Charlotte Rampling

Charlotte Rampling
Rampling in 2015
Born
Tessa Charlotte Rampling

(1946-02-05) 5 February 1946 (age 78)
Occupation(s)Actress, model, singer
Years active1963–present
WorksFull list
Spouses
Bryan Southcombe
(m. 1972; div. 1976)
(m. 1978; div. 1997)
Partner(s)Jean-Noël Tassez
(1998–2015; his death)
Children2
RelativesGodfrey Rampling (father)
AwardsFull list

Tessa Charlotte Rampling OBE (born 5 February 1946)[1] is an English actress.[2][3] An icon of the Swinging Sixties, she began her career as a model.[4] She was cast in the role of Meredith in the 1966 film Georgy Girl, which starred Lynn Redgrave. She soon began making French and Italian arthouse films, notably Luchino Visconti's The Damned (1969) and Liliana Cavani's The Night Porter (1974). She went on to star in many European and English-language films, including Stardust Memories (1980), The Verdict (1982), Long Live Life (1984), and The Wings of the Dove (1997). In the 2000s, she became the muse of French director François Ozon, appearing in several of his films, notably Swimming Pool (2003) and Young & Beautiful (2013). On television, she is known for her role as Dr. Evelyn Vogel in Dexter (2013).

In 2002 she released an album of recordings in the style of cabaret, titled Like a Woman.[5]

In 2012 she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, both for her performance in the miniseries Restless. For her performance in the 2015 film 45 Years, she won the Berlin Film Festival Award for Best Actress, the European Film Award for Best Actress, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

In 2017, she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the 74th Venice International Film Festival for Hannah.[6] She received an Honorary César in 2001 and France's Legion of Honour in 2002. She was made an OBE in 2000 for her services to the arts, and received the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award from the European Film Awards.

In 2015, she released her autobiography, which she wrote in French, titled Qui Je Suis.[7] She later worked on an English translation, titled Who I Am, which was published in March 2017.

  1. ^ Tiffin, George (30 September 2015). A Star is Born: The Moment an Actress becomes an Icon - George Tiffin - Google Books. Head of Zeus. ISBN 9781781859360. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Charlotte Rampling, fashion icon" Archived 31 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine, harpersbazaar.com; accessed 18 January 2016.
  3. ^ Charlotte Rampling interview Archived 26 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine, out.com; accessed 1 March 2016.
  4. ^ Smoldering Charlotte Rampling Archived 21 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine, bbcamerica.com; accessed 18 January 2016.
  5. ^ Rampling recording Archived 22 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine, ecrannoir.fr; accessed 1 March 2016.
  6. ^ Rapold, Nicolas (9 September 2017). "'The Shape of Water' Takes Top Venice Film Festival Prize". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  7. ^ Charlotte Rampling autobiography Archived 19 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine, vogue.com; accessed 1 March 2016.