
Edna Purviance
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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
Credits

The Kid (1921)
as The Woman

Limelight (1952)
as Mrs. Parker (uncredited)

A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
as Marie St. Clair

Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

A Dog's Life (1918)
as Bar Singer (uncredited)

The Champion (1915)
as Trainer's Daughter

A Burlesque on Carmen (1915)
as Carmen

The Tramp (1915)
as Farmer's Daughter

A Woman (1915)
as Daughter of the House

The Bank (1915)
as Secretary

Shoulder Arms (1918)
as The Girl

In the Park (1915)
as Nursemaid

The Immigrant (1917)
as Immigrant

The Bond (1918)
as Charlie's Wife

The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021)
as Self (archive footage)

The Chaplin Revue (1959)
as Various (archive footage)

The Pilgrim (1923)
as Miss Brown, the Girl

Pay Day (1922)
as Foreman's Daughter

Shanghaied (1915)
as Daughter of the Shipowner

A Night Out (1915)
as The Headwaiter's Wife

The Idle Class (1921)
as Edna the Neglected Wife

Charlie Chaplin, The Genius of Liberty (2020)
as Self (archive footage)

A Night in the Show (1915)
as Lady in the Stalls with Beads

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (2007)
as Self (archive footage)

A Jitney Elopement (1915)
as Edna

The Adventurer (1917)
as Miss Brown - The Girl

Easy Street (1917)
as The Mission Worker

The Pawnshop (1916)
as Pawnbroker's Daughter

Police (1916)
as Daughter of the House

A Day's Pleasure (1919)
as Mother

By the Sea (1915)
as Man in Top Hat's Sweetheart

The Fireman (1916)
as Girl

Triple Trouble (1918)
as Maid

The Rink (1916)
as The Girl

The Cure (1917)
as The Girl

Sunnyside (1919)
as Village Belle

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life (1998)
as Self (archive footage)

Education of a Prince (1927)
as Queen Liska of Silistriae

How to Make Movies (1918)
as Actress(uncredited)

The Count (1916)
as Miss Moneybags

Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Birth of the Tramp (2013)
as Self (archive footage)

Behind the Screen (1916)
as Aspiring Actress
Charlie's Triple Trouble (1944)
as Maid (archive footage)

Work (1915)
as Maid
A Woman of the Sea (1926)
as Joan

Chaplin's Goliath (1996)
as Self (archive footage)

The Floorwalker (1916)
as Store Manager's Secretary

The Vagabond (1916)
as The Gypsy Drudge

The Chaplin Mutuals, Vol. 2 (2017)
Actor

Chaplin Today: The Kid (2003)
as Self (archive footage)

A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen" (1951)
as Carmen

The Charlie Chaplin Festival (1941)
as Various Roles (archive footage)

The Chaplin Cavalcade (1941)
as Various Roles (archive footage)

Chase Me Charlie (1918)
as Edna Sugar-Plum

Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp (1980)
as Farmer's Daughter (archive footage)

Chaplin Carnival (1938)
as Various Roles (archive footage)





