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Geraldine Chaplin

Geraldine Chaplin

Acting
Born: Jul 31, 1944
From: Santa Monica, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles

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 …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
Seneca Lucia 2023 5.0
There Be Dragons Abileyza 2011 5.109
The Wolfman Maleva 2010 5.884
Imago Mortis Contessa Orsini 2009 4.5
The Orphanage Aurora 2007 7.226
The Totenwackers Salgado 2007 4.0
Melissa P. Nonna Elvira 2005 4.669
A Christmas Carol Ghost of Christmas Future / … 2004 6.426
Talk to Her Katerina Bilova 2002 7.57
The City of No Limits Marie 2002 6.758
Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor Mother Teresa 1997 5.375
Home for the Holidays Aunt Glady 1995 6.246
The Age of Innocence Mrs. Welland 1993 6.961
Chaplin Hannah Chaplin 1992 7.423
Duel of Hearts Mrs Miller 1992 7.0
The Children Joyce Wheater 1990 4.875
The Return of the Musketeers Queen Anne 1989 6.172
The Moderns Nathalie de Ville 1988 5.864
White Mischief Nina Soames 1987 6.076
Life Is a Bed of Roses Nora Winkle 1983 5.765
Bolero Suzan / Sara Glenn 1981 6.895
The Mirror Crack'd Ella Zielinsky 1980 6.076
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson The Sure Shot (Annie Oakley) 1976 5.462
Nashville Opal 1975 7.249
The Four Musketeers Queen Anne of Austria 1974 6.442
The Three Musketeers Anna of Austria 1973 6.763
Perched on a Tree Mme Muller 1971 5.323
A Countess from Hong Kong Girl at Dance 1967 6.013
Doctor Zhivago Tonya Gromeko 1965 7.549
Pasternak Self (archive footage) 1965 6.5
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1944
FromSanta Monica, California, …