Charlotte Rampling
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Charlotte Rampling OBE, (born February 5, 1945 in Sturmer, Essex, England, United Kingdom) is a British actress and former model (her height is 5' 7"). She attended Jeanne d'Arc Academie pour Jeunes Filles in Versailles and St. Hilda's school in Bushley, England.
After working as a model for a while Rampling's first screen role was uncredited as a water skier in Richard Lester's film The Knack... and how to get it in 1965 which was followed a year later by the role of Merdith in the film Georgy Girl. After this her acting career blossomed in both English and French cinema. She often takes roles which portray her as the villain or as a 'bitch'.
In 1972 she married the actor Bryan Southcombe, they had one child Bryan who is now a successful television director before divorcing in 1976. In 1978 she married the French composer Jean-Michel Jarre and had 3 children, including the magician David Jarre, the marriage was dissolved in the late 1990s when she found out (via tabloid newspaper stories) about Jarre's affairs with other women. In 2005 she is due to marry her business consultant fiancé Jean-Noel Tassez.
Facts
- In the 2000 new year honours list Rampling was awarded the OBE.
- Kinky Machine's song "Charlotte Rampling" includes the lyric "I always wanted to be your trampoline."
- In 1995, Empire (magazine) voted her #97 out of 100 of the Sexiest Stars in history while she was one of People Magazines "50 Most Beautiful People" in May 2001.
- Her father, Godfrey Rampling, won a gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in the 4x400m relay.
Brief filmography
- Basic Instinct 2: Risk Addiction (2006)
- The Statement (2003) ... as Nicole
- Swimming Pool (2003) ... as Sarah Morton
- Spy Game (2001) ... as Anna Cathcart
- Superstition (2001 movie) (2001) ... as Frances Matteo
- Sous le sable (Under the Sand) (2000) ... as Marie Drillon
- Signs and Wonders (2000) ... as Marjorie
- The Wings of The Dove (1997) ... as Aunt Maude
- The Verdict (1982) ... as Laura Fischer
- Zardoz (1974) ... as Consuella
- The Night Porter (1974) ...as Lucia Atherton
- Georgy Girl (1966) ... Meredith
- The Knack...and how to get it ... uncredited
External links
- Charlotte Rampling Website (http://users.skynet.be/charlotte.rampling/) Fanpage dedicated to CR, highly recommended
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