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Aliases: Géraldine Chaplin , Geraldine Leigh Chaplin

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Santa Monica, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 111

TV Involvements: 20


Most Famous Work

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. In 2018, she starred in Red Land (Rosso Istria), Italian movie by Maximiliano Hernando Bruno based on Norma Cossetto and the foibe massacres. In 2019, she played the Duchess of Windsor in season 3 of the Netflix period drama series The Crown. Description above from the Wikipedia article Geraldine Chaplin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Die Harald Schmidt Show
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7

Die Harald Schmidt Show

(1995) Self - Guest
The Crown
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8

The Crown

(2016) Wallis Simpson
The Hollow Crown
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7

The Hollow Crown

(2012) Alice
Agatha Christie's Marple
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8

Agatha Christie's Marple

(2004) Mrs Fane
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
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4
Dim Dam Dom
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6

Dim Dam Dom

(1965) Self
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
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7
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
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7

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

(2017) Irma Louise Gordon

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Geraldine
Lucia
The General
2020 Lady Liz
2019 Isabel
Vera
2018 Giulia Visantrin
Miny Barrios
Iris
2017 Germaine
Tower Woman
Irma Louise Gordon
2016 Wallis Simpson
The Head Teacher (uncredited)
Rose
N/A
2015 Marie Donovan
The Master Passion / Nursemaid / Aunt Chance
La mère de Lefebvre
Therese
Anne
N/A
Jane
2014 Coco Chanel
Memé
Producer
2013 Coco Chanel
Frau Frida
Mrs. Brennan
Jean Christophe
2012 Jean
Dorinda (voice)
Old Woman
Alice
Annie Colin
2011 Linda
Rosa Cabarcas / Brothel madam
L’abbesse
Self (archive footage)
Josephine
Abileyza
2010 María
Alma
Maleva
Geri - the casting director
2009 Victoria
Contessa Orsini
la mère de Paul Marteau
2008 Abuela de Valére
Galerist
Frances Church-Chappel
Amelie
2007 Salgado
Maman
Aurora
Priora
Owner
2006 Maggie
2005 Nonna Elvira
Fortune Teller
Rottenmeier
2004 The Abbess
Mrs Fane
Ghost of Christmas Future / Blind Beggarwoman
Self
2003 Gloria Blundell
Gloria Blundell
Self
Self
Self
2002 Joan Turner
Oriana
Katerina Bilova
Marie
2001 Madre
2000 Jochebed
1999 Elizabeth
Charlotte De
Victoria Anrecelli
Madre
1998 Adeline
1997 Mother Teresa
Eurycleia
Jane Powell
1996 Thelma
Empress Munodi
Miss Scatcherd
1995 Self - Guest
Aunt Glady
Catherine
1994 Miss McKenna
Self
1993 Mrs. Welland
Beverley
1992 Hannah Chaplin
self
Anarchist
Mrs Miller
1991 Diana Daniels
1990 Joyce Wheater
1989 Terry Amstrong
Beverly
Queen Anne
1988 Nathalie de Ville
1987 Nina Soames
1985 Madame Savilia de Franchi
1984 Charlotte
1983 Nora Winkle
Contessa Rachel Sangalletti
Self (archive footage)
1981 Suzan / Sara Glenn
Self
Lily Bart
1980 Ella Zielinsky
Lucie
1979 Adelaida Montiel
Ana
Isabelle
Catherine
1978 Naomi Dunn
Rita Billingsley
Emilia
Judith Seldan
Lise
Emily
1977 Marilyn
Paulina Arevalo
Elisa Santamaría
1976 Morag
Karen Hood
Ann
The Sure Shot (Annie Oakley)
María
1975 Opal
Self
Self (archive footage)
1974 Queen Anne of Austria
Luisa
Anne Zimmler
1973 Anna of Austria
Marie-des-Anges
Kate Elder
Ana
1972 Miriam Loman
Carol
Lucía Alfaro
1971 Lisa
Mme Muller
1970 Invitada comunión (uncredited)
Purity Hoxworth
1969 Teresa
1968 Teresa
1967 Elena
Angela Sawyer
Mounia Golovine
Keystone Kop (uncredited)
Girl at Dance
1966 Lenka Vitas
Self
1965 Self
Herself
Tonya Gromeko
Self
Zelda
Self
Self
1964 Self
1952 Little Girl on Steps (uncredited)
1951 Mme. Savilia de Franchi
1950 Self - Mystery Guest
Angela Duverger
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Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1969 Screenplay
Year Role Movie/Tv

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