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Also known as Geraldine Leigh Chaplin

British-American actress

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Geraldine Chaplin is an American and Spanish actor, dancer, and screenwriter. Born on July 31, 1944, in Santa Monica, California, she is the daughter of Charlie Chaplin and Oona O'Neill. Her siblings include Victoria, Josephine, Eugene, and Christopher Chaplin. Chaplin has two children, one of whom is Oona Chaplin. She speaks English and Spanish, with English being her native language.

Her professional career began in 1952. Notable works include *Doctor Zhivago*, *Nashville*, and *Chaplin*. She has also been associated with the film *Talk to Her* (*Hable con Ella*). Chaplin has received several honors, including the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress, a gold medal, the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts, and the Order of Christopher Columbus. She has been an unmarried partner of Carlos Saura.

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Person · Open Library

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  • Talk to Her (Hable con Ella)

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Film & TV

Acting · Santa Monica, California, USA

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…

Known for

  • Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp — Self2025
  • Seneca — Lucia2023
  • Luka — The General2023
  • The Real Charlie Chaplin — Self (archive footage)2021
  • Glow and Darkness2021
  • The Barefoot Emperor — Lady Liz2020
  • Holy Beasts — Vera2019
  • The Rodriguez and the Beyond — Isabel2019
  • Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom — Iris2018
  • Sinuous Road — Miny Barrios2018

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Music · MusicBrainz

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Active from
1944-07-31

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Total plays
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Encyclopedic overview

Geraldine Leigh Chaplin (born July 31, 1944) is an American-born English actress whose long career has included multilingual roles in English, Spanish, French, Italian, and German films.

Geraldine is a daughter of Charlie Chaplin, the first of his eight children with his fourth wife, Oona O'Neill, and thus a granddaughter of playwright Eugene 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) as 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 ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti in Raúl Araiza's Nefertiti and Akhenaton (Nefertiti y Aquenatos) (1973) alongside 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.

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