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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
(1921)
The Woman
The Pilgrim
(1923)
Miss Brown
Limelight
(1952)
Mrs. Parker (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
(1947)
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
(1923)
Marie St. Clair
Shoulder Arms
(1918)
The Girl
The Tramp
(1915)
Farmer's Daughter
A Dog's Life
(1918)
Bar Singer
The Cure
(1917)
The Girl
Pay Day
(1922)
Foreman's Daughter
The Adventurer
(1917)
Miss Brown - The Girl
Easy Street
(1917)
The Mission Worker
The Rink
(1916)
The Girl
The Immigrant
(1917)
Immigrant
The Vagabond
(1916)
Girl Stolen by Gypsies
The Pawnshop
(1916)
Pawnbroker's Daughter
Full Filmography
Acting
The Tramp
(1915)
Farmer's Daughter
The Champion
(1915)
Trainer's Daughter
A Jitney Elopement
(1915)
Edna
A Woman
(1915)
Daughter of the House
By the Sea
(1915)
Man in Top Hat's Sweetheart
In the Park
(1915)
Nursemaid
Work
(1915)
Maid
A Burlesque on Carmen
(1915)
Carmen
The Bank
(1915)
Secretary
A Night Out
(1915)
The Headwaiter's Wife
Shanghaied
(1915)
Daughter of the Shipowner
A Night in the Show
(1915)
Lady in the Stalls with Beads
The Rink
(1916)
The Girl
The Pawnshop
(1916)
Pawnbroker's Daughter
The Count
(1916)
Miss Moneybags
The Vagabond
(1916)
Girl Stolen by Gypsies
The Fireman
(1916)
Girl
Behind the Screen
(1916)
Aspiring Actress
The Floorwalker
(1916)
Store Manager's Secretary
Police
(1916)
Daughter of the House
The Adventurer
(1917)
Miss Brown - The Girl
Easy Street
(1917)
The Mission Worker
The Immigrant
(1917)
Immigrant
The Cure
(1917)
The Girl
A Dog's Life
(1918)
Bar Singer
Triple Trouble
(1918)
Maid
Shoulder Arms
(1918)
The Girl
The Bond
(1918)
Charlie's Wife
Chase Me Charlie
(1918)
Edna Sugar-Plum
Sunnyside
(1919)
Village Belle
A Day's Pleasure
(1919)
Mother
The Kid
(1921)
The Woman
The Idle Class
(1921)
Edna the Neglected Wife
Pay Day
(1922)
Foreman's Daughter
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
(1923)
Marie St. Clair
The Pilgrim
(1923)
Miss Brown
A Woman of the Sea
(1926)
Joan
Education of a Prince
(1927)
Queen Liska of Silistriae
Charlie Chaplin Carnival
(1938)
Various Roles (archive footage)
The Charlie Chaplin Festival
(1941)
Various Roles (archive footage)
The Chaplin Cavalcade
(1941)
Various Roles (archive footage)
Charlie's Triple Trouble
(1944)
Maid (archive footage)
Monsieur Verdoux
(1947)
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen
(1951)
Carmen
Limelight
(1952)
Mrs. Parker (uncredited)
The Chaplin Revue
(1959)
Various (archive footage)
Days of Thrills and Laughter
(1961)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp
(1980)
Farmer's Daughter (archive footage)
Chaplin's Goliath
(1996)
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
(1998)
Self (archive footage)
Chaplin Today: 'The Kid'
(2003)
Self (archive footage)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
(2007)
Self (archive footage)
Birth of the Tramp
(2013)
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay
(2017)
Self (archive footage)