My Take
I'll be honest — the name Oona Chaplin hits you before anything else does, and yes, she is Charlie Chaplin's granddaughter, but here's the thing: she has completely earned her own place. Born in Madrid in 1986, she broke through in a major way as Talisa on Game of Thrones — that heartbreaking season three storyline still stings — and she delivered every bit of it with quiet conviction. Then she turned around and played Zilpha in Taboo opposite Tom Hardy, which was a far weirder, darker role, and she was genuinely riveting. Now she's in the Avatar franchise as Varang, which means she's going to be on screen for years to come. Carrying a legendary surname without hiding behind it or being crushed by it is its own kind of skill, and Oona pulls it off.
Overview
Oona Castilla Chaplin (Spanish: [ˈuna kasˈtiʎa ˈtʃaplin]; born 4 June 1986) is an actress. Her roles include Talisa Maegyr in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones, Kitty Trevelyan in the BBC drama The Crimson Field, Zilpha Geary in the series Taboo, and Varang in the Avatar film series.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Oona Castilla Chaplin
- Name (Japanese)
- ウーナ・チャップリン
- Reading
- うーな・ちゃっぷりん
- Born
- June 4, 1986 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Tiger
- Origin
- Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / television actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.