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
Seneca
Lucia
2023
Luka
The General
2023
The Barefoot Emperor
Lady Liz
2020
Red Land
Giulia Visantrin
2018
Sinuous Road
Miny Barrios
2018
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Iris
2018
Anchor and Hope
Germaine
2017
The Broken Key
Tower Woman
2017
A Monster Calls
The Head Teacher (uncredited)
2016
Seances
2016
Once and Forever
Marie Donovan
2015
The Forbidden Room
Master Passion / Nursemaid / Aunt Chance
2015
Marguerite & Julien
La mère de Lefebvre
2015
Sand Dollars
Anne
2015
Madres de los dioses
2015
Valentin Valentin
Jane
2015
Amapola
Memé
2014
The Return
Coco Chanel
2013
Inconceivable
Frances Church-Chappel
2008
Theresa: The Body of Christ
Priora
2007
Heidi
Rottenmeier
2005
The Faces of the Moon
Joan Turner
2002
Dinotopia
Oriana
2002
Just Run!
Madre
2001
To Walk with Lions
Victoria Anrecelli
1999
Finisterre, donde termina el mundo
Madre
1999
The Eyes of Asia
Jane Powell
1997
Words Upon the Window Pane
Miss McKenna
1994
A Foreign Field
Beverley
1993
Casting
Star
1983
The House of Mirth
Lily Bart
1981
Adoption
Catherine
1979
Short Letter to the Long Goodbye
Judith Seldan
1978
Une page d'amour
Lise
1978
¿... Y el prójimo?
Luisa
1974
Marriage a la Mode
Marie-des-Anges
1973
A House Without Boundaries
Lucía Alfaro
1972
Stress Is Three
Teresa
1968
I Killed Rasputin
Mounia Golovine
1967
Casino Royale
Keystone Kop (uncredited)
1967
We'll Go to the City
Lenka Vitas
1966
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
Self
1965
David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago
Self
1965
Dernier Soir
Self
1964
Limelight
Little Girl on Steps (uncredited)
1952
The Wind Blew On
Gentille Alouette
Angela Duverger
The Rodriguez and the Beyond
Isabel
2019
Holy Beasts
Vera
2019
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Irma Louise Gordon · (1 episode)
2017
The Crown
Wallis Simpson · (2 episodes)
2016
Beyond the Walls
Rose · (3 episodes)
2016
Me and Kaminski
Therese
2015
Lines of the Hand
2015
Reincarnation
Coco Chanel
2014
Wax
Producer
2014
Panzer Chocolate
Frau Frida
2013
Another Me
Mrs. Brennan
2013
Three-60
Jean Christophe
2013
Hostias (Un amor de película)
Jean
2012
The Apostle
Dorinda (voice)
2012
The Impossible
Old Woman
2012
The Hollow Crown
Alice · (1 episode)
2012
All Together
Annie Colin
2012
Americano
Linda
2011
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
Rosa Cabarcas / Brothel madam
2011
The Monk
L’abbesse
2011
D'un film à l'autre
Self (archive footage)
2011
What's a Bear For?
Josephine
2011
There Be Dragons
Abileyza
2011
The Mosquito Net
María
2010
L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo
Alma
2010
The Wolfman
Maleva
2010
The Making of Plus One
Geri - the casting director
2010
The Island Inside
Victoria
2009
Imago Mortis
Contessa Orsini
2009
Parc
la mère de Paul Marteau
2009
Diary of a Nymphomaniac
Abuela de Valére
2008
Ramírez
Galerist
2008
Tell Me About Love
Amelie
2008
The Totenwackers
Salgado
2007
Boxes
Mommy
2007
The Orphanage
Aurora
2007
Miguel and William
Owner
2007
Les Aventuriers des mers du Sud
Maggie · (2 episodes)
2006
Melissa P.
Nonna Elvira
2005
BloodRayne
Fortune Teller
2005
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Abbess
2004
Agatha Christie's Marple
Mrs Fane · (1 episode)
2004
A Christmas Carol
Ghost of Christmas Future / Blind Beggarwoman
2004
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
Self · (1 episode)
2004
Winter Solstice
Gloria Blundell
2003
Winter Solstice
Gloria Blundell · (2 episodes)
2003
Menschen bei Maischberger
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years
Self
2003
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Self
2003
Dinotopia
Oriana · (3 episodes)
2002
Talk to Her
Katerina Bilova
2002
The City of No Limits
Marie
2002
In the Beginning
Jochebed · (2 episodes)
2000
Mary, Mother of Jesus
Elizabeth
1999
Beresina
Charlotte De
1999
Cousin Bette
Adeline
1998
Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor
Mother Teresa
1997
The Odyssey
Eurycleia · (2 episodes)
1997
Crimetime
Thelma
1996
Gulliver's Travels
Empress Munodi · (2 episodes)
1996
Jane Eyre
Miss Scatcherd
1996
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1995
Home for the Holidays
Aunt Glady
1995
To Hear the Birds Singing
Catherine
1995
A Century of Cinema
Self
1994
The Age of Innocence
Mrs. Welland
1993
Chaplin
Hannah Chaplin
1992
Off Season
Anarchist
1992
Morgenmagazin
self · (1 episode)
1992
Duel of Hearts
Mrs Miller
1992
Buster's Bedroom
Diana Daniels
1991
The Children
Joyce Wheater
1990
I Want to Go Home
Terry Amstrong
1989
Screen One
Beverly · (1 episode)
1989
The Return of the Musketeers
Queen Anne
1989
The Moderns
Nathalie de Ville
1988
White Mischief
Nina Soames
1987
Sacrée soirée
Self · (1 episode)
1987
The Corsican Brothers
Madame Savilia de Franchi
1985
Love on the Ground
Charlotte
1984
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (2 episodes)
1984
Life Is a Bed of Roses
Nora Winkle
1983
My Cousin Rachel
Contessa Rachel Sangalletti · (4 episodes)
1983
Unknown Chaplin
Self (archive footage) · (4 episodes)
1983
Bolero
Suzan / Sara Glenn
1981
Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
1981
The Mirror Crack'd
Ella Zielinsky
1980
A Sweet Journey
Lucie
1980
The Widow of Montiel
Adelaida Montiel
1979
Mama Turns 100
Ana
1979
Mais où et donc Ornicar
Isabelle
1979
Scrim
Ann
1976
The Garden of Delights
Invitada comunión (uncredited)
1970
Go West!
Great-Grandma Nina
Geraldine 2: Italian Escape
Geraldine
The Word
Naomi Dunn · (4 episodes)
1978
A Wedding
Rita Billingsley
1978
Blindfolded Eyes
Emilia
1978
Remember My Name
Emily
1978
Roseland
Marilyn
1977
In Memoriam
1977
Elisa, My Life
Elisa Santamaría
1977
Noroît
Morag
1976
Welcome to L.A.
Karen Hood
1976
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
The Sure Shot (Annie Oakley)
1976
Cria!
María
1976
Nashville
Opal
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1975
The Four Musketeers
Queen Anne of Austria
1974
Summer of Silence
Anne Zimmler
1974
The Three Musketeers
Anna of Austria
1973
Yankee Dudler
Kate Elder
1973
Anna and the Wolves
Ana
1973
Innocent Bystanders
Miriam Loman
1972
Z.P.G.
Carol
1972
Carlos
Lisa
1971
Perched on a Tree
Mme Muller
1971
The Hawaiians
Purity Hoxworth
1970
Honeycomb
Teresa
1969
Peppermint Frappé
Elena
1967
Cop-Out
Angela Sawyer
1967
A Countess from Hong Kong
Girl at Dance
1967
Pasternak
Herself
1965
Moscow in Madrid
Self
1965
Doctor Zhivago
Tonya Gromeko
1965
Dim Dam Dom
Self · (1 episode)
1965
Crime on a Summer Morning
Zelda van Willie
1965
Reflets de Cannes
Self · (1 episode)
1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Mme. Savilia de Franchi · (1 episode)
1951
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (1 episode)
1950