The Chaplin family is a multinational acting family. They are the descendants of

Hannah Harriet Pedlingham Hill Hannah Harriet Pedlingham Chaplin ( née Hill; 6 August 1865 – 28 August 1928), also known by the stage name Lily Harley, was an English actress, singer and dancer who performed in British music halls from the age of 16. Chaplin was the mothe ...

, mother of Sydney John Chaplin (born Sydney John Hill), Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin Jr., and George Wheeler Dryden.

Members

The members of the Chaplin family include: * Charles Spencer Chaplin Sr. (1863–1901) * Hannah Pedlingham Hill (1865–1928); three sons :* Sydney John Chaplin (1885–1965), born Sydney John Hill; alleged son of Sydney Hawkes; two marriages, no children :* Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin Jr. (1889–1977), son of Charles Spencer Chaplin Sr. (1863-1901); four marriages, six sons, five daughters ::(i)

Mildred Harris Mildred Harris (April 18, 1901 – July 20, 1944) was an American stage, film, and vaudeville actress during the early part of the 20th century. Harris began her career in the film industry as a child actress when she was 10 years old. She was a ...

(1901–1944), 1 son :::*Norman Spencer Chaplin (1919–1919), died three days after birth ::(ii)

Lita Grey Lita Grey (born Lillita Louise MacMurray, April 15, 1908 – December 29, 1995), who was known for most of her life as Lita Grey Chaplin, was an American actress and the second wife of Charlie Chaplin. Background She was born in Hollywood, Cali ...

(1908–1995), two sons :::*

Charles Spencer Chaplin III Charles Spencer Chaplin III (May 5, 1925 – March 20, 1968), known professionally as Charles Chaplin Jr., was an American actor. He was the elder son of Charlie Chaplin and Lita Grey, and is known for appearing in 1950s films such as ''The Bea ...

(1925–1968) ::::*Susan Maree Chaplin, by Susan Magness; married Scott Newton :::::*Laurissa Maree Chaplin Newton :::::*Allison Mary Chaplin Newton :::::*Tyler David Chaplin Newton :::::*Casey Jackson Chaplin Newton :::* Sydney Earl Chaplin (1926–2009). ::::*Stéphane C. Chaplin, by French dancer and actor :::::*Tamara Chaplin ::(iii)

Paulette Goddard Paulette Goddard (born Marion Levy; June 3, 1910 – April 23, 1990) was an American actress notable for her film career in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Born in Manhattan and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Goddard initially began her career ...

(1910–1990), no children ::(iv)

Oona O'Neill Oona O'Neill, Lady Chaplin (14 May 1925 – 27 September 1991) was an actress who was the daughter of Irish-American playwright Eugene O'Neill and English-born writer Agnes Boulton, and the fourth and last wife of English actor and film-maker Ch ...

(1925–1991), daughter of American playwright

Eugene O'Neill Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16, 1888 – November 27, 1953) was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in Nobel Prize in Literature, literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into the U.S. the drama tech ...

and

Agnes Boulton Agnes Ruby Boulton (September 19, 1893 – November 25, 1968) was a British-born American pulp magazine writer in the 1910s, later the wife of Eugene O'Neill. Life and career Boulton was born in 1893 in London, England, the daughter of Cecil M ...

; 3 sons, 5 daughters. :::*

Geraldine Chaplin Geraldine Leigh Chaplin (born July 31, 1944) is an American actress. She is the daughter of Charlie Chaplin, the first of eight children with his fourth wife, Oona O'Neill. After beginnings in dance and modeling, she turned her attention to act ...

(born 1944) ::::*Shane Saura (born 1974), by

Carlos Saura Carlos Saura Atarés (born 4 January 1932) is a Spanish film director, photographer and writer. Along with Luis Buñuel and Pedro Almodóvar, he is considered to be one of Spain’s most renowned filmmakers. He has a long and prolific career t ...

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Oona Castilla Chaplin Oona Castilla Chaplin (; born 4 June 1986) is a Spanish-Swiss actress. Her roles include Talisa Maegyr in the HBO TV series '' Game of Thrones'', Kitty Trevelyan in the BBC drama '' The Crimson Field'', and Zilpha Geary in the series ''Taboo ...

(born 1986), by Patricio Castilla :::* Michael Chaplin (born 1946) ::::(i) Patricia Johns :::::*Christian Chaplin (born 1964) :::::*Tim Chaplin (born 1966) ::::(ii) Patricia Betaudier :::::* Kathleen Chaplin (born 1975) :::::*

Dolores Chaplin Dolores, Spanish for "pain; grief", most commonly refers to: * Our Lady of Sorrows or La Virgen María de los Dolores * Dolores (given name) Dolores may also refer to: Film * ''Dolores'' (2017 film), an American documentary by Peter Bratt * ' ...

(born 1979) :::::*

Carmen Chaplin Carmen Chaplin is a British/Irish actress and film director.Carmen Chaplin on the web ...

(born 1972) :::::*

Tracy Chaplin Tracy, Tracey, or Tracie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tracy (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname, also encompassing spelling variations Places United States * Tracy, C ...

:::::* George Chaplin :::*

Josephine Chaplin Josephine Hannah Chaplin (born March 28, 1949) is an American actress and the daughter of filmmaker Charlie Chaplin and his fourth wife, Oona O'Neill. She had a featured role in Pier Paolo Pasolini's ''The Canterbury Tales'' (1972) as May, the ...

(born 1949) ::::*Charly Sistovaris (born 1971), by Nicholas Sistovaris ::::**1 daughter (born 2011) ::::*Julien Ronet (born 1980), by French actor

Maurice Ronet Maurice Ronet (13 April 1927 – 14 March 1983) was a French film actor, director, and writer. Early life Maurice Ronet was born Maurice Julien Marie Robinet in Nice, Alpes Maritimes. He was the only child of professional stage actors Émile Rob ...

::::*Arthur Gardin, by archeologist

Jean-Claude Gardin Jean-Claude Gardin (3 April 1925 - 8 April 2013) was a French archaeologist who is recognized as being one of the founders of archaeological computing. Gardin worked with the organizations UNESCO and the European Atomic Energy Community in the 195 ...

. :::*

Victoria Chaplin Victoria Agnes Thierrée-Chaplin (born May 19, 1951) is a British-American circus performer. She is the daughter of film actor and comedian Charlie Chaplin from his fourth wife, Oona O'Neill, and the granddaughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill. C ...

(born 1951), married

Jean-Baptiste Thierrée Jean-Baptiste Thierrée (born 2 May 1937) is a French actor and circus performer. He is married to Victoria Chaplin and is the father of Aurélia Thierrée and James Thierrée. In theatre, Thierrée appeared on stage in ''Les Coréens'', directe ...

::::*Mark Chaplin (born 1971) ::::*

Aurélia Thierrée Aurélia Clementine Oona Moorine Hannah Madeleine Thierrée (born 24 September 1971 in Montpellier, France) is a French actress and dancer. Biography Thierrée is the daughter of Victoria Chaplin and Jean-Baptiste Thierrée and the sister of Ja ...

(born 1971) ::::* James Thierrée (born 1974) :::* Eugene Anthony Chaplin (born 1953) ::::(i) Bernadette McCready :::::*

Kiera Chaplin Kiera Chaplin (born 1 July 1982) is a model, entrepreneur and actress from Northern Ireland. She is the granddaughter of the English filmmaker Charlie Chaplin and the great-granddaughter of the American dramatist Eugene O'Neill. Biography Cha ...

(born 1982) :::::*Laura Chaplin (born 1987) :::::*Kevin Chaplin :::::*Spencer Chaplin :::::*Shannon Chaplin (born 1992) ::::(ii) Delgermaa Enkhbat :::::*Oona Chaplin (2007) :::::*Skye Chaplin (2007) :::*Jane Cecil Chaplin (born 1957), married film producer

Ilya Salkind Ilya Juan Salkind Domínguez (; born July 27, 1947), usually known as Ilya Salkind, is a Mexican film and television producer, known for his contributions to three of the four live-action Superman films of the 1970s and 1980s alongside his fat ...

::::*Orson Chaplin-Salkind (born 1986) ::::*Osceola Salkind (born 1994)News item, 3 March 1994, Variety
Retrieved 8 March 2009 :::*Annette (aka Annie) Emily Chaplin (born 1959) :::*

Christopher Chaplin Christopher James Chaplin (born 8 July 1962) is a Swiss-born English composer and actor. He is the youngest son of film comedian Charlie Chaplin and his fourth wife Oona O'Neill. Biography Christopher Chaplin was born on 8 July 1962 at Clin ...

(born 1962) :* George Wheeler Dryden (1892–1957), half-brother of Charlie Chaplin, son of

Leo Dryden George Dryden Wheeler Sr. (6 June 1863 – 21 April 1939), known as Leo Dryden, was an English music hall singer and vocal comic. Life and career George Dryden Wheeler, known as Leo Dryden, was born in London, the son of Sarah Ann (Frost) and Ge ...

and Hannah Chaplin (née Hill); married ballerina Alice Chapple; 1 son :::*

Spencer Dryden Spencer Charles Dryden (April 7, 1938 – January 11, 2005) was an American musician best known as the drummer for Jefferson Airplane and New Riders of the Purple Sage. He also played with Dinosaurs, and the Ashes (later known as the Peanut B ...

(1938–2005), musician with Jefferson Airplane. He had 5 grandchildren, Aaron, Lauren, Christen, Meagan, and Jessica Dryden, and 3 sons ::::*Jeffrey Rohan Dryden (born 1966) by Jeannie Davis ::::*Jesse Wheeler Dryden (stage name: Drunkfux) by Sally Mann ::::*Jackson Dryden by Kathy Miller

References

Sources

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