Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

58

Gender

Female

Birthday

1895-10-19

Day of Death

1958-01-11 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Paradise Valley, Nevada, USA

Also Known As

Olga Edna Purviance

Една Перваєнс

Edna Purviance

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.

Known For

The Kid

The Kid

A Dog's Life

A Dog's Life

Easy Street

Easy Street

The Immigrant

The Immigrant

Limelight

Limelight

Birth of the Tramp

Birth of the Tramp

Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

The Chaplin Revue

The Chaplin Revue

The Chaplin Cavalcade

The Chaplin Cavalcade

A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen

A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen

The Real Charlie Chaplin

The Real Charlie Chaplin

Acting

The Rink

1916

The Rink

as

The Girl

The Pawnshop

1916

The Pawnshop

as

Pawnbroker's Daughter

The Count

1916

The Count

as

Miss Moneybags

The Kid

1921

The Kid

as

The Woman

The Tramp

1915

The Tramp

as

Farmer's Daughter

The Adventurer

1917

The Adventurer

as

Miss Brown - The Girl

The Vagabond

1916

The Vagabond

as

The Gypsy Drudge

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

1923

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

as

Marie St. Clair

A Dog's Life

1918

A Dog's Life

as

Bar Singer (uncredited)

The Idle Class

1921

The Idle Class

as

Edna the Neglected Wife

The Champion

1915

The Champion

as

Trainer's Daughter

Easy Street

1917

Easy Street

as

The Mission Worker

The Immigrant

1917

The Immigrant

as

Immigrant

A Jitney Elopement

1915

A Jitney Elopement

as

Edna

By the Sea

1915

By the Sea

as

Man in Top Hat's Sweetheart

Shanghaied

1915

Shanghaied

as

Daughter of the Shipowner

A Night in the Show

1915

A Night in the Show

as

Lady in the Stalls with Beads

In the Park

1915

In the Park

as

Nursemaid

A Woman

1915

A Woman

as

Daughter of the House

Police

1916

Police

as

Daughter of the House

Work

1915

Work

as

Maid

A Night Out

1915

A Night Out

as

The Headwaiter's Wife

A Burlesque on Carmen

1915

A Burlesque on Carmen

as

Carmen

The Bank

1915

The Bank

as

Secretary

Triple Trouble

1918

Triple Trouble

as

Maid

The Floorwalker

1916

The Floorwalker

as

Store Manager's Secretary

Pay Day

1922

Pay Day

as

Foreman's Daughter

The Cure

1917

The Cure

as

The Girl

The Fireman

1916

The Fireman

as

Girl

Behind the Screen

1916

Behind the Screen

as

Aspiring Actress

The Bond

1918

The Bond

as

Charlie's Wife

Sunnyside

1919

Sunnyside

as

Village Belle

Shoulder Arms

1918

Shoulder Arms

as

The Girl

A Day's Pleasure

1919

A Day's Pleasure

as

Mother

The Pilgrim

1923

The Pilgrim

as

Miss Brown, the Girl

Education of a Prince

1927

Education of a Prince

as

Queen Liska of Silistriae

A Woman of the Sea

1926

A Woman of the Sea

as

Joan

Limelight

1952

Limelight

as

Mrs. Parker (uncredited)

Birth of the Tramp

2013

Birth of the Tramp

as

Self (archive footage)

Chaplin's Goliath

1996

Chaplin's Goliath

as

Self (archive footage)

Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961

Days of Thrills and Laughter

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Monsieur Verdoux

1947

Monsieur Verdoux

as

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

Chaplin Carnival

1938

Chaplin Carnival

as

Various Roles (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp

1980

Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp

as

Farmer's Daughter (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

1998

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

as

Self (archive footage)

The Chaplin Revue

1959

The Chaplin Revue

as

Various (archive footage)

The Charlie Chaplin Festival

1941

The Charlie Chaplin Festival

as

Various Roles (archive footage)

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

2007

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

as

Self (archive footage)

The Chaplin Cavalcade

1941

The Chaplin Cavalcade

as

Various Roles (archive footage)

Chaplin Today: 'The Kid'

2003

Chaplin Today: 'The Kid'

as

Self (archive footage)

Chase Me Charlie

1918

Chase Me Charlie

as

Edna Sugar-Plum

Charlie's Triple Trouble

1944

Charlie's Triple Trouble

as

Maid (archive footage)

A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen

1951

A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen

as

Carmen

Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay

2017

Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay

as

Self (archive footage)

The Chaplin Mutuals, Vol. 2

2017

The Chaplin Mutuals, Vol. 2

as

How to Make Movies

1918

How to Make Movies

as

Actress(uncredited)

The Real Charlie Chaplin

2021

The Real Charlie Chaplin

as

Unknown Chaplin

Unknown Chaplin

as

Self & In Out-Takes

Production

Crew

Directing