Geraldine Chaplin

Geraldine Chaplin

American actress (born in 1944)
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Geraldine Leigh Chaplin (born July 31, 1944) is an English-American actress. She is the daughter of Charlie Chaplin, the first of eight children with fourth wife Oona O'Neill. After beginnings in dance and modelling, 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 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.

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Geraldine Chaplin was born on Monday, 31 July 1944 in Santa Monica, California, USA. Her full name at birth was Geraldine Leigh Chaplin. She is best known as an actress. Chaplin's country of citizenship (nationality) is American. For university, she studied at Royal Ballet Academy in London. She is 5' 5" (165 cm) tall and weighs 119 lbs (54 kg) with a slim build. She has blue eyes and black hair (color). Her net worth is reported to be $20,000,000 US dollars. Geraldine Chaplin is 80 years old and her zodiac star sign is Leo.

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Geraldine Leigh Chaplin
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Doctor Zhivago
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31 July 1944
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Santa Monica, California, USA
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5' 5" (165 cm)
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119 lbs (54 kg)
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$20,000,000 USD
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Royal Ballet Academy in London
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Partner: Patricio Castilla (Married) 1 child
18 Aug 2006-
Geraldine Chaplin and Patricio Castilla
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.
  • Has a son with Carlos Saura
  • Portrayed her own grandmother in Chaplin (1992)
  • Half-sister of Sydney Chaplin and Charles Chaplin Jr.
  • Speaks fluent Spanish
  • Sings the duet "Les aimants" written by Chet and composed by Jérôme Rebotier on Chet's album "L'amour à la Française".

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