Oona Chaplin facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Oona Chaplin
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)	Geraldine Chaplin (mother)
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

Chaplin at a red carpet premiere in 2013

Key

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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	Varang	Post-production
2029	Avatar 4		Filming

Television Roles

See also

In Spanish: Oona Chaplin para niños