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Also known as Oona O'Neill Chaplin, Oona Chaplin

American-British actress (1925–1991)

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Type
Person
Country
PR
Active from
1985-10-27

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Key facts

Born
Oona Ella O'Neill , ( 1925-05-14 ) 14 May 1925, Warwick Parish , Bermuda
Died
27 September 1991 (1991-09-27) (aged 66), Corsier-sur-Vevey , Switzerland
Resting place
Cimetière de Corsier-sur-Vevey, Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland
Citizenship
United States (1925–1954) United Kingdom (1954–1991)
Education
Brearley School
Title
Lady Chaplin
Spouse
Charlie Chaplin ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 16 June 1943</span>"}]]}'>1943 ; died 25 December 1977</span>"}]]}'>1977 ) ​
Children
8, including Geraldine , Michael , Josephine , Victoria , Eugene , and Christopher
Parents
Eugene O'Neill (father) Agnes Boulton (mother)
Relatives
Eugene O'Neill Jr. (half-brother)

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Encyclopedic overview

Oona O'Neill, Lady Chaplin (14 May 1925 – 27 September 1991) was a British actress, the daughter of American playwright Eugene O'Neill and English-born writer Agnes Boulton, and the fourth and last wife of actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin.

O'Neill's parents divorced when she was four years old, after which she was raised by her mother in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, and rarely saw her father. She first came to the public eye during her time at the Brearley School in New York City from 1940 to 1942, when she was photographed attending fashionable nightclubs with her friends Carol Marcus and Gloria Vanderbilt. In 1942, she received a large amount of media attention after she was chosen as "The Number One Debutante" of the 1942–1943 season at the Stork Club. Soon after, she decided to pursue a career in acting and, after small roles in two stage productions, headed for Hollywood.

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