ACTOR

Edna Purviance

1895 - 1958

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Olga Edna Purviance (; October 21, 1895 – January 13, 1958) was an American actress of the silent film era. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edna Purviance has received more than 746,421 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Edna Purviance is the 676th most popular actor (down from 556th in 2019), the 1,230th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,034th in 2019) and the 331st most popular American Actor.

Edna Purviance was a silent film actress who was most famous for her role as the leading lady in Charlie Chaplin's films.

Memorability Metrics

  • 750k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.05

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Edna Purviance ranks 676 out of 13,578. Before her are Laura Gemser, Scarlett Johansson, Edwige Fenech, Tyrone Power, Sandra Milo, and Björn Andrésen. After her are Inger Nilsson, Anne Hathaway, Takashi Shimura, Uma Thurman, Hugo Weaving, and André Antoine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Edna Purviance ranks 68. Before her are Wilhelm Kempff, Richard Barthelmess, Clara Haskil, B. H. Liddell Hart, Friedrich Jeckeln, and Marcel Pagnol. After her are Robert Graves, Jean Giono, Ferdinand Čatloš, Wilhelm Gustloff, Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois, and Vinoba Bhave. Among people deceased in 1958, Edna Purviance ranks 28. Before her are Ernst Heinkel, Alfred Weber, Princess Ingeborg of Denmark, André Bazin, Kim Tu-bong, and Tyrone Power. After her are Petru Groza, Ole Kirk Christiansen, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, Duncan Edwards, Pál Maléter, and Nuri al-Said.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edna Purviance ranks 1,230 out of 20,380. Before her are Sonny Liston (1932), Izzy Stradlin (1962), Robert Rauschenberg (1925), Scarlett Johansson (1984), Tyrone Power (1914), and Robert Noyce (1927). After her are Blake Edwards (1922), Dick Van Dyke (1925), Robert Reich (1946), Martha Washington (1731), E. O. Wilson (1929), and Zelda Fitzgerald (1900).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Edna Purviance ranks 331. Before her are Robert Knepper (1959), Lita Grey (1908), Tobey Maguire (1975), John Payne (1912), Scarlett Johansson (1984), and Tyrone Power (1914). After her are Anne Hathaway (1982), Uma Thurman (1970), Ethan Hawke (1970), Scott Glenn (1939), Kirstie Alley (1951), and David Morse (1953).

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