Josephine Chaplin, daughter of film legend Charles Chaplin, passed away in Paris on July 13, at the age of 74. But it was only this Friday that the family confirmed the news of the death of whom she followed in her father’s footsteps by highlighting her as an actress along with several renowned artists in numerous films.
Josephine acted mainly in French films and had appearances in productions directed by her father, such as Limelight (1952) or The Countess of Hong Kong (1967), where she shared shots with Marlon Brando. She also filmed under the orders of Pier Paolo Pasolini in The Canterbury Tales (1972) and the Spanish Jesús Franco in Jack, the Ripper (1976).
Some of his participation in notable French cinema films were in productions such as Red Nights (1974), In the Shadow of a Summer (1976) and Ciudad Baja (1994), starring Mike Connors.
One of the most prominent roles of the interpreter was in the film Huida al sol (1972), by Menahem Golan, which tells the story of a group of people who try to flee the Soviet Union to escape anti-Semitism and political oppression.
In addition, Josephine starred in L’odeur des fauves (1972), with Vittorio De Sica and Maurice Ronet, and The Boy from the Bay (1984), alongside Liv Ullmann and Kiefer Sutherland. She also played Hadley Richardson, Ernest Hemingway’s first wife, in a miniseries starring Stacy Keach in 1988.
For years, he also ran Charlie Chaplin’s office in Paris and sponsored a statue of his father by sculptor Alan Ryan Hall in Waterville, Ireland, where the family used to vacation.
Born Josephine Hannah Chaplin on March 28, 1949 in Santa Monica, United States, she was the third daughter of the silent film icon and his fourth wife, Oona O’Neill, after the birth of her brothers Geraldine and Michael.
2023-07-22 16:59:26
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