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Edna Purviance

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Actress

The Resume

    (October 21, 1895-January 11, 1958)
    Acted in ‘A Night Out (1915),' ‘The Tramp (1915),' ‘The Rink (1916),' ‘Easy Street (1917),' ‘The Immigrant (1917),' ‘A Dog's Life (1918),' ‘Sunnyside (1919),' ‘The Kid (1921),' ‘A Woman of Paris (1923)' and ‘Education de Prince (1927)'

Why she might be annoying:

    She sometimes walked a duck on a leash.
    Heavy drinking eventually helped end her acting career.
    She put on so much weight that she had to wear heavy corsets in her later roles.
    ‘A Woman of Paris' was supposed to make her a major star, but co-star Adolphe Menjou stole the picture from her.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She is sometimes described as Charlie Chaplin's muse.
    She was discovered by an agent when she was eating dinner in a San Francisco café.
    Chaplin once bet he could hypnotize her, and she played along so he wouldn't be embarrassed.
    Chaplin impregnated two teenaged actresses while he was romantically involved with her.
    She remained close friends with Chaplin after she left his studio, and he kept her on his payroll until her death.

Credit: Georgina


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 37.93% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 36 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 65 Votes: 49.23% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 94 Votes: 51.06% Annoying