--- name: "Charlotte Rampling" canonical: "https://film.one/person/charlotte-rampling" fi1m_id: "charlotte-rampling" imdb_id: "nm0001648" tmdb_id: 44079 wikidata_id: "Q234679" roles: ["Actor"] born: "5 February 1946" reviewed_on_fi1m: 13 average_fi1m_score: 72 average_as: "actor" average_over: 12 updated: "2026-10-19T04:31:31.266395+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Charlotte Rampling ## Identity Charlotte Rampling - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/charlotte-rampling - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** charlotte-rampling - **IMDb ID:** nm0001648 - **TMDB ID:** 44079 - **Wikidata ID:** Q234679 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Rampling, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234679, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001648/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/44079 Actor. Born 5 February 1946 in England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 5 February 1946, England, UK - **Active:** 1982–present - **Also known as:** Tessa Charlotte Rampling - **Titles on Fi1m:** 13: 12 acting, 1 other - **Frequently works with:** [Keira Knightley](https://film.one/person/keira-knightley.md) - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination - **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 12 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 86 (1), 1980s 84 (1), 2000s 58 (4), 2010s 78 (5), 2020s 80 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 67 across 11 titles - **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 2 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 3 of 8 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 9, Science Fiction 4, Crime 3, Mystery 3, Romance 3, Adventure 2 - **Screen time:** 19 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $1,292m across 8 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Rampling, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234679, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001648/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/44079 ## Coming up - *Dune: Part Three* (2026-12-15), as Reverend Mother Mohiam — [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-three.md) - *Halmeoni* (2028-09-16), as Solange Viali ## Streaming the US now - **AMC+:** [*45 Years*](https://film.one/film/45-years.md) (88) - **HBO Max:** [*Dune: Part Two*](https://film.one/film/dune-part-two.md) (84) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Melancholia*](https://film.one/film/melancholia.md) (80) - **Apple TV:** [*The Duchess*](https://film.one/film/the-duchess.md) (66) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Charlotte Rampling > Charlotte Rampling is compelling when she lets grief or desire show through a stern exterior. Her restraint gives these women depth, though we sometimes wish she would let a scene move a little faster. Rampling’s stern look makes us wonder what she has decided not to say. It draws us towards a character, provided the film eventually gives us more to consider than her composure. The boldness of Meredith in *Georgy Girl* (1966) established an early screen presence that could unsettle an audience. The move into European arthouse cinema brought Liliana Cavani’s *The Night Porter* (1974), with Rampling as Lucia. That work helped establish the enigmatic image, but her later performances make it too narrow a description. *The Verdict* (1982) shows both the value and the possible cost of that restraint. Sidney Lumet’s film is superbly acted, and Rampling’s Laura Fischer belongs in that company, but her reserve can add to a solemn pace that already needs little encouragement. We were moved by Paul Newman’s worn-down Frank Galvin, whose exhaustion makes the familiar promise of redemption worth following. Rampling is less immediately accessible, and there are stretches when we want a little more from her. Lumet gives us enough elsewhere to make the patience worthwhile. François Ozon’s *Under the Sand* (2000) marked a return to leading roles in French cinema; *Swimming Pool* (2003) continued a productive collaboration. These are useful films for getting beyond the idea that her chief talent is looking forbidding. In *45 Years* (2015), playing Kate Mercer, she brings that restraint to grief, marriage and memory. The appeal of these later roles is the time they give an older woman’s feelings, without asking Rampling to become more demonstrative. In Denis Villeneuve’s *Dune: Part Two* (2024), Reverend Mother Mohiam draws on the stern authority that has become a familiar part of Rampling’s screen work. We recommend the film for the assurance of its large-scale science fiction, with a caveat about the unconvincing love story. Her casting makes sense, but this is not where we would send someone to understand what she can do with grief or desire. The risk with the matriarchal parts is that severity becomes all a film asks of her. Start with *The Verdict*, then try her work with Ozon. ## Biography Charlotte Rampling is an English actress. Born Tessa Charlotte Rampling on 5 February 1946 in Sturmer, Essex, she began her career as a model in the 1960s before moving into film with roles in *Georgy Girl* (1966) and *The Damned* (1969). She is known for performances in European arthouse cinema, including *The Night Porter* (1974), *Swimming Pool* (2003) and *45 Years* (2015), as well as later appearances in *Never Let Me Go* (2010), *Melancholia* (2011), *Assassin's Creed* (2016), *Red Sparrow* (2018) and the *Dune* films (2021 and 2024) as Reverend Mother Mohiam. Rampling was appointed OBE in 2000 for services to the arts. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, britannica.com.* ## On Fi1m (13) ### Performed in (12) — the average rests on these - *Dune: Part Two* (2024), Fi1m 84, as Reverend Mother Mohiam — [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-two.md) - *Dune* (2021), Fi1m 76, as Reverend Mother Mohiam — [page](https://film.one/film/dune.md) - *45 Years* (2015), Fi1m 88, as Kate Mercer — [page](https://film.one/film/45-years.md) - *London Spy* (2015), Fi1m 70, as Frances — [page](https://film.one/tv/london-spy.md) - *Broadchurch* (2013), Fi1m 81, as Jocelyn Knight — [page](https://film.one/tv/broadchurch.md) - *Melancholia* (2011), Fi1m 80, as Gaby — [page](https://film.one/film/melancholia.md) - *Never Let Me Go* (2010), Fi1m 73, as Miss Emily — [page](https://film.one/film/never-let-me-go.md) - *The Duchess* (2008), Fi1m 66, as Lady Spencer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-duchess.md) - *Basic Instinct 2* (2006), Fi1m 36, as Milena Gardosh — [page](https://film.one/film/basic-instinct-2.md) - *Dexter* (2006), Fi1m 74, as Evelyn Vogel — [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md) - *Signs & Wonders* (2001), Fi1m 54, as Marjorie — [page](https://film.one/film/signs-and-wonders.md) - *The Verdict* (1982), Fi1m 84, as Laura Fischer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-verdict.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *A Hard Day's Night* (1964), Fi1m 86, as Girl at Disco (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/a-hard-days-night.md) ## Complete filmography (155) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Halmeoni* (2028), as Solange Viali - *Dune: Part Three* (2026), as Reverend Mother Mohiam — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-three.md) - *Nostalgia for the Future* (2026), as Voice (narrator) - *Father Mother Sister Brother* (2025), as Mother - *Two Pianos* (2025), as Elena - *Before What Comes After* (2025), as Sidonie - *The Anchor* (2024), as Psychotherapist - *Dune: Part Two* (2024), as Reverend Mother Mohiam — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-two.md) - *Grandmother's Footsteps* (2023), as Voice - *Charlotte Rampling, le cinéma comme un essentiel* (2022), as Elle-même - *Dune* (2021), as Reverend Mother Mohiam — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/dune.md) - *Georgia O'Keeffe: Painter of the Far West* (2021), as Georgia O'Keeffe (voice) - *Juniper* (2021), as Ruth - *Everything Went Fine* (2021), as Claude de Soria - *Benedetta* (2021), as Sister Felicita - *Morceaux de Cannes* (2021), Actor - *I Love You Coiffure* (2020), as Childcare Worker (segment "Le Nounours") - *Last Words* (2020), as Batlk - *Valley of the Gods* (2020), as Amanda Joyce - *DNA* (2019), series, as Claire Bobin - *Waiting for the Miracle to Come* (2019), as Dixie Riggs - *Kiss & Tell* (2018), as Elizabeth - *The Little Stranger* (2018), as Mrs. Ayres - *Cannes, le festival libre* (2018), as Narrator (voice) - *Red Sparrow* (2018), as Matron - *Euphoria* (2018), as Marina - *Hannah* (2018), as Hannah - *The Sense of an Ending* (2017), as Veronica Ford - *Assassin's Creed* (2016), as Ellen Kaye - *Sculpt* (2016), as Grumpy Bear - *London Spy* (2015), series, as Frances — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/london-spy.md) - *The Forbidden Room* (2015), as Ostler's Mother - *45 Years* (2015), as Kate Mercer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/45-years.md) - *Portrait of the Artist* (2015), as La mère (voice) - *Cutaways* (2013), Actor - *Young & Beautiful* (2013), as Alice - *The Sea* (2013), as Miss Vavasour - *Night Train to Lisbon* (2013), as Older Adriana - *Broadchurch* (2013), series, as Jocelyn Knight — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/broadchurch.md) - *Restless* (2012), series, as Sally Gilmartin / Eva Delectorskaya - *Ghost Recon: Alpha* (2012), as The Boss - *All About You* (2012), as Pauline - *Cleanskin* (2012), as Charlotte McQueen - *I, Anna* (2012), as Anna Welles - *The Eye of the Storm* (2011), as Elizabeth Hunter - *The Mill and the Cross* (2011), as Mary - *Melancholia* (2011), as Gaby — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/melancholia.md) - *A Dubious Place* (2010), as Mathilde - *Rio Sex Comedy* (2010), as Charlotte - *StreetDance 3D* (2010), as Helena - *Life During Wartime* (2010), as Jacqueline - *Boogie Woogie* (2010), as Emille - *Never Let Me Go* (2010), as Miss Emily — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/never-let-me-go.md) - *The Great Restaurant* (2010), as Caroline - une cliente du restaurant - *The Chalk Circle Man* (2009), as Mathilde - *The Invisible Woman* (2009), as Rose - *Blame It on Mum* (2009), as Mady Celliers - *All About Actresses* (2009), as Charlotte Rampling - *The Duchess* (2008), as Lady Spencer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-duchess.md) - *Babylon A.D.* (2008), as CEO of Noelite Church - *Deception* (2008), as Wall Street Belle - *IMAX Dolphins and Whales: Tribes of the Ocean* (2008), as Narrator (voice) - *Collection Fred Vargas* (2008), series, as Mathilde - *100 Years Under the Sea: Shipwrecks of the Caribbean* (2007), as Narrator (voice) - *Chaotic Ana* (2007), as Justine - *Angel* (2007), as Hermione - *Twice Upon a Time* (2006), as Alice d'Abanville - *Dexter* (2006), series, as Evelyn Vogel — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md) - *Basic Instinct 2* (2006), as Milena Gardosh — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/basic-instinct-2.md) - *Heading South* (2006), as Ellen - *Lemming* (2005), as Alice Pollock - *The Keys to the House* (2004), as Nicole - *Jerusalem Syndrome* (2004), Actor - *Immortal* (2004), as Elma Turner - *Augustus: The First Emperor* (2003), as Livia Drusilla - *The Statement* (2003), as Nicole - *Augustus: The First Emperor* (2003), series, as Livia Drusilla - *Swimming Pool* (2003), as Sarah Morton - *I'll Sleep When I'm Dead* (2003), as Helen - *Expédition Jules Verne: A bord du trois-mâts Belem* (2003), as Narrateur - *Summer Things* (2002), as Elizabeth Lannier - *Spy Game* (2001), as Anne Cathcart - *My Uncle Silas* (2001), series, as Lady Sylvia - *Superstition* (2001), as Frances Matteo - *The Fourth Angel* (2001), as Kate Stockton - *Signs & Wonders* (2001), as Marjorie — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/signs-and-wonders.md) - *Under the Sand* (2001), as Marie Drillon - *Aberdeen* (2000), as Helen - *Great Expectations* (1999), as Miss Havisham - *Great Expectations* (1999), series, as Miss Havisham - *The Cherry Orchard* (1999), as Ranyevskaya - *Peter Beard: Scrapbooks from Africa and Beyond* (1998), as Narrator (voice) - *The Wings of the Dove* (1997), as Aunt Maude - *La dernière fête* (1996), as The Marquise - *Invasion of Privacy* (1996), as Deidre Stiles - Josh's Attorney - *Asphalt Tango* (1996), as Marion - *François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death* (1996), as Narrator (voice) - *François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child* (1996), as Narrator (voice) - *Radetzky March* (1995), series, as Valérie von Taussig - *Samson le magnifique* (1995), as Isabelle de Marsac - *Time is Money* (1994), as Irina Kaufman - *Murder in Mind* (1994), as Sonya Davies - *Hammers Over the Anvil* (1994), as Grace McAlister - *La Femme abandonnée* (1992), as Fanny de Lussange - *Screen One* (1989), series, as Sonya Davies - *Paris by Night* (1989), as Clara Paige - *Affairs* (1989), as Miriam - *D.O.A.* (1988), as Mrs. Fitzwaring - *Mascara* (1987), as Gaby Hart - *Angel Heart* (1987), as Margaret Krusemark - *Max My Love* (1986), as Margaret - *Jean-Michel Jarre - Rendez-Vous Lyon* (1986), Still Photographer - *He Died with His Eyes Open* (1985), as Barbara Spark - *Sadness and Beauty* (1985), as Léa Uéno - *Long Live Life* (1984), as Catherine Perrin - *Natural World* (1983), series, Actor - *The Verdict* (1982), as Laura Fischer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-verdict.md) - *Stardust Memories* (1980), as Dorrie - *Orca* (1977), as Rachel Bedford - *The Purple Taxi* (1977), as Sharon Frederick - *Sherlock Holmes in New York* (1976), as Irene Adler - *Foxtrot* (1976), as Julia - *Farewell, My Lovely* (1975), as Mrs. Grayle - *Yuppi Du* (1975), as Silvia della Noce - *Flesh of the Orchid* (1975), as Claire - *Caravan to Vaccarès* (1974), as Lila - *The Night Porter* (1974), as Lucia - *Zardoz* (1974), as Consuella - *Giordano Bruno* (1973), as Fosca - *Zinotchka* (1972), as Zinotchka - *Asylum* (1972), as Barbara - *Henry VIII and His Six Wives* (1972), as Anne Boleyn - *Corky* (1972), as Corky's Wife - *'Tis Pity She's a Whore* (1971), as Annabella - *Vanishing Point* (1971), as The Hitchhiker - *The Ski Bum* (1971), as Samantha Takashita - *Three* (1969), as Marty - *The Damned* (1969), as Elisabeth Thallman - *Target: Harry* (1969), as Ruth Carlyle - *Sardinia Kidnapped* (1968), as Christina - *The Long Duel* (1967), as Jane Stafford - *Sir Arthur Conan Doyle* (1967), series, as Julia Lambert - *Georgy Girl* (1966), as Meredith - *Five More* (1966), series, as Catherine - *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Flaminia - *Rotten to the Core* (1965), as Sara Capell - *The Knack... and How to Get It* (1965), as Water Skier (uncredited) - *A Hard Day's Night* (1964), as Girl at Disco (uncredited) — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/a-hard-days-night.md) - *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as The Girl - *The Avengers* (1961), series, as Hana — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md) - *Les quatre rendez-vous de Françoise*, Actor - *The Species*, as Emma Darwin (née Wedgwood) - *Maya Butterfly*, Actor - *Santo Subito!*, as Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka - *Embers*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Charlotte Rampling as Kate Mercer in 45 Years (2015)](https://film.one/media/title/1446/still-5c2a0f1cc18c.jpg) Charlotte Rampling as Kate Mercer in *45 Years* (2015) — Image via TMDB - ![Charlotte Rampling auf dem Roten Teppich beim Münchner Filmfest 2011 vor dem Gasteig](https://film.one/media/person/11944/gallery-534ed502994c.jpg) Charlotte Rampling auf dem Roten Teppich beim Münchner Filmfest 2011 vor dem Gasteig — Krajuest, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/117_Charlotte_Rampling.jpg/1280px-117_Charlotte_Rampling.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Actress Charlotte Rampling At the premiere of the movie "45 Years" (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/11944/gallery-e24e16299aec.jpg) Actress Charlotte Rampling At the premiere of the movie "45 Years" (2015) — Siebbi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Actress_Charlotte_Rampling_At_the_premiere_of_the_movie_%2245_Years%22.jpg/1280px-Actress_Charlotte_Rampling_At_the_premiere_of_the_movie_%2245_Years%22.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Actress Charlotte Rampling At the premiere of the movie "45 Years" (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/11944/gallery-293b2f407af9.jpg) Actress Charlotte Rampling At the premiere of the movie "45 Years" (2015) — Siebbi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Actress_Charlotte_Rampling_At_the_premiere_of_the_movie_%2245_Years%22_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Charlotte Rampling](https://film.one/media/person/11944/gallery-558294376bf7.jpg) Charlotte Rampling — Siebbi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Actress_Charlotte_Rampling_At_the_premiere_of_the_movie_%2245_Years%22_%28cropped1%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Charlotte Rampling](https://film.one/media/person/11944/gallery-2294a2a7bd85.jpg) Charlotte Rampling — Image via TMDB - ![Charlotte Rampling, Présidente du festival Paris Cinéma & Vincent Cassel Festival Paris Cinéma 2011.](https://film.one/media/person/11944/gallery-508e45bc1480.jpg) Charlotte Rampling, Présidente du festival Paris Cinéma & Vincent Cassel Festival Paris Cinéma 2011. — Yann Caradec from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Avant_premi%C3%A8re_du_film_Le_Moine_de_Dominik_Moll_-_Cloture_du_festival_Paris_Cin%C3%A9ma_-_lundi_11_juillet_2011_-_MK2_Biblioth%C3%A8que_%285928463478%29.jpg/1280px-Avant_premi%C3%A8re_du_film_Le_Moine_de_Dominik_Moll_-_Cloture_du_festival_Paris_Cin%C3%A9ma_-_lundi_11_juillet_2011_-_MK2_Biblioth%C3%A8que_%285928463478%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 2016: Best Actress (nominated), for *45 Years* ### Primetime Emmy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 2013: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (nominated), for *Restless* ### SAG Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 2013: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie (nominated), for *Restless* ### Other awards — 7 won, 12 nominated - Volpi Cup for Best Actress 2017: Volpi Cup for Best Actress (won), for *Hannah* - European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award 2015: European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award (won) - European Film Award for Best Actress 2015: European Film Award for Best Actress (won), for *45 Years* - Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2012: Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (nominated), for *Melancholia* - AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 2011: AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (nominated), for *The Eye of the Storm* - Officer of the Legion of Honour 2011: Officer of the Legion of Honour (won) - César Award for Best Supporting Actress 2006: César Award for Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Lemming* - Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress 2005: Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Lemming* - César Award for Best Actress 2004: César Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Swimming Pool* - Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress 2004: Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Immortal* - European Film Award for Best Actress 2003: European Film Award for Best Actress (won), for *Swimming Pool* - Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress 2003: Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Swimming Pool* - César Award for Best Actress 2002: César Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Under the Sand* - European Film Award for Best Actress 2001: European Film Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Under the Sand* - Honorary César 2001: Honorary César (won) - Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress 2001: Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Under the Sand* - National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress 2001: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *Under the Sand* - Honorary Lumière Award 1996: Honorary Lumière Award (won) - César Award for Best Actress 1986: César Award for Best Actress (nominated), for *On ne meurt que deux fois* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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