Edna Purviance

Highest Rated:: 100% The Kid (1921)
Lowest Rated:: 96% Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

Birthday:: Oct 21, 1895
Birthplace:: Paradise, Nevada, USA
Bio:: It is literally impossible to discuss the acting career of Edna Purviance without invoking the name of Charles Chaplin. Purviance was a secretary in San Francisco when she was selected by Chaplin to play his leading lady in his second Essanay short, A Night Out (1915). From that point onward,…

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Highest Rated Movies

The Kid
100%
Monsieur Verdoux
96%
A Jitney Elopement, (Charlie's Elopement), (Married in Haste )
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The Immigrant (A Modern Columbus) (Broke) (Hello U.S.A.) (The New World)
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Filmography

Range of Movie T-meters: 96% - 100%

Number of Movies: 43

Box Office Since 2001: --

Year	Rating	Title	Credit	Box Office
2001		In the Park (Charlie in the Park) (Charlie on the Spree)	Actor	--
1995		Police (Charlie in the Police) (Charlie the Burglar) (Housebreaker)	Actor	--
1983		Unknown Chaplin	Actor	--
1966		Chaplin's Art of Comedy	Actor	--
1964		A Night in the Show (A Night at the Show ) (Charlie at the Show)	Actor	--
1963		30 Years of Fun	Actor	--
1947	96%	Monsieur Verdoux	Extra at Wedding Party	--
1923		A Woman of Paris	Marie St. Clair	--
1923		The Pilgrim	The Girl	--
1922		Pay Day	Foreman's Daughter	--
1921	100%	The Kid	Mother	--
1921		The Idle Class (Vanity Fair)	Neglected Wife	--
1919		A Day's Pleasure (A Ford Story)	Mother	--
1919		Sunnyside	Village Belle	--
1918		The Bond (Charlie Chaplin in a Liberty Loan Appeal)	Herself	--
1918		Triple Trouble (Charlie's Triple Trouble)	Maid	--
1918		A Dog's Life	Bar Singer	--
1917		The Immigrant (A Modern Columbus) (Broke) (Hello U.S.A.) (The New World)	Immigrant	--
1917		The Cure (The Water Cure)	Actor	--
1917		The Adventurer	A Girl	--
1917		Easy Street	Missionary	--
1917		Shoulder Arms	French Girl	--
1916		The Vagabond, (Gipsy Life)	Girl Stolen by Gypsies	--
1916		The Pawnshop (At the Sign of the Dollar) (High and Low Finance)	His Daughter	--
1916		Behind the Screen	Girl Seeking Film Job	--
1916		The Count (Almost a Gentleman)	Miss Moneybags Heiress	--
1916		The Floorwalker (Shop)	His Secretary	--
1916		A Burlesque on Carmen	Carmen	--
1916		The Rink (Rolling Around)(Waiter)	The Girl	--
1916		The Fireman, (A Gallant Fireman )	Girl	--
1915		A Jitney Elopement, (Charlie's Elopement), (Married in Haste )	Girl	--
1915		Rare Chaplin	Actor	--
1915		Work (Charlie at Work) (Charlie the Decorator)	Actor	--
1915		A Woman (Charlie the Perfect Lady)	Daughter	--
1915		The Champion (Charlie the Champion) (Battling Charlie),(Champion Charlie)	Trainer's Daughter	--
1915		The Bank (Charlie Detective)	Secretary	--
1915		The Tramp	Farmer's Daughter	--
1915		A Night Out (Champagne Charlie) (Charlie's Drunken Daze) (His Night Out)	Actor	--
1915		Shanghaied, (Charlie Shanghaied)	Daughter of the Shipowner	--
1915		By the Sea (Charlie by the Sea) (Charlie's Day Out)	Young Wife	--
1915		In the Park (Charlie in the Park )	Nursemaid	--
		The Kid	Actor	--
		Chaplin Essanay Book 1	Actor	--

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