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Oona Chaplin
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Chaplin in 2016
Born
Oona Castilla Chaplin

(1986-06-04) 4 June 1986 (age 39)
Madrid, Spain
Citizenship
  • British
  • Spanish
  • Swiss
Education Gordonstoun School
Alma mater Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation Actress
Years active 2007–present
Parent(s)
Family Chaplin

Oona Castilla Chaplin (born June 4, 1986) is a talented actress. She has Spanish, Swiss, and British citizenship. You might know her from her roles as Talisa Maegyr in the TV series Game of Thrones. She also played Kitty Trevelyan in The Crimson Field and Zilpha Geary in Taboo.

Early Life and Family Connections

Oona Chaplin was born in Madrid, Spain. Her mother is the English-American actress Geraldine Chaplin. Her father is Patricio Castilla, a cinematographer from Chile. A cinematographer is someone who films movies.

Oona has a half-brother named Shane. He is from her mother's earlier relationship. Oona's grandmother on her father's side, Hilda Valderrama, was a lawyer. She worked to protect human rights for the Mapuche people.

Oona is part of the famous Chaplin family. Her grandfather was the legendary English filmmaker and actor Charlie Chaplin. Her great-grandfather was the Irish-American writer Eugene O'Neill. Oona was named after her maternal grandmother, Oona O'Neill. She was Charlie Chaplin's fourth wife.

Growing Up and Learning

Oona spent her childhood in many different countries. She lived in Spain, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Cuba. Her family traveled often because of her mother's acting career.

From a young age, Oona loved to dance. She learned ballet, salsa, and flamenco.

When Oona was 15, she received a drama scholarship. This allowed her to study at Gordonstoun School in Scotland. She performed in many school plays. She even toured the United Kingdom in a play called Romeo and Juliet. She also played a character that her grandfather, Charlie Chaplin, once played. This was the role of Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream. She performed this play at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

After Gordonstoun, Oona was accepted into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). This is a famous acting school in London. She graduated from RADA in 2007.

Acting Career Highlights

Since finishing drama school, Oona Chaplin has acted in many films. Most of these have been short films and feature films from Britain and Spain. She has acted alongside her mother in several movies. These include Inconceivable and Anchor and Hope.

Oona has also had important roles in British and American television shows. In 2010, she appeared in ITV's Married Single Other. She played a Brazilian cage dancer. From 2011 to 2012, she was Marnie Madden in the BBC drama The Hour. Marnie was the wife of the main character.

In 2012, she played John Watson's girlfriend in an episode of BBC's Sherlock. She also became well-known for her role as Talisa Maegyr. She appeared in 11 episodes of HBO's popular series Game of Thrones from 2012 to 2013.

In 2014, Oona played Kitty Trevelyan. This was a main role in the BBC drama The Crimson Field. In 2015, she played Ruth Levinson in the movie The Longest Ride. Ruth was the wife of the character Ira Levinson.

In 2017, she starred as Zilpha Geary. This was in the eight-part historical series Taboo. The show aired on BBC One and FX.

Future Projects

In 2017, Oona Chaplin joined the cast of James Cameron's Avatar film series. She plays a character named Varang. Varang is described as a "strong and vibrant" character. She will appear in upcoming Avatar movies.

In 2024, Oona presented a BBC radio documentary. It was called "Hollywood Exiles." The documentary talked about her grandfather, Charlie Chaplin. It explained how he was put on a blacklist by a group called the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Making a Difference

Oona Chaplin is a trustee for The Boa Foundation. This is an international group. It works with local communities to help nature. They try to bring back damaged ecosystems and protect different kinds of plants and animals.

Films and TV Shows

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Chaplin at a red carpet premiere in 2013
Key
Not yet released Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film Roles

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Inconceivable Laura Chappel
First, Love? Laura – Flower Girl Short film
Quantum of Solace Perla de las Dunas receptionist
2009 Imago Mortis Arianna
Pelican Blood Linda
2010 High and Dry Sandra Short film
Vampyre compendium Short film
2011 ¿Para qué sirve un oso? Rosa
Devil's Double, TheThe Devil's Double Beauty
Salar Sandra Short film
2012 The Sorrows Sarah
2013 Powder Room Jess
What if... Julianne
2014 Purgatorio Marta
Aloft Alice
2015 The Longest Ride Ruth Levinson
Dancing for my Havana Rosa
2016 Realive Naomi
2017 Anchor and Hope Eva
2020 Epicentro Herself Documentary
2022 Lullaby Rachel Brown
2025 Avatar: Fire and Ash Not yet released Varang Post-production
2029 Avatar 4 Not yet released Filming

Television Roles

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
2011–2012 Hour, TheThe Hour Marnie Madden 12 episodes
2012 Sherlock Jeanette Episode: "A Scandal in Belgravia"
2012–2013 Game of Thrones Talisa Maegyr 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 Greta Feature-length special: "White Christmas"
2016 El padre de Caín Mercedes
2017 Taboo Zilpha Geary Main cast, all 8 episodes
2018 My Dinner with Hervé Katie Television film
2020 The Comey Rule Lisa Page miniseries
2022 Made for Love Alice Episode: "Alice? Are You Listening?"
Treason Maddy De Costa Main cast, all 5 episodes

See also

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