Oona Castilla Chaplin (born 4 June 1986) is a British/Spanish actress. She is the granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin and the great-granddaughter of American playwright Eugene O'Neill. Read full biography of Oona Chaplin →
When people say 'Charlie Chaplin' I still think now of the guy in the moustache and bowler hat and funny walk - I don't think of an old... →
I'm part Cuban, so anything with a good beat like Rumberos de Cuba gets me going.
I love boxing. I box in a local boxing gym in London. I usually spar. But I've done two fights and I lost both of them admirably. I didn't... →
I have to go through auditions, and my surname has got me into rooms, but I'll never know if it gets me any jobs. There's a lot of sexism and... →
I don't buy things now, I buy plane tickets. The only thing I want is to make enough money to be able to travel with my children.
I'm a big fan of David Attenborough, who I think is the most adventurous of the nature program presenters.
As I don't know what life would be like without my Chaplin connections, I work with them. I'm just really happy it's a family I can be... →
I loved being on stage, but I told myself that if I didn't get into RADA, I wouldn't pursue an acting career. I did get in, though, and that... →
My mother doesn't have much of a social life with other A-list people. Which in a way I'm very grateful for, because if I do make something... →
People think that I can just walk into a room and get a job, but of the 200 interviews and auditions I go through a year, I may get three yeses. I... →
My grandmother died in 1991 and I was born in '86. We only met once, but I didn't speak English and she didn't speak Spanish - so we had... →
Watching yourself on screen is always a little weird, but I didn't cringe when I saw myself on 'The Hour.' It actually exceeded my... →
My flat in Ladbroke Grove, west London, is in the best building in the world. It's like a commune - everyone gets on - and on Friday evenings I... →