Carmen Chaplin
Carmen Chaplin (right), with her sister Dolores in Deauville in 2011
Born
London, England, UK
CitizenshipBritish, Irish, Overseas Citizenship of India
Occupation(s)Actress, film director
Years active1991–present
SpouseAshim Bhalla
Children1
Parent(s)Michael Chaplin
Patricia Betaudier

Carmen Chaplin (born 27 July 1972) is a British-born Irish actress and film director. Carmen is the daughter of Michael Chaplin, granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin, and great-granddaughter of American playwright Eugene O'Neill. Her mother is the British-Irish painter Patricia Betaudier, daughter of Trinidadian artist Patrick Betaudier.[1]

Background

Chaplin was born on 27 July 1972 in London, United Kingdom to actor Michael Chaplin, who is of English and Irish heritage and his second wife Patricia Betaudier, daughter of the interracial Irish and Trinidadian couple,[2] and was raised in France and Spain.[3] She made her film debut in Wim Wenders' Until the End of the World (1991), and has since appeared in several films, such as My Favourite Season (1993), The Serpent's Kiss (1997), and the US action comedy All About the Benjamins (2002). She has directed one short film, Tryst in Paname, starring her real-life sister Dolores Chaplin and Bambou Gainsbourg.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Until the End of the World No character identified
1993 La Nuit Sacrée Fatima
1993 My Favourite Season Khadija
1994 Honorin et l'enfant prodigue Maria Television film
1995 Highlander: The Series Maria Campalo Television series:
Episode:
"Methos"
1995 Dis moi oui... Candice
1995 Sabrina Paris' friend
1997 Ciel d'orage Valerie Television film
1997 The Serpent's Kiss Thea/Anna
1997 After Sex Copine Narou
1999 Why Not Me? Lili
2000 Vertiges Aline Jourdain Television series:
Episode:
"Souviens-Toi"
2001 Regarde-moi Ariane
2001 Lo strano caso del signor Kappa
2002 Snapshots Aïsha
2002 All About the Benjamins Ursula
2006 Day on Fire Najia
2007 Liliana. Rebecca Short film
2007 Prisoners of the Sun Sarah Masterton Delayed release
on DVD and Blu-ray in 2013
2009 Don't Look Up Romy Bardoc
2010 The Rake Lucia Short film
2010 Shadows and Lies Lovely woman (uncredited)
2012 Tryst in Paname Short film.
Directed by Carmen Chaplin.
She does not appear in the film.

Ancestry

References

  1. ↑ "Carmen Chaplin: The Legacy of cinema". 11 December 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Carmen Chaplin Interview". Paris Capitale. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. ↑ Frank Heer: Carmen Chaplin, wie lebt es sich als Enkelin einer Ikone?. Annabelle, 2016-6-28 (interview, German)


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