Geraldine Chaplin
The daughter of Charlie Chaplin and Oona O'Neill, she came to international prominence as Tonya in David Lean's epic Doctor Zhivago. Since her film debut in the early 1960's she has proved to be a reliable character actress, appearing in a diverse array of films, including The Three Musketeers, Nashville, Elisa Vida Mía, Welcome to L.A., White Mischief, The Age of Innocence, and Talk to Her.
On television, she most recently appeared as Wallis Simpson in The Crown.
Now, as her 80th birthday approaches later this July, I thought it would be fun to discuss the actress Geraldine Chaplin.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 37 | July 10, 2024 2:43 PM
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She is hard to classify. On one hand she is acting royalty, but in the other she is not where an actress of her talent should be.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | July 8, 2024 6:51 PM
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What a face! She is great
by Anonymous | reply 2 | July 8, 2024 6:52 PM
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When she was born, her father was 55 and her mother was 19.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | July 8, 2024 6:54 PM
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Everyone talks about Julie Christie or Catherine Deneuve, but Geraldine Chaplin was one of the most naturally beautiful women of the 1960's.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 4 | July 8, 2024 6:55 PM
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R5 Yeah but she's had steady work, no?
by Anonymous | reply 6 | July 8, 2024 7:25 PM
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Age has not been kind to her.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | July 8, 2024 7:28 PM
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[quote]Age has not been kind to her.
Who *is* it kind to, r7?
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 8 | July 8, 2024 7:32 PM
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R7 I think she has aged naturally
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 9 | July 8, 2024 7:40 PM
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Thank you, R4. She and Julie Christie were perfectly cast in "Doctor Zhivago." Both were beautiful women with Chaplin representing demure innocence and Christie raw sexuality.
Loved her in "The Crown." Hope one day we'll get a biography of the Queen Mother that reveals how she really felt about Mrs. Simpson.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | July 8, 2024 7:44 PM
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She IS Geraldine Chaplin!
by Anonymous | reply 11 | July 8, 2024 7:50 PM
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You may find this closed thread from 2021 of interest.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 12 | July 8, 2024 7:51 PM
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The 1978 Alan Rudolph gem has been recently been released. Chaplin is superb is a noirish femme fatale. It's also fascinating to watch because Tony Perkins and his wife Berry Berenson play a married couple. Berenson wasn't much of an actress, but as a wife kept constantly unbalanced by a husband who may or may not be that into her, is perfect casting. It can be seen on Tubi and Roku.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | July 8, 2024 10:28 PM
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R11 damn you, you beat me to it!
by Anonymous | reply 16 | July 8, 2024 10:35 PM
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The family's lovely villa above Vevey.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 17 | July 8, 2024 10:36 PM
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She is rich, so it doesn't matter
by Anonymous | reply 18 | July 8, 2024 10:52 PM
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Papa was a pedo. Bet he tramped into her nursery when she was 12.
by Anonymous | reply 19 | July 8, 2024 11:06 PM
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She was in the Merchant Ivory film Roseland.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 20 | July 9, 2024 3:57 AM
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Geraldine Chaplin played Alice in a version of Henry V for The Hollow Crown adaptations. Eric Porter was in stage productions of Henry V.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 21 | July 9, 2024 4:10 AM
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I thought she was homely at first but she’s grown on me.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | July 9, 2024 7:50 AM
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I watched Home for the Holidays last night, and she was hilarious!
by Anonymous | reply 23 | July 9, 2024 3:20 PM
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I liked her in The Mirror Crack'd with Elizabeth Taylor, Kim Novak, Rock Hudson, Tony Curtis, Charles Gray, Edward Fox, and Angela Lansbury
by Anonymous | reply 24 | July 9, 2024 4:52 PM
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She played her grandmother in Chaplin.
by Anonymous | reply 25 | July 9, 2024 5:31 PM
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She’s worked steadily for nearly sixty years, but mainly in European films. I thought was she great as the older Wallis Simpson in The Crown
by Anonymous | reply 26 | July 9, 2024 5:33 PM
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FABULOUS in NASHVILLE!!!
"O cars!--what are you trying to tell me?" hahahaha
by Anonymous | reply 28 | July 9, 2024 5:49 PM
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She had a delicate, ethereal beauty. She's been scrawny.all her life hence the shriveled apple look she sports today. But I admire her authenticity and natural aging.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | July 9, 2024 7:58 PM
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Perfect for Altman movies.
by Anonymous | reply 30 | July 9, 2024 8:34 PM
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She is so wonderful in this. A truly fine actress. Underrated.
All through this short film she is shot in extreme closeup.
What would you rather look at, her natural visage or some 75 year old trying to look 30?
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 31 | July 9, 2024 8:45 PM
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I did like her in the 70's Noir mentioned upthread, altho I forget the name, where she basically was a stalker. Stumbled upon it on late nite. Quite a good watch.
by Anonymous | reply 32 | July 10, 2024 1:54 AM
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[quote] I did like her in the 70's Noir mentioned upthread, altho I forget the name
You can’t remember its name?
by Anonymous | reply 33 | July 10, 2024 2:05 AM
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R33 it's this one. I looked it up for you. Very entertaining film.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 34 | July 10, 2024 2:18 AM
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Her eyes remind me of Bjork.
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 35 | July 10, 2024 2:26 AM
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[quote] it's this one. I looked it up for you
I know what its title is, hence my question “You can’t remember its name?”
by Anonymous | reply 36 | July 10, 2024 3:40 AM
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Well, she looks like a scarecrow now
Offsite Linkby Anonymous | reply 37 | July 10, 2024 2:43 PM
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