Geraldine Leigh Chaplin Wiki Biography

Geraldine Leigh Chaplin was born on 31 July 1944, in Santa Monica, California USA, and is an actress, and also known to be the fourth child of iconic film star Charlie Chaplin. She’s participated in numerous English, Spanish, and French films, and had many projects dating back to the 1970s. All of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.

How rich is Geraldine Chaplin? As of mid-2017, sources estimate a net worth that is at $20 million, mostly earned through a successful career in acting. She’s had many roles which received award nominations, and has been credited for numerous critically acclaimed films, with some of her most notable projects including “The Orphanage”, and “Chaplin”. All of her achievements ensured the position of her wealth.

Geraldine Chaplin Net Worth $20 million

After her father, Charlie Chaplin was refused re-entry to the United States, their family moved to Switzerland. Geraldine attended boarding school there, and would become fluent in both French as well as Spanish. She appeared in a small part in her father’s film “Limelight” which was released in 1952.

At the age of 17, Geraldine then chose to pursue a dance career instead of going to college. She studied ballet for two years in England, and would turn professional, performing in Paris. She then found work as a model after leaving her dance career, before deciding to follow her father’s footsteps into acting. She would start to get noticed after appearing in 1965’s “Doctor Zhivago” for which she gained a Golden Globe Award nomination. Two years later, she made her Broadway debut in “The Little Foxes” which earned good reviews, and in the same year, she starred in the thriller “Peppermint Frappe”. Her net worth started to increase thanks to all of these opportunities.

In 1970, she starred in “The Hawaiians” alongside Charlton Heston, and three years later, she appeared in “The Three Musketeers” and would reprise her role in the sequel “The Four Musketeers”. She was also part of 1975’s “Nashville”, playing the BBC reporter Opal which earned her a second Golden Globe nomination. She then appeared in various Altman films, such as “A Wedding” and “Roseland”, but all these appearances boosted her nnet worth.

While involvedac in ting projects, Chaplin occasionally wrote scripts too, and she would win the Special Jury Prize at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in “Cria cuervos”. She continued making films into the late 1970s, gaining critical acclaim for her role in “Remember My Name”.

In the next decade, she started taking French roles, appearing in films such as “Life Is a Bed of Roses”. In 1992, she appeared in the biographical film “Chaplin” playing her grandmother, and her performance earned her another Golden Globe award nomination. The following year, she was cast in Martin Scorsese’s “The Age of Innocence”.

In 2000, she would begin starring in numerous Spanish films, receiving a Goya Mejor Actriz de Reparto for her performance in “In the City Without Limits”. She was given a Gold medal by the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematograficas de Espana for her work in Spanish Cinema. A few of her latest film projects include “The Impossible” and “Sand Dollars”.

For her personal life, it is known that Geraldine married Chilean cinematographer Patricio Castilla in 2006, and they have a daughter. She also had a son from a long term relationship with Spanish film director Carlos Saura from 1967-‘79. Chaplin maintains homes in Spain, Switzerland, and the United States.



Full NameGeraldine Chaplin
Net Worth$20 Million
Date Of BirthJuly 31, 1944
Place Of BirthSanta Monica, California, U.S.
Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
ProfessionActress, Writer, Soundtrack
EducationRoyal Ballet School
NationalityAmerican
SpousePatricio Castilla
ChildrenOona Castilla Chaplin, Shane Saura, Shane Saura ; Oona Castilla Chaplin
ParentsOona O’Neill, Charles and Oona Chaplin
SiblingsVictoria Chaplin, Michael Chaplin, Josephine Chaplin, Sydney Chaplin, Christopher Chaplin, Eugene Chaplin, Charles Chaplin Jr., Jane Chaplin, Norman Spencer Chaplin, Annette Emily Chaplin
PartnerCarlos Saura
IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001036/
AwardsGoya Award for Best Supporting Actress, TIFF Award for Lifetime Achievement
NominationsGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, Ariel Award for Best Actress, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best New Star of the Year – Actress, Fénix Film Award for Best Actress
MoviesDoctor Zhivago, The Orphanage, Cria Cuervos, The Impossible, Talk to Her, A Monster Calls, The Age of Innocence, Limelight, The Wolfman, Home for the Holidays, Elisa, My Life, The Mirror Crack’d, Welcome to L.A., Diary of a Nymphomaniac, Remember My Name, Ana and the Wolves, Sand Dollars, The Four M…
TV ShowsMy Cousin Rachel, The Word (US)
Trademark
1Wears sunglasses, mostly colorful, on her head.
2Quite unlike her father, her performances have usually been serious, intense and brooding
Quote
1[on Charles Chaplin] Daddy has never seen anything I’ve done, but he is the best critic I have. He has taught me how to tear down a character. “Slug your guts out” is his philosophy of acting. Never mind the talent, just work hard.
2I thought it’d be easy to get into the movies as Charles Chaplin’s daughter. And I suppose it was. Except I wasn’t much good as an actress – really terrible at the beginning.
3[on Doctor Zhivago (1965)] Although I went all over the world promoting it, I’d never got to see more than the credits before being whisked away. Finally, at Cannes, I was to sit through the whole thing. When I appeared for the first time, I fainted from the shock – and woke up in the ladies room.
Fact
1As well as playing her grandmother Hannah Chaplin in Chaplin (1992), she is briefly depicted in the film as an eight-year-old girl in a scene set in September 1952.
2Niece of actor Syd Chaplin.
3She visited Argentina to be president of jury in San Luis Cine International Festival. [November 2007]
4Son, Shane Saura Chaplin O’Neill (born 1974) with, Carlos Saura. Daughter, with longtime companion and now husband Patricio Castilla, Oona Chaplin (born 1986).
51978/Winner Best Actress Award, Paris Film Festival, Miami Film Festival for Robert Altmans Remember My Name (1978).
6Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1982
7Speaks fluent Spanish and French.
8Sings the duet “Les aimants” written by Chet and composed by Jérôme Rebotier on Chet’s album “L’amour
9Sister-in-law of Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée.
10Great-granddaughter of James O’Neill.
11Aunt of Kiera Chaplin, Carmen Chaplin, Dolores Chaplin and ‘James Thierree’.
12Festival tribute at the Créteil International Women’s Film Festival, France. [1991]
13Sister of Christopher Chaplin, Eugene Chaplin, Michael Chaplin, Josephine Chaplin, and Victoria Chaplin.
14Half-sister of Sydney Chaplin and Charles Chaplin Jr.
15Granddaughter of playwright Eugene O’Neill (1888-1965) and the singer Charles Chaplin Sr. (1864-1901). Oona Chaplin (1926-1991), Eugene O’Neill’s daughter, was married to Charlie Chaplin from 1943 until his death in 1977.
16Had a 12 year relationship with Spanish director Carlos Saura.
17Daughter of Charles Chaplin and Oona Chaplin.
18Portrayed her own grandmother in Chaplin (1992)

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Boxes2007Maman
Miguel and William2007Dueña
Les aventuriers des mers du Sud2006TV MovieMaggie
Agatha Christie’s Marple2006TV SeriesMrs Fane
Melissa P.2005Nonna Elvira
BloodRayne2005Fortune Teller
Oculto2005Adele
Heidi2005/IRottenmeier
The Bridge of San Luis Rey2004The Abbess
A Christmas Carol: The Musical2004TV MovieGhost of Christmas Future / Blind Beggarwoman
Winter Solstice2003TV MovieGloria Blundell
Dinotopia2002-2003TV SeriesOriana
Dinotopia2002TV Mini-SeriesOriana
Talk to Her2002Katerina Bilova
Las caras de la luna2002Joan Turner
En la ciudad sin límites2002Marie
Just Run!2001Madre
In the Beginning2000TV Mini-SeriesYocheved
Mary, Mother of Jesus1999TV MovieElizabeth
Beresina oder Die letzten Tage der Schweiz1999Charlotte De
To Walk with Lions1999Victoria Anrecelli
Finisterre, donde termina el mundo1998Madre
Cousin Bette1998Adeline Hulot
Mother Teresa: In the Name of God’s Poor1997Mother Theresa
The Odyssey1997TV SeriesEurycleia
Os Olhos da Ásia1996Jane Powell
Crimetime1996Thelma
Gulliver’s Travels1996TV Mini-SeriesEmpress Munodi
Jane Eyre1996Miss Scatcherd
Para recibir el canto de los pájaros1995Catherine
Home for the Holidays1995Aunt Glady
Words Upon the Window Pane1994Miss McKenna
Screen One1993TV SeriesBeverly
The Age of Innocence1993Mrs. Welland
Chaplin1992Hannah Chaplin
Hors saison1992Anarchist
Buster’s Bedroom1991Diana Daniels
Duel of Hearts1991TV MovieMrs. Miller
Y aquí no pasó nada1991Short
Gentille alouette1990Angela Duverger
The Children1990Joyce Wheater
I Want to Go Home1989Terry Amstrong
The Return of the Musketeers1989Queen Anne
The Moderns1988Nathalie de Ville
White Mischief1987Nina Soames
The Corsican Brothers1985TV MovieMadame Savilia de Franchi
Love on the Ground1984Charlotte
Casting1983
Life Is a Bed of Roses1983Nora Winkle
My Cousin Rachel1983TV Mini-SeriesContessa Rachel Sangalletti
The House of Mirth1981TV MovieLily Bart
Bolero1981Suzan / Sara Glenn
Les uns et les autres1981TV Mini-SeriesSuzan / Sara Glenn
The Mirror Crack’d1980Ella Zielinsky
Le voyage en douce1980Lucie
La viuda de Montiel1979Adelaida
Mama Turns 1001979Ana
Mais où et donc Ornicar1979Isabelle
L’adoption1979Catherine
Der kurze Brief zum langen Abschied1978TV MovieJudith Seldan
The Word1978TV Mini-SeriesNaomi Dunn
A Wedding1978Rita Billingsley
Los ojos vendados1978Emilia
Remember My Name1978Emily
Une page d’amour1978Lise
Roseland1977Marilyn (The Hustle)
In memoriam1977Paulina Arevalo
Elisa, vida mía1977Elisa / Madre de Elisa
Noroît1976Morag
Welcome to L.A.1976Karen Hood
Scrim1976Ann
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson1976The Sure Shot (Annie Oakley)
Cria Cuervos1976María / Ana
Nashville1975Opal
The Four Musketeers: Milady’s Revenge1974Queen Anne of Austria
¿… Y el prójimo?1974Luisa
Sommerfuglene1974Anne Zimmler
Le mariage1973
Nefertiti y Aquenatos1973Short
The Three Musketeers1973Queen Anna
Yankee Dudler1973Kate Elder
Ana y los lobos1973Ana
Innocent Bystanders1972Miriam Loman
Z.P.G.1972Carol McNeil
The House Without Frontiers1972Lucía Alfaro
Carlos1971TV MovieLisa
Sur un arbre perché1971Mme Muller (as Géraldine Chaplin)
The Garden of Delights1970uncredited
The Hawaiians1970Purity Hoxworth
Honeycomb1969Teresa
Stress-es tres-tres1968Teresa
Peppermint Frappé1967Elena / Ana
The Danny Thomas Hour1967TV SeriesDonna (Hippie Girl)
Cop-Out1967Angela Sawyer
Rasputin1967Mounia Golovine
Casino Royale1967Keystone Kop (uncredited)
A Countess from Hong Kong1967Girl at dance
La vie très étrange de Madame Anastasie1966Short
Andremo in citt1966Lenka Vitas
The Doctor and the Devil1965
Doctor Zhivago1965Tonya
Crime on a Summer Morning1965Zelda
Dernier soir1964Short
Limelight1952Little Girl in Opening Scene (uncredited)
As We Like It2017filming
The Broken Key2016post-productionTower Woman
Amar en MadridannouncedElizabeth
SimonefilmingBookseller
Au-del2016TV Mini-SeriesRose
A Monster Calls2016The Head Teacher
Seances2016
Once and Forever2015ShortMarie Donovan
Ich und Kaminski2015Therese
Marguerite et Julien2015La mère de Lefebvre
The Forbidden Room2015The Master Passion / Nursemaid / Aunt Chance
Valentin Valentin2014Jane
Dólares de arena2014Anne
Amapola2014
Wax2014Producer
The Return2013/VIIShortCoco Chanel
Panzer Chocolate2013Frau Frida
Another Me2013Mrs. Brennan
Tres 602013Jean Christophe
Jo2013TV SeriesLiliane Coberg
Un amor de película2012Jean
The Impossible2012Old Woman
The Hollow Crown2012TV SeriesAlice
O Apóstolo2012Dorinda (voice)
Memoria de mis putas tristes2011Rosa Cabarcas
Americano2011Linda
All Together2011Annie Colin
Le moine2011L’abbesse
¿Para qué sirve un oso?2011Josephine
There Be Dragons2011Abileyza
La mosquitera2010María
L’imbroglio nel lenzuolo2010Alma
The Wolfman2010Maleva
The Making of Plus One2010Geri – the casting director
La isla interior2009Victoria
Imago mortis2009Countess Orsini
Diary of a Nymphomaniac2008Marie Tasso – Abuela de Valére
Ramírez2008Galerist
Parc2008La mère de Marteau
Inconceivable2008Frances Church-Chappel
Parlami d’amore2008Amelie
Los Totenwackers2007Salgado
The Orphanage2007Aurora
Teresa, el cuerpo de Cristo2007Priora

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Inconceivable2008devised in collaboration with
Honeycomb1969screenplay / story

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
A Christmas Carol: The Musical2004TV Movie performer: “Nothing to Do With Me Pt. 2”, “What a Day, What a Sky” – uncredited

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Stella cadente2014thanks
The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry2010Documentary thanks
‘Doctor Zhivago’: The Making of a Russian Epic1995TV Special documentary acknowledgement: photographs collection from
Frank and Ollie1995Documentary special thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Madres de los dioses2015Documentary
Tiene la palabra2014TV SeriesHerself – Guest
Almorzando con Mirtha Legrand2014TV SeriesHerself – Guest
8 al dia2013TV SeriesHerself – Guest
Vivement dimanche2012TV SeriesHerself
Today2012TV SeriesHerself – Guest
Morgenmagazin2011TV SeriesHerself
33-y Moskovskiy mezhdunarodnyy kinofestival2011TV SpecialHerself
El hormiguero2009-2010TV SeriesHerself – Guest
Buenafuente2010TV SeriesHerself – Guest
Continuar2007-2010TV SeriesHerself
Mendelssohn Gala aus dem Gewandhaus zu Leipzig2009TV MovieHerself (uncredited)
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel2009TV SeriesHerself
Geraldine Chaplin and Prince Mario-Max Schaumburg-Lippe Discovered by Paparazzi Dancing2008TV Movie documentaryHerself (uncredited)
Corazón, corazón2000-2008TV SeriesHerself
Cartelera2007-2008TV SeriesHerself
El orfanato llega a Hollywood2007TV Movie documentaryHerself
Greatest Ever Romantic Movies2007TV Movie documentaryHerself
Miradas 22007TV Series documentaryHerself
El club2007TV SeriesHerself – Guest
La tarda2007TV SeriesHerself – Guest
Geraldine en España2006TV MovieHerself
Sábado dolce vita2006TV SeriesHerself – Guest
Corazón de…2006TV SeriesHerself
Cinema TV2005TV SeriesHerself
El cine en las venas2005TV Movie documentaryHerself
Versión española2005TV SeriesHerself – Guest
XIX premios Goya2005TV SpecialHerself – Co-Presenter: Best Supporting Actress & Best Production Supervision
Retrato de Carlos Saura2004Documentary
Salsa rosa2004TV SeriesHerself – Guest
Menschen bei Maischberger2003TV SeriesHerself
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin2003DocumentaryHerself – Daughter of Charles Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin – Les années suisses2003TV Movie documentaryHerself
Wetten, dass..?2003TV SeriesHerself – Guest
XVII premios Goya2003TV SpecialHerself – Winner: Best Supporting Actress
Tout le monde en parle2002TV SeriesHerself
Comme au cinéma1999TV Series documentaryHerself
Mundo VIP1997TV SeriesHerself
Die Harald Schmidt Show1996TV SeriesHerself – Guest
‘Doctor Zhivago’: The Making of a Russian Epic1995TV Special documentaryHerself
A Century of Cinema1994DocumentaryHerself
Tal cual1993TV SeriesHerself – Guest
The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards1993TV SpecialHerself – Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Momentos de Glória1993TV SeriesHerself (1993)
Les nouveaux rendez-vous1980TV SeriesHerself
Gente hoy1979TV SeriesHerself
Les rendez-vous du dimanche1978TV SeriesHerself
The Mike Douglas Show1977TV SeriesHerself – Actress
Good Morning America1977TV SeriesHerself – Guest
The Dick Cavett Show1968TV SeriesHerself – Guest
Hinter der Leinwand1967TV Series documentaryHerself
Dim Dam Dom1967TV SeriesHerself – Host
Gala de l’Unicef1966TV SeriesHerself
XVI. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin 19661966TV Movie documentaryHerself
What’s My Line?1966TV SeriesHerself – Mystery Guest
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean1966Short documentaryHerself
David Lean’s Film of Doctor Zhivago1965Documentary shortHerself
Moscow in Madrid1965Documentary shortHerself
Pasternak1965Documentary shortHerself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1965TV SeriesHerself – Guest
The Eamonn Andrews Show1965TV SeriesHerself – Guest
Gala de l’union1964TV SeriesHerself
Gran parada1964TV SeriesHerself – Guest
Sábados circulares de Mancera1964TV SeriesHerself

Archive Footage

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2016Premio ACEPremios ACECinema – Best Supporting ActressDólares de arena (2014)
2016Espiga de Honor (Honorary Spike)Valladolid International Film Festival
2015Best ActressNashville Film FestivalBest ActorDólares de arena (2014)
2014Silver HugoChicago International Film FestivalBest ActressDólares de arena (2014)
2014Best ActressHavana Film FestivalDólares de arena (2014)
2014Humanitarian AwardSão Paulo International Film Festival
2012Lifetime Achievement AwardTransilvania International Film Festival
2011Silver BiznagaMálaga Spanish Film FestivalBest Supporting Actress (Mejor Actriz de Reparto)¿Para qué sirve un oso? (2011)
2008Special Tribute AwardAlmería International Short Film Festival
2008Honorary Lady HarimaguadaLas Palmas Film Festival
2008Premio ACEPremios ACECinema – Best Supporting ActressEl orfanato (2007)
2008Award of the Spanish Actors UnionSpanish Actors UnionFilm: Performance in a Minor Role, Female (Reparto Cine – Categoría Femenina)El orfanato (2007)
2008Taormina Arte AwardTaormina International Film Festival
2004Capri Legend AwardCapri, Hollywood
2004Málaga Lifetime Achievement AwardMálaga Spanish Film Festival
2003GoyaGoya AwardsBest Supporting Actress (Mejor Actriz de Reparto)En la ciudad sin límites (2002)
2003CineMerit AwardMunich Film Festival
2003Premio ACEPremios ACECinema – Best Supporting ActressHable con ella (2002)
1997Actor’s Mission AwardArt Film Festival
1996François Truffaut AwardGiffoni Film Festival
1978Best ActressParis Film FestivalRemember My Name (1978)
1978Premio ACEPremios ACECinema – Best ActressCría cuervos (1976)
1972Medalla Sitges en Plata de LeySitges – Catalonian International Film FestivalBest ActressZ.P.G. (1972)
1970Fotogramas de PlataFotogramas de PlataBest Spanish Movie Performer (Mejor intérprete de cine español)La madriguera (1969)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2016Silver ArielAriel Awards, MexicoBest Actress (Mejor Actuación Femenina)Dólares de arena (2014)
2015Premio FénixPremios Fénix (Fenix Film Awards)Best ActressDólares de arena (2014)
2015Platino AwardThe Platino Awards for Iberoamerican CinemaBest ActressDólares de arena (2014)
2008GoyaGoya AwardsBest Supporting Actress (Mejor Actriz de Reparto)El orfanato (2007)
2003Award of the Spanish Actors UnionSpanish Actors UnionFilm: Supporting Performance, Female (Secundario Cine – Categoría Femenina)En la ciudad sin límites (2002)
1993Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion PictureChaplin (1992)
1978BAFTA Film AwardBAFTA AwardsBest Supporting ActressWelcome to L.A. (1976)
1976Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Supporting Actress – Motion PictureNashville (1975)
1966Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USAMost Promising Newcomer – FemaleDoctor Zhivago (1965)
1966Golden LaurelLaurel AwardsNew Faces, Female5th place.

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