Geraldine Chaplin

Some of the most notable English language films include:. Halle Berry played Dandridge in the made for TV movie, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999). She played the role of her own grandmother Hannah Chaplin (Charlie Chaplin's mother) in the autobiographical film on her father Chaplin. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6719 Hollywood Blvd. She has appeared in numerous films through her long career. She is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in Glendale, California. She has two children, Shane and Oona. Modern analysts believe that she may have suffered from manic depression.

Geraldine Chaplin had a long relationship with Spanish director Carlos Saura, and she has starred in nine of his movies, including "Cria" (1976), "Elisa, Vida Mia" (1977), and "Mama Turns a Hundred" (1979). In 1965, Dandridge was found dead in her home of an overdose of Imipramine, a tricyclic antidepressant. The movie is based on a novel by Boris Pasternak. In 1957 she made Island in the Sun and in 1959 Porgy and Bess. Director David Lean chose her to play Tonya, the main character's devoted wife in "Doctor Zhivago" (1965). Despite the nomination, she had to go to Italy to make her next movie, Tamango, in 1956. When her dream of becoming a ballet dancer ended, she followed in her father's footsteps and became an actress. For this performance, she received an Academy Award nomination.

Geraldine was educated in a boarding school in Switzerland. In 1954, Dandridge was cast in Carmen Jones, the remake of the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. When Geraldine was only eight years old she appeared uncredited in her famous father's "Limelight". During this period, she starred in several "soundies", video films designed to be displayed on juke boxes, including Paper Doll by the Mills Brothers and Cow Cow Boogie. She was born the first child of Charlie Chaplin and his last wife Oona. All of her early roles were stereotypical parts for African American actresses, but her singing ability brought her popularity in nightclubs around the country. Geraldine Chaplin (born July 31, 1944) is an American actress. She did not receive another role until 1940, when she appeared in Four Shall Die.

Limelight (1952). Her first on-screen appearance was as an extra in a 1935 Our Gang short, Teacher's Beau. Dorothy first important role was a small part in the Marx Brothers' A Day at the Races in 1937. Doctor Zhivago (1965). Dandridge began singing in her church's choir and, with the prodding of her mother, moved to Hollywood. The Hawaiians (1970). Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the first African American to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Nashville (1975). Dorothy Jean Dandridge (November 9, 1922 - September 8, 1965) was an American actress.

The House of Mirth (1981). Chaplin (1992). The Age of Innocence (1993). Gulliver's Travels (television) (1996).

Cousin Bette (1998).