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Geraldine Chaplin
Geraldine Leigh Chaplin is an American actress renowned for her long-spanning career, with roles in English, Spanish, French, Italian, and German films. She is the eldest daughter of Charlie Chaplin and his fourth wife, Oona O'Neill, making her a grand-daughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill. She started with dance and modeling before setting her sights on acting. Her English-language acting debut was her Golden Globe-nominated role as Tonya in David Lean's Doctor Zhivago (1965). She began her Broadway acting career in Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes in 1967. Geraldine portrayed ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti in Raúl Araiza's Nefertiti and Akhenaton (Nefertiti y Aquenatos) (1973), alongside Egyptian actor Salah Zulfikar.
Her second Golden Globe nomination was for Robert Altman's Nashville (1975). She bagged a BAFTA nomination for her role in Welcome to L.A. (1976). She received her third Golden Globe nomination for her performance as her grandmother, Hannah Chaplin, in the biopic Chaplin (1992). She did significant work in Spanish and French films. She was in a partnership with director Carlos Saura for 12 years, until 1979 starring in his films. In the City Without Limits (En la ciudad sin límites) (2002), won her a Goya Award. Her work in Spanish cinema was recognized when she received the gold medal from the Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences in 2006. She starred in Red Land (Rosso Istria), an Italian film in 2018. In 2019, she featured the Duchess of Windsor in season 3 of the Netflix period drama series The Crown.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Geraldine Leigh Chaplin
Born: Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Citizenship: United States, United Kingdom, Spain
Birthday: July 31, 1944
Occupations: Actress
Years Active: 1952-present
Children: 2
Spouses: Patricio Castilla
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Awards and Nominations Received by Geraldine Chaplin
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Movies Featuring Geraldine Chaplin
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Noroît
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
The Three Musketeers
Doctor Zhivago
Holy Beasts
Anchor and Hope
Nashville
The Mirror Crack'd
Seneca
The Hollow Crown: Henry V
Three-60
Panzer Chocolate
The Mosquito Net
What’s a Bear For?
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
D’un film à l’autre
Wax
Valentin Valentin
Lines of the Hand
Amapola
Once and Forever
The Broken Key
Me and Kaminski
Seances
Red Land
The Rodriguez and the Beyond
In the Beginning
Dinotopia
Dinotopia
Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years
Holy Beasts
The Barefoot Emperor
The City of No Limits
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Miguel and William
Boxes
Melissa P.
Theresa: The Body of Christ
The Totenwackers
A Sweet Journey
Buster’s Bedroom
Unknown Chaplin
Life Is a Bed of Roses
Love on the Ground
Duel of Hearts
White Mischief
The Moderns
I Want to Go Home
The Return of the Musketeers
Luka
Z.P.G.
Innocent Bystanders
A Foreign Field
A Century of Cinema
The Garden of Delights
Jane Eyre
Welcome to L.A.
We’ll Go to the City
Crime on a Summer Morning
A House Without Boundaries
Roseland
A Wedding
I Killed Rasputin
Imago Mortis
Stranger in the House
Diary of a Nymphomaniac
To Hear the Birds Singing
A Countess from Hong Kong
Elisa, My Life
Mama Turns 100
Mother Teresa: In the Name of God’s Poor
Honeycomb
Gulliver’s Travels
The Odyssey
Crimetime
Tell Me About Love
Off Season
The Eyes of Asia
To Walk with Lions
Stress Is Three
Peppermint Frappé
The Four Musketeers
Mary, Mother of Jesus
Inconceivable
Remember My Name
The Widow of Montiel
Cria!
Anna and the Wolves
Moscow in Madrid
Cousin Bette
Parc
The Island Inside
Career Timeline
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2011
What’s a Bear For?
Josephine
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
Rosa Cabarcas / Brothel madam
D’un film à l’autre
Self (archive footage)
2008
Diary of a Nymphomaniac
Abuela de Valére
Tell Me About Love
Amelie
Inconceivable
Frances Church-Chappel
2007
Miguel and William
Owner
Boxes
Mommy
Theresa: The Body of Christ
Priora
The Totenwackers
Salgado
1976
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
Welcome to L.A.
Karen Hood
Cria!
María
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