Age | 80 |
Birthday | 31 July, 1944 |
Birthplace | Santa Monica, California, USA |
Height | 5' 5" (165 cm) |
Eye Color | Blue |
Hair Color | Black |
Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress |
Claim to Fame | Doctor Zhivago |
Geraldine Leigh Chaplin (born July 31, 1944) is an English-American actress. She is the daughter of Charlie Chaplin, the first of eight children with fourth wife Oona O'Neill. After beginnings in dance and modelling, 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 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.