Charlie Chaplin’s granddaughter Oona almost changes her name, says it’s difficult
Oona Chaplin, who plays the antagonist Varang in ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’, recently discussed her experience as Charlie Chaplin’s granddaughter. The actress said she has considered changing her name because it is difficult to feel unworthy.
Avatar: Fire and Ashes Actress Oona Chaplin, best known for her role as Varang, has opened up about the complexities of carrying on the Chaplin family legacy. As the granddaughter of legendary film legend Charlie Chaplin, Oona shared that the significance of her surname has been both an opportunity and a challenge since graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
The actress revealed that she once considered changing her name when she started pursuing a full-time acting career.
In a recent interview with london time“It’s been a journey of feeling worthy, because I know that doors have opened for me that probably wouldn’t have opened had I not been connected with this talented individual,” Ona said.
He experienced mixed feelings about his place in the industry, saying, “It’s definitely difficult to feel unworthy of the place you’re in.” Despite these doubts, Oona ultimately chose to retain her name.
Oona said her mindset “has evolved from guilt to gratitude, because she’s worked really hard and knowing that nothing I do will ever compare to what my grandfather did. If my whole goal in this field is that people say, ‘Oh, Charlie Chaplin’s granddaughter’, and they Google her and watch one of her movies, then I’m happy because she’s so talented.”
Reflecting on her family’s creative tradition, Oona said her grandfather “would have been into it”. Avatar Movies. He also depicted the relationship between director James Cameron and his grandfather. He said, “I think James Cameron is probably one of the closest people to Chaplin, even though they’re really different. They know what they’re talking about, so people listen.”
Cameron had previously discussed casting for the role of Varang. talking to indiewireThe director said he was initially looking at “women whose names you would know instantly, who were already stars and people I really wanted to work with.”
Ultimately he chose Una. “It was a difficult decision to go against faces and names I already knew, but Una surprised me with her perception of the character, the way she walked, and her complete fearlessness,” he said, “and she was well prepared – she knew the scene well, and it was seven or eight pages long.”
Avatar: Fire and Ashes It was released in India on 19 December.
Oona’s mother Geraldine Chaplin is also an accomplished actress and the daughter of Charlie Chaplin. Whereas Avatar: Fire and Ashes is Una’s first major Hollywood blockbuster, her previous roles include works game of Thrones, Prohibition, Crimson FieldAnd black MirrorShe has been acting professionally since 2007,
