Chaplin (film) and is moved to tears when the audience provide him with the Oscar's longest standing ovation. Although Richard Attenborough wanted Robert Downey Jr. for the part of Chaplin, studio executives wanted Robin Williams or Billy Crystal for the role. Jim Carrey was also considered for the role. The film received mixed to positive reviews. Although the film was criticized for taking dramatic licence with some aspects of Chaplin's life, Downey's performance as Chaplin won universal acclaim. Attenborough was sufficiently confident in Downey's performance to include historical footage of Chaplin himself at the end of the film. The film was lauded
Charlotte Attenborough of "An Inspector Calls" at Theatr Clwyd which then transferred to London's Westminster Theatre. In 1989 she played Lucie Manette in an adaptation of "A Tale of Two Cities" for BBC Radio 4. Attenborough married Graham Sinclair in 1993 with whom she has two children. Charlotte Attenborough Charlotte Isabel Attenborough (born 29 June 1959) is a British stage, film and television actress known for "Jane Eyre" (1996) and "Jeeves and Wooster" (1991-93). Styled The Hon. Charlotte Attenborough socially, she is the daughter of Richard Attenborough and Sheila Sim. Born in London in 1959, the daughter of actor, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and