ScreenFiction.org
Shows Episodes Translations Upcoming seasons Characters Actors

Geraldine James

Geraldine James

Geraldine James

7/6/50

Actress

Biography

Geraldine Leigh Chaplin is an American-born British-Spanish actress. She is the child of Charlie Chaplin, the first of eight with fourth wife Oona O'Neill. After beginnings in dance and modeling, she turned her attention to acting, and made her English-language acting debut in her portrayal of Tonya in David Lean's Doctor Zhivago (1965). She made her Broadway acting debut in Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes in 1967, and received her second Golden Globe nomination for Robert Altman's Nashville (1975). She received a BAFTA nomination for her role in Welcome to L.A. (1976). She played her grandmother Hannah Chaplin in the biopic, Chaplin (1992) for which she received her third Golden Globe nomination.