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Edna Purviance (October 21 1895 – January 11
1958) was an United States|American movie
actress|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 30 films with Chaplin.

==Biography==
Edna Purviance was born in Paradise Valley, Nevada
to Louise and Madison Gates Purviance.  At the age
of three, her family moved to Lovestock, Nevada to
take part in the hotel industry.  In 1902, her
parents were divorced and her mother was later
re-married to Robert Nurnberger, a Germany|German
plumber.  Growing up, Purviance was a talented
piano player.  Upon her high school graduation in
1913, Purviance attended business college in San
Francisco.

In 1915, Charlie Chaplin was working on his second
film with Essanay Studios, working out of Niles,
California, one hour southeast of San Francisco. 
Chaplin was looking for a leading lady to appear
in his film, A Night Out  One of Chaplin's
associates noticed Purviance at a Tate's Café in
San Francisco and thought she should be casted in
the film.  Chaplin arranged a meeting with
Purviance and while he thought that she was too
serious for a comedic role, she handily won the
part.

From 1915-1923, Purviance appeared in 35 Chaplin
films, including the 1921 classic The Kid (1921
movie)|The Kid.  Her last film with Chaplin, A
Woman of Paris was her first lead role.  She went
on to appear in two more films before retirement
from filmmaking in 1926.  Chaplin had tremendous
respect for her, she remained on Chaplin's payroll
until she died in 1958.

==Filmography==
*A Night Out (1915)
*The Champion (1915)

*In the Park (1915)
*A Jitney Elopement (1915) 
*The Tramp (1915)
*By the Sea (1915)
*Work (1915)
*A Woman (1915) 
*The Bank (1915)
*Shanghaied (1915) 
*A Night in the Show (1915)
*Burlesque on Carmen (1915)
*The Floorwalker (1916)
*Police! (1916)
*The Fireman (1916)
*The Vagabond (1916)
*The Count (1916)
*The Pawnshop (1916)
*Behind the Screen (1916)
*The Rink (1916)
*Easy Street (1917)

*The Cure (1917)
*The Immigrant (1917)
*The Adventurer (1917)
*A Dog’s Life (1918)
*Triple Trouble (1918)
*Shoulder Arms (1918)
*The Bond (1918)
*Sunnyside (1919)
*A Day’s Pleasure (1919)
*The Kid (1921 movie)|The Kid (1921) (feature)
*The Idle Class (1921)
*Pay Day (1922)
*The Pilgrim (1923)
*A Woman of Paris (1923) (feature)
*A Woman of the Sea (1926) aka The Sea Gull
(feature)
*Éducation de Prince (1927) aka Education of a
Prince (feature)

==External link==
*imdb name|id=0701012|name=Edna Purviance
*http://www.ednapurviance.org/ Edna Purviance
*http://jerre.com/then&now/public/adventure/val199
7.html Edna Purviance at Then & Now

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