.7
Charlie's Triple Trouble

Charlie's Triple Trouble

1944

as Maid (archive footage)

The Chaplin Cavalcade

The Chaplin Cavalcade

1941

as Various Roles (archive footage)

8.0
The Charlie Chaplin Festival

The Charlie Chaplin Festival

1941

as Various Roles (archive footage)

7.3
Chaplin Carnival

Chaplin Carnival

1938

as Various Roles (archive footage)

Education of a Prince

Education of a Prince

1927

as Queen Liska of Silistriae

A Woman of the Sea

A Woman of the Sea

1926

as Joan

6.0
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

1923

as Marie St. Clair

6.8
The Pilgrim

The Pilgrim

1923

as Miss Brown, the Girl

6.8
Pay Day

Pay Day

1922

as Foreman's Daughter

7.0
The Kid

The Kid

1921

as The Woman

8.1
The Idle Class

The Idle Class

1921

as Edna the Neglected Wife

6.7
Sunnyside

Sunnyside

1919

as Village Belle

6.5
A Day's Pleasure

A Day's Pleasure

1919

as Mother

6.2
Shoulder Arms

Shoulder Arms

1918

as The Girl

6.8
A Dog's Life

A Dog's Life

1918

as Bar Singer (uncredited)

7.3
Triple Trouble

Triple Trouble

1918

as Maid

4.9
The Bond

The Bond

1918

as Charlie's Wife

5.0
How to Make Movies

How to Make Movies

1918

as Actress(uncredited)

6.1
Chase Me Charlie

Chase Me Charlie

1918

as Edna Sugar-Plum

6.7
The Immigrant

The Immigrant

1917

as Immigrant

7.3
Easy Street

Easy Street

1917

as The Mission Worker

7.1
The Adventurer

The Adventurer

1917

as Miss Brown - The Girl

6.9
The Cure

The Cure

1917

as The Girl

6.8
Behind the Screen

Behind the Screen

1916

as Aspiring Actress

6.5
The Rink

The Rink

1916

as The Girl

6.6
The Pawnshop

The Pawnshop

1916

as Pawnbroker's Daughter

6.7
The Count

The Count

1916

as Miss Moneybags

6.2
The Vagabond

The Vagabond

1916

as The Gypsy Drudge

6.8
Police

Police

1916

as Daughter of the House

6.3
The Fireman

The Fireman

1916

as Girl

6.3
The Floorwalker

The Floorwalker

1916

as Store Manager's Secretary

6.4
The Champion

The Champion

1915

as Trainer's Daughter

6.5
A Burlesque on Carmen

A Burlesque on Carmen

1915

as Carmen

5.8
A Night Out

A Night Out

1915

as The Headwaiter's Wife

5.7
Shanghaied

Shanghaied

1915

as Daughter of the Shipowner

5.9
The Bank

The Bank

1915

as Secretary

6.3
The Tramp

The Tramp

1915

as Farmer's Daughter

6.5
Work

Work

1915

as Maid

5.8
A Jitney Elopement

A Jitney Elopement

1915

as Edna

5.8
A Woman

A Woman

1915

as Daughter of the House

6.0
By the Sea

By the Sea

1915

as Man in Top Hat's Sweetheart

5.5
In the Park

In the Park

1915

as Nursemaid

5.3
A Night in the Show

A Night in the Show

1915

as Lady in the Stalls with Beads

6.2