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 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 politician Richard Attenborough and the film and theatre actress Sheila Sim, Charlotte Attenborough is the niece of television naturalist David Attenborough, John Attenborough and the late actor Gerald Sim and the sister of the director Michael Attenborough; her sister Jane and her 14 year-old niece