Episode 29 - Chatting With Kiera Chaplin On Preserving Her Grandfather Charlie Chaplin's Legacy – Part 1
On this episode of Hollywood Obsessed, host Tony Miros has an exciting conversation with model, entrepreneur, and actress Kiera Chaplin who -- is the granddaughter of legendary filmmaker Charlie Chaplin and the great-granddaughter of playwright Eugene O’Neill. During their entertaining chat, Kiera talks about growing up in the small town in Switzerland where her grandfather retired after leaving the U.S., what it was like growing up with such an iconic last name, meeting Princess Diana when she was 6 years old, her rebellious years when she tried to step out from under Charlie’s shadow and make a name for herself, her feelings about Robert Downey Jr portrayal of her grandfather in the 1992 film “Chaplin”, her thoughts on Charlie’s scandalous life in Hollywood and how she and her family continue to preserve Charlie’s films, image and legacy around the globe.
KEIRA CHAPLIN
Kiera Chaplin is genuine “Hollywood Royalty,” with a grade “A” artistic DNA heritage, as a granddaughter of film legend Charlie Chaplin and Oona O’Neill, and a great-granddaughter of Pulitzer & Nobel Prize winning playwright Eugene O’Neill.
She grew up in the same town as her father, in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland, until her parents' divorce in the mid-1990s. Soon after, aged sixteen, she moved to Paris, where she was signed up by the modeling agency NEXT Model Management. Kiera began her modeling career in New York. As a teenager, where she appeared in the pages of high fashion magazines such as Vogue, Vanity Fair & In Style Magazine. She has graced the covers of Town and Country , Elle, and Harper’s Bazaar to name a few and has been in various ad campaigns such as United colors of Benetton, Tommy Hilfiger, Asprey, Hogan by Karl Lagerfeld, and Armani Exchange. FHM magazine named Kiera 17th most eligible woman on their list and GQ gave her the 7th spot on the “100 sexiest woman” list.
Recently Kiera has collaborated with Hogan Rebel and designed a limited edition sneaker, and in 2018 Kiera became brand Ambassador for watch company Saint Honore, and has designed a capsule collection of 6 watches.
She has starred in a number of movies such as “The Importance of Being Ernest” featuring Reese Witherspoon, Rupert Everett, Judy Dench and Colin Firth. She is also in “The Year that Trembled” directed by Jay Craven, “Japan” featuring Peter Fonda, and “Chaurahen” directed by Rajshree Ojha. As well as “Interno Giorno”, directed by Tommaso Rossellini. She was also a guest judge on Project Runway All Stars 2019 edition.
In 2018 Kiera created the Chaplin Awards in Asia, which was received with huge success and has been compared to an event matching AMFAR. She now plans on expanding to Bollywood and Russia. The Chaplin Award is an award that goes to an actor or filmmaker whose work embodies Charles Spencer Chaplin’s qualities of realism, diversity, and courage with in their craft.
One of Kiera’s biggest passion is empowering women and sustainability, since 2017 Kiera has been participating in “The Rally Aicha des Gazelles”. This car rally takes place in the Moroccan desert for 8 days and only features women.
In May 2019 Kiera became president of the Fondation Fleur du Desert where she is helping underdeveloped countries build schools. During the pandemic she founded the new online women’s apparel store Sybabliss which has quickly become a great success!
Kiera’s Online Store Sybabliss - https://www.sybabliss.com
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Kiera Chaplin
Actress / Model / Entrepreneur
Kiera Chaplin is an actress, model, and entrepreneur. She is genuine “Hollywood Royalty,” with a grade “A” artistic DNA heritage, as a granddaughter of film legend Charlie Chaplin and Oona O’Neill, and a great-granddaughter of Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winning playwright Eugene O’Neill but has always wanted to prove herself in her own right and started collaborations with different fashion brands as well as getting into production of TV and film.
She grew up in the same town as her father, in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland, until her parents' divorce in the mid-1990s. Soon after, aged sixteen, she moved to Paris, where she was signed up by the modeling agency NEXT Model Management. Kiera began her modeling career in New York. As a teenager, where she appeared in the pages of high fashion magazines such as Vogue, Vanity Fair and In Style Magazine. She has graced the covers of Town and Country , Elle, and Harper’s Bazaar to name a few and has been in various ad campaigns such as United colors of Benetton, Tommy Hilfiger, Asprey, Hogan by Karl Lagerfeld, Armani Exchange, and has even appeared in the Pirelli Calendar shot by Peter Lindberg.
Miss Chaplin has shot with many of the fashion industry’s top photographers during her time as a model: Bruce Weber, Herb Ritts, Greg Kadel, Mario Testino, Pamela Hanson, Michel Compte, Inez and Vinoodh and Karl Lagerfeld. FHM magazine named Kiera 17th most eligible woman on their list and GQ gave her the 7th spot on the “100 sexiest woman” list.
Recently Kiera has collaborated with Hogan Rebel and designed a… Read More
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