Edna Purviance

Personal Info

Birthday

October 19, 1895

Day of Death

1958-01-11

(62 years old)

Place of Birth

Paradise Valley, Nevada, USA

Also Known As

Olga Edna Purviance

Една Перваєнс

Edna Purviance

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

Limelight

Monsieur Verdoux

The Adventurer

A Dog's Life

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

Shoulder Arms

A Burlesque on Carmen

Filmography

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)
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 Chaplin Cavalcade
as Various Roles (archive footage)
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
1926
A Woman of the Sea
as Joan
1923
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
as Marie St. Clair
The Pilgrim
as Miss Brown, the Girl
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
Shoulder Arms
as The Girl
The Bond
as Charlie's Wife
Triple Trouble
as Maid
A Dog's Life
as Bar Singer (uncredited)
Chase Me Charlie
as Edna Sugar-Plum
How to Make Movies
as Actress(uncredited)
1917
The Adventurer
as Miss Brown - The Girl
The Immigrant
as Immigrant
The Cure
as The Girl
Easy Street
as The Mission Worker
1916
The Rink
as The Girl
Behind the Screen
as Aspiring Actress
The Pawnshop
as Pawnbroker's Daughter
The Count
as Miss Moneybags
The Vagabond
as The Gypsy Drudge
The Fireman
as Girl
Police
as Daughter of the House
The Floorwalker
as Store Manager's Secretary
1915
A Burlesque on Carmen
as Carmen
A Night in the Show
as Lady in the Stalls with Beads
Shanghaied
as Daughter of the Shipowner
The Bank
as Secretary
A Woman
as Daughter of the House
Work
as Maid
By the Sea
as Man in Top Hat's Sweetheart
The Tramp
as Farmer's Daughter
A Jitney Elopement
as Edna
In the Park
as Nursemaid
The Champion
as Trainer's Daughter
A Night Out
as The Headwaiter's Wife