July 21st 2023.
Josephine Chaplin, daughter of the iconic Charlie and Oona O’Neill, has sadly passed away at the age of 74. According to a death notice supplied by her children Charly, Julien and Arthur, published in Le Figaro, Chaplin died on the 13th of July in Paris. The cause of death was not mentioned, however a funeral will be taking place in the French Capital.
Josephine Chaplin began her acting career in one of her father’s last films, Limelight, in 1952. She played the part of ‘Child’ in the opening scene, and then went on to star in A Countess from Hong Kong, directed by her father. She then scored a role in the 1972 classic Canterbury Tales, directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, and also Escape to the Sun.
Chaplin’s other film credits include Jack the Ripper, The Bay Boy and Docteur Françoise Gailland, which also featured Isabelle Huppert. On the small screen, she made appearances in a variety of shows throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and her last appearance was in Downtown Heat in 1994.
Chaplin’s father, the iconic Charlie Chaplin, was one of the leading actors of the silent film era. He wrote, directed, produced, edited, starred in, and composed the music for most of his films, with The Gold Rush, City Lights, Modern Times, and The Great Dictator often ranked on lists of the greatest movies of all time. He passed away in 1977 at the age of 88 of natural causes at his home in Vevey, Switzerland.
Josephine Chaplin was one of Charlie’s 11 children, and the youngest daughter of his fourth wife Oona O’Neill. Her passing has been met with great sadness, and she will be remembered as an icon in her own right. If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures, get in touch with The Agency entertainment team by emailing us email, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page.
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