Edna Purviance



First NameEdna
Last NamePurviance
Full Name at BirthOlga Edna Purviance
Age62 (age at death)
Date of BirthOctober 21, 1895
BirthplaceParadise Valley, Nevada
Date of DeathJanuary 13, 1958
Location of DeathHollywood, California
Cause of DeathThroat Cancer
Height5' 2" (157 cm)
Star SignLibra
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategoryActress
Claim to Fameone of Charlie Chaplins leading ladies

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.


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Filmography

Selected Edna Purviance film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1952
Mrs. Parker

1947
Garden Party Guest

1927
Education of a Prince
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1926
A Woman of the Sea
Joan

1923
Marie St. Clair

1923
Miss Brown

1922
Foreman's Daughter

1921
The Woman

1921
Neglected Wife

1919
Mother

1919
Village Belle

1918
French girl

1918
Bar Singer

1918
Maid

1918
The Bond
Charlie's Wife

1917
The Mission Worker

1917
Immigrant

1917
The Girl

1917
The Girl

1916
Carmen

1916
Miss Moneybags

1916
The Pawnshop
His daughter

1916
Police
Daughter of the House

1916
Girl Stolen by Gypsies

1916
The Girl

1916
Manager's secretary

1916
Girl

1916
The Girl

1915
Edna

1915
Lady in the Stalls with Beads

1915
Carmen

1915
Man in Top Hat's Sweetheart

1915
Edna, a Secretary

1915
Farmer's Daughter

1915
Daughter of the Shipowner

1915
Trainer's Daughter

1915
Work
Maid

1915
Daughter of the House

1915
The Headwaiter's Wife

1915
Nursemaid






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Films directed by Charlie Chaplin
A Busy Day (1914)
A Dog's Life (1918)
A Night Out (1915)
A Woman (1915)
By the Sea (1915)
City Lights (1931)
Easy Street (1917)
Edna Purviance
His New Job (1915)
In the Park (1915)
Laughing Gas (1914)
Limelight (1952)
Modern Times (1936)
One A.M. (1916)
Pay Day (1922)
Police (1916)
Recreation (1914)
Shanghaied (1915)
Shoulder Arms (1918)
Sunnyside (1919)
The Bank (1915)
The Bond (1918)
The Champion (1915)
The Circus (1928)
The Count (1916)
The Cure (1917)