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Geraldine Chaplin

Geraldine Chaplin

47 movies on Netflix

Biography

Geraldine Chaplin is an actress who has worked in English, Spanish, French, Italian and German productions over a long career. Born in Santa Monica and raised in Britain and Switzerland, she studied dance and worked as a model before turning to acting. She came to prominence as Tonya in David Lean's Doctor Zhivago (1965), which brought a Golden Globe nomination, and made her Broadway debut in The Little Foxes in 1967. Robert Altman's Nashville (1975) earned her a second Golden Globe nomination, while Welcome to L.A. (1976) brought a BAFTA nomination. She played Hannah Chaplin in Chaplin (1992), receiving a third Golden Globe nomination, and later appeared in The Age of Innocence (1993), Jane Eyre (1996), Talk to Her (2002), The Orphanage (2007), The Impossible (2012), A Monster Calls (2016) and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018). She won a Goya Award for In the City Without Limits (2002), received the Spanish Academy's gold medal in 2006.

82years old

Turns 83 on July 31in 262 days

  • Born Santa Monica
  • Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
  • Also credited as Geraldine Leigh Chaplin

Movie Career

Films
47
Career span
58 years1965 to 2023

Genres

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  1. Early training

    At 17, Chaplin decided against college and chose dance. She spent two years studying ballet in England, including time at the Royal Ballet School in London in 1961, and afterward danced professionally for a year in Paris.

  2. First role

    Chaplin made her Broadway debut in 1967 in Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes, a performance Clive Barnes praised in the New York Times for its "surprising power."

Geraldine Chaplin movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Chaplin1992 Biography, Comedy, Dramaas Hannah Chaplin

    IMDb rating 7.566K votes

  2. Doctor Zhivago1965 Drama, Romance, Waras Tonya Gromeko

    IMDb rating 7.988K votes

  3. The Wolfman2010as Maleva

    IMDb rating 5.9118K votes

  4. The Impossible2012as Old Woman

    IMDb rating 7.5268K votes

  5. Talk to Her2002as Katerina Bilova

    IMDb rating 7.9121K votes

  6. The Age of Innocence1993as Mrs. Welland

    IMDb rating 7.276K votes

  7. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom2018as Iris

    IMDb rating 6.2388K votes

  8. The Mirror Crack'd1980as Ella Zielinsky

    IMDb rating 6.211K votes

Most often with

J.A. Bayona directed four of these films, Robert Altman three and Richard Lester three. Oliver Reed appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Geraldine Chaplin's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.1 billion

25 of the 47 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 47 films: 25 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 15 figure not found.

  • 25Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 15Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    $1.3B62.2% of the total
  2. 2
    The Impossible2012as Old Woman
    $198M9.4% of the total
  3. 3
    The Wolfman2010as Maleva
    $141M6.7% of the total
  4. 4
    Doctor Zhivago1965as Tonya Gromeko
    $112M5.3% of the total
  5. 5
    The Orphanage2007as Aurora
    $79M3.7% of the total
  6. 6
    Talk to Her2002as Katerina Bilova
    $65M3.1% of the total
  7. 7
    A Monster Calls2016as The Head Teacher
    $47M2.2% of the total
  8. 8
    The Age of Innocence1993as Mrs. Welland
    $32M1.5% of the total
Home for the Holidays (1995), $22.1 millionThe Three Musketeers (1973), $22.0 millionTell Me About Love (2008), $11.8 millionThe Mirror Crack'd (1980), $11.0 millionNashville (1975), $10.0 millionChaplin (1992), $9.5 millionThe Four Musketeers (1974), $8.8 millionAll Together (2011), $7.2 millionJane Eyre (1996), $5.2 millionBloodRayne (2005), $3.7 millionThe Hawaiians (1970), $2.3 millionThe Moderns (1988), $2.0 millionA Countess from Hong Kong (1967), $2.0 millionThe Monk (2011), $1.8 millionCousin Bette (1998), $1.3 millionAnother Me (2013), $489,884

$121 millionfrom the other 17 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total

Awards

Five awards and honors from 1972 to 2006.

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Geraldine Chaplin's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2006Gold medalWon
2003Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine ArtsWon
2002Goya Award for Best Supporting ActressIn the City Without LimitsWon
1972Sitges Film Festival Best Actress awardZ.P.G.Won
Order of Christopher ColumbusWon

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