Edna Murphy (November 17, 1899 – August 3, 1974) was an American actress of the

silent era A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, wh ...

. She appeared in 80 films between 1918 and 1933. Murphy was voted "Most Photographed Movie Star of 1925" by '' ScreenLand Magazine''. For part of her career, Murphy was the leading woman in films with

Monte Blue Gerard Montgomery Blue (January 11, 1887 – February 18, 1963) was an American film actor who began his career as a romantic lead in the silent era; and for decades after the advent of sound, he continued to perform as a supporting player ...

. Murphy married director

Mervyn LeRoy Mervyn LeRoy (; October 15, 1900 – September 13, 1987) was an American film director and producer. During the 1930s, he was one of the two great practitioners of economical and effective film directing at Warner Bros., Warner Brothers studios, ...

on December 18, 1927. She divorced him on June 30, 1932, on the grounds of desertion.

Filmography

* ''

To the Highest Bidder ''To the Highest Bidder'' is a lost film, lost 1918 silent film drama directed by Tom Terriss and starring Alice Joyce. It was produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and distributed by a releasing company V-L-S-E.Fantômas Fantômas () is a fictional character created by French writers Marcel Allain (1885–1969) and Pierre Souvestre (1874–1914). One of the most popular characters in the history of French crime fiction, Fantômas was created in 1911 and appeared ...

'' (1920) * ''

Over the Hill to the Poorhouse ''Over the Hill to the Poorhouse'', also known as ''Over the Hill'', is a 1920 American silent film, silent drama film about a woman who has a lot of children, and who never gets the chance to enjoy life. The film starred actress Mary Carr and al ...

'' (1920) * '' The Branded Woman'' (1920) * '' The North Wind's Malice'' (1920) * '' Dynamite Allen'' (1921) * '' Play Square'' (1921) * '' What Love Will Do'' (1921) * '' The Jolt'' (1921) * '' Live Wires'' (1921) * '' Extra! Extra!'' (1922) * '' The Galloping Kid'' (1922) * '' Don't Shoot'' (1922) * '' Caught Bluffing'' (1922) * '' The Ordeal'' (1922) * '' Ridin' Wild'' (1922) * '' Paid Back'' (1922) * '' The Man Between'' (1923) * '' Her Dangerous Path'' (1923) * '' Nobody's Bride'' (1923) * '' Going Up'' (1923) * '' Leatherstocking'' (1924) * '' The King of Wild Horses'' (1924) * '' The White Moth'' (1924) * '' Daughters of Today'' (1924) * '' Into the Net'' (1924) * '' After the Ball'' (1924) * '' Lena Rivers'' (1925) * ''

Wildfire A wildfire, forest fire, or a bushfire is an unplanned and uncontrolled fire in an area of Combustibility and flammability, combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identified as a ...

'' (1925) * '' The Police Patrol'' (1925) * '' Lying Wives'' (1925) * ''

Ermine and Rhinestones ''Ermine and Rhinestones'' is a 1925 silent film, written by Louise Winter, and directed by Burton L. King Plot Billy Kershaw, the son of a manufacturer in a small western town, comes to New York City on business. He becomes engaged to wealt ...

'' (1925) * '' His Buddy's Wife'' (1925) * '' A Man Must Live'' (1925) * '' Clothes Make the Pirate'' (1925) * '' Obey The Law'' (1926) * '' Wives at Auction'' (1926) * '' Things Wives Tell'' (1926) * '' The Truth About Men'' (1926) * '' College Days'' (1926) * '' 45 Minutes from Hollywood'' (1926) * '' Oh, What a Night!'' (1926) * '' The Little Giant'' (1926) * '' McFadden's Flats'' (1927) * '' The Valley of Hell'' (1927) * '' Tarzan and the Golden Lion'' (1927) * '' The Black Diamond Express'' (1927) * '' Silver Comes Through'' (1927) * '' His Foreign Wife'' (1927) * ''

Burnt Fingers ''Burnt Fingers'' is a 1927 American mystery film directed by Maurice S. Campbell and starring Eileen Percy, Ivan Doline and Edna Murphy.Wlaschin p.41 A young woman working as a dancer at a nightclub goes to confront a man who is blackmailing he ...

'' (1927) * '' Rose of the Bowery'' (1927) * '' Wilful Youth'' (1927) * '' All Aboard'' (1927) * '' The Silent Hero'' (1927) * '' Dearie'' (1927) * '' The Cruise of the Hellion'' (1927) * '' Modern Daughters'' (1927) * '' Across the Atlantic'' (1928) * '' The Sunset Legion'' (1928) * '' The Midnight Adventure'' (1928) * '' My Man'' (1928) * '' The Greyhound Limited'' (1929) * '' The Bachelor's Club'' (1929) * '' The Sap'' (1929) * '' Kid Gloves'' (1929) * '' Stolen Kisses'' (1929) * ''

Little Johnny Jones ''Little Johnny Jones'' is a musical by George M. Cohan. The show introduced Cohan's tunes " Give My Regards to Broadway" and " The Yankee Doodle Boy." The "Yankee Doodle" character was inspired by real-life Hall of Fame jockey Tod Sloan. Ba ...

'' (1929) * '' The Show of Shows'' (1929) * ''

Lummox A lummox is a clumsy or stupid person. Lummox may also refer to: * ''Lummox'', a 1923 novel by Fannie Hurst * ''Lummox'' (film), a 1930 film adaptation of the novel * Lummox, the title character of the 1954 novel '' The Star Beast'' by Robert ...

'' (1930) * '' Dancing Sweeties'' (1930) * '' Second Choice'' (1930) * '' Wide Open'' (1930) * '' Forgotten Women'' (1931) * '' Finger Prints'' (1931) * '' Anybody's Blonde'' (1931) * '' Behind Office Doors'' (1931) * '' Girl of the Rio'' (1932) * '' Cheating Blondes'' (1933)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Edna 1899 births 1974 deaths American film actresses American silent film actresses Actresses from New York City 20th-century American actresses Western (genre) film actresses