Carmen Chaplin

Carmen Chaplin (born c. 1972^[1][2]) is an English and Irish actress and film director. Carmen is the daughter of Michael Chaplin, granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin, and great-granddaughter of American playwright Eugene O'Neill. Her mother is the British-Irish painter Patricia Betaudier, daughter of Trinidadian artist Patrick Betaudier.^[3]

Carmen Chaplin
Carmen Chaplin (right), with her sister Dolores in Deauville in 2011
Born	c. 1972 London, England
Citizenship	British, Irish, Overseas Citizenship of India
Occupation(s)	Actress, film director
Years active	1991–present
Spouse	Ashim Bhalla
Children	1
Parent(s)	Michael Chaplin Patricia Betaudier

Background

Chaplin was born in London, United Kingdom, to actor Michael Chaplin, who is of English and Irish heritage, and his second wife, Patricia Betaudier, daughter of the interracial Irish and Trinidadian couple,^[4] and was raised in France and Spain.^[5] She made her film debut in Wim Wenders' Until the End of the World (1991), and has since appeared in several films, such as My Favourite Season (1993), The Serpent's Kiss (1997), and the American action comedy All About the Benjamins (2002). She has directed one short film, Tryst in Paname, starring her real-life sister Dolores Chaplin and Bambou Gainsbourg.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Until the End of the World	No character identified
1993	La Nuit Sacrée	Fatima
1993	My Favourite Season	Khadija
1994	Honorin et l'enfant prodigue	Maria	Television film
1995	Highlander: The Series	Maria Campalo	Television series: Episode: "Methos"
1995	Dis moi oui...	Candice
1995	Sabrina	Paris' friend
1997	Ciel d'orage	Valerie	Television film
1997	The Serpent's Kiss	Thea/Anna
1997	After Sex	Copine Narou
1999	Why Not Me?	Lili
2000	Vertiges	Aline Jourdain	Television series: Episode: "Souviens-Toi"
2001	Regarde-moi	Ariane
2001	Lo strano caso del signor Kappa
2002	Snapshots	Aïsha
2002	All About the Benjamins	Ursula
2006	Day on Fire	Najia
2007	Liliana. Rebecca		Short film
2007	Prisoners of the Sun	Sarah Masterton	Delayed release on DVD and Blu-ray in 2013
2009	Don't Look Up	Romy Bardoc
2010	The Rake	Lucia	Short film
2010	Shadows and Lies	Lovely woman (uncredited)
2012	Tryst in Paname		Short film. Directed by Carmen Chaplin. She does not appear in the film.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Carmen Chaplin
8. Charles Chaplin Sr 4. Charlie Chaplin 9. Hannah Harriet Pedlingham Hill 2. Michael Chaplin 10. Eugene O'Neill 5. Oona O'Neill 11. Agnes Boulton 1. Carmen Chaplin 6. Patrick Betaudier 3. Patricia Betaudier