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My Take
Hannah Chaplin is a figure I think about more as a story than a star. A music hall performer from the age of sixteen, billed as Lily Harley, whose own career on the London stage faded into hardship and illness. Yet her shadow is enormous, because she raised Charlie Chaplin and Sydney, and you can feel her influence in Charlie's gift for pantomime and tenderness. I find it moving that someone whose name most people do not know shaped one of cinema's defining sensibilities. Born in 1865, gone by 1928, she lived a hard life that quietly seeded something immortal.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hannah Chaplin
- Name (Japanese)
- ハンナ・チャップリン
- Reading
- はんな・ちゃっぷりん
- Born
- August 6, 1865 – August 28, 1928
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Ox
- Origin
- London, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- actor / singer / dancer / songwriter / stage actor
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Hannah Chaplin born?
August 6, 1865 – August 28, 1928.
Where is Hannah Chaplin from?
Hannah Chaplin is from London, United Kingdom.
What does Hannah Chaplin do?
Hannah Chaplin works as actor, singer, dancer, songwriter, stage actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.