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Edna Purviance

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Born / DiedOct 19, 1895 (Died at 63)
Zodiac Sign♎Libra
Place of BirthParadise Valley, Nevada, USA
Career Span1921 – 1958
Known Credits57 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 0.9

Edna Purviance

Also known as:Olga Edna PurvianceЕдна ПерваєнсЭдна ПурвиенсЭдна Первиэнс+2 more
Total Works

57

56 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Kid
8.1
The Kid
1921•movie
as The Woman
Limelight
7.9
Limelight
1952•movie
as Mrs. Parker (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
7.7
Monsieur Verdoux
1947•movie
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
A Dog's Life
7.3
A Dog's Life
1918•movie
as Bar Singer (uncredited)

Photos & Headshots4

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 57 titles featuring Edna Purviance

The Kid
8.1
The Kid
1921•movie

as The Woman

Limelight
7.9
Limelight
1952•movie

as Mrs. Parker (uncredited)

Monsieur Verdoux
7.7
Monsieur Verdoux
1947•movie

as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

A Dog's Life
7.3
A Dog's Life
1918•movie

as Bar Singer (uncredited)

The Immigrant
7.3
The Immigrant
1917•movie

as Immigrant

Shoulder Arms
6.8
Shoulder Arms
1918•movie

as The Girl

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
6.7

as Marie St. Clair

Easy Street
7.1
Easy Street
1917•movie

as The Mission Worker

Pay Day
7.0
Pay Day
1922•movie

as Foreman's Daughter

The Pilgrim
6.9
The Pilgrim
1923•movie

as Miss Brown, the Girl

The Adventurer
6.9
The Adventurer
1917•movie

as Miss Brown - The Girl

The Rink
6.6
The Rink
1916•movie

as The Girl

The Cure
6.8
The Cure
1917•movie

as The Girl

The Tramp
6.5
The Tramp
1915•movie

as Farmer's Daughter

The Vagabond
6.8
The Vagabond
1916•movie

as The Gypsy Drudge

The Pawnshop
6.7
The Pawnshop
1916•movie

as Pawnbroker's Daughter

A Day's Pleasure
6.3
A Day's Pleasure
1919•movie

as Mother

The Champion
6.5
The Champion
1915•movie

as Trainer's Daughter

The Idle Class
6.8
The Idle Class
1921•movie

as Edna the Neglected Wife

The Floorwalker
6.4
The Floorwalker
1916•movie

as Store Manager's Secretary

The Fireman
6.3
The Fireman
1916•movie

as Girl

Sunnyside
6.6
Sunnyside
1919•movie

as Village Belle

Work
5.9
Work
1915•movie

as Maid

Behind the Screen
6.5
Behind the Screen
1916•movie

as Aspiring Actress

A Night in the Show
6.2

as Lady in the Stalls with Beads

The Count
6.2
The Count
1916•movie

as Miss Moneybags

Police
6.3
Police
1916•movie

as Daughter of the House

By the Sea
5.5
By the Sea
1915•movie

as Man in Top Hat's Sweetheart

A Burlesque on Carmen
5.8

as Carmen

A Night Out
5.8
A Night Out
1915•movie

as The Headwaiter's Wife

A Woman
6.1
A Woman
1915•movie

as Daughter of the House

In the Park
5.4
In the Park
1915•movie

as Nursemaid

The Bank
6.3
The Bank
1915•movie

as Secretary

Shanghaied
6.0
Shanghaied
1915•movie

as Daughter of the Shipowner

A Jitney Elopement
5.8
A Jitney Elopement
1915•movie

as Edna

The Bond
5.1
The Bond
1918•movie

as Charlie's Wife

Triple Trouble
5.0
Triple Trouble
1918•movie

as Maid

The Chaplin Revue
7.4
The Chaplin Revue
1959•movie

as Various (archive footage)

The Real Charlie Chaplin
7.7

as Self (archive footage)

How to Make Movies
6.3
How to Make Movies
1918•movie

as Actress(uncredited)

Birth of the Tramp
7.1
Birth of the Tramp
2013•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty
8.0

as Self (archive footage)

Unknown Chaplin
8.3
3 eps
Unknown Chaplin
1983•series

as Self & In Out-Takes

Chaplin Today: The Kid
6.0

as Self (archive footage)

Chaplin's Goliath
6.6
Chaplin's Goliath
1996•movie

as Self (archive footage)

The Charlie Chaplin Festival
7.4

as Various Roles (archive footage)

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
4.3

as Self (archive footage)

The Chaplin Cavalcade
8.2

as Various Roles (archive footage)

Chase Me Charlie
7.5
Chase Me Charlie
1918•movie

as Edna Sugar-Plum

Days of Thrills and Laughter
6.0

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Education of a Prince
9.0

as Queen Liska of Silistriae

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
8.0

as Self (archive footage)

A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen"
10.0

as Carmen

Chaplin Carnival
Chaplin Carnival
1938•movie

as Various Roles (archive footage)

as Maid (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay

as Self (archive footage)

The Chaplin Mutuals, Vol. 2