Edna Purviance
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edna Purviance, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Oct 21, 1895 In Paradise Valley, Nevada, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 48
- First Appeared:
- In the movie A Night Out 1915-02-15
- Latest Project:
- Movie Birth of the Tramp 2013-12-29
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Birth of the Tramp | Self (archive footage) | 2013-12-29 |
| Movie | Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema | Self (archive footage) | 2007-05-23 |
| Movie | Chaplin Today: 'The Kid' | Self (archive footage) | 2003-03-02 |
| Movie | Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life | Self (archive footage) | 1998-05-10 |
| Movie | Chaplin's Goliath | Self (archive footage) | 1996-01-01 |
| Movie | Unknown Chaplin | Herself & In Out-Takes | 1983-01-05 |
| Movie | Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp | Farmer's Daughter (archive footage) | 1980-08-23 |
| Movie | Days of Thrills and Laughter | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1961-03-21 |
| Movie | The Chaplin Revue | Various (archive footage) | 1959-01-01 |
| Movie | Limelight | Mrs. Parker (uncredited) | 1952-10-23 |
| Movie | Monsieur Verdoux | Garden Party Guest (uncredited) | 1947-09-26 |
| Movie | The Charlie Chaplin Festival | Various Roles | 1941-03-31 |
| Movie | The Chaplin Cavalcade | Various Roles | 1941-01-01 |
| Movie | Charlie Chaplin Carnival | Various Roles (archive footage) | 1938-01-01 |
| Movie | A Woman of the Sea | Joan | 1926-01-02 |
| Movie | The Pilgrim | Miss Brown | 1923-02-19 |
| Movie | A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate | Marie St. Clair | 1923-10-01 |
| Movie | Pay Day | Foreman's Daughter | 1922-04-02 |
| Movie | The Kid | The Woman | 1921-01-21 |
| Movie | The Idle Class | Edna the Neglected Wife | 1921-09-25 |
| Movie | Sunnyside | Village Belle | 1919-06-15 |
| Movie | A Dog's Life | Bar Singer | 1918-04-14 |
| Movie | Triple Trouble | Maid | 1918-08-11 |
| Movie | The Bond | Charlie's Wife | 1918-09-29 |
| Movie | Shoulder Arms | The Girl | 1918-10-20 |
| Movie | Easy Street | The Mission Worker | 1917-01-22 |
| Movie | The Cure | The Girl | 1917-04-16 |
| Movie | The Adventurer | Miss Brown - The Girl | 1917-10-22 |
| Movie | The Immigrant | Immigrant | 1917-06-17 |
| Movie | The Fireman | Girl | 1916-06-12 |
| Movie | The Floorwalker | Store Manager's Secretary | 1916-05-15 |
| Movie | The Vagabond | Girl Stolen by Gypsies | 1916-07-10 |
| Movie | Police | Daughter of the House | 1916-05-27 |
| Movie | The Count | Miss Moneybags | 1916-09-04 |
| Movie | The Rink | The Girl | 1916-12-04 |
| Movie | Behind the Screen | Aspiring Actress | 1916-11-13 |
| Movie | The Pawnshop | Pawnbroker's Daughter | 1916-10-02 |
| Movie | A Jitney Elopement | Edna | 1915-04-01 |
| Movie | In the Park | Nursemaid | 1915-03-18 |
| Movie | A Night Out | The Headwaiter's Wife | 1915-02-15 |
| Movie | By the Sea | Man in Top Hat's Sweetheart | 1915-04-29 |
| Movie | The Champion | Trainer's Daughter | 1915-03-11 |
| Movie | The Bank | Secretary | 1915-08-09 |
| Movie | A Burlesque on Carmen | Carmen | 1915-12-18 |
| Movie | A Night in the Show | Lady in the Stalls with Beads | 1915-11-20 |
| Movie | Shanghaied | Daughter of the Shipowner | 1915-10-04 |
| Movie | A Woman | Daughter of the House | 1915-07-12 |
| Movie | Work | Maid | 1915-06-21 |