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Josephine Hannah Chaplin (March 28, 1949 – July 13, 2023) was an American actress. A member of the Chaplin family, she was the daughter of actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin and his fourth wife, Oona O’Neill.[1]

Life and career

Chaplin was born in Santa Monica, California in 1949, and was raised in Switzerland and Great Britain after her father was barred from reentering the United States.[2] She made her film debut at the age of three, alongside her father in Limelight, and later appeared in his final directorial effort A Countess from Hong Kong.[3]

After moving to Paris in the 1970s, she appeared in various of French films and television series, working with directors such as Georges Franju and André Hunebelle.

In 1972, she had a featured role in Pier Paolo Pasolini‘s The Canterbury Tales (1972) as May, the adulterous wife of the elderly Sir January.[4] That same year, she also had a starring role in Menahem Golan‘s Escape to the Sun (1972). In 1984, she appeared in the Canadian film The Bay Boy (1984), starring a young Kiefer Sutherland in his debut film role. She played Ernest Hemingway‘s first wife Hadley Richardson in the 1988 American miniseries Hemingway, starring Stacy Keach.

She also starred in two films by Spanish cult filmmaker Jess Franco: Jack the Ripper (1976) and Downtown Heat (1991).

Outside of her acting career, Chaplin ran her family’s office in Paris for many years.[3]

Personal life

Chaplin was married to Greek furrier Nicholas Sistovaris; the couple had one child, Charly.[5]

Chaplin had a son, Julien Ronet,[6] by French actor Maurice Ronet, with whom she lived until his death in 1983.[7]

Chaplin married French archaeologist Jean-Claude Gardin in 1989, with whom she had a son, Arthur.[8] They stayed married until Gardin’s death in 2013.

Death

Josephine Chaplin died in Paris on July 13, 2023, at the age of 74.[3][9]

Filmography

Television

References

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  3. ^ a b c Helmore, Edward (2023-07-21). “Josephine Chaplin, actor and daughter of Charlie Chaplin, dies aged 74”. The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  4. ^ Hughes, Howard (2011). Cinema Italiano: The Complete Guide From Classics to Cult. I.B. Taurus & Co. Ltd. p. 140. ISBN 978-1-84885-608-0.
  5. ^ Hispano americano. Vol. 55. Tiempo. May 1969. pp. 68–.
  6. ^ Cinéma. 289-300 (in French). Fédération française des ciné-clubs. 1983. p. 5. … Après Maria Pacôme, il avait épousé Joséphine Chaplin, dont il avait eu un fils, Julien, le 16 octobre 1980. …
  7. ^ Elizabeth Devine (1 September 1984). Annual Obituary 1983. St. James. pp. 135–. ISBN 978-0-912289-07-6. Festival for his work. Ronet’s second marriage was to Charles Chaplin’s youngest daughter, Josephine, and the marriage produced Ronet’s only child.
  8. ^ “Charlie Chaplin : Chaplin Children and Grandchildren”. www.charliechaplin.com. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  9. ^ Mme Joséphine Gardin-Chaplin (in French)
  10. ^ “Limelight”. TV Guide. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  11. ^ “A Countess From Hong Kong”. TV Guide. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
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