Geraldine Chaplin's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) My Cousin Rachel (UK) Contessa Ra…

Main Movie Roles 2010 - The Wolfman 2009 - Imago mortis 2008 - Diario de una ninfómana 2008 - Inconceivable 2005 - Melissa P. 2002 - En la ciudad sin límites 1996 - Jane Eyre 1995 - Home for the Holidays 1993 - The Age of Innocence 1992 - Chaplin 1989 - I Want to Go Home 1989 - The Return of the Musketeers 1988 - The Moderns 1980 - The Mirror Crack'd 1976 - Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson 1975 - Nashville 1973 - The Three Musketeers 1967 - A Countess from Hong Kong 1965 - Doctor Zhivago 1952 - Limelight

BIOGRAPHY:

Geraldine Chaplin attended the Royal Ballet Academy in London. She was discovered by David Lean (I) when she was dancing in Paris, which is what led to her role in Doctor Zhivago (1965). She has two children, Shane and Oona.


TRIVIA:

• (1991) Festival tribute at the Créteil International Women's Film Festival, France.
• Sister of 'Christopher Chaplin (I)' (qv), Eugene Chaplin, 'Michael Chaplin (I)' (qv), 'Josephine Chaplin' (qv), and 'Victoria Chaplin' (qv).
• Son, Shane Saura Chaplin O'Neill (born 1974) with, 'Carlos Saura' (qv). Daughter, with longtime companion and now husband 'Patricio Castilla (I)' (qv), 'Oona Chaplin (II)' (qv) (born 1986).
• Has had long time relationship with Spanish director 'Carlos Saura' (qv)
• While filming her nude scened in _Welcome to L.A. (1976)_ (qv), one of the first experiments with digital photography involved positioning Chaplin's head on the body of a former Penthouse Pet. This became necessary to avoid embarrassing her father ('Charles Chaplin' (qv)) prior to his death. Although she was anxious to perform in the nude, director 'Alan Rudolph' (qv) feared the loss of financing if Lion's Gate Films and producer 'Robert Altman (I)' (qv) fell into disfavor with the World Famous Film Icon. Ultimately, 'Geraldine Chaplin' (qv) performed the scene in a nude body stocking and it took almost an entire month, using antiquated production equipment, to digitally transfer the nude body to the head of Chaplin. In turn, this put the production way over budget and as a result, 'John Wayne (I)' (qv) was replaced by 'Denver Pyle' (qv) as the father of 'Keith Carradine' (qv).
• Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1982
• Sister-in-law of 'Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée' (qv).
• Great-granddaughter of 'James O'Neill (I)' (qv).