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Oona Chaplin
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Chaplin in 2016
Born
Oona Castilla Chaplin

(1986-06-04) 4 June 1986 (age 38)
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 (Spanish: [ˈuna kasˈtiʎa ˈtʃaplin]; born 4 June 1986) is a Spanish actress. Her roles include Talisa Maegyr in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones, Kitty Trevelyan in the BBC drama The Crimson Field, and Zilpha Geary in the series Taboo.

Early life

Chaplin was born in Madrid to English-American actress Geraldine Chaplin and Chilean cinematographer Patricio Castilla. She has a half-brother named Shane from her mother's previous relationship with film director Carlos Saura. Her paternal grandmother, Hilda Valderrama, was a Mapuche human rights lawyer. A member of the Chaplin family, she is a granddaughter of English filmmaker and actor Charlie Chaplin, and great-granddaughter of Irish-American playwright Eugene O'Neill. She was named after her maternal grandmother Oona O'Neill, Charlie Chaplin's fourth and final wife.

Chaplin spent her childhood mostly in Spain, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Cuba, but travelled often because of her mother's film career. She started dancing ballet, salsa and flamenco at an early age.

When Chaplin was 15, she began studying at Gordonstoun School in Scotland on a drama scholarship. She appeared in several school plays; toured the United Kingdom in an adaptation of Romeo and Juliet; and impersonated her grandfather in the role of Bottom in an adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. After leaving Gordonstoun, she was accepted into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, where she graduated in 2007.

Career

Since graduating from RADA, Chaplin has acted in mainly British and Spanish short and feature films. She has played alongside her mother in the feature films Inconceivable, ¿Para qué sirve un oso?, Imago Mortis and Anchor and Hope. She has also had supporting roles in British and American television. She appeared as a Brazilian cage dancer in ITV's Married Single Other (2010); as Marnie Madden, the wife of main character Hector Madden, in the BBC period drama The Hour (2011–2012); as John Watson's girlfriend in an episode of BBC's Sherlock (2012); and as Talisa Maegyr in HBO's Game of Thrones (2012–2013).

She plays Kitty Trevelyan, a lead character, in the BBC drama The Crimson Field (2014), and Ira Levinson's wife Ruth Levinson in The Longest Ride (2015).

She stars as Zilpha Geary in the eight-part historical fiction series Taboo (2017) on BBC One and FX.

Chaplin joined the cast of James Cameron's Avatar sequels in June 2017. Her character, Varang, is described as "a strong and vibrant central character who spans the entire saga of the sequels".

Activism

Chaplin is a trustee of The Boa Foundation, an international organization that works with indigenous communities to regenerate degraded ecosystems and protect biodiversity.

Filmography

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

Film

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 3 Not yet released Varang Post-production
2029 Avatar 4 Not yet released Filming

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
2011–2012 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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