Kiera Chaplin
| Kiera Chaplin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kiera Sunshine Chaplin 1 July 1982 Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] |
| Hair color | Blonde[1] |
| Eye color | Blue[1] |
| Measurements | (US) 35-25-35.5 ; (EU) 89-63.5-90[1] |
| Dress size | (US) 4 ; (EU) 36[1] |
| Agency |
IMG Models M Management |
Kiera Chaplin (born 1 July 1982) is a Northern Irish-born British actress and model, a granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin and a great-granddaughter of Eugene O'Neill.
[edit] Biography
Kiera Sunshine Chaplin was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the eldest daughter of Eugene Chaplin, the fifth child of Charlie Chaplin and his wife, Oona O'Neill. She grew up in Switzerland, and is based in New York City.
She worked as a professional model from the age of 16, and was voted 17th "most eligible woman in the world" by FHM magazine in the U.S as well as being voted the 7th sexiest woman in the world by GQ. She has also appeared in the 2002 Pirelli Calendar. Chaplin was recently awarded a "Style Icon" award by the Vienna Awards in 2010. She has a 30% stake in the Hollywood-based film company Limelight Productions.[2]
She has acted in a number of films, including The Importance of Being Earnest (2002), the Bollywood production Yatna (2005), Aimee Semple McPherson (2006), the Peter Fonda film Japan (2008) and Interno Giorno (2011).[citation needed]
At the age of 9 she presented an award named after her grandfather (The Charlie Chaplin International Award for Comedy) to Benny Hill at the 11th Vevey Comedy Festival in Switzerland in August 1991. She has appeared on the covers of Town & Country and Harper’s Bazaar, as well as the pages of fashion and gossip magazines worldwide.
Raised on her grandparents' estate in Vevey, Switzerland, Chaplin began her modeling career in New York and Paris as a teenager, where she appeared on the pages of high fashion magazines and was photographed by Herb Ritts for Vanity Fair. She has appeared in campaigns for Asprey, Armani Exchange and Tommy Hilfiger. In 2002 she was featured in the Pirelli Calendar. In addition, she has been a spokesmodel for Maggie Norris Couture, Roberto Cavalli and Hilfiger.[citation needed]
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[edit] External links
- Kiera Chaplin at the Internet Movie Database
- Kiera Chaplin at Fashion Model Directory
- Kiera Chaplin fanpage on Facebook
- BBC News: "Chaplin grandchild's naked ambition" (22 March 2005)
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