Geraldine Chaplin: Movies, Awards & Box Office
- films
- 93
- on screen
- 1965–2025
- box office
- $1.49B
- nominations
- 2
- average score
- 44
- Born
- July 31, 1944 (age 82)
- Birthplace
- Santa Monica, California, U.S.
- Full name
- Geraldine Leigh Chaplin
- Citizenship
- United States, United Kingdom, Spain
- Occupations
- Actress
- Years active
- 1952-present
- Spouses
- Patricio Castilla
- Children
- 2
The Best Geraldine Chaplin Movies
The films of Geraldine Chaplin that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) leads with $1.31B. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
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Worldwide box office: $1.31B Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 2018 · Action -
Worldwide box office: $112M Doctor Zhivago 1965 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $11.8M Tell Me About Love 2008 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $11M The Mirror Crack'd 1980 · Mystery -
Worldwide box office: $10M Nashville 1975 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $7.45M Melissa P. 2005 · Drama
Geraldine Chaplin's Career in Numbers
Geraldine Chaplin's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Geraldine Chaplin works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Doctor Zhivago (1965) to Seneca (2025), and the 2010s were the busiest decade.
Geraldine Chaplin Movies by Decade
- 1960s 9
- 1970s 18
- 1980s 8
- 1990s 14
- 2000s 15
- 2010s 20
- 2020s 3
The 2010s were Geraldine Chaplin's busiest decade, with 20 films.
Geraldine Chaplin Movies by Genre
- Drama 41
- Comedy 17
- Crime 4
- Thriller 4
- Horror 3
- Romance 3
- Adventure 3
- Action 2
- Sci-Fi 2
- Mystery 2
Drama is the genre Geraldine Chaplin has worked in most, with 41 films, ahead of comedy (17).
Geraldine Chaplin Career Milestones
- First film
- Doctor Zhivago 1965
- Biggest box office hit
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom $1.31B worldwide
- Best-rated film
- Anchor and Hope Movie Echo Score 63
- Newest film
- Seneca 2025
Geraldine Chaplin Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Geraldine Chaplin is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Rated films average a score of 44. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Geraldine Chaplin Movies as an Actor
87- 2025
Seneca as Cecilia · Biography - 2023
Luka as The General · Drama Worldwide box office: $4.55K - 2021
Holy Beasts as Vera · Drama - 2019
The Rodriguez and the Beyond as Isabel · Comedy Worldwide box office: $1.86M - 2019
The Barefoot Emperor as Lady Liz · Comedy Worldwide box office: $271 - 2019
Holy Beasts as Vera · Drama Worldwide box office: $847 - 2018
Anchor and Hope as Germaine · Drama Worldwide box office: $68.7K Movie Echo Score: 63 - 2018
Red Land as Giulia Visantrin · Crime - 2018
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom as Iris · Action Worldwide box office: $1.31B Movie Echo Score: 50 - 2017
The Broken Key as Tower Woman · Sci-Fi Worldwide box office: $114K Movie Echo Score: 18 - 2016
Seances Mystery - 2015
Once and Forever as Marie Donovan · Drama - 2015
Me and Kaminski as Therese · Comedy Worldwide box office: $1.04M - 2015
Lines of the Hand - 2014
Valentin Valentin as Jane · Crime - 2014
Amapola as Memé · Fantasy Worldwide box office: $165K - 2014
Wax as Producer · Horror - 2013
Panzer Chocolate as Frau Frida · Horror - 2013
Three-60 as Jean Christophe · Drama Worldwide box office: $301K - 2012
The Hollow Crown: Henry V Drama - 2011
Memories of My Melancholy Whores as Rosa Cabarcas / Brothel madam · Drama Worldwide box office: $305K - 2011
What’s a Bear For? as Josephine · Comedy - 2010
The Mosquito Net as María · Drama Worldwide box office: $127K - 2009
The Island Inside as Victoria · Thriller Worldwide box office: $317K - 2009
Imago Mortis as Contessa Orsini · Horror Worldwide box office: $1.81M - 2009
Parc as la mère de Paul Marteau · Drama Worldwide box office: $47.3K - 2008
Diary of a Nymphomaniac as Abuela de Valére · Romance Worldwide box office: $2.76M - 2008
Inconceivable as Frances Church-Chappel · Comedy - 2008
Tell Me About Love as Amelie · Drama Worldwide box office: $11.8M - 2007
The Totenwackers as Salgado · Adventure Worldwide box office: $981K - 2007
Theresa: The Body of Christ as Priora · Drama Worldwide box office: $898K - 2007
Boxes as Mommy · Drama Worldwide box office: $84.4K - 2007
Miguel and William as Owner Worldwide box office: $256K - 2005
Melissa P. as Nonna Elvira · Drama Worldwide box office: $7.45M - 2002
The City of No Limits as Marie · Drama - 2002
Dinotopia as Oriana · Sci-Fi - 2002
Dinotopia as Oriana · Family - 2000
In the Beginning as Jochebed · Drama - 1999
Mary, Mother of Jesus as Elizabeth · Drama - 1999
To Walk with Lions as Victoria Anrecelli · Adventure - 1998
Cousin Bette as Adeline · Comedy Worldwide box office: $1.3M - 1997
Mother Teresa: In the Name of God’s Poor as Mother Teresa · Drama - 1997
The Odyssey as Eurycleia · Drama - 1996
The Eyes of Asia as Jane Powell · History - 1996
Crimetime as Thelma · Crime - 1996
Jane Eyre as Miss Scatcherd · Drama Worldwide box office: $5.2M - 1996
Gulliver’s Travels as Empress Munodi · Drama - 1995
To Hear the Birds Singing as Catherine · Drama - 1993
A Foreign Field as Beverley · Comedy - 1992
Off Season as Anarchist · Comedy - 1992
Duel of Hearts as Mrs Miller · Romance - 1991
Buster’s Bedroom as Diana Daniels · Comedy - 1989
I Want to Go Home as Terry Amstrong · Comedy - 1989
The Return of the Musketeers as Queen Anne · Comedy - 1988
The Moderns as Nathalie de Ville · Drama Worldwide box office: $2.01M - 1987
White Mischief as Nina Soames · Romance Worldwide box office: $3.11M - 1984
Love on the Ground as Charlotte · Comedy - 1983
Life Is a Bed of Roses as Nora Winkle · Comedy - 1980
The Mirror Crack'd Mystery Worldwide box office: $11M - 1980
A Sweet Journey as Lucie · Comedy - 1979
The Widow of Montiel as Adelaida Montiel · Drama - 1979
Mama Turns 100 as Ana · Drama - 1979
Noroît Adventure - 1978
A Wedding as Rita Billingsley · Comedy - 1978
Remember My Name as Emily · Thriller - 1977
Roseland as Marilyn · Drama - 1977
Elisa, My Life as Elisa Santamaría · Drama - 1976
Welcome to L.A. as Karen Hood · Drama - 1976
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson Comedy - 1976
Cria! as María · Drama - 1975
Nashville Drama Worldwide box office: $10M - 1974
The Four Musketeers as Queen Anne of Austria · Drama - 1974
The Three Musketeers Action - 1973
Anna and the Wolves as Ana · Drama - 1972
Innocent Bystanders as Miriam Loman · Thriller - 1972
Z.P.G. as Carol · Thriller - 1972
A House Without Boundaries as Lucía Alfaro · Drama - 1970
The Garden of Delights as Invitada comunión (uncredited) · Drama - 1969
Honeycomb as Teresa · Drama - 1968
Stress Is Three as Teresa · Drama - 1967
Peppermint Frappé as Elena · Drama - 1967
Stranger in the House as Angela Sawyer · Drama - 1967
I Killed Rasputin as Mounia Golovine · Drama - 1967
A Countess from Hong Kong as Girl at Dance · Comedy - 1966
We’ll Go to the City as Lenka Vitas · Drama - 1965
Doctor Zhivago Drama Worldwide box office: $112M - 1965
Crime on a Summer Morning as Zelda van Willie · Crime
Geraldine Chaplin in Documentaries & Specials
6- 2011
D’un film à l’autre as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2003
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin as Self · Documentary - 2002
Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years as Self · Documentary - 1994
A Century of Cinema as Self · Documentary - 1983
Unknown Chaplin as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 1965
Moscow in Madrid as Self · Documentary
Geraldine Chaplin: Awards & Nominations
2 nominations across 1 award body, from 1976 to 1993. Every ceremony is listed newest first, with the category and the film.
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50th Golden Globe Awards- Geraldine Chaplin: Nominated Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Supporting Actress) Chaplin
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33rd Golden Globe Awards- Geraldine Chaplin: Nominated Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actress) Nashville
Who Is Geraldine Chaplin?
Geraldine Chaplin was born in Santa Monica, California, U.S. in 1944 and is 82 years old. Credited on films since 1965, as an actor. The background, training and the roles that shaped the career.
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.
Who Geraldine Chaplin Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Geraldine Chaplin shares the most films with. Christopher Lee comes first, with 5 films together, followed by Udo Kier (5).
Geraldine Chaplin: Questions & Answers
How many movies Geraldine Chaplin has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Geraldine Chaplin been in?
Geraldine Chaplin is credited on 93 films, from 1965 to 2025. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Geraldine Chaplin's highest-grossing movie?
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) is Geraldine Chaplin's biggest box office hit, with $1.31B worldwide, ahead of Doctor Zhivago (1965) ($112M). Across every film with box office figures, Geraldine Chaplin's movies have made $1.49B.
Geraldine Chaplin's biggest hits What is the best Geraldine Chaplin movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Geraldine Chaplin's best-rated film is Anchor and Hope (2018) with a score of 63, followed by Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) (50).
Best Geraldine Chaplin movies, ranked Has Geraldine Chaplin won an Oscar?
Geraldine Chaplin has not been nominated for an Oscar. Across every ceremony in the awards database, Geraldine Chaplin has 0 wins from 2 nominations.
How old is Geraldine Chaplin?
Geraldine Chaplin is 82 years old, born on July 31, 1944 in Santa Monica, California, U.S..
What is Geraldine Chaplin's newest movie?
The most recent film on Geraldine Chaplin's filmography is Seneca (2025), in the role of Cecilia.
Who does Geraldine Chaplin work with most often?
Geraldine Chaplin shares the most films with Christopher Lee (5 films), Udo Kier (5 films) and Oliver Reed (4 films).
The Best Geraldine Chaplin Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 93 credits.
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