Oona Chaplin
| Oona Chaplin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Oona Castilla Chaplin 4 June 1986 Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress, Television Actress |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Parent(s) |
Patricio Castilla Geraldine Chaplin |
| Relatives |
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Oona Castilla Chaplin [ˈuna kasˈtija ˈt͡ʃaplin] (born 4 June 1986) is a Spanish actress. She is the daughter of Geraldine Chaplin, granddaughter of English film star Charlie Chaplin and the great-granddaughter of American playwright Eugene O'Neill.[1] She is best known for playing the role of Talisa Maegyr in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones.
Early life
Oona Chaplin was born in Madrid to Anglo-American actress Geraldine Chaplin and Chilean cinematographer Patricio Castilla, and was named after her maternal grandmother, Oona O'Neill Chaplin. She spent her childhood mostly in Spain, Great Britain, Switzerland, and Cuba, but also travelled often because of her mother's film career.[2][3] She started dancing ballet, salsa and flamenco at an early age.[3][4]
When Chaplin was fifteen, she began studying at Gordonstoun School in Scotland on a drama scholarship.[5] During her time there, she appeared in several school plays, touring the United Kingdom in an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and impersonating her grandfather in the role of Bottom in an adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream, which was performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.[3][6] After leaving Gordonstoun, she was accepted to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, from which she graduated in 2007.[3]
Career
Since graduating from RADA, Chaplin has acted in mainly British and Spanish short and feature films. She has played alongside her mother in three feature films: Inconceivable, ¿Para qué sirve un oso? and Imago Mortis. Chaplin has also had several supporting roles in British and American television. In 2010, she appeared as a Brazilian cage dancer in ITV's Married Single Other (2010), followed by roles as the wife of one of the main characters, Hector Madden, in the BBC period drama The Hour (2011–2012), as Dr. John Watson's girlfriend in an episode of BBC's Sherlock (2012) and as Talisa Maegyr in HBO's Game of Thrones (2012–2013).[2][7]
She played Kitty Trevelyan, a lead character, in the BBC drama The Crimson Field, which was screened in Britain in 2014, and starred in the movie The Longest Ride (2015) as Ruth Levinson, wife of Ira Levinson.
She has been confirmed as playing Zilpha Geary in Taboo, a mini-series which will air on the UK's BBC One and FX (TV channel) in the US on January 10, 2017.[8]
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Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Inconceivable | Laura Chappel | |
| 2008 | First, Love? | Laura – Flower Girl | Short film |
| 2008 | Quantum of Solace | Perla de las Dunas receptionist | |
| 2009 | Imago Mortis | Arianna | |
| 2009 | Pelican Blood | Linda | |
| 2010 | High and Dry | Sandra | Short film |
| 2010 | Vampyre compendium | Short film | |
| 2011 | ¿Para qué sirve un oso? | Rosa | |
| 2011 | Devil's Double, TheThe Devil's Double | Beauty | |
| 2011 | Salar | Sandra | Short film |
| 2012 | The Sorrows[9] | Sarah | |
| 2013 | Powder Room | Jess | |
| 2013 | What if... | Julianne | |
| 2014 | Aloft[10] | Alice | |
| 2015 | The Longest Ride | Ruth | |
| 2016 | Purgatorio | ||
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Spooks | Kate | Episode: "The Virus (Part 2)" |
| 2008 | Spooks: Code 9 | Kate | Episode 2 |
| 2009 | Married Single Other | Fabiana | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | El Gordo: Una historia verdadera | Silvia | 2 episodes |
| 2011–12 | Hour, TheThe Hour | Marnie Madden | 12 episodes |
| 2012 | Sherlock | Jeanette | 1 episode: "A Scandal in Belgravia" |
| 2012–13 | Game of Thrones | Talisa Maegyr/Stark | 11 episodes |
| 2013 | Dates | Mia | 5 episodes |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 | Sabrina | Episode: "A Quiet Night In" |
| 2014 | The Crimson Field | Kitty Trevelyan | Main role, 6 episodes |
| 2014 | Black Mirror[11] | Greta | Feature-length special: "White Christmas" |
| 2016 | Taboo | Zilpha Geary | 8 episodes" |
References
- ↑ "Chaplin's granddaughter acts up". BBC News. 23 July 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
- 1 2 Gilbert, Gerard (16 July 2011). "Funny Girl: The not-so-silent star Oona Chaplin". The Independent. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "Oona Chaplin". Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ↑ Tyzack, Anna (11 August 2011). "My Perfect Weekend: Oona Chaplin". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ↑ Ross, David (28 April 2009). "Students step back in time to celebrate 75 years: Pupils and staff make it a special 1930s anniversary for Gordonstoun school". The Herald. p. 3.
- ↑ Thynne, Jane (30 July 2003). "Parents: Just like mum: Choosing the same career as a parent is very common – but not necessarily a good idea". The Guardian. p. 14.
- ↑ Charlie Chaplin's Granddaughter Cast In Game Of Thrones SFX. 17 August 2011
- ↑ "FX Sets Premiere of "Taboo" - New Drama Series Starring Tom Hardy Will Debut on January 10". The Futon Critic.
- ↑ "DigiSPAA Announces 2012 Finalists" (PDF). 17 October 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ↑ Trumbore, Dave (6 February 2014). "First Images from ALOFT Starring Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy, Mélanie Laurent and William Shimell". Collider.com. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ↑ "'Mad Men' Star Jon Hamm Joins 'Black Mirror'". Variety.com. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.