Oona Chaplin

Oona Castilla Chaplin (Spanish: [ˈuna kasˈtija ˈt͡ʃaplin]; born 4 June 1986) is a Spanish-British[2] 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.

This article is about the actress. For the fourth wife of Charlie Chaplin, see Oona O'Neill.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castilla and the second or maternal family name is Chaplin.
Oona Chaplin
Chaplin in 2016
Born
Oona Castilla Chaplin

(1986-06-04) 4 June 1986
Madrid, Spain
CitizenshipSpanish, Swiss[1]
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present
Parent(s)Geraldine Chaplin
Patricio Castilla
RelativesSee Chaplin family

A member of the Chaplin family, she is the daughter of actress Geraldine Chaplin, and is the granddaughter of the English filmmaker and actor Charlie Chaplin, as well as the great-granddaughter of the American playwright Eugene O'Neill.[3] She was named after her maternal grandmother Oona O'Neill, Charlie's wife.

Early life

Chaplin was born in Madrid to English-American actress Geraldine Chaplin and Chilean-Romanian cinematographer Patricio Castilla.[4] She has a half-brother named Shane from her mother's previous relationship with film director Carlos Saura.[5]

Chaplin's paternal grandmother is Mapuche.[5] She was named after her maternal grandmother, Oona O'Neill Chaplin, and spent her childhood mostly in Spain, Great Britain, Switzerland, and Cuba, but travelled often because of her mother's film career.[6][7] She started dancing ballet, salsa and flamenco at an early age.[7][8]

When Chaplin was 15, she began studying at Gordonstoun School in Scotland on a drama scholarship.[9] During her time there, she appeared in several school plays and toured 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.[7][10] After leaving Gordonstoun, she was accepted to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, from which she graduated in 2007.[7]

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. She appeared as a Brazilian cage dancer in ITV's Married Single Other (2010); this was followed by roles 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).

Chaplin stars as Zilpha Geary in the eight-part historical fiction series Taboo (2017) on BBC One and FX.[11]

Chaplin joined the cast of James Cameron's Avatar sequels in June 2017. Her character, named Varang, is described as "a strong and vibrant central character who spans the entire saga of the sequels".[12][13]

Ancestry

Filmography
Chaplin at a red carpet premiere in 2013

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 The Devil's Double Beauty
2011 Salar Sandra Short film
2012 The Sorrows[14] Sarah
2013 Powder Room Jess
2013 What if... Julianne
2014 Aloft Alice
2015 The Longest Ride Ruth Levinson
2015 Dancing for my Havana Rosa
2016 Purgatorio
2016 Realive Naomi
2017 Anchor and Hope Eva
2020 Epicentro Self Documentary
2022 Avatar 2 Varang Post-production
2024 Avatar 3 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 The 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[15] Greta Feature-length special: "White Christmas"
2017 Taboo Zilpha Geary 8 episodes
2018 My Dinner with Hervé Katie Television film
2020 The Comey Rule Lisa Page miniseries

References
  1. Tyzack, Holly (16 July 2011). "Funny girl: The not-so silent star Oona Chaplin". The Independent.
  2. Dry, Jude (8 December 2018). "Two 'Game of Thrones' Actresses Lead Charming Lesbian Romance 'Anchor and Hope'". IndieWire.
  3. "Chaplin's granddaughter acts up". BBC News. 23 July 2003. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
  4. "Oona Chaplin from Game Of Thrones with Sarah Jane Crawford". BBC Radio 1Xtra YouTube. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  5. Slater, Lydia (12 February 2010). "Oona Chaplin: The Chaplin Kid". Evening Standard. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  6. Gilbert, Gerard (16 July 2011). "Funny Girl: The not-so-silent star Oona Chaplin". The Independent. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  7. "Oona Chaplin". Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  8. Tyzack, Anna (11 August 2011). "My Perfect Weekend: Oona Chaplin". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Swift, Andy (23 November 2015). "Tom Hardy's FX/BBC One Drama Taboo Adds 13, Begins Production". tvline.com. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  12. Dave McNary (20 June 2017). "'Games of Thrones' Star Oona Chaplin Joins James Cameron's 'Avatar' Sequels". Variety. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  13. Rebecca Ford (20 June 2017). "'Avatar' Sequels Add 'Game of Thrones' Actress Oona Chaplin". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  14. "DigiSPAA Announces 2012 Finalists" (PDF). 17 October 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  15. "'Mad Men' Star Jon Hamm Joins 'Black Mirror'". Variety.com. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
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