Birthday
1895/10/19
Day of death
1958/01/11 (62 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Paradise Valley, Nevada, USA
Also know as
Olga Edna Purviance, Една Перваєнс
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.
(1916) The Rink
as The Girl
(1916) The Pawnshop
as Pawnbroker's Daughter
(1916) The Count
as Miss Moneybags
(1921) The Kid
as The Woman
(1915) The Tramp
as Farmer's Daughter
(1917) The Adventurer
as Miss Brown - The Girl
(1916) The Vagabond
as The Gypsy Drudge
(1923) A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
as Marie St. Clair
(1918) A Dog's Life
as Bar Singer (uncredited)
(1921) The Idle Class
as Edna the Neglected Wife
(1915) The Champion
as Trainer's Daughter
(1917) Easy Street
as The Mission Worker
(1917) The Immigrant
as Immigrant
(1915) A Jitney Elopement
as Edna
(1915) By the Sea
as Man in Top Hat's Sweetheart
(1915) Shanghaied
as Daughter of the Shipowner
(1915) A Night in the Show
as Lady in the Stalls with Beads
(1915) In the Park
as Nursemaid
(1915) A Woman
as Daughter of the House
(1916) Police
as Daughter of the House
(1915) Work
as Maid
(1915) A Night Out
as The Headwaiter's Wife
(1915) A Burlesque on Carmen
as Carmen
(1915) The Bank
as Secretary
(1918) Triple Trouble
as Maid
(1916) The Floorwalker
as Store Manager's Secretary
(1922) Pay Day
as Foreman's Daughter
(1917) The Cure
as The Girl
(1916) The Fireman
as Girl
(1916) Behind the Screen
as Aspiring Actress
(1918) The Bond
as Charlie's Wife
(1919) Sunnyside
as Village Belle
(1918) Shoulder Arms
as The Girl
(1919) A Day's Pleasure
as Mother
(1923) The Pilgrim
as Miss Brown, the Girl
(1927) Education of a Prince
as Queen Liska of Silistriae
(1926) A Woman of the Sea
as Joan
(1952) Limelight
as Mrs. Parker (uncredited)
(2013) Birth of the Tramp
as Self (archive footage)
(1996) Chaplin's Goliath
as Self (archive footage)
(1961) Days of Thrills and Laughter
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1947) Monsieur Verdoux
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
(1938) Chaplin Carnival
as Various Roles (archive footage)
(1980) Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp
as Farmer's Daughter (archive footage)
(1998) Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1959) The Chaplin Revue
as Various (archive footage)
(1941) The Charlie Chaplin Festival
as Various Roles (archive footage)
(2007) Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
(1941) The Chaplin Cavalcade
as Various Roles (archive footage)
(2003) Chaplin Today: 'The Kid'
as Self (archive footage)
(1918) Chase Me Charlie
as Edna Sugar-Plum
(1944) Charlie's Triple Trouble
as Maid (archive footage)
(1951) A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen
as Carmen
(2017) Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
as Self (archive footage)
(2017) The Chaplin Mutuals, Vol. 2
as ---
(1983) Unknown Chaplin
as Self & In Out-Takes