Edna Purviance - Actor Profile

Edna Purviance

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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.

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Complete Filmography & Verdicts

YearMovieCharacterRatingVerdict
2021 The Real Charlie Chaplin Self (archive footage) ★ 7.5 HIT
2013 Birth of the Tramp Self (archive footage) ★ 7.1 HIT
2007 Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema Self (archive footage) ★ 4.3 FLOP
2003 Chaplin Today: The Kid Self (archive footage) ★ 5.7 FLOP
1996 Chaplin's Goliath Self (archive footage) ★ 6.5 HIT
1961 Days of Thrills and Laughter Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ★ 5.5 FLOP
1959 The Chaplin Revue Various (archive footage) ★ 7.4 HIT
1952 Limelight Mrs. Parker (uncredited) ★ 7.9 HIT
1951 A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen" Carmen ★ 10.0 HIT
1947 Monsieur Verdoux Garden Party Guest (uncredited) ★ 7.7 HIT
1941 The Chaplin Cavalcade Various Roles (archive footage) ★ 8.0 HIT
1941 The Charlie Chaplin Festival Various Roles (archive footage) ★ 7.3 HIT
1926 A Woman of the Sea Joan ★ 6.0 FLOP
1923 A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate Marie St. Clair ★ 6.7 HIT
1923 The Pilgrim Miss Brown, the Girl ★ 6.8 HIT
1922 Pay Day Foreman's Daughter ★ 7.0 HIT
1921 The Idle Class Edna the Neglected Wife ★ 6.7 HIT
1921 The Kid The Woman ★ 8.1 HIT
1919 A Day's Pleasure Mother ★ 6.2 FLOP
1919 Sunnyside Village Belle ★ 6.5 HIT
1918 Shoulder Arms The Girl ★ 6.8 HIT
1918 The Bond Charlie's Wife ★ 5.0 FLOP
1918 Triple Trouble Maid ★ 4.8 FLOP
1918 A Dog's Life Bar Singer (uncredited) ★ 7.3 HIT
1918 Chase Me Charlie Edna Sugar-Plum ★ 6.7 HIT
1918 How to Make Movies Actress(uncredited) ★ 6.1 FLOP
1917 The Adventurer Miss Brown - The Girl ★ 6.9 HIT
1917 The Immigrant Immigrant ★ 7.3 HIT
1917 The Cure The Girl ★ 6.8 HIT
1917 Easy Street The Mission Worker ★ 7.1 HIT
1916 The Rink The Girl ★ 6.6 HIT
1916 Behind the Screen Aspiring Actress ★ 6.5 HIT
1916 The Pawnshop Pawnbroker's Daughter ★ 6.6 HIT
1916 The Count Miss Moneybags ★ 6.2 FLOP
1916 The Vagabond The Gypsy Drudge ★ 6.7 HIT
1916 The Fireman Girl ★ 6.3 FLOP
1916 Police Daughter of the House ★ 6.3 FLOP
1916 The Floorwalker Store Manager's Secretary ★ 6.4 FLOP
1915 A Burlesque on Carmen Carmen ★ 5.8 FLOP
1915 A Night in the Show Lady in the Stalls with Beads ★ 6.2 FLOP
1915 Shanghaied Daughter of the Shipowner ★ 5.9 FLOP
1915 The Bank Secretary ★ 6.3 FLOP
1915 A Woman Daughter of the House ★ 6.0 FLOP
1915 Work Maid ★ 5.8 FLOP
1915 By the Sea Man in Top Hat's Sweetheart ★ 5.5 FLOP
1915 The Tramp Farmer's Daughter ★ 6.5 HIT
1915 A Jitney Elopement Edna ★ 5.8 FLOP
1915 In the Park Nursemaid ★ 5.3 FLOP
1915 The Champion Trainer's Daughter ★ 6.5 HIT
1915 A Night Out The Headwaiter's Wife ★ 5.7 FLOP