Edna Purviance

Acting

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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Filmography

Acting

8 titles

Limelight

Movie1952

A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.

Monsieur Verdoux

Movie1947

The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.

The Pilgrim

Movie1923

The Tramp is an escaped convict who is mistaken as a pastor in a small town church.

Pay Day

Movie1922

A bricklayer and his wife clash over his end-of-the-week partying.

The Kid

Movie1921

A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.