Geraldine Chaplin

Birthday: 31 July 1944, Santa Monica, California, USA

Birth Name: Geraldine Leigh Chaplin

Height: 165 cm

Geraldine Leigh Chaplin was born in Santa Monica, California, to Oona Chaplin (née O'Neill) and legendary entertainer Charles Chaplin (A.K.A. Charlie Chaplin). She is a granddaughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill and a great-granddaughter of stage actor James O'Neill. She attended the Royal Ballet Academy in London. She was discovere... Show more »

[on Charles Chaplin] Daddy has never seen anything I've done, but he is the best critic I have. He h...Show more »

[on Charles Chaplin] Daddy has never seen anything I've done, but he is the best critic I have. He has taught me how to tear down a character. "Slug your guts out" is his philosophy of acting. Never mind the talent, just work hard. Show less «

[on Doctor Zhivago (1965)] Although I went all over the world promoting it, I'd never got to see mor...Show more »

[on Doctor Zhivago (1965)] Although I went all over the world promoting it, I'd never got to see more than the credits before being whisked away. Finally, at Cannes, I was to sit through the whole thing. When I appeared for the first time, I fainted from the shock - and woke up in the ladies room. Show less «

I thought it'd be easy to get into the movies as Charles Chaplin's daughter. And I suppose it was. E...Show more »

I thought it'd be easy to get into the movies as Charles Chaplin's daughter. And I suppose it was. Except I wasn't much good as an actress - really terrible at the beginning. Show less «

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