Actor
Geraldine Chaplin
Born 31 July 1944 · Santa Monica, California, USA
Geraldine Chaplin (born 1944) is an American actress and the eldest child of Charlie Chaplin and Oona O'Neill. She rose to fame in Doctor Zhivago, worked with Robert Altman, and became a leading figure in Spanish cinema through her collaborations with Carlos Saura, before a long international career.
Key films
Doctor Zhivago (1965)On Cinespective
Her English-language breakthrough as Tonya in David Lean's epic, earning a Golden Globe nomination.
Nashville (1975)
Robert Altman's ensemble classic, which brought her a second Golden Globe nomination.
Cria! (1976)
One of her celebrated collaborations with Carlos Saura, central to her place in Spanish cinema.
Chaplin (1992)
She played her own grandmother, Hannah Chaplin, in the biopic of her father, earning a Golden Globe nomination.
Talk to Her (2002)
Appears in Pedro Almodóvar's acclaimed drama, part of her later career in European cinema.
Key awards
- Goya Award for her role in En la ciudad sin límites (2002 film)
- Golden Globe nominations for Doctor Zhivago, Nashville and Chaplin
- BAFTA nomination for Welcome to L.A. (1976)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 148
- 1952Limelight · as Little Girl on Steps (uncredited)Actor
- 1964Dernier Soir · as SelfActor
- 1965Doctor Zhivago · as Tonya GromekoActor
- 1965Crime on a Summer Morning · as Zelda van WillieActor
- 1965Pasternak · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 1965Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean · as SelfActor
- 1965David Lean's Film of Doctor Zhivago · as SelfActor
- 1965Moscow in Madrid · as SelfActor
- 1966We'll Go to the City · as Lenka VitasActor
- 1966La vie très étrange de Madame AnastasieActor
- 1967Casino Royale · as Keystone Kop (uncredited)Actor
- 1967A Countess from Hong Kong · as Girl at DanceActor
- 1967Peppermint Frappé · as ElenaActor
- 1967Stranger in the House · as Angela SawyerActor
- 1967I Killed Rasputin · as Mounia GolovineActor
- 1968Stress Is Three · as TeresaActor
- 1969Honeycomb · as TeresaActor
- 1970The Garden of Delights · as Invitada comunión (uncredited)Actor
- 1970The Hawaiians · as Purity HoxworthActor
- 1971Perched on a Tree · as Mme MullerActor
- 1971Carlos · as LisaActor
- 1972Z.P.G. · as CarolActor
- 1972A House Without Boundaries · as Lucía AlfaroActor
- 1972Innocent Bystanders · as Miriam LomanActor
- 1973The Three Musketeers · as Anna of AustriaActor
- 1973Anna and the Wolves · as AnaActor
- 1973Marriage a la Mode · as Marie-des-AngesActor
- 1973Yankee Dudler · as Kate ElderActor
- 1973Nefertiti and Akhenaten · as NefertitiActor
- 1974The Four Musketeers · as Queen Anne of AustriaActor
- 1974Summer of Silence · as Anne ZimmlerActor
- 1974¿... Y el prójimo? · as LuisaActor
- 1975Nashville · as OpalActor
- 1976Cria! · as MaríaActor
- 1976Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson · as The Sure Shot (Annie Oakley)Actor
- 1976Welcome to L.A. · as Karen HoodActor
- 1976Noroît (Une Vengeance) · as MoragActor
- 1976Scrim · as AnnActor
- 1977Elisa, My Life · as Elisa SantamaríaActor
- 1977Roseland · as MarilynActor
- 1977In Memoriam · as Paulina ArevaloActor
- 1978A Wedding · as Rita BillingsleyActor
- 1978Remember My Name · as EmilyActor
- 1978Blindfolded Eyes · as EmiliaActor
- 1978A Page of Love · as LiseActor
- 1978Short Letter to the Long Goodbye · as Judith SeldanActor
- 1979Mama Turns 100 · as AnaActor
- 1979The Widow of Montiel · as Adelaida MontielActor
- 1979Mais où et donc Ornicar · as IsabelleActor
- 1979Adoption · as CatherineActor
- 1980The Mirror Crack'd · as Ella ZielinskyActor
- 1980A Sweet Journey · as LucieActor
- 1981Bolero · as Suzan / Sara GlennActor
- 1981The House of Mirth · as Lily BartActor
- 1983Life Is a Bed of Roses · as Nora WinkleActor
- 1983Casting · as StarActor
- 1984Love on the Ground · as CharlotteActor
- 1985The Corsican Brothers · as Madame Savilia de FranchiActor
- 1987White Mischief · as Nina SoamesActor
- 1988The Moderns · as Nathalie de VilleActor
- 1989The Return of the Musketeers · as Queen AnneActor
- 1989I Want to Go Home · as Terry AmstrongActor
- 1990The Children · as Joyce WheaterActor
- 1990Gentille Alouette · as Angela DuvergerActor
- 1991Buster's Bedroom · as Diana DanielsActor
- 1992Chaplin · as Hannah ChaplinActor
- 1992Off Season · as AnarchistActor
- 1992Duel of Hearts · as Mrs MillerActor
- 1993The Age of Innocence · as Mrs. WellandActor
- 1993A Foreign Field · as BeverleyActor
- 1994A Century of Cinema · as SelfActor
- 1994Words Upon the Window Pane · as Miss McKennaActor
- 1995Home for the Holidays · as Aunt GladyActor
- 1995To Hear the Birds Singing · as CatherineActor
- 1996Jane Eyre · as Miss ScatcherdActor
- 1996Crimetime · as ThelmaActor
- 1997Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor · as Mother TeresaActor
- 1997The Eyes of Asia · as Jane PowellActor
- 1998Cousin Bette · as AdelineActor
- 1999To Walk with Lions · as Victoria AnrecelliActor
- 1999Mary, Mother of Jesus · as ElizabethActor
- 1999Beresina · as Charlotte DeActor
- 1999Finisterre, donde termina el mundo · as MadreActor
- 2001Just Run! · as MadreActor
- 2002Talk to Her · as Katerina BilovaActor
- 2002The City of No Limits · as MarieActor
- 2002The Faces of the Moon · as Joan TurnerActor
- 2002Dinotopia · as OrianaActor
- 2003Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin · as SelfActor
- 2003Winter Solstice · as Gloria BlundellActor
- 2003Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years · as SelfActor
- 2004The Bridge of San Luis Rey · as The AbbessActor
- 2004A Christmas Carol · as Ghost of Christmas Future / Blind BeggarwomanActor
- 2005Melissa P. · as Nonna ElviraActor
- 2005Heidi · as RottenmeierActor
- 2006BloodRayne · as Fortune TellerActor
- 2007The Orphanage · as AuroraActor
- 2007Theresa: The Body of Christ · as PrioraActor
- 2007Miguel and William · as OwnerActor
- 2007Boxes · as MommyActor
- 2007The Totenwackers · as SalgadoActor
- 2008Diary of a Nymphomaniac · as Abuela de ValéreActor
- 2008Tell Me About Love · as AmelieActor
- 2008Inconceivable · as Frances Church-ChappelActor
- 2008Ramírez · as GaleristActor
- 2009Imago Mortis · as Contessa OrsiniActor
- 2009Parc · as la mère de Paul MarteauActor
- 2009The Island Inside · as VictoriaActor
- 2010The Wolfman · as MalevaActor
- 2010The Mosquito Net · as MaríaActor
- 2010L'imbroglio nel lenzuolo · as AlmaActor
- 2010The Making of Plus One · as Geri - the casting directorActor
- 2011There Be Dragons · as AbileyzaActor
- 2011The Monk · as L’abbesseActor
- 2011Memories of My Melancholy Whores · as Rosa Cabarcas / Brothel madamActor
- 2011Americano · as LindaActor
- 2011What's a Bear For? · as JosephineActor
- 2012The Impossible · as Old WomanActor
- 2012All Together · as Annie ColinActor
- 2012The Apostle · as Dorinda (voice)Actor
- 2012Hostias (Un amor de película) · as JeanActor
- 2013Another Me · as Mrs. BrennanActor
- 2013Three-60 · as Jean ChristopheActor
- 2013Panzer Chocolate · as Frau FridaActor
- 2014Wax · as ProducerActor
- 2014Amapola · as MeméActor
- 2015The Forbidden Room · as Master Passion / Nursemaid / Aunt ChanceActor
- 2015Marguerite & Julien · as La mère de LefebvreActor
- 2015Me and Kaminski · as ThereseActor
- 2015Valentin Valentin · as JaneActor
- 2015Sand Dollars · as AnneActor
- 2015Once and Forever · as Marie DonovanActor
- 2015Lines of the HandActor
- 2016A Monster Calls · as The Head Teacher (uncredited)Actor
- 2016Madres de los dioses · as SelfActor
- 2017Anchor and Hope · as GermaineActor
- 2017The Broken Key · as Tower WomanActor
- 2018Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom · as IrisActor
- 2018Red Land · as Giulia VisantrinActor
- 2018Sinuous Road · as Miny BarriosActor
- 2018Cannes 1968, révolution au palais · as SelfActor
- 2019The Rodriguez and the Beyond · as IsabelActor
- 2019Holy Beasts · as VeraActor
- 2020The Barefoot Emperor · as Lady LizActor
- 2021The Real Charlie Chaplin · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2023Seneca · as LuciaActor
- 2023Luka · as The GeneralActor
- 2025Chaplin: Spirit of the Tramp · as SelfActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.