- Kiera Chaplin
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name = Kiera Chaplin
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birthdate =1 July 1982
birthplace =Belfast ,Northern Ireland Kiera Chaplin (born
1 July 1982 ) is an Irishactress and model, a granddaughter ofCharlie Chaplin and a great-granddaughter ofEugene O'Neill .She was born in
Belfast ,Northern Ireland , the daughter of Eugene Chaplin, who was the fifth child of Charlie Chaplin and his last wife,Oona O'Neill . She grew up in Switzerland, and is based in New York.She worked as a professional model from the age of 16, and was voted one of the "top 20 most eligible women in the world" by "
FHM " magazine in the U.S. She appeared in the 2002 Pirelli calendar.She has acted in a number of films, including "The Importance of Being Ernest" (2002) and the
Bollywood production "Yatna ".She is also involved in the website webforjetset.com, which provides services to the super-rich.
Kiera presented an award named after her grandfather (The Charlie Chaplin International award for Comedy) to
Benny Hill at the 11th Vevey Comedy Festival in Switzerland in August 1991.She chairs and has a 30% stake in the Hollywood-based film company Limelight Films. In June 2006, a number of staff of Limelight Films were arrested following a
Drug Enforcement Administration drug smuggling and money laundering investigation. Alexandre De Basseville, reportedly Chaplin's fiancé and an executive board member of ADB Swiss S.A., the holding company of Limelight Films, was charged with conspiracy to distribute MDMA. Kiera Chaplin was not a part of the investigation. [ [http://www.dea.gov/pubs/pressrel/pr060506.html News from DEA, News Releases, 06/05/06 ] ]Kiera Chaplin is currently the spokesmodel for Maggie Norris Couture in New York City. [ [http://www.papermag.com/?section=article&parid=2372 Kiera Chaplin, Official Spokesmodel of Maggie Norris - PAPERMAG ] ]
References
External links
* [http://news.independent.co.uk/media/article359106.ece The Independent: "Kiera Chaplin proves Hollywood success is all in the genes"] (
21 April 2006 )
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/coventry_warwickshire/4355867.stm BBC News: "Chaplin grandchild's naked ambition"] (22 March 2005 )
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