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Geraldine Chaplin

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Geraldine Leigh Chaplin (born July 31, 1944 in Santa Monica, California) is an American actress.

She was the first child of Charlie Chaplin and his last wife Oona O'Neill (daughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill and author Agnes Boulton). When Chaplin was eight years old she appeared uncredited in her famous father's Limelight. Geraldine was educated in a boarding school in Switzerland. When her dream of becoming a ballet dancer ended, she followed in her father's footsteps and became an actress. Director David Lean chose her to play Tonya, the main character's devoted wife in Doctor Zhivago (1965).

Personal Life

Chaplin had a 12 year relationship with Spanish director Carlos Saura, and she has starred in nine of his movies, including Cría cuervos (1976), Elisa, vida mía (1977), and Mama Turns a Hundred (1979). She also appeared in several of Robert Altman's films during the 1970s.

She married a long time companion, Chilean movie operator Patricio Castilla in 2006. She has two children, Shane (b. 1974, by Carlos) and Oona (b. 1986, by Patricio).

She has appeared in numerous films throughout her long career. She played the role of her own paternal grandmother Hannah Chaplin in the biographical film on her father Chaplin.

From time to time, she makes Miami, FL her home as she has a home by the beach.

Filmography

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