Geraldine Chaplin
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Morgenmagazin
Self
1992
Series
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self - Guest
1995
Series
The Crown
Wallis Simpson
2016
Series
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Series
Sacrée soirée
Self
1987
Menschen bei Maischberger
Self
2003
Series
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Series
Agatha Christie's Marple
Mrs Fane
2004
Series
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self (archive footage)
1975
Series
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975
Film
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Iris
2018
Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Film
The Impossible
Old Woman
2012
Series
The Odyssey
Eurycleia
1997
Series
Ciné regards
Self
1978
Series
The Hollow Crown
Alice
2012
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
Self
2004
Film
Casino Royale
Keystone Kop (uncredited)
1967
Series
Screen One
Beverly
1989
Film
A Monster Calls
The Head Teacher (uncredited)
2016
Series
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Irma Louise Gordon
2017
Film
The Wolfman
Maleva
2010
Series
Dinotopia
Oriana
2002
Film
The Three Musketeers
Anna of Austria
1973
Film
The Orphanage
Aurora
2007
Series
Dim Dam Dom
Self
1965
Film
Doctor Zhivago
Tonya Gromeko
1965
Film
Diary of a Nymphomaniac
Abuela de Valére
2008
Film
The Age of Innocence
Mrs. Welland
1993
Film
Talk to Her
Katerina Bilova
2002
Series
Reflets de Cannes
Self
1954
Series
Gulliver's Travels
Empress Munodi
1996
Film
The Four Musketeers
Queen Anne of Austria
1974
Film
Nashville
Opal
1975
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mme. Savilia de Franchi
1951
Film
Limelight
Little Girl on Steps (uncredited)
1952
Film
All Together
Annie Colin
2012
Film
A Countess from Hong Kong
Girl at Dance
1967
Film
Chaplin
Hannah Chaplin
1992
Series
In the Beginning
Jochebed
2000
Film
Melissa P.
Nonna Elvira
2005
Film
Cria!
María
1976
Film
The Mirror Crack'd
Ella Zielinsky
1980
Film
Jane Eyre
Miss Scatcherd
1996
Film
The Return of the Musketeers
Queen Anne
1989
Series
The Word
Naomi Dunn
1978
Film
BloodRayne
Fortune Teller
2006
Film
Another Me
Mrs. Brennan
2013
Film
White Mischief
Nina Soames
1987
Film
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
Rosa Cabarcas / Brothel madam
2011
Film
Life Is a Bed of Roses
Nora Winkle
1983
Series
Beyond the Walls
Rose
2016
Film
Cousin Bette
Adeline
1998
Film
Perched on a Tree
Mme Muller
1971
Film
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Abbess
2004
Film
Me and Kaminski
Therese
2015
Film
The Moderns
Nathalie de Ville
1988
Film
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
There Be Dragons
Abileyza
2011
Film
Home for the Holidays
Aunt Glady
1995
Film
The Monk
L’abbesse
2011
Film
The Apostle
Dorinda (voice)
2012
Glow and Darkness
2021
Film
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
The Sure Shot (Annie Oakley)
1976
Film
Anna and the Wolves
Ana
1973
Film
Anchor and Hope
Germaine
2017
Film
Bolero
Suzan / Sara Glenn
1981
Film
The Hawaiians
Purity Hoxworth
1970
Film
Seneca
Lucia
2023
Film
The Rodriguez and the Beyond
Isabel
2019
Series
Unknown Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
1983
Film
I Want to Go Home
Terry Amstrong
1989
Film
The Forbidden Room
Master Passion / Nursemaid / Aunt Chance
2015
Film
Marguerite & Julien
La mère de Lefebvre
2015
Film
Heidi
Rottenmeier
2005
Film
Innocent Bystanders
Miriam Loman
1972
Film
A Christmas Carol
Ghost of Christmas Future / Blind Beggarwoman
2004
Series
Winter Solstice
Gloria Blundell
2003
Film
Dinotopia
Oriana
2002
Film
Beresina
Charlotte De
1999
Film
A Wedding
Rita Billingsley
1978
Film
Mary, Mother of Jesus
Elizabeth
1999
Film
Stranger in the House
Angela Sawyer
1967
Film
Boxes
Mommy
2007
Film
Peppermint Frappé
Elena
1967
Film
A House Without Boundaries
Lucía Alfaro
1972
Film
Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp
Self
2025
Film
Remember My Name
Emily
1978
Film
The Broken Key
Tower Woman
2017
Film
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Self
2003
Film
A Century of Cinema
Self
1994
Film
I Killed Rasputin
Mounia Golovine
1967
Film
Crime on a Summer Morning
Zelda van Willie
1965
Film
The Children
Joyce Wheater
1990
Film
The City of No Limits
Marie
2002
Film
Pasternak
Self (archive footage)
1965
Film
Crimetime
Thelma
1996
Series
My Cousin Rachel
Contessa Rachel Sangalletti
1983
Film
Americano
Linda
2011
Film
In Memoriam
Paulina Arevalo
1977
Film
Z.P.G.
Carol
1972
Series
Les Aventuriers des mers du Sud
Maggie
2006
Film
Marriage a la Mode
Marie-des-Anges
1973
Film
Once and Forever
Marie Donovan
2015
Film
A Sweet Journey
Lucie
1980
Film
Inconceivable
Frances Church-Chappel
2008
Film
Love on the Ground
Charlotte
1984
Film
Duel of Hearts
Mrs Miller
1992
Film
L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo
Alma
2010
Film
Noroît (Une Vengeance)
Morag
1976
Film
Valentin Valentin
Jane
2015
Film
Gentille Alouette
Angela Duverger
1990
Film
To Walk with Lions
Victoria Anrecelli
1999
Film
The Mosquito Net
María
2010
Film
Welcome to L.A.
Karen Hood
1976
Film
Scrim
Ann
1976
Film
The Making of Plus One
Geri - the casting director
2010
Film
Imago Mortis
Contessa Orsini
2009
A Page of Love
Lise
1978
Film
Theresa: The Body of Christ
Priora
2007
Film
Winter Solstice
Gloria Blundell
2003
Film
The Garden of Delights
Invitada comunión (uncredited)
1970
Film
Buster's Bedroom
Diana Daniels
1991
Film
What's a Bear For?
Josephine
2011
Film
Tell Me About Love
Amelie
2008
Film
Lines of the Hand
2015
Film
Mama Turns 100
Ana
1979
Film
Holy Beasts
Vera
2019
Film
Words Upon the Window Pane
Miss McKenna
1994
La vie très étrange de Madame Anastasie
1966
Film
The Barefoot Emperor
Lady Liz
2020
Film
Stress Is Three
Teresa
1968
Film
Honeycomb
Teresa
1969
Film
Three-60
Jean Christophe
2013
Film
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
Self
1965
Film
Short Letter to the Long Goodbye
Judith Seldan
1978
The Wind Blew On
Film
The Island Inside
Victoria
2009
Summer of Silence
Anne Zimmler
1974
Film
Sand Dollars
Anne
2015
Film
Moscow in Madrid
Self
1965
Film
Mais où et donc Ornicar
Isabelle
1979
Film
Miguel and William
Owner
2007
Film
Off Season
Anarchist
1992
Film
The Corsican Brothers
Madame Savilia de Franchi
1985
Film
Blindfolded Eyes
Emilia
1978
Film
Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor
Mother Teresa
1997
Film
Roseland
Marilyn
1977
The House of Mirth
Lily Bart
1981
Film
Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years
Self
2003
Film
The Eyes of Asia
Jane Powell
1997
Film
Madres de los dioses
Self
2016
Film
Elisa, My Life
Elisa Santamaría
1977
Film
Hostias (Un amor de película)
Jean
2012
Film
Cannes 1968, révolution au palais
Self
2018
Film
Just Run!
Madre
2001
Film
Dernier Soir
Self
1964
Film
Finisterre, donde termina el mundo
Madre
1999
Film
We'll Go to the City
Lenka Vitas
1966
Film
Nefertiti and Akhenaten
Nefertiti
1973
Film
Red Land
Giulia Visantrin
2018
Film
The Faces of the Moon
Joan Turner
2002
Film
Parc
la mère de Paul Marteau
2009
Film
Amapola
Memé
2014
Film
Wax
Producer
2014
Film
A Foreign Field
Beverley
1993
Film
The Widow of Montiel
Adelaida Montiel
1979
Film
Luka
The General
2023
Film
Adoption
Catherine
1979
Film
The Totenwackers
Salgado
2007
David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago
Self
1965
Film
Yankee Dudler
Kate Elder
1973
Ramírez
Galerist
2008
Film
Casting
Star
1983
Film
Panzer Chocolate
Frau Frida
2013
Film
To Hear the Birds Singing
Catherine
1995
Film
Carlos
Lisa
1971
Film
¿... Y el prójimo?
Luisa
1974
Film
Sinuous Road
Miny Barrios
2018