Kiera Chaplin

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Kiera Chaplin
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Born
Kiera Chaplin

(1982-07-01) 1 July 1982 (age 42)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
SpouseAlexandre Alé de Basseville m.(2004-2006)
ParentEugene Chaplin
Modeling information
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [1]
Hair colorBlonde [1]
Eye colorBlue [1]
AgencyIMG Models
M Management

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

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Biography

Chaplin was born in Belfast, the eldest daughter of Eugene Chaplin and his wife, Bernadette. [2] She grew up in the same town as her father, in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland, until her parents' divorce in the mid-1990s. [3]

In 2018 Kiera Chaplin created the Chaplin Awards in Asia. It is an award that goes to an actor or filmmaker whose work embodies Charlie Chaplin's qualities of realism, diversity and courage within their craft. [4] So far recipients have been Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Zhang Yimou. The winner of the Chaplin Asia Award 2023 was Ge You.

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Kiera Chaplin

In 2018 Kiera Chaplin along with Jazmin Grimaldi were among the first participants to take part on The Rally Aicha des Gazelles in Morocco in an electric car to promote sustainability and prove this is the way of the future. [5] [6]

Kiera Chaplin also uses her popularity to campaign repeatedly for the rights of women and children. Since March 2019 she has been president of the Fondation Fleur du Désert in Paris, founded by human rights activist, model and bestselling author Waris Dirie. On 10 January 2020 Chaplin opened the first Kiera Chaplin Desert Flower School for 400 children in Sierra Leone (West Africa). [7] [8] [9]

Career

Aged 16, Kiera Chaplin moved to Paris, where she was signed by the modelling agency NEXT Model Management. [10] At the age of 17 she moved to New York, two years later to Los Angeles, and back to New York in 2006.

Kiera first gained attention through her modeling career in New York as a teenager, where she appeared in the pages of high fashion magazines such as Vogue, Vanity Fair and InStyle. She has graced the covers of Town and Country, Elle, Harper's Bazaar and has been in various ad campaigns such as United Colors of Benetton, Tommy Hilfiger, Asprey, Hogan by Karl Lagerfeld, Armani Exchange. She spent her teenage years working as a model and being photographed by the then most prestigious names in fashion photography, such as Mario Testino, Bruce Weber, Herb Ritts or Terry Richardson. In 2002 Kiera also has appeared in the Pirelli Calendar shot by photographer Peter Lindbergh. [11] [12]

Kiera Chaplin was awarded a "Lifestyle Icon" award by the Vienna Awards for Fashion and Lifestyle in 2010. [13] But Kiera also became involved as a designer when she designed her own sneakers in 2013 in a collaboration with the Italian brand Hogan. [14]

Chaplin had a 30% stake in the Hollywood-based film company Limelight Productions, named after her grandfather's last American film, and has appeared in supporting roles in films such as The Importance of Being Earnest (2002), the Bollywood productions Yatna (2005) and Chaurahen (2012), the biopic Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story (2006), the Peter Fonda film Japan (2008) and the Italian comedic drama Interno Giorno by Tommaso Rossellini (2011) in which she had a prominent role in both French and English. [10] She was also a judge on Project Runway All Stars 2019 edition. [15]

Kiera has been voted 17th-"most eligible woman in the world" by FHM magazine in the US as well as being voted the seventh sexiest woman in the world by GQ magazine. [16]

In the summer of 2020, Kiera released her first single "Not Easy But Crazy" after a duet with Italian singer Simone Tomassini for his hit single "Charlot". [17] [18]

Kiera Chaplin is a member and shareholder of the leading cosmetics and fashion brand, Bufarma. Chaplin endorses natural ingredients and superior quality. The brand emphasizes sustainability and ethical practices, through the development of innovative products. [19]

Kiera Chaplin founded SybaBliss: an online fashion retail boutique for diverse young women. She provides fashion for women to express themselves through their clothing. [20]

In 2023, Kiera Chaplin founded the Golden Cane Prize, which was later awarded to Vachirawit Chivaaree. [21]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 The Importance of Being

Earnest

Girl in Gambling

Club

Comedy Drama

Romance

2002 The Year That Trembled Jennifer TremanDrama Romance

War

2003 Profesionalac ProductionComedy Drama
2006Aimee Semple McPhersonMyrtle Ste. PierreBiography Drama
2008JapanWaitressAction Crime Drama
2011Interno giornoMailaDrama
2013Richard Rossi 5th Anniversary of

Sister Aimee

Myrtle Ste. PierreDrama
2018Sister Aimee 10th AnniversaryMyrtle Ste. PierreDrama
2020 Inmortal Kiera 2.0Short

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004SkavengersExecutive producerTV Movie

Ancestry

Award

YearAwardCategoryResult
2010 Vienna Awards for Fashion and Lifestyle Lifestyle IconWinner
2023WIBAGlobal InfluencerWinner

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