
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 Tramp (1915)
as Farmer's Daughter

The Kid (1921)
as The Woman

A Woman (1915)
as Daughter of the House

Shanghaied (1915)
as Daughter of the Shipowner

Limelight (1952)
as Mrs. Parker (uncredited)

The Champion (1915)
as Trainer's Daughter

The Bank (1915)
as Secretary

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

The Bond (1918)
as Charlie's Wife

Shoulder Arms (1918)
as The Girl

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

Triple Trouble (1918)
as Maid

The Pilgrim (1923)
as Miss Brown, the Girl

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

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

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

Pay Day (1922)
as Foreman's Daughter

A Burlesque on Carmen (1915)
as Carmen

By the Sea (1915)
as Man in Top Hat's Sweetheart
Charlie's Triple Trouble (1944)
as Maid (archive footage)

The Immigrant (1917)
as Immigrant

The Adventurer (1917)
as Miss Brown - The Girl

Sunnyside (1919)
as Village Belle

In the Park (1915)
as Nursemaid

Easy Street (1917)
as The Mission Worker

Police (1916)
as Daughter of the House

A Jitney Elopement (1915)
as Edna

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

The Cure (1917)
as The Girl

Work (1915)
as Maid

A Day's Pleasure (1919)
as Mother

The Idle Class (1921)
as Edna the Neglected Wife

The Vagabond (1916)
as The Gypsy Drudge

The Fireman (1916)
as Girl

Behind the Screen (1916)
as Aspiring Actress

The Rink (1916)
as The Girl

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

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

The Floorwalker (1916)
as Store Manager's Secretary

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

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

The Count (1916)
as Miss Moneybags

The Pawnshop (1916)
as Pawnbroker's Daughter

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

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

Chase Me Charlie (1918)
as Edna Sugar-Plum

Birth of the Tramp (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin: The Little Tramp (1980)
as Farmer's Daughter (archive footage)

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

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

The Charlie Chaplin Festival (1941)
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Chaplin Carnival (1938)
as Various Roles (archive footage)
A Woman of the Sea (1926)
as Joan

The Chaplin Mutuals, Vol. 2 (2017)
Actor

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

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

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

Charlie Chaplin: The Long Year at Essanay (2017)
as Self (archive footage)





