Charlie Chaplin’s Daughter Has Died - She Was One of His 11 Children Who Followed in His Footsteps

• Charlie Chaplin's daughter Josephine Chaplin recently died.
• Like her famous dad, she was also an actor and had worked alongside her father.
• Charlie died peacefully at age 88 after battling health issues for years.

Charlie Chaplin's daughter, Josephine Chaplin, died on July 13, 2023, at age 74. According to a statement released by her family, she passed away in Paris.

The Hollywood star is survived by her three children—Arthur, Charlie, and Julien Ronet—and her seven siblings.

Josephine was born in Santa Monica, California, on March 28, 1949. She was the third of eight kids born to Charlie and his wife, Oona O'Neill.

Like her famous father, Josephine also pursued acting and began her career on screen at a young. She starred in her dad's 1952 movie, "Limelight."

Throughout her acting career, the actress appeared in several foreign films. She was featured in the award-winning film, "The Canterbury Tales" and "L'odeur des Fauves" in 1972.

That same year, Josephine also starred alongside Laurence Harvey in the drama, "Escape to the Sun," which centers around a group of people wanting to flee the Soviet Union.

Two years later, in 1974, the mother of three starred as Martine Leduc in the European crime thriller "Shadowman" with Gayle Hunnicutt and Jacques Champreux.

Josephine reprised her role as Martine in the French mini-series "The Man Without a Face," which served as an extended eight-episode version of George Franju's movie.

Two years later, in 1976, Josephine starred as Cynthia in the horror movie, "Jack the Ripper," and later as Anna in "À l'ombre d'un été."

Then in 1984, the film star appeared in the Canadian drama film, "The Bay Boy." Four years later, in 1988, she starred as Hardley Richardson in the television mini-series, "Hemingway."

Josephine's Father Was Banned from the US While Promoting Their Movie

In September 1952, Josephine's father, Charlie, visited England after 21 years. Little did he know that he would also be banned from the United States during that period.

His trip to the United Kingdom was supposed to be a short one to promote his new movie, "Limelight." He said at the time that he would only be away for "six months" and not longer than that.

However, on September 19 of that year, while the comic actor was still at sea, the US Attorney-General announced they would launch an inquiry into whether he would be re-admitted to America.

Unfortunately for Charlie, it would be twenty years before he could step foot on American soil again. The US press reportedly cautioned that "those who have followed him through the years cannot easily regard him as a dangerous person."

Still, judging from a press conference given by Charlie during that time at Cherbourg on September 22, 1952, American critics of his "anti-Americanness" had followed him since 1917.

The English filmmaker arrived in Southhampton, United Kingdom, on September 23, 1952, and was welcomed by fans and well-wishers who warmly greeted him.

Later that day, he gave a press conference in London where he boldly stated that he was not a Communist but an individual who only wanted people to have roofs over their heads.

Charlie Died after His Health Declined

Charlie sadly died on December 25, 1977, at age 88. He reportedly passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of Christmas Day before his family's traditional Christmas celebration was to start.

Following the news of his death, his loved ones released a statement revealing that the funeral services, which would strictly include "immediate family," would be held in Vevey, Switzerland.

The composer's health deteriorated in the years leading up to his passing. He was confined to a wheelchair and had lost his ability to speak, hear, and see correctly. Before his death, Charlie was put on oxygen because he had trouble breathing.

Family doctor Henri Perrier ascribed his death to old age, saying, "His death was peaceful and calm." Charlie's wife, O'Neill, and kids were by his bedside when he took his last breath.

The family patriarch was born on April 16, 1889, and was recognized as one of the greatest comic actors in motion picture history. He settled in Switzerland in 1952 after America revoked his British citizen entry visa.

Charlie had been married four times in his lifetime. His first marriage was to actress Mildred Harris, whom he wed in 1918 after thinking she was pregnant–which turned out to be a false alarm.

However, she went on to give birth to the couple's first child, son Norman, in July 1919, who sadly died three days later. Following two years of marriage, the pair divorced in 1920. Harris died in July 1944.

Four years after his first union ended, Charlie met another actress, Lita Grey, while filming "The Gold Rush." She starred as the leading lady in the comedy film and later fell pregnant.

The duo, who tied the knot in 1924, welcomed their son Charles in May 1925 and their son Sydney in March 1926. However, after three years of matrimony, they bitterly split in 1927. Grey died in 1995.

Charlie's third marriage was to actress Paulette Goddard who starred in "Modern Times" and "The Great Dictator." They walked down the aisle in 1936 and were married for six years before divorcing in 1942. They split amicably, and she passed away in 1990.

Charlie's fourth and final marriage was to British actress O'Neill, whom he married in June 1943. He finally found happiness, and it seemed they were both destined for each other even though she was only 18 and he was 53 when they met.

The couple crossed paths when he considered her for a role in an unmade movie, "Shadow and Substance," and they became inseparable since then.

They later welcomed eight children together. In addition to their daughter Josephine, they had Annette, Christopher, Eugene, Geraldine, Jane, and Victoria. Charlie and O'Neill remained married for 34 years until his death. She died in 1991.

Another Hollywood veteran with a big family is Dick Van Dyke.

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