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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1944-07-31 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Santa Monica, California, USA

Geraldine Chaplin

Biography:

Geraldine Leigh Chaplin (born July 31, 1944) is an American actress. She is the daughter of Charlie Chaplin, the first of eight children with his fourth wife, Oona O'Neill. After beginnings in dance and modeling, she turned her attention to acting, and made her English-language acting debut (and came to prominence in what would be a Golden Globe-nominated role) in her portrayal of Tonya in David Lean's Doctor Zhivago (1965).

She made her Broadway acting debut in Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes in 1967, and played the role of ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti in Raúl Araiza's Nefertiti and Akhenaton (1973), alongside famous Egyptian actor Salah Zulfikar. Chaplin received her second Golden Globe nomination for Robert Altman's Nashville (1975). She received a BAFTA nomination for her role in Welcome to L. A. (1976). She played her grandmother Hannah Chaplin in the biopic Chaplin (1992), for which she received her third Golden Globe nomination. Chaplin has appeared in a wide variety of critically recognized Spanish and French films. She starred in Les Uns et les Autres (1981), Life Is a Bed of Roses (1983) and the Jacques Rivette experimental films Noroît (1976) and Love on the Ground (1984).

She was the partner of director Carlos Saura for 12 years until 1979, starring in his films Ana and the Wolves (1973), Cría Cuervos (1976), Elisa, vida mía (1977), and Mamá cumple cien años (1979). She was awarded a Goya Award for her role in En la ciudad sin límites (2002), and was nominated again for The Orphanage (2007). Her contribution to Spanish cinema culminated in her being awarded the Gold Medal by the Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences in 2006.

Known For

Acting

2023

Seneca as Lucia
Luka as The General

2020

2019

2018

Sinuous Road as Miny Barrios
Red Land as Giulia Visantrin

2017

Anchor and Hope as Germaine
The Broken Key as Tower Woman
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams as Irma Louise Gordon

2016

A Monster Calls as The Head Teacher (uncredited)
The Crown as Wallis Simpson

2015

Me and Kaminski as Therese
Sand Dollars as Anne
The Forbidden Room as Master Passion / Nursemaid / Aunt Chance
Marguerite & Julien as La mère de Lefebvre
Once and Forever as Marie Donovan

2014

Wax as Producer
Amapola as Memé
Reincarnation as Coco Chanel

2013

Three-60 as Jean Christophe
Another Me as Mrs. Brennan
Panzer Chocolate as Frau Frida
The Return as Coco Chanel

2012

The Impossible as Old Woman
All Together as Annie Colin
The Apostle as Dorinda (voice)

2011

D'un film à l'autre as Self (archive footage)
There Be Dragons as Abileyza
The Monk as L’abbesse
What's a Bear For? as Josephine
Americano as Linda
Memories of My Melancholy Whores as Rosa Cabarcas / Brothel madam

2010

The Wolfman as Maleva
The Making of Plus One as Geri - the casting director

2009

Imago Mortis as Contessa Orsini
The Island Inside as Victoria
Parc as la mère de Paul Marteau

2008

Diary of a Nymphomaniac as Abuela de Valére
Ramírez as Galerist
Inconceivable as Frances Church-Chappel

2007

2006

2005

Melissa P. as Nonna Elvira
BloodRayne as Fortune Teller
Heidi as Rottenmeier

2004

A Christmas Carol as Ghost of Christmas Future / Blind Beggarwoman

2003

2002

Talk to Her as Katerina Bilova
The Faces of the Moon as Joan Turner
Dinotopia as Oriana
Dinotopia as Oriana

2001

Just Run! as Madre

2000

In the Beginning as Jochebed

1999

Beresina as Charlotte De
To Walk with Lions as Victoria Anrecelli

1998

Cousin Bette as Adeline

1997

The Eyes of Asia as Jane Powell
The Odyssey as Eurycleia

1996

Jane Eyre as Miss Scatcherd
Crimetime as Thelma
Gulliver's Travels as Empress Munodi

1995

1994

1993

The Age of Innocence as Mrs. Welland
A Foreign Field as Beverley

1992

Chaplin as Hannah Chaplin
Duel of Hearts as Mrs Miller
Off Season as Anarchist

1991

Buster's Bedroom as Diana Daniels

1990

The Children as Joyce Wheater

1989

I Want to Go Home as Terry Amstrong
Screen One as Beverly

1988

The Moderns as Nathalie de Ville

1987

White Mischief as Nina Soames

1985

The Corsican Brothers as Madame Savilia de Franchi

1984

1983

Life Is a Bed of Roses as Nora Winkle
Casting as Star
My Cousin Rachel as Contessa Rachel Sangalletti
Unknown Chaplin as Self (archive footage)

1981

Bolero as Suzan / Sara Glenn
The House of Mirth as Lily Bart

1980

The Mirror Crack'd as Ella Zielinsky

1979

The Widow of Montiel as Adelaida Montiel
Adoption as Catherine

1978

A Wedding as Rita Billingsley
The Word as Naomi Dunn

1977

Elisa, My Life as Elisa Santamaría
Roseland as Marilyn

1976

Noroît as Morag
Cria! as María
Welcome to L.A. as Karen Hood
Scrim as Ann

1975

Nashville as Opal
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self (archive footage)

1974

The Four Musketeers as Queen Anne of Austria
Summer of Silence as Anne Zimmler

1973

The Three Musketeers as Anna of Austria
Yankee Dudler as Kate Elder
Marriage a la Mode as Marie-des-Anges

1972

Z.P.G. as Carol
Innocent Bystanders as Miriam Loman

1971

Perched on a Tree as Mme Muller
Carlos as Lisa

1970

The Hawaiians as Purity Hoxworth
The Garden of Delights as Invitada comunión (uncredited)

1969

Honeycomb as Teresa

1968

Stress Is Three as Teresa

1967

A Countess from Hong Kong as Girl at Dance
Cop-Out as Angela Sawyer
I Killed Rasputin as Mounia Golovine
Casino Royale as Keystone Kop (uncredited)

1966

We'll Go to the City as Lenka Vitas

1965

1964

Dernier Soir as Self

1954

1952

Limelight as Little Girl on Steps (uncredited)

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mme. Savilia de Franchi

1950

What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest

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Gentille Alouette as Angela Duverger
Go West! as Great-Grandma Nina

Writing

1969

Honeycomb as Screenplay