Edna Purviance

Edna Purviance

Acting

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

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.

Acting
The Rink
6.6

(1916) The Rink

as The Girl

The Pawnshop
6.6

(1916) The Pawnshop

as Pawnbroker's Daughter

The Count
6.2

(1916) The Count

as Miss Moneybags

The Kid
8.2

(1921) The Kid

as The Woman

The Tramp
6.5

(1915) The Tramp

as Farmer's Daughter

The Adventurer
6.9

(1917) The Adventurer

as Miss Brown - The Girl

The Vagabond
6.7

(1916) The Vagabond

as The Gypsy Drudge

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
6.8

(1923) A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

as Marie St. Clair

A Dog's Life
7.3

(1918) A Dog's Life

as Bar Singer (uncredited)

The Idle Class
6.6

(1921) The Idle Class

as Edna the Neglected Wife

The Champion
6.5

(1915) The Champion

as Trainer's Daughter

Easy Street
7.0

(1917) Easy Street

as The Mission Worker

The Immigrant
7.3

(1917) The Immigrant

as Immigrant

A Jitney Elopement
5.7

(1915) A Jitney Elopement

as Edna

By the Sea
5.5

(1915) By the Sea

as Man in Top Hat's Sweetheart

Shanghaied
5.9

(1915) Shanghaied

as Daughter of the Shipowner

A Night in the Show
6.2

(1915) A Night in the Show

as Lady in the Stalls with Beads

In the Park
5.3

(1915) In the Park

as Nursemaid

A Woman
6.0

(1915) A Woman

as Daughter of the House

Police
6.2

(1916) Police

as Daughter of the House

Work
5.9

(1915) Work

as Maid

A Night Out
5.7

(1915) A Night Out

as The Headwaiter's Wife

A Burlesque on Carmen
5.8

(1915) A Burlesque on Carmen

as Carmen

The Bank
6.3

(1915) The Bank

as Secretary

Triple Trouble
4.8

(1918) Triple Trouble

as Maid

The Floorwalker
6.4

(1916) The Floorwalker

as Store Manager's Secretary

Pay Day
7.0

(1922) Pay Day

as Foreman's Daughter

The Cure
6.8

(1917) The Cure

as The Girl

The Fireman
6.2

(1916) The Fireman

as Girl

Behind the Screen
6.5

(1916) Behind the Screen

as Aspiring Actress

The Bond
5.0

(1918) The Bond

as Charlie's Wife

Sunnyside
6.4

(1919) Sunnyside

as Village Belle

Shoulder Arms
6.8

(1918) Shoulder Arms

as The Girl

A Day's Pleasure
6.1

(1919) A Day's Pleasure

as Mother

The Pilgrim
6.8

(1923) The Pilgrim

as Miss Brown, the Girl

Éducation de prince
0.0

(1927) Education of a Prince

as Queen Liska of Silistriae

6.0

(1926) A Woman of the Sea

as Joan

Limelight
7.9

(1952) Limelight

as Mrs. Parker (uncredited)

La naissance de Charlot
7.1

(2013) Birth of the Tramp

as Self (archive footage)

Chaplin's Goliath
6.5

(1996) Chaplin's Goliath

as Self (archive footage)

Days of Thrills and Laughter
5.5

(1961) Days of Thrills and Laughter

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Monsieur Verdoux
7.7

(1947) Monsieur Verdoux

as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

Chaplin Carnival
0.0

(1938) Chaplin Carnival

as Various Roles (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp
0.0

(1980) Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp

as Farmer's Daughter (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
0.0

(1998) Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

as Self (archive footage)

The Chaplin Revue
7.4

(1959) The Chaplin Revue

as Various (archive footage)

The Charlie Chaplin Festival
6.5

(1941) The Charlie Chaplin Festival

as Various Roles (archive footage)

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
4.9

(2007) Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

The Chaplin Cavalcade
8.0

(1941) The Chaplin Cavalcade

as Various Roles (archive footage)

Chaplin Today: 'The Kid'
5.7

(2003) Chaplin Today: 'The Kid'

as Self (archive footage)

Chase Me Charlie
6.0

(1918) Chase Me Charlie

as Edna Sugar-Plum

0.0

(1944) Charlie's Triple Trouble

as Maid (archive footage)

A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen
10.0

(1951) A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen

as Carmen

Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
0.0

(2017) Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay

as Self (archive footage)

The Chaplin Mutuals, Vol. 2
0.0

(2017) The Chaplin Mutuals, Vol. 2

as ---

Unknown Chaplin
8.0

(1983) Unknown Chaplin

as Self & In Out-Takes