Edna Purviance
Born: 1895-10-19 in Paradise Valley, Nevada, USA
Died: 1958-01-11
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2017
- Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay as Self (archive footage)
- The Chaplin Mutuals, Vol. 2
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)
1983
- Unknown Chaplin as Self & In Out-Takes
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 Charlie Chaplin Festival as Various Roles (archive footage)
- The Chaplin Cavalcade 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
- The Pilgrim as Miss Brown, the Girl
- A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate as Marie St. Clair
1922
- Pay Day as Foreman's Daughter
1921
- The Kid as The Woman
- The Idle Class as Edna the Neglected Wife
1919
- Sunnyside as Village Belle
- A Day's Pleasure as Mother
1918
- Shoulder Arms as The Girl
- Triple Trouble as Maid
- A Dog's Life as Bar Singer (uncredited)
- How to Make Movies as Actress(uncredited)
- The Bond as Charlie's Wife
- Chase Me Charlie as Edna Sugar-Plum
1917
- The Adventurer as Miss Brown - The Girl
- The Cure as The Girl
- Easy Street as The Mission Worker
- The Immigrant as Immigrant
1916
- The Pawnshop as Pawnbroker's Daughter
- Police as Daughter of the House
- The Rink as The Girl
- The Floorwalker as Store Manager's Secretary
- The Vagabond as The Gypsy Drudge
- The Count as Miss Moneybags
- The Fireman as Girl
- Behind the Screen as Aspiring Actress
1915
- Work as Maid
- The Champion as Trainer's Daughter
- The Tramp as Farmer's Daughter
- A Night in the Show as Lady in the Stalls with Beads
- The Bank as Secretary
- A Burlesque on Carmen as Carmen
- A Woman as Daughter of the House
- Shanghaied as Daughter of the Shipowner
- A Jitney Elopement as Edna
- A Night Out as The Headwaiter's Wife
- In the Park as Nursemaid
- By the Sea as Man in Top Hat's Sweetheart