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
Monsieur Verdoux
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Limelight
as Mrs. Parker (uncredited)
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
as Marie St. Clair
The Real Charlie Chaplin
as Self (archive footage)
The Pilgrim
as Miss Brown, the Girl
Pay Day
as Foreman's Daughter
The Chaplin Revue
as Various (archive footage)
Easy Street
as The Mission Worker
Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
