--- name: "Geraldine Chaplin" canonical: "https://film.one/person/geraldine-chaplin" fi1m_id: "geraldine-chaplin" imdb_id: "nm0001036" tmdb_id: 400 wikidata_id: "Q230636" roles: ["Actor"] born: "31 July 1944" reviewed_on_fi1m: 12 average_fi1m_score: 75 average_as: "actor" average_over: 11 updated: "2026-10-07T16:25:16.151485+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." --- # Geraldine Chaplin ## Identity Geraldine Chaplin - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/geraldine-chaplin - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** geraldine-chaplin - **IMDb ID:** nm0001036 - **TMDB ID:** 400 - **Wikidata ID:** Q230636 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geraldine_Chaplin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q230636, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001036/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/400 Actor. Born 31 July 1944 in Santa Monica, California, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 31 July 1944, Santa Monica, California, USA - **Active:** 1965–2018 - **Also known as:** Géraldine Chaplin, Geraldine Leigh Chaplin, جرالدین چاپلین - **Titles on Fi1m:** 12: 11 acting, 1 other - **Frequently works with:** [Álvaro Augustín](https://film.one/person/alvaro-augustin.md), [J. A. Bayona](https://film.one/person/j-a-bayona.md), [Omar Sharif](https://film.one/person/omar-sharif.md), [Sergio G. Sánchez](https://film.one/person/sergio-g-sanchez.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as actor, over 11 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 60 (2), 1970s 86 (2), 1980s 52 (1), 1990s 80 (2), 2000s 82 (2), 2010s 71 (3) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 77 to 72 across 7 titles - **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 2 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 1 of 11 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 9, Thriller 4, Romance 3, History 2, Action & Adventure 1, Adventure 1 - **Screen time:** 19 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $1,817m across 8 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geraldine_Chaplin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q230636, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001036/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/400 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Age of Innocence*](https://film.one/film/the-age-of-innocence.md) (86) - **Peacock:** [*Gulliver's Travels*](https://film.one/tv/gullivers-travels.md) (73) - **Netflix:** [*The Impossible*](https://film.one/film/the-impossible.md) (72) - **Disney+:** [*Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom*](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom.md) (58) - **Apple TV:** [*The Mirror Crack'd*](https://film.one/film/the-mirror-crackd.md) (52) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Geraldine Chaplin > Geraldine Chaplin’s precise, economical acting makes her particularly valuable in an ensemble. We rate that work highly, but her work with Carlos Saura is a reason not to mistake the familiar supporting parts for the whole story. Watch the discipline in Geraldine Chaplin’s movements, and how little she needs to do to make a supporting part count. Her classical ballet background helps explain the physical precision. We value her economy, particularly in ensembles where every actor might reasonably want a little more attention. It is an unshowy skill, and an easy one to underrate. But treating her solely as a supporting player leaves out too much of her work. *Doctor Zhivago* (1965), directed by David Lean, gave her an international breakthrough as Tonya Gromeko. The important turn came with Carlos Saura: nine films between 1967 and 1979, including her central performance in *Cría Cuervos* (1976). Robert Altman’s *Nashville* (1975), in which she plays Opal, belongs to the same stretch. Her later appearances for Martin Scorsese and Pedro Almodóvar brought that experience to supporting roles, where economy remained a particular strength. In *Talk to Her* (2002), directed by Pedro Almodóvar, Chaplin’s Katerina Bilova supplies important links in the story without making a supporting part feel overworked. That restraint is a good reason to seek her out, even when the central performances take most of the attention. We were moved by the friendship Javier Cámara and Darío Grandinetti build between two men caring for women in comas. We still think Almodóvar can be too forgiving of those men, a reservation that the quality of the acting cannot remove. Martin Scorsese’s *The Age of Innocence* (1993), with Chaplin as Mrs. Welland, is another rewarding place to watch her at work. Its social rules make the romance painful, while Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder make the people beneath the finery matter. Scorsese sometimes explains the manners more patiently than necessary; even a fine ensemble cannot fix that. These are rewarding films in which to watch Chaplin, though neither should be asked to account for all she can do. For a central part, turn to *Cría Cuervos*. ## Biography Geraldine Chaplin is an actress. Born on 31 July 1944 in Santa Monica, California, she is the daughter of Charlie Chaplin and Oona O'Neill. She made her screen debut as a child in her father's *Limelight* (1952) and came to prominence as Tonya in David Lean's *Doctor Zhivago* (1965). Chaplin has worked in English-, Spanish- and French-language films. Her credits include *Nashville* (1975), *The Age of Innocence* (1993) as Mrs. Welland, *Talk to Her* (2002) and *Chaplin* (1992) as Hannah Chaplin. She had a long professional and personal relationship with director Carlos Saura, appearing in several of his films including *Cría cuervos* (1976). She married cinematographer Patricio Castilla in 2006. She received Golden Globe nominations for *Doctor Zhivago*, *Nashville* and *Chaplin*, a BAFTA nomination for *Welcome to L.A.* (1976) and a Goya Award for *En la ciudad sin límites* (2002). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (12) ### Performed in (11) — the average rests on these - *Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom* (2018), Fi1m 58, as Iris — [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom.md) - *The Hollow Crown* (2012), Fi1m 82, as Alice — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-hollow-crown.md) - *The Impossible* (2012), Fi1m 72, as Old Woman — [page](https://film.one/film/the-impossible.md) - *The Orphanage* (2007), Fi1m 81, as Aurora — [page](https://film.one/film/the-orphanage.md) - *Talk to Her* (2002), Fi1m 84, as Katerina Bilova — [page](https://film.one/film/talk-to-her.md) - *Gulliver's Travels* (1996), Fi1m 73, as Empress Munodi — [page](https://film.one/tv/gullivers-travels.md) - *The Age of Innocence* (1993), Fi1m 86, as Mrs. Welland — [page](https://film.one/film/the-age-of-innocence.md) - *The Mirror Crack'd* (1980), Fi1m 52, as Ella Zielinsky — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mirror-crackd.md) - *Cria!* (1976), Fi1m 83, as María — [page](https://film.one/film/cria.md) - *Nashville* (1975), Fi1m 89, as Opal — [page](https://film.one/film/nashville.md) - *Doctor Zhivago* (1965), Fi1m 70, as Tonya Gromeko — [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-zhivago.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Casino Royale* (1967), Fi1m 50, as Keystone Kop (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale-1967.md) ## Complete filmography (153) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Seneca* (2023), as Lucia - *Luka* (2023), as The General - *Glow and Darkness* (2021), series, Actor - *The Barefoot Emperor* (2020), as Lady Liz - *The Rodriguez and the Beyond* (2019), as Isabel - *Holy Beasts* (2019), as Vera - *Red Land* (2018), as Giulia Visantrin - *Sinuous Road* (2018), as Miny Barrios - *Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom* (2018), as Iris — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom.md) - *Anchor and Hope* (2017), as Germaine - *The Broken Key* (2017), as Tower Woman - *Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams* (2017), series, as Irma Louise Gordon - *The Crown* (2016), series, as Wallis Simpson — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md) - *A Monster Calls* (2016), as The Head Teacher (uncredited) - *Beyond the Walls* (2016), series, as Rose - *Once and Forever* (2015), as Marie Donovan - *The Forbidden Room* (2015), as Master Passion / Nursemaid / Aunt Chance - *Marguerite & Julien* (2015), as La mère de Lefebvre - *Me and Kaminski* (2015), as Therese - *Sand Dollars* (2015), as Anne - *Valentin Valentin* (2015), as Jane - *Lines of the Hand* (2015), Actor - *Amapola* (2014), as Memé - *Wax* (2014), as Producer - *Panzer Chocolate* (2013), as Frau Frida - *Another Me* (2013), as Mrs. Brennan - *Three-60* (2013), as Jean Christophe - *Hostias (Un amor de película)* (2012), as Jean - *The Apostle* (2012), as Dorinda (voice) - *The Impossible* (2012), as Old Woman — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-impossible.md) - *The Hollow Crown* (2012), series, as Alice — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-hollow-crown.md) - *All Together* (2012), as Annie Colin - *Americano* (2011), as Linda - *Memories of My Melancholy Whores* (2011), as Rosa Cabarcas / Brothel madam - *The Monk* (2011), as L’abbesse - *What's a Bear For?* (2011), as Josephine - *There Be Dragons* (2011), as Abileyza - *The Mosquito Net* (2010), as María - *L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo* (2010), as Alma - *The Wolfman* (2010), as Maleva - *The Making of Plus One* (2010), as Geri - the casting director - *The Island Inside* (2009), as Victoria - *Imago Mortis* (2009), as Contessa Orsini - *Parc* (2009), as la mère de Paul Marteau - *Diary of a Nymphomaniac* (2008), as Abuela de Valére - *Ramírez* (2008), as Galerist - *Inconceivable* (2008), as Frances Church-Chappel - *Tell Me About Love* (2008), as Amelie - *The Totenwackers* (2007), as Salgado - *Boxes* (2007), as Mommy - *The Orphanage* (2007), as Aurora — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-orphanage.md) - *Theresa: The Body of Christ* (2007), as Priora - *Miguel and William* (2007), as Owner - *Les Aventuriers des mers du Sud* (2006), series, as Maggie - *BloodRayne* (2006), as Fortune Teller - *Melissa P.* (2005), as Nonna Elvira - *Heidi* (2005), as Rottenmeier - *The Bridge of San Luis Rey* (2004), as The Abbess - *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004), series, as Mrs Fane - *A Christmas Carol* (2004), as Ghost of Christmas Future / Blind Beggarwoman - *Winter Solstice* (2003), as Gloria Blundell - *Winter Solstice* (2003), series, as Gloria Blundell - *The Faces of the Moon* (2002), as Joan Turner - *Dinotopia* (2002), series, as Oriana - *Talk to Her* (2002), as Katerina Bilova — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/talk-to-her.md) - *The City of No Limits* (2002), as Marie - *Dinotopia* (2002), as Oriana - *Just Run!* (2001), as Madre - *In the Beginning* (2000), series, as Jochebed - *Mary, Mother of Jesus* (1999), as Elizabeth - *Beresina* (1999), as Charlotte De - *To Walk with Lions* (1999), as Victoria Anrecelli - *Finisterre, donde termina el mundo* (1999), as Madre - *Cousin Bette* (1998), as Adeline - *Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor* (1997), as Mother Teresa - *The Odyssey* (1997), series, as Eurycleia - *The Eyes of Asia* (1997), as Jane Powell - *Crimetime* (1996), as Thelma - *Gulliver's Travels* (1996), series, as Empress Munodi — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/gullivers-travels.md) - *Jane Eyre* (1996), as Miss Scatcherd - *Home for the Holidays* (1995), as Aunt Glady - *To Hear the Birds Singing* (1995), as Catherine - *Words Upon the Window Pane* (1994), as Miss McKenna - *The Age of Innocence* (1993), as Mrs. Welland — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-age-of-innocence.md) - *A Foreign Field* (1993), as Beverley - *Chaplin* (1992), as Hannah Chaplin - *Off Season* (1992), as Anarchist - *Duel of Hearts* (1992), as Mrs Miller - *Buster's Bedroom* (1991), as Diana Daniels - *Gentille Alouette* (1990), as Angela Duverger - *The Children* (1990), as Joyce Wheater - *I Want to Go Home* (1989), as Terry Amstrong - *Screen One* (1989), series, as Beverly - *The Return of the Musketeers* (1989), as Queen Anne - *The Moderns* (1988), as Nathalie de Ville - *White Mischief* (1987), as Nina Soames - *The Corsican Brothers* (1985), as Madame Savilia de Franchi - *Love on the Ground* (1984), as Charlotte - *Casting* (1983), as Star - *Life Is a Bed of Roses* (1983), as Nora Winkle - *My Cousin Rachel* (1983), series, as Contessa Rachel Sangalletti - *Bolero* (1981), as Suzan / Sara Glenn - *The House of Mirth* (1981), as Lily Bart - *The Mirror Crack'd* (1980), as Ella Zielinsky — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mirror-crackd.md) - *A Sweet Journey* (1980), as Lucie - *The Widow of Montiel* (1979), as Adelaida Montiel - *Mama Turns 100* (1979), as Ana - *Mais où et donc Ornicar* (1979), as Isabelle - *Adoption* (1979), as Catherine - *The Word* (1978), series, as Naomi Dunn - *A Wedding* (1978), as Rita Billingsley - *Blindfolded Eyes* (1978), as Emilia - *Short Letter to the Long Goodbye* (1978), as Judith Seldan - *A Page of Love* (1978), as Lise - *Remember My Name* (1978), as Emily - *Roseland* (1977), as Marilyn - *In Memoriam* (1977), as Paulina Arevalo - *Elisa, My Life* (1977), as Elisa Santamaría - *Noroît (Une Vengeance)* (1976), as Morag - *Welcome to L.A.* (1976), as Karen Hood - *Scrim* (1976), as Ann - *Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson* (1976), as The Sure Shot (Annie Oakley) - *Cria!* (1976), as María — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/cria.md) - *Nashville* (1975), as Opal — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/nashville.md) - *The Four Musketeers* (1974), as Queen Anne of Austria - *¿... Y el prójimo?* (1974), as Luisa - *Summer of Silence* (1974), as Anne Zimmler - *The Three Musketeers* (1973), as Anna of Austria - *Marriage a la Mode* (1973), as Marie-des-Anges - *Nefertiti and Akhenaten* (1973), as Nefertiti - *Yankee Dudler* (1973), as Kate Elder - *Anna and the Wolves* (1973), as Ana - *Innocent Bystanders* (1972), as Miriam Loman - *Z.P.G.* (1972), as Carol - *A House Without Boundaries* (1972), as Lucía Alfaro - *Carlos* (1971), as Lisa - *Perched on a Tree* (1971), as Mme Muller - *The Garden of Delights* (1970), as Invitada comunión (uncredited) - *The Hawaiians* (1970), as Purity Hoxworth - *Honeycomb* (1969), as Teresa · Screenplay - *Stress Is Three* (1968), as Teresa - *Peppermint Frappé* (1967), as Elena - *Stranger in the House* (1967), as Angela Sawyer - *I Killed Rasputin* (1967), as Mounia Golovine - *Casino Royale* (1967), as Keystone Kop (uncredited) — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale-1967.md) - *A Countess from Hong Kong* (1967), as Girl at Dance - *We'll Go to the City* (1966), as Lenka Vitas - *La vie très étrange de Madame Anastasie* (1966), Actor - *Doctor Zhivago* (1965), as Tonya Gromeko — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-zhivago.md) - *Crime on a Summer Morning* (1965), as Zelda van Willie - *Limelight* (1952), as Little Girl on Steps (uncredited) - *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Mme. Savilia de Franchi - *The Wind Blew On*, Actor ## Gallery - ![Stern und Handabdruck von Geraldine Chaplin im Straßenpflaster vor dem Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/82783/gallery-4490b83b6dea.jpg) Stern und Handabdruck von Geraldine Chaplin im Straßenpflaster vor dem Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) (2013) — Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/9_Festival_Internacional_de_Cine.jpg/1280px-9_Festival_Internacional_de_Cine.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Ceduľa Artist´s Mission Award (Hercova misia) na MFF Art Film pripevnená na starom moste slávy v Trenčianských Tepliciach. (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/82783/gallery-34d0727cd26b.jpg) Ceduľa Artist´s Mission Award (Hercova misia) na MFF Art Film pripevnená na starom moste slávy v Trenčianských Tepliciach. (2024) — Pilifo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Art_Film_Fest_%281997%29_%E2%80%93_Geraldine_Chaplin.jpg/1280px-Art_Film_Fest_%281997%29_%E2%80%93_Geraldine_Chaplin.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Doctor Zhivago (1965)](https://film.one/media/person/82783/gallery-0f1e0c1094dc.jpg) Doctor Zhivago (1965) — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Doctor-Zhivago-1965-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Geraldine Chaplin and Salah Zulfikar in Nefertiti y Aquenatos (1973)](https://film.one/media/person/82783/gallery-0d4dd50b16b2.jpg) Geraldine Chaplin and Salah Zulfikar in Nefertiti y Aquenatos (1973) — Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/G_Chaplin_-_S_Zulfikar.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Geraldine Chaplin](https://film.one/media/person/82783/gallery-366f876a5806.jpg) Geraldine Chaplin — Image via TMDB - ![Geraldine Chaplin](https://film.one/media/person/82783/gallery-e50ab2ff81bf.jpg) Geraldine Chaplin — Image via TMDB - ![Geraldine Chaplin](https://film.one/media/person/82783/gallery-5a95a34d13c4.jpg) Geraldine Chaplin — Image via TMDB - ![Geraldine Chaplin](https://film.one/media/person/82783/gallery-ee1b922bb5be.jpg) Geraldine Chaplin — Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Geraldine_Chaplin%2C_Berlinale_2023.jpg/1280px-Geraldine_Chaplin%2C_Berlinale_2023.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Geraldine Chaplin](https://film.one/media/person/82783/gallery-9ecae8eb1d1b.jpg) Geraldine Chaplin — Image via TMDB - ![Geraldine Chaplin](https://film.one/media/person/82783/gallery-a00ef41037ad.jpg) Geraldine Chaplin — Image via TMDB - ![Geraldine Chaplin](https://film.one/media/person/82783/gallery-b1fe538f5a80.jpg) Geraldine Chaplin — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 4 won - gold medal 2006: gold medal (won) - Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts 2003: Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (won) - Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress 2002: Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress (won), for *In the City Without Limits* - Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award 1972: Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award (won), for *Z.P.G.* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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