Kiera Chaplin | |
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 Chaplin in 2024 | |
| Born | 1 July 1982 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Spouse | Alexandre Alé de Basseville (m. 2004–2006) |
| Parent | Eugene Chaplin |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [1] |
| Hair color | Blonde [1] |
| Eye color | Blue [1] |
| Agency | IMG Models M Management |
Kiera Chaplin (born 1 July 1982) is a Northern Irish model, businesswoman and actress. She is the granddaughter of actor Charlie Chaplin and the great-granddaughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill.
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, 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.
In 2018, 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]
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]
At age 16, Kiera Chaplin moved to Paris, where she was signed by the modelling agency NEXT Model Management. [10] At age 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]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | The Importance of Being | Girl in Gambling Club | Comedy Drama Romance |
| 2002 | The Year That Trembled | Jennifer Treman | Drama Romance War |
| 2003 | Profesionalac | Production | Comedy Drama |
| 2006 | Aimee Semple McPherson | Myrtle Ste. Pierre | Biography Drama |
| 2008 | Japan | Waitress | Action Crime Drama |
| 2011 | Interno giorno | Maila | Drama |
| 2013 | Richard Rossi 5th Anniversary of Sister Aimee | Myrtle Ste. Pierre | Drama |
| 2018 | Sister Aimee 10th Anniversary | Myrtle Ste. Pierre | Drama |
| 2020 | Inmortal | Kiera 2.0 | Short |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Skavengers | Executive producer | TV Movie |
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| 2010 | Vienna Awards for Fashion and Lifestyle | Lifestyle Icon | Winner |
| 2023 | WIBA | Global Influencer | Winner |
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