Geraldine Chaplin
Born: 1944-07-31 in Santa Monica, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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 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.
Filmography
2025
- Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp as Self
2020
- The Barefoot Emperor as Lady Liz
2019
- The Rodriguez and the Beyond as Isabel
- Holy Beasts as Vera
2018
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom as Iris
- Sinuous Road as Miny Barrios
- Red Land as Giulia Visantrin
2017
- Anchor and Hope as Germaine
- Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams as Irma Louise Gordon
- The Broken Key as Tower Woman
2016
- The Crown as Wallis Simpson
- Seances
- A Monster Calls as The Head Teacher (uncredited)
- Beyond the Walls as Rose
2015
- Valentin Valentin as Jane
- Marguerite & Julien as La mère de Lefebvre
- The Forbidden Room as Master Passion / Nursemaid / Aunt Chance
- Lines of the Hand
- Sand Dollars as Anne
- Me and Kaminski as Therese
- Once and Forever as Marie Donovan
- Madres de los dioses
2014
- Wax as Producer
- Amapola as Memé
- Reincarnation as Coco Chanel
2013
- Three-60 as Jean Christophe
- Another Me as Mrs. Brennan
- The Return as Coco Chanel
- Panzer Chocolate as Frau Frida
2012
- The Impossible as Old Woman
- The Hollow Crown as Alice
- All Together as Annie Colin
- Hostias (Un amor de película) as Jean
- The Apostle as Dorinda (voice)
2011
- Americano as Linda
- The Monk as L’abbesse
- Memories of My Melancholy Whores as Rosa Cabarcas / Brothel madam
- There Be Dragons as Abileyza
- What's a Bear For? as Josephine
2010
- The Mosquito Net as María
- The Wolfman as Maleva
- L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo as Alma
- The Making of Plus One as Geri - the casting director
2009
- Parc as la mère de Paul Marteau
- Imago Mortis as Contessa Orsini
- The Island Inside as Victoria
2008
- Diary of a Nymphomaniac as Abuela de Valére
- Inconceivable as Frances Church-Chappel
- Ramírez as Galerist
- Tell Me About Love as Amelie
2007
- The Orphanage as Aurora
- The Totenwackers as Salgado
- Theresa: The Body of Christ as Priora
- Miguel and William as Owner
- Boxes as Mommy
2006
- Les Aventuriers des mers du Sud as Maggie
2005
- Melissa P. as Nonna Elvira
- BloodRayne as Fortune Teller
- Heidi as Rottenmeier
2004
- Agatha Christie's Marple as Mrs Fane
- Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel as Self
- A Christmas Carol as Ghost of Christmas Future / Blind Beggarwoman
- The Bridge of San Luis Rey as The Abbess
2003
- Menschen bei Maischberger as Self
- Winter Solstice as Gloria Blundell
- Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years as Self
- Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin as Self
- Winter Solstice as Gloria Blundell
2002
- Talk to Her as Katerina Bilova
- Dinotopia as Oriana
- The Faces of the Moon as Joan Turner
- The City of No Limits as Marie
- Dinotopia as Oriana
2001
- Just Run! as Madre
2000
- In the Beginning as Jochebed
1999
- Beresina as Charlotte De
- Mary, Mother of Jesus as Elizabeth
- Finisterre, donde termina el mundo as Madre
- To Walk with Lions as Victoria Anrecelli
1998
- Cousin Bette as Adeline
1997
- The Odyssey as Eurycleia
- The Eyes of Asia as Jane Powell
- Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor as Mother Teresa
1996
- Jane Eyre as Miss Scatcherd
- Gulliver's Travels as Empress Munodi
- Crimetime as Thelma
1995
- Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self - Guest
- Home for the Holidays as Aunt Glady
- To Hear the Birds Singing as Catherine
1994
- Words Upon the Window Pane as Miss McKenna
- A Century of Cinema as Self
1993
- The Age of Innocence as Mrs. Welland
- A Foreign Field as Beverley
1992
- Morgenmagazin as self
- Chaplin as Hannah Chaplin
- Duel of Hearts as Mrs Miller
- Off Season as Anarchist
1991
- Buster's Bedroom as Diana Daniels
1990
- The Children as Joyce Wheater
1989
- Screen One as Beverly
- The Return of the Musketeers as Queen Anne
- I Want to Go Home as Terry Amstrong
1988
- The Moderns as Nathalie de Ville
1987
- Sacrée Soirée as Self
- White Mischief as Nina Soames
1985
- The Corsican Brothers as Madame Savilia de Franchi
1984
- Goldene Kamera as Self
- Love on the Ground as Charlotte
1983
- Life Is a Bed of Roses as Nora Winkle
- Unknown Chaplin as Self (archive footage)
- My Cousin Rachel as Contessa Rachel Sangalletti
- Casting as Star
1981
- Wetten, dass..? as Self
- Bolero as Suzan / Sara Glenn
- The House of Mirth as Lily Bart
1980
- The Mirror Crack'd as Ella Zielinsky
- A Sweet Journey as Lucie
1979
- The Widow of Montiel as Adelaida Montiel
- Adoption as Catherine
- Mama Turns 100 as Ana
- Mais où et donc Ornicar as Isabelle
1978
- A Wedding as Rita Billingsley
- Remember My Name as Emily
- Blindfolded Eyes as Emilia
- The Word as Naomi Dunn
- Short Letter to the Long Goodbye as Judith Seldan
- Une page d'amour as Lise
1977
- Roseland as Marilyn
- In Memoriam
- Elisa, My Life as Elisa Santamaría
1976
- Cria! as María
- Noroît as Morag
- Scrim as Ann
- Welcome to L.A. as Karen Hood
- Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson as The Sure Shot (Annie Oakley)
1975
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- Nashville as Opal
1974
- Summer of Silence as Anne Zimmler
- The Four Musketeers as Queen Anne of Austria
- ¿... Y el prójimo? as Luisa
1973
- The Three Musketeers as Anna of Austria
- Anna and the Wolves as Ana
- Nefertiti and Akhenaten as Nefertiti
- Marriage a la Mode as Marie-des-Anges
- Yankee Dudler as Kate Elder
1972
- Innocent Bystanders as Miriam Loman
- Z.P.G. as Carol
- A House Without Boundaries as Lucía Alfaro
1971
- Carlos as Lisa
- Perched on a Tree as Mme Muller
1970
- The Hawaiians as Purity Hoxworth
- The Garden of Delights as Invitada comunión (uncredited)
1969
- Honeycomb as Teresa
1968
- Stress Is Three as Teresa
1967
- Casino Royale as Keystone Kop (uncredited)
- A Countess from Hong Kong as Girl at Dance
- I Killed Rasputin as Mounia Golovine
- Stranger in the House as Angela Sawyer
- Peppermint Frappé as Elena
1966
- We'll Go to the City as Lenka Vitas
- La vie très étrange de Madame Anastasie
1965
- Doctor Zhivago as Tonya Gromeko
- Dim Dam Dom as Self
- Crime on a Summer Morning as Zelda van Willie
- Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean as Self
- David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago as Self
- Pasternak as Herself
- Moscow in Madrid as Self
1964
- Dernier Soir as Self
1954
- Reflets de Cannes as Self
1952
- Limelight as Little Girl on Steps (uncredited)
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mme. Savilia de Franchi
1950
- What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest