Acting · Santa Monica, California, USA · Born July 31, 1944
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.
MovieChaplin: Spirit of the Tramp
2025
as Self
MovieSeneca
2023
as Lucia
MovieLuka
2023
as The General
MovieThe Real Charlie Chaplin
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Glow and Darkness
2021
MovieThe Barefoot Emperor
2020
as Lady Liz
MovieThe Rodriguez and the Beyond
2019
as Isabel
MovieHoly Beasts
2019
as Vera
MovieRed Land
2018
as Giulia Visantrin
MovieSinuous Road
2018
as Miny Barrios
MovieJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018
as Iris
MovieCannes 1968, révolution au palais
2018
as Self
MovieAnchor and Hope
2017
as Germaine
MovieThe Broken Key
2017
as Tower Woman
TVPhilip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
as Irma Louise Gordon
TVThe Crown
2016
as Wallis Simpson
MovieA Monster Calls
2016
as The Head Teacher (uncredited)
TVBeyond the Walls
2016
as Rose
MovieMadres de los dioses
2016
as Self
MovieSeances
2016
MovieOnce and Forever
2015
as Marie Donovan
MovieThe Forbidden Room
2015
as Master Passion / Nursemaid / Aunt Chance
MovieMarguerite & Julien
2015
as La mère de Lefebvre
MovieMe and Kaminski
2015
as Therese
MovieSand Dollars
2015
as Anne
MovieValentin Valentin
2015
as Jane
MovieLines of the Hand
2015
MovieAmapola
2014
as Memé
MovieWax
2014
as Producer
MoviePanzer Chocolate
2013
as Frau Frida
MovieAnother Me
2013
as Mrs. Brennan
MovieThree-60
2013
as Jean Christophe
MovieHostias (Un amor de película)
2012
as Jean
MovieThe Apostle
2012
as Dorinda (voice)
MovieThe Impossible
2012
as Old Woman
TVThe Hollow Crown
2012
as Alice
MovieAll Together
2012
as Annie Colin
MovieAmericano
2011
as Linda
MovieMemories of My Melancholy Whores
2011
as Rosa Cabarcas / Brothel madam
MovieThe Monk
2011
as L’abbesse
MovieWhat's a Bear For?
2011
as Josephine
MovieThere Be Dragons
2011
as Abileyza
MovieThe Mosquito Net
2010
as María
MovieL'imbroglio nel lenzuolo
2010
as Alma
MovieThe Wolfman
2010
as Maleva
MovieThe Making of Plus One
2010
as Geri - the casting director
MovieThe Island Inside
2009
as Victoria
MovieImago Mortis
2009
as Contessa Orsini
MovieParc
2009
as la mère de Paul Marteau
MovieDiary of a Nymphomaniac
2008
as Abuela de Valére
Ramírez
2008
as Galerist
MovieInconceivable
2008
as Frances Church-Chappel
MovieTell Me About Love
2008
as Amelie
MovieThe Totenwackers
2007
as Salgado
MovieBoxes
2007
as Mommy
MovieThe Orphanage
2007
as Aurora
MovieTheresa: The Body of Christ
2007
as Priora
MovieMiguel and William
2007
as Owner
TVLes Aventuriers des mers du Sud
2006
as Maggie
MovieMelissa P.
2005
as Nonna Elvira
MovieBloodRayne
2005
as Fortune Teller
MovieHeidi
2005
as Rottenmeier
MovieThe Bridge of San Luis Rey
2004
as The Abbess
TVAgatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Mrs Fane
MovieA Christmas Carol
2004
as Ghost of Christmas Future / Blind Beggarwoman
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
2004
as Self
MovieWinter Solstice
2003
as Gloria Blundell
TVWinter Solstice
2003
as Gloria Blundell
Menschen bei Maischberger
2003
as Self
MovieCharlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years
2003
as Self
MovieCharlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003
as Self
MovieThe Faces of the Moon
2002
as Joan Turner
TVDinotopia
2002
as Oriana
MovieTalk to Her
2002
as Katerina Bilova
MovieThe City of No Limits
2002
as Marie
MovieDinotopia
2002
as Oriana
MovieJust Run!
2001
as Madre
TVIn the Beginning
2000
as Jochebed
MovieMary, Mother of Jesus
1999
as Elizabeth
MovieBeresina
1999
as Charlotte De
MovieTo Walk with Lions
1999
as Victoria Anrecelli
MovieFinisterre, donde termina el mundo
1999
as Madre
MovieCousin Bette
1998
as Adeline
MovieMother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor
1997
as Mother Teresa
TVThe Odyssey
1997
as Eurycleia
MovieThe Eyes of Asia
1997
as Jane Powell
MovieCrimetime
1996
as Thelma
TVGulliver's Travels
1996
as Empress Munodi
MovieJane Eyre
1996
as Miss Scatcherd
TVDie Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self - Guest
MovieHome for the Holidays
1995
as Aunt Glady
MovieTo Hear the Birds Singing
1995
as Catherine
MovieWords Upon the Window Pane
1994
as Miss McKenna
MovieA Century of Cinema
1994
as Self
MovieThe Age of Innocence
1993
as Mrs. Welland
MovieA Foreign Field
1993
as Beverley
MovieChaplin
1992
as Hannah Chaplin
MovieOff Season
1992
as Anarchist
TVMorgenmagazin
1992
as self
MovieDuel of Hearts
1992
as Mrs Miller
MovieBuster's Bedroom
1991
as Diana Daniels
MovieGentille Alouette
1990
as Angela Duverger
MovieThe Children
1990
as Joyce Wheater
MovieI Want to Go Home
1989
as Terry Amstrong
TVScreen One
1989
as Beverly
MovieThe Return of the Musketeers
1989
as Queen Anne
MovieThe Moderns
1988
as Nathalie de Ville
MovieWhite Mischief
1987
as Nina Soames
TVSacrée soirée
1987
as Self
MovieThe Corsican Brothers
1985
as Madame Savilia de Franchi
MovieLove on the Ground
1984
as Charlotte
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
MovieCasting
1983
as Star
MovieLife Is a Bed of Roses
1983
as Nora Winkle
TVMy Cousin Rachel
1983
as Contessa Rachel Sangalletti
TVUnknown Chaplin
1983
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBolero
1981
as Suzan / Sara Glenn
TVWetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
The House of Mirth
1981
as Lily Bart
MovieThe Mirror Crack'd
1980
as Ella Zielinsky
MovieA Sweet Journey
1980
as Lucie
MovieThe Widow of Montiel
1979
as Adelaida Montiel
MovieMama Turns 100
1979
as Ana
MovieMais où et donc Ornicar
1979
as Isabelle
MovieAdoption
1979
as Catherine
TVThe Word
1978
as Naomi Dunn
MovieA Wedding
1978
as Rita Billingsley
MovieBlindfolded Eyes
1978
as Emilia
MovieShort Letter to the Long Goodbye
1978
as Judith Seldan
A Page of Love
1978
as Lise
MovieRemember My Name
1978
as Emily
TVCiné regards
1978
as Self
MovieRoseland
1977
as Marilyn
MovieIn Memoriam
1977
as Paulina Arevalo
MovieElisa, My Life
1977
as Elisa Santamaría
MovieNoroît (Une Vengeance)
1976
as Morag
MovieWelcome to L.A.
1976
as Karen Hood
MovieScrim
1976
as Ann
MovieBuffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976
as The Sure Shot (Annie Oakley)
MovieCria!
1976
as María
MovieNashville
1975
as Opal
TVLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Four Musketeers
1974
as Queen Anne of Austria
Movie¿... Y el prójimo?
1974
as Luisa
Summer of Silence
1974
as Anne Zimmler
MovieThe Three Musketeers
1973
as Anna of Austria
MovieMarriage a la Mode
1973
as Marie-des-Anges
MovieNefertiti and Akhenaten
1973
as Nefertiti
MovieYankee Dudler
1973
as Kate Elder
MovieAnna and the Wolves
1973
as Ana
MovieInnocent Bystanders
1972
as Miriam Loman
MovieZ.P.G.
1972
as Carol
MovieA House Without Boundaries
1972
as Lucía Alfaro
MovieCarlos
1971
as Lisa
MoviePerched on a Tree
1971
as Mme Muller
MovieThe Garden of Delights
1970
as Invitada comunión (uncredited)
MovieThe Hawaiians
1970
as Purity Hoxworth
MovieHoneycomb
1969
as Teresa
MovieStress Is Three
1968
as Teresa
MoviePeppermint Frappé
1967
as Elena
MovieStranger in the House
1967
as Angela Sawyer
MovieI Killed Rasputin
1967
as Mounia Golovine
MovieCasino Royale
1967
as Keystone Kop (uncredited)
MovieA Countess from Hong Kong
1967
as Girl at Dance
MovieWe'll Go to the City
1966
as Lenka Vitas
La vie très étrange de Madame Anastasie
1966
MoviePasternak
1965
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMoscow in Madrid
1965
as Self
MovieDoctor Zhivago
1965
as Tonya Gromeko
TVDim Dam Dom
1965
as Self
MovieCrime on a Summer Morning
1965
as Zelda van Willie
David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago
1965
as Self
MovieZhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
1965
as Self
MovieDernier Soir
1964
as Self
TVReflets de Cannes
1954
as Self
MovieLimelight
1952
as Little Girl on Steps (uncredited)
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Mme. Savilia de Franchi
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
The Wind Blew On
