Geraldine Chaplin
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Chaplin in Brazil, August 2014
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Geraldine Leigh Chaplin July 31, 1944 Santa Monica, California, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1952–present |
| Spouse(s) | Patricio Castilla (m. 2006) |
| Partner(s) | Carlos Saura (1967–1979) |
| Children | 2, including Oona Castilla Chaplin |
| Parent(s) |
Charlie Chaplin Oona O'Neill |
Geraldine Leigh Chaplin (born July 31, 1944) is a prolific actress of English, French, and Spanish-speaking films, the fourth child of Charlie Chaplin, the first of eight with fourth wife Oona O'Neill. After beginnings in dance and modeling, she turned her attention to acting, and made her American 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 also appeared in his other pictures, including Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976), and A Wedding (1978). She received a BAFTA nomination for her role in Welcome to L.A. (1976), and then appeared in Roseland (1977) and Remember My Name (1978). She played her grandmother Hannah Chaplin in the biopic, Chaplin (1992) for which she received her third Golden Globe nomination. She also appeared in The Age of Innocence (1993), Jane Eyre (1996), Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor (1997), and a decade later, in The Wolfman (2010).
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