Georgina Rose Chapman (born 14 April 1976) is an English fashion designer and actress. She was a regular cast member on ''

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'' and, together with

Keren Craig Keren Craig (born 27 February 1976 in Lucerne, Switzerland) is a Swiss-born British fashion designer. Together with Georgina Chapman, she founded the high-end fashion label Marchesa in 2004. Life and career As teenagers, Craig met future part ...

, is a co-founder of the fashion label

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. Chapman was married to film producer

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before leaving him in 2017 in the wake of allegations of sexual abuse against him.

Life and career

Chapman was born in London, England, the daughter of Caroline Wonfor, a journalist, and

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, a co-owner of the coffee company Percol. Chapman grew up in

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, southwest London. Chapman attended

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in Wiltshire. In her 20s, Chapman modelled in an advertisement for

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, a dandruff shampoo, and one for throat lozenges Soothers. Chapman met future business partner Keren Craig while they were students at

Chelsea College of Art and Design Chelsea College of Arts is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London based in London, United Kingdom, and is a leading British art and design institution with an international reputation. It offers further and higher educat ...

. Chapman graduated from

Wimbledon School of Art Wimbledon College of Arts, formerly Wimbledon School of Art, is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London specialising in theatre, screen and performance art. It is located in Wimbledon and Merton Park, South West London. ...

in 2001 and began her career as a

costume designer A costume designer is a person who designs costumes for a film, stage production or television show. The role of the costume designer is to create the characters' outfits or costumes and balance the scenes with texture and colour, etc. The costume ...

. After graduation, Chapman appeared in various television shows and films. In 2004, she and Craig launched

, named after socialite Marchesa

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. Investors include Giuseppe Cipriani and Steve Witkoff.Fashion Mini: February 2008 In 2006, the label was named one of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund's top 10 finalists. According to the 2015 ''Sunday Times'' Rich List, Chapman has a net worth of £15 million. From 2012 to 2019, Chapman was a judge on the Weinstein-produced TV show '' Project Runway: All Stars''. In May 2019, Chapman's design for an evening gown was featured in the 2019

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in New York as worn by Hollywood actress

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on the runway and staircase for the event.

Personal life

Chapman was born with femoral anteversion, commonly known as being 'pigeon-toed', as the condition causes her toes to point inward while walking. At the age of eight, she was also diagnosed with

dyslexia Dyslexia, also known until the 1960s as word blindness, is a disorder characterized by reading below the expected level for one's age. Different people are affected to different degrees. Problems may include difficulties in spelling words, r ...

. She is good friends with actor

David Oyelowo David Oyetokunbo Oyelowo ( ; born 1 April 1976) is a British actor, director and producer. His accolades include a Critics' Choice Award and two NAACP Image Awards as well as nominations for two Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards ...

, whom she has known since she was 18. Chapman and film producer

began dating in 2004 after his divorce from his first wife and married on 15 December 2007 in

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, US. They have two children. On 10 October 2017, Chapman announced she was divorcing Weinstein after more than 100 women made accusations of rape, assault, or sexual harassment against him. They reached a settlement in January 2018 and their divorce was finalised in July 2021. In March 2020, it was reported that she was in a relationship with actor

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Filmography

* ''Desire'' (2001) as Eve * '' Jeffrey Archer: The Truth'' (2002) (TV) as secretary * ''

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'' (2003) as debutante * ''Sons & Lovers'' (2003) (TV) as Louie * ''Rosemary & Thyme'' as Celia Llewellyn (1 episode, 2004) * '' Bride & Prejudice'' (2004) as Anne * ''A Soldier's Tunic'' (2004) as Katherine Cranborn * ''Piccadilly Jim'' (2004) as Connie 1 * '' Derailed'' (2005) as Candy * '' The Business'' (2005) as Carly * ''

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'' (2005) as Nola co-worker * ''Danny the Dog'' (2005) as floozy 1 * ''Zemanovaload'' (2005) as Jenna * '' Factory Girl'' (2006) as interviewer * ''Project Catwalk'' (2006) TV Series as herself, guest panelist on season 1, episode 9 * ''

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'' (2007) as Penny Carver Elliot * ''

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'' (2007) as TriBeCa fashionista * ''Don't'' – Fake Trailer in between ''

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'' and ''

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'' in ''

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'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2009) as herself * '' Project Runway: All Stars'' (2012–2019) as judge

References

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