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Geraldine Chaplin
  • Date of Birth:
    July 31, 1944
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Leo
  • Place of Birth:
    Santa Monica, California, USA
  • Sex:
    Female
  • Hair Color:
    White
  • Eye Color:
    Brown
  • Nationality:
    American

Family

Geraldine Chaplin
  • Father:
    Charlie Chaplin
  • Mother:
    Oona O'Neill
  • Son:
    Shane Saura Chaplin O'Neill
  • Daughter:
    Carlos Saura

Career

Geraldine Chaplin
  • Profession:
    Actress
  • Debut:
    Limelight - 1952 - Movie

Awards

Geraldine Chaplin

2008 : Special Tribute Award

1970 : Fotogramas de Plata Award,  Best Spanish Movie Performer (Mejor intérprete de cine español) for : La madriguera

1996 : François Truffaut Award

Trivia

Geraldine Chaplin
  • Geraldine was a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1982.
    submitted by - Nihaal Jain
  • During the 1970s Geraldine appeared in several of Robert Altman's films.
    submitted by - Sanjeev Dhiman
  • When her dream of becoming a ballet dancer ended, she followed her father into the acting profession. David Lean chose her to play Tonya, the main character's devoted wife in his film Doctor Zhivago (1965).
    submitted by - Amit Sana
  • When Chaplin was eight years old, Geraldine appeared uncredited in her father's film Limelight.
    submitted by - Amit Sana
  • She is fluent in French & Spanish.
    submitted by - Nihaal Jain
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Quotes

Geraldine Chaplin
  • Daddy has never seen anything I`ve done, but he is the best critic I have. He has taught me how to tear down a character. `Slug your guts out` is his philosophy of acting. Never mind the talent, just work hard. - Unknown
    submitted by - Aksh Dhiman
  • Although I went all over the world promoting it, I`d never got to see more than the credits before being whisked away. Finally, at Cannes, I was to sit through the whole thing through. When I appeared for the first time, I fainted from the shock - and woke up in the ladies room. - Unknown
    submitted by - Sandeep Sandeep Singh
  • I thought it`d be easy to get into the movies as Charlie Chaplin`s daughter. And I suppose it was. Except I wasn`t much good as an actress - really terrible at the beginning. - Unknown
    submitted by - Vaibhav Dhiman
  • Daddy has never seen anything I've done, but he is the best critic I have. He has taught me how to tear down a character. Slug your guts out is his philosophy of acting. Never mind the talent, just work hard. - Unknown
    submitted by - Sneha Dhiman
  • I thought it'd be easy to get into the movies as Charles Chaplin's daughter. And I suppose it was. Except I wasn't much good as an actress - really terrible at the beginning. - Unknown
    submitted by - Amit Kher
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Biography

Geraldine Chaplin
Last Updated: Thursday, October 29, 2009

GeraldineThe daughter of Charles Chaplin and Oona O'Neill, Geraldine Chaplin began her career as a dancer with the English Royal Ballet. She has appeared in several films directed by longtime companion Carlos Saura, notably "Peppermint Frappe" (1967), and left a lasting impression as "Opal, from the BBC" in Robert Altman's "Nashville" (1975). She subsequently became a regular fixture in the films of both Altman ("Buffalo Bill and the Indians" 1976, "A Wedding" 1978) and his protege Alan Rudolph ("Welcome to L.A." 1977, "Remember My Name" 1978, "The Moderns" 1988).

Chaplin was directed by her father in her debut, "Limelight" (1951), and in "A Countess from Hong Kong" (1967), and gave a convincing performance as his gaunt, mentally troubled mother--her own grandmother--in Richard Attenborough's 1992 biopic, "Chaplin". She offered a comic turn as another troubled soul--this time, Anne Bancroft's slightly dotty sister--in Jodie Foster's "Home for the Holidays" (1995).

Filmography

Geraldine Chaplin


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