Geraldine Chaplin
Acting
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 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 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.
Known for
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movieSeneca
2023
Lucia
movieLuka
2023
The General
movieThe Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Barefoot Emperor
2020
Lady Liz
movieRed Land
2018
Giulia Visantrin
movieSinuous Road
2018
Miny Barrios
movieAnchor and Hope
2017
Germaine
movieThe Broken Key
2017
Tower Woman
tvPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
Irma Louise Gordon
tvThe Crown
2016
Wallis Simpson
movieA Monster Calls
2016
The Head Teacher (uncredited)
movieOnce and Forever
2015
Marie Donovan
movieThe Forbidden Room
2015
Master Passion / Nursemaid / Aunt Chance
movieMarguerite & Julien
2015
La mère de Lefebvre
movieMe and Kaminski
2015
Therese
movieAmapola
2014
Memé
movieWax
2014
Producer
moviePanzer Chocolate
2013
Frau Frida
movieAnother Me
2013
Mrs. Brennan
movieThree-60
2013
Jean Christophe
movieThe Apostle
2012
Dorinda (voice)
movieThe Impossible
2012
Old Woman
movieAll Together
2012
Annie Colin
movieAmericano
2011
Linda
movieMemories of My Melancholy Whores
2011
Rosa Cabarcas / Brothel madam
movieThe Monk
2011
L’abbesse
movieWhat's a Bear For?
2011
Josephine
movieThere Be Dragons
2011
Abileyza
movieThe Wolfman
2010
Maleva
movieThe Making of Plus One
2010
Geri - the casting director
movieThe Island Inside
2009
Victoria
movieImago Mortis
2009
Contessa Orsini
movieParc
2009
la mère de Paul Marteau
movieDiary of a Nymphomaniac
2008
Abuela de Valére
Ramírez
2008
Galerist
movieInconceivable
2008
Frances Church-Chappel
movieThe Totenwackers
2007
Salgado
movieBoxes
2007
Mommy
movieThe Orphanage
2007
Aurora
movieMelissa P.
2005
Nonna Elvira
movieBloodRayne
2005
Fortune Teller
movieHeidi
2005
Rottenmeier
movieThe Bridge of San Luis Rey
2004
The Abbess
tvAgatha Christie's Marple
2004
Mrs Fane
movieA Christmas Carol
2004
Ghost of Christmas Future / Blind Beggarwoman
movieWinter Solstice
2003
Gloria Blundell
tvWinter Solstice
2003
Gloria Blundell
movieThe Faces of the Moon
2002
Joan Turner
tvDinotopia
2002
Oriana
movieTalk to Her
2002
Katerina Bilova
movieDinotopia
2002
Oriana
movieJust Run!
2001
Madre
tvIn the Beginning
2000
Jochebed
movieMary, Mother of Jesus
1999
Elizabeth
movieBeresina
1999
Charlotte De
movieTo Walk with Lions
1999
Victoria Anrecelli
movieCousin Bette
1998
Adeline
movieMother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor
1997
Mother Teresa
tvThe Odyssey
1997
Eurycleia
movieThe Eyes of Asia
1997
Jane Powell
movieCrimetime
1996
Thelma
tvGulliver's Travels
1996
Empress Munodi
movieJane Eyre
1996
Miss Scatcherd
tvDie Harald Schmidt Show
1995
Self - Guest
movieHome for the Holidays
1995
Aunt Glady
movieTo Hear the Birds Singing
1995
Catherine
movieWords Upon the Window Pane
1994
Miss McKenna
movieThe Age of Innocence
1993
Mrs. Welland
movieA Foreign Field
1993
Beverley
movieChaplin
1992
Hannah Chaplin
movieOff Season
1992
Anarchist
movieDuel of Hearts
1992
Mrs Miller
movieBuster's Bedroom
1991
Diana Daniels
movieGentille Alouette
1990
Angela Duverger
movieThe Children
1990
Joyce Wheater
movieI Want to Go Home
1989
Terry Amstrong
tvScreen One
1989
Beverly
movieThe Return of the Musketeers
1989
Queen Anne
movieThe Moderns
1988
Nathalie de Ville
movieWhite Mischief
1987
Nina Soames
movieThe Corsican Brothers
1985
Madame Savilia de Franchi
movieLove on the Ground
1984
Charlotte
movieCasting
1983
Star
movieLife Is a Bed of Roses
1983
Nora Winkle
tvMy Cousin Rachel
1983
Contessa Rachel Sangalletti
tvUnknown Chaplin
1983
Self (archive footage)
movieBolero
1981
Suzan / Sara Glenn
movieThe Mirror Crack'd
1980
Ella Zielinsky
movieThe Widow of Montiel
1979
Adelaida Montiel
movieMais où et donc Ornicar
1979
Isabelle
movieAdoption
1979
Catherine
tvThe Word
1978
Naomi Dunn
movieA Wedding
1978
Rita Billingsley
movieShort Letter to the Long Goodbye
1978
Judith Seldan
movieRoseland
1977
Marilyn
movieIn Memoriam
1977
Paulina Arevalo
movieElisa, My Life
1977
Elisa Santamaría
movieWelcome to L.A.
1976
Karen Hood
movieBuffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976
The Sure Shot (Annie Oakley)
movieCria!
1976
María
tvLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
Self / Self (archive footage)
movieThe Four Musketeers
1974
Queen Anne of Austria
Summer of Silence
1974
Anne Zimmler
movieThe Three Musketeers
1973
Anna of Austria
movieMarriage a la Mode
1973
Marie-des-Anges
movieNefertiti and Akhenaten
1973
Nefertiti
movieYankee Dudler
1973
Kate Elder
movieInnocent Bystanders
1972
Miriam Loman
movieZ.P.G.
1972
Carol
movieA House Without Boundaries
1972
Lucía Alfaro
movieCarlos
1971
Lisa
moviePerched on a Tree
1971
Mme Muller
movieThe Garden of Delights
1970
Invitada comunión (uncredited)
movieThe Hawaiians
1970
Purity Hoxworth
movieHoneycomb
1969
Teresa
movieStress Is Three
1968
Teresa
movieStranger in the House
1967
Angela Sawyer
movieI Killed Rasputin
1967
Mounia Golovine
movieCasino Royale
1967
Keystone Kop (uncredited)
movieA Countess from Hong Kong
1967
Girl at Dance
movieWe'll Go to the City
1966
Lenka Vitas
moviePasternak
1965
Self (archive footage)
movieDoctor Zhivago
1965
Tonya Gromeko
movieCrime on a Summer Morning
1965
Zelda van Willie
movieLimelight
1952
Little Girl on Steps (uncredited)
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Mme. Savilia de Franchi
tvWhat's My Line?
1950
Self - Mystery Guest
Writing1
movieHoneycomb
1969
Screenplay