Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 19, 1895
Place of Birth
Paradise Valley, Nevada, USA
Also Known As
- Olga Edna Purviance
- Една Перваєнс
- Эдна Пурвиенс
- Эдна Первиэнс
- Эдна Пёрвиэнс
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 - Movies
The Kid
as The Woman
Limelight
as Mrs. Parker (uncredited)
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
as Marie St. Clair
Monsieur Verdoux
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage)
The Pilgrim
as Miss Brown, the Girl
A Dog's Life
as Bar Singer (uncredited)
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
The Immigrant
as Immigrant
The Chaplin Revue
as Various (archive footage)
