Geraldine Chaplin is a renowned actress of American origin who has worked in many critically acclaimed English, French, and Spanish language films. Growing up in the shadow of her father, legendary actor and director Charlie Chaplin, she was able to carve out a niche for herself as a prolific actress. In contrast to her father's comic films, she has appeared in a number of serious roles over the years. She won her first 'Golden Globe' nomination for her first major role in the David Lean drama, 'Doctor Zhivago'. She then started a long-running collaboration with her future husband, Spanish director Carlos Saura, and produced a series of successful films, such as 'Ana and the Wolves', 'Cría cuervos', 'Elisa, vida mía', and 'Mamá cumple cien años'. She has received two more 'Golden Globe' nominations—for Robert Altman's 'Nashville' and the biopic, 'Chaplin', in which she portrayed her own grandmother Hannah Chaplin. Her role in Alan Rudolph's film 'Welcome to L.A.' earned her a BAFTA nomination and she won a 'Goya Award' for 'En la ciudad sin límites'. Most recently, she has received a number of awards for her role in 'Dólares de Arena'.