What is Charlotte Rampling?
{{Infobox person | name = Charlotte Rampling | image = Charlotte Rampling cropped 2009.jpg | caption = Charlotte Rampling in 2009 | birth_name = Tessa Charlotte Rampling | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1946|2|5}} | birth_place = [[Sturmer]], [[Essex]], England, UK | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1965–present | partner = Bryan Southcombe<br>[[Jean Michel Jarre]]<br>[[Jean-Noël Tassez]] }} '''Charlotte Rampling''' (born 5 February 1946) is an [[English people|English]] [[actress]]. She has appeared in English language, French and Italian cinema. She was made an [[Order of the British Empire|Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in 2001 and received France's [[Legion of Honour]] in 2002. Rampling's film career began in 1965. Her films include ''[[Georgy Girl (film)|Georgy Girl]]'' (1966), [[Luchino Visconti|Visconti]]'s ''[[The Damned (1969 film)|The Damned]]'' (1969), ''[[The Night Porter]]'' (1974), ''[[Farewell, My Lovely (1975 film)|Farewell My Lovely]]'' (1975), [[Woody Allen]]'s ''[[Stardust Memories]]'' (1980), [[Sidney Lumet]]'s ''[[The Verdict (1982 film)|The Verdict]]'' (1982), ''[[Angel Heart]]'' (1987), ''[[The Duchess (film)|The Duchess]]'' (2008) and [[Fred Schepisi]]'s ''[[The Eye of the Storm (2011 film)|The Eye of the Storm]]'' (2011). She has been nominated four times for a [[Cesar Award]], for ''On ne meurt que 2 fois'' (1985), ''[[Sous le sable]]'' (2000), ''[[Swimming Pool (film)|Swimming Pool]]'' (2003) and ''[[Lemming (film)|Lemming]]'' (2005) and received an [[Honorary Cesar]] in 2001. On television, she starred in the 2012 [[BBC]] miniseries ''[[Restless (2012 miniseries)|Restless]]'', for which she received an [[Emmy Award]] nomination. == Early life == Bisset was born in [[Sturmer]], Essex, England. Her birth name is '''Tessa Charlotte Rampling'''. She is the daughter of Isabelle Anne and [[Godfrey Rampling]], a [[Olympics|olympic]] gold medalist. She had one sister, Sarah, who committed suicide in 1966 at the age of 23. ==