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Geraldine Chaplin

Geraldine Chaplin

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 31, 1944 (81)
Birthplace Santa Monica, California, USA
Popularity 6 (history)
Updated Aug 02, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 cam ... e 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.

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Filmography

Luka

Luka

2023

as The General

Seneca

Seneca

2023

as Lucia

The Barefoot Emperor

The Barefoot Emperor

2020

as Lady Liz

The Broken Key

The Broken Key

2017

as Tower Woman

A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls

2016

as The Head Teacher (uncredited)

Once and Forever

Once and Forever

2015

as Marie Donovan

The Forbidden Room

The Forbidden Room

2015

as Master Passion / Nursemaid / Aunt Chance

Wax

Wax

2014

as Producer

The Return

The Return

2013

as Coco Chanel

Panzer Chocolate

Panzer Chocolate

2013

as Frau Frida

Another Me

Another Me

2013

as Mrs. Brennan

The Impossible

The Impossible

2012

as Old Woman

There Be Dragons

There Be Dragons

2011

as Abileyza

The Wolfman

The Wolfman

2010

as Maleva

The Making of Plus One

The Making of Plus One

2010

as Geri - the casting director

Imago Mortis

Imago Mortis

2009

as Contessa Orsini

Diary of a Nymphomaniac

Diary of a Nymphomaniac

2008

as Abuela de Valére

Ramírez

Ramírez

2008

as Galerist

Inconceivable

Inconceivable

2008

as Frances Church-Chappel

The Orphanage

The Orphanage

2007

as Aurora

Heidi

Heidi

2005

as Rottenmeier

Melissa P.

Melissa P.

2005

as Nonna Elvira

BloodRayne

BloodRayne

2005

as Fortune Teller

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

2004

as Ghost of Christmas Future / Blind Beggarwoman

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

2004

as The Abbess

Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice

2003

as Gloria Blundell

Mary, Mother of Jesus

Mary, Mother of Jesus

1999

as Elizabeth

To Walk with Lions

To Walk with Lions

1999

as Victoria Anrecelli

Cousin Bette

Cousin Bette

1998

as Adeline

Crimetime

Crimetime

1996

as Thelma

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1996

as Miss Scatcherd

Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

1995

as Aunt Glady

Words Upon the Window Pane

Words Upon the Window Pane

1994

as Miss McKenna

The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

1993

as Mrs. Welland

A Foreign Field

A Foreign Field

1993

as Beverley

Chaplin

Chaplin

1992

as Hannah Chaplin

Duel of Hearts

Duel of Hearts

1992

as Mrs Miller

Buster's Bedroom

Buster's Bedroom

1991

as Diana Daniels

The Children

The Children

1990

as Joyce Wheater

The Return of the Musketeers

The Return of the Musketeers

1989

as Queen Anne

The Moderns

The Moderns

1988

as Nathalie de Ville

White Mischief

White Mischief

1987

as Nina Soames

The Corsican Brothers

The Corsican Brothers

1985

as Madame Savilia de Franchi

The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

1981

as Lily Bart

The Mirror Crack'd

The Mirror Crack'd

1980

as Ella Zielinsky

Remember My Name

Remember My Name

1978

as Emily

A Wedding

A Wedding

1978

as Rita Billingsley

In Memoriam

In Memoriam

1977

as Paulina Arevalo

Roseland

Roseland

1977

as Marilyn

Welcome to L.A.

Welcome to L.A.

1976

as Karen Hood

Nashville

Nashville

1975

as Opal

Summer of Silence

Summer of Silence

1974

as Anne Zimmler

The Four Musketeers

The Four Musketeers

1974

as Queen Anne of Austria

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1973

as Anna of Austria

Innocent Bystanders

Innocent Bystanders

1972

as Miriam Loman

Z.P.G.

Z.P.G.

1972

as Carol

Perched on a Tree

Perched on a Tree

1971

as Mme Muller

The Hawaiians

The Hawaiians

1970

as Purity Hoxworth

Cop-Out

Cop-Out

1967

as Angela Sawyer

A Countess from Hong Kong

A Countess from Hong Kong

1967

as Girl at Dance

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

1967

as Keystone Kop (uncredited)

Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

1965

as Tonya Gromeko

Limelight

Limelight

1952

as Little Girl on Steps (uncredited)

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Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Nashville Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actress The French Lieutenant's Woman Nominated
Television Credits

My Cousin Rachel

as Contessa Rachel Sangalletti

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 07, 1983

The Word

as Naomi Dunn

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 12, 1978

Beyond the Walls

as Rose

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 22, 2016

Dinotopia

as Oriana

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 12, 2002

The Crown

as Wallis Simpson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 04, 2016

Gulliver's Travels

as Empress Munodi

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 04, 1996

In the Beginning

as Jochebed

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 12, 2000

Les Aventuriers des mers du Sud

as Maggie

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 14, 2006

The Odyssey

as Eurycleia

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 18, 1997

Winter Solstice

as Gloria Blundell

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 25, 2003

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Mme. Savilia de Franchi

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Screen One

as Beverly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1989

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

as Irma Louise Gordon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 2017

The Hollow Crown

as Alice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 30, 2012

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Mrs Fane

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 12, 2004

Unknown Chaplin

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 05, 1983

Goldene Kamera Verleihung

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 25, 1966

Dim Dam Dom

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 07, 1965

Die Harald Schmidt Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 05, 1995

Menschen bei Maischberger

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 02, 2003

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 14, 1981

What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 1950

Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 2004

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1975

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1975

Morgenmagazin

as self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 19, 1992

Reflets de Cannes

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 25, 1954

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 35 48 20
2024 7 52 71 24
2024 8 41 62 24
2024 9 29 54 18
2024 10 22 36 14
2024 11 25 53 15
2024 12 41 72 25
2025 1 45 79 23
2025 2 22 38 3
2025 3 10 35 1
2025 4 2 2 1
2025 5 4 4 2
2025 6 2 3 1
2025 7 3 3 2
2025 8 5 14 2

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2024 6 443 190
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