Tessa Charlotte Rampling OBE (born 5 February 1946) is an English actress, model and singer, known for her work in European arthouse films in English, French, and Italian. An icon of the Swinging Sixties, she began her career as a model and later became a fashion icon and muse.
Known For
Dune: Part Two
(2024)
Reverend Mother Mohiam
Dune
(2021)
Reverend Mother Mohiam
Angel Heart
(1987)
Margaret Krusemark
Melancholia
(2011)
Gaby
Red Sparrow
(2018)
Matron
Babylon A.D.
(2008)
CEO of Noelite Church
Assassin's Creed
(2016)
Ellen Kaye
Orca
(1977)
Rachel Bedford
Basic Instinct 2
(2006)
Milena Gardosh
Young & Beautiful
(2013)
Alice
Benedetta
(2021)
Sister Felicita
Zardoz
(1974)
Consuella
Spy Game
(2001)
Anne Cathcart
Never Let Me Go
(2010)
Miss Emily
The Duchess
(2008)
Lady Spencer
Deception
(2008)
Wall Street Belle
Full Filmography
Acting
A Hard Day's Night
(1964)
Girl at Disco (uncredited)
The Knack... and How to Get It
(1965)
Water Skier (uncredited)
Rotten to the Core
(1965)
Sara Capell
Georgy Girl
(1966)
Meredith
The Long Duel
(1967)
Jane Stafford
Sardinia Kidnapped
(1968)
Christina
The Damned
(1969)
Elisabeth Thallman
Target: Harry
(1969)
Ruth Carlyle
Three
(1969)
Marty
Vanishing Point
(1971)
The Hitchhiker
'Tis Pity She's a Whore
(1971)
Annabella
The Ski Bum
(1971)
Samantha Takashita
Asylum
(1972)
Barbara
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
(1972)
Anne Boleyn
Corky
(1972)
Corky's Wife
Giordano Bruno
(1973)
Fosca
Zardoz
(1974)
Consuella
The Night Porter
(1974)
Lucia Atherton
Caravan to Vaccarès
(1974)
Lila
Farewell, My Lovely
(1975)
Mrs. Grayle
Yuppi Du
(1975)
Silvia della Noce
Flesh of the Orchid
(1975)
Claire
Sherlock Holmes in New York
(1976)
Irene Adler
Foxtrot
(1976)
Julia
Orca
(1977)
Rachel Bedford
The Purple Taxi
(1977)
Sharon Frederick
Stardust Memories
(1980)
Dorrie
The Verdict
(1982)
Laura Fischer
Long Live Life
(1984)
Catherine Perrin
The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience
(1984)
Self
He Died with His Eyes Open
(1985)
Barbara Spark
Sadness and Beauty
(1985)
Léa Uéno
Max My Love
(1986)
Margaret
Jean-Michel Jarre - Rendez-Vous Lyon
(1986)
Self
Angel Heart
(1987)
Margaret Krusemark
Mascara
(1987)
Gaby Hart
D.O.A.
(1988)
Mrs. Fitzwaring
Paris by Night
(1989)
Clara Paige
Affairs
(1989)
Miriam
Helmut Newton: Frames from the Edge
(1989)
Self
La Femme abandonnée
(1992)
Fanny de Lussange
Hammers Over the Anvil
(1994)
Grace McAlister
Time is Money
(1994)
Irina Kaufman
Murder in Mind
(1994)
Sonya Davies
Samson le magnifique
(1995)
Isabelle de Marsac
Asphalt Tango
(1996)
Marion
Invasion of Privacy
(1996)
Deidre Stiles - Josh's Attorney
La dernière fête
(1996)
The Marquise
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
(1996)
Narrator (voice)
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
(1996)
Narrator (voice)
The Wings of the Dove
(1997)
Aunt Maude
Peter Beard: Scrapbooks from Africa and Beyond
(1998)
Great Expectations
(1999)
Miss Havisham
The Cherry Orchard
(1999)
Ranyevskaya
Under the Sand
(2000)
Marie Drillon
Aberdeen
(2000)
Helen
Tribute to Alfred Lepetit
(2000)
Self
Signs & Wonders
(2001)
Marjorie
The Fourth Angel
(2001)
Kate Stockton
Superstition
(2001)
Frances Matteo
Spy Game
(2001)
Anne Cathcart
Clouds: Letters to My Son
(2001)
(Voice, English version)
Summer Things
(2002)
Elizabeth Lannier
Searching for Debra Winger
(2002)
Self
Swimming Pool
(2003)
Sarah Morton
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
(2003)
Helen
The Statement
(2003)
Nicole
Augustus: The First Emperor
(2003)
Livia Drusilla
Whales of Atlantis: In Search of Moby Dick
(2003)
The Keys to the House
(2004)
Nicole
Jerusalem Syndrome
(2004)
Immortal
(2004)
Elma Turner
Charlotte
(2004)
Self
Lemming
(2005)
Alice Pollock
Revisiting Brideshead
(2005)
Self (archive footage)
Heading South
(2006)
Ellen
Basic Instinct 2
(2006)
Milena Gardosh
Twice Upon a Time
(2006)
Alice d'Abanville
Chaotic Ana
(2007)
Justine
Angel
(2007)
Hermione
100 Years Under the Sea: Shipwrecks of the Caribbean
(2007)
Narrator (voice)
Babylon A.D.
(2008)
CEO of Noelite Church
The Duchess
(2008)
Lady Spencer
Deception
(2008)
Wall Street Belle
IMAX Dolphins and Whales: Tribes of the Ocean
(2008)
Narrator (voice)
The Invisible Woman
(2009)
Rose
Blame It on Mum
(2009)
Mady Celliers
The Chalk Circle Man
(2009)
Mathilde
Boogie Woogie
(2009)
Emille
La Traversée du désir
(2009)
Self
All About Actresses
(2009)
Charlotte Rampling
StreetDance 3D
(2010)
Helena
Never Let Me Go
(2010)
Miss Emily
Rio Sex Comedy
(2010)
Charlotte
A Dubious Place
(2010)
Mathilde
Life During Wartime
(2010)
Jacqueline
Rose, c'est Paris
(2010)
self
Melancholia
(2011)
Gaby
Charlotte Rampling: The Look
(2011)
Self
The Mill and the Cross
(2011)
Mary
The Eye of the Storm
(2011)
Elizabeth Hunter
D'un film à l'autre
(2011)
Self (archive footage)
Cleanskin
(2012)
Charlotte McQueen
Ghost Recon: Alpha
(2012)
Special Appearance
I, Anna
(2012)
Anna Welles
All About You
(2012)
Pauline
The End
(2012)
Self
Night Train to Lisbon
(2013)
Older Adriana
Young & Beautiful
(2013)
Alice
The Sea
(2013)
Miss Vavasour
45 Years
(2015)
Kate Mercer
The Forbidden Room
(2015)
The Ostler's Mother
Jean-Michel Jarre: The Rise of Electronic Music
(2015)
Self
Portrait of the Artist
(2015)
La mère (voice)
Seances
(2016)
Passage to Mars
(2016)
Self (voice)
Assassin's Creed
(2016)
Ellen Kaye
The Sense of an Ending
(2017)
Veronica Ford
Euphoria
(2018)
Marina
Red Sparrow
(2018)
Matron
Hannah
(2018)
Hannah
Kiss & Tell
(2018)
Elizabeth
The Little Stranger
(2018)
Mrs. Ayres
Cannes, le festival libre
(2018)
Narrator (voice)
Jacques Deray, j'ai connu une belle époque
(2018)
Self
Waiting for the Miracle to Come
(2019)
Dixie Riggs
Valley of the Gods
(2020)
Amanda Joyce
Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
(2020)
Self
Last Words
(2020)
Batlk
I Love You Coiffure
(2020)
Childcare Worker (segment "Le Nounours")
Saint Laurent - Summer of ‘21
(2020)
Benedetta
(2021)
Sister Felicita
Dune
(2021)
Reverend Mother Mohiam
Alida Valli: In Her Own Words
(2021)
Self
Everything Went Fine
(2021)
Claude de Soria
Juniper
(2021)
Ruth
The Painter
(2021)
Narrator (voice)
The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling
(2023)
Self - Portrait Subject & Interviewee
Grandmother's Footsteps
(2023)
Voice
Dune: Part Two
(2024)
Reverend Mother Mohiam
Camera