Kiera Chaplin
Kiera Chaplin | |
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Born | Kiera Chaplin 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 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.
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.
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
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
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
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]
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Award
- 2010 Vienna Fashion Award, category Style Icon
References
- ^ a b c Kiera Chaplin at Fashion Model Directory
- ^ David Thomas, "When Chaplin played father", The Daily Telegraph, 17 May 2012
- ^ Jessica Werner, SFGate: "Yes, Kiera Chaplin is a descendant of you-know-who. But she is her own woman (who has posed topless).", SFGate, 21 April 2006
- ^ "Chaplinawards.com". Chaplinawards.com.
- ^ "Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, fille illégitime d'Albert : "Monaco fait partie de moi"". www.purepeople.com.
- ^ "Why Two of Grace Kelly's Granddaughters Are Planning to Spend 10 Days Driving Around the Desert". PEOPLE.com.
- ^ Hug, Dominik (14 January 2020). "Charlie Chaplins Enkelin Kiera zeigt Herz für Afrika". Blick.
- ^ "British celebrity opens school in Sierra Leone | Politico SL". www.politicosl.com.
- ^ "Kiera Chaplin : " L'excision est une injustice " – Elle". elle.fr. 6 February 2020.
- ^ a b Byrne, Ciar (21 April 2006). "Kiera Chaplin Hollywood success is all in the genes". The Independent. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ "Get your kit on". the Guardian. 13 November 2001.
- ^ "Pirelli calls Peter Lindbergh". www.pirelli.com.
- ^ Um 10:57, 17 February 2010 (17 February 2010). "Vienna Awards for Fashion & Lifestyle: Frau Chaplin kommt". Die Presse.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Koski, Lorna (31 October 2013). "Kiera Chaplin Designs Sneakers for Hogan Rebel".
- ^ Swift, Andy (8 January 2019). "Project Runway All Stars Sneak Peek: Could Irina Be the First Designer to Go?".
- ^ "Kiera Chaplin proves Hollywood success is all in the genes". The Independent. 1 April 2009.
- ^ "Kiera Chaplin". Spotify.
- ^ "Video". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
External links
- Kiera Chaplin at IMDb
- Kiera Chaplin at Fashion Model Directory