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Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron

Acting

Born: July 1, 1931Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

Leslie Claire Margaret Caron (born 1 July 1931) is a French-American actress, dancer and writer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, two BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards. Caron started her career as a ballerina. She made her film debut in the musical An American in Paris (1951), followed by roles in The Man with a Cloak (1951), Glory Alley (1952) and The Story of Three Loves (1953), before receving critical acclaim for her role as an orphan in Lili (also 1953), which earned her the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress and garnered nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. As a leading lady, Caron went on to star in films such as The Glass Slipper, Daddy Long Legs (both 1955), Gigi (1958), Fanny (1961), both of which earned her Golden Globe nominations, Guns of Darkness (1962), The L-Shaped Room (both 1962), Father Goose (1964) and A Very Special Favor (1965). For her role of a single pregnant woman in The L-Shaped Room, Caron, in addition to receiving a second Academy Award nomination, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and a second BAFTA Award. Caron's other roles include Is Paris Burning? (1966), That's Entertainment! (1974), The Man Who Loved Women, Valentino (both 1977), Damage (1992), Funny Bones (1995), Chocolat (2000) and Le Divorce (2003). In 2007, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her performance of a child molestation victim in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leslie Caron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

2025
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)

2020
Written on Water

Written on Water

Pauline

2020
Gershwin: The American Classic

Gershwin: The American Classic

2018
Love, Cecil

Love, Cecil

Self

2017
Quand Jean devint Renoir

Quand Jean devint Renoir

Self - Interviewee

2017
The Perfect Age

The Perfect Age

Marguerite

2017
Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star

Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star

Herself

2016
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »

Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »

Self (actrice et amie de Jean Renoir)

2011
Mother of Normandy: The Story of Simone Renaud

Mother of Normandy: The Story of Simone Renaud

Simone Renaud (Voice)

2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Fanny (archive footage)

2010
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s

Self

2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

Self (archive)

2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

Self

2008

'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris

2008

Thank Heaven! The Making of 'Gigi'

Herself

2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical

Self

2008
Le Divorce

Le Divorce

Suzanne de Persand

2003
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

Self

2002
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff

From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff

Self

2002
Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

Miss Alvarado

2001
Chocolat

Chocolat

Mrs. Audel

2000
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

Madeleine

2000
Passion's Way

Passion's Way

Regine De Chantelle

1999
Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires

Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires

Self

1999
The Ring

The Ring

Madame de Saint Marne

1996
Let It Be Me

Let It Be Me

Marguerite

1995
Funny Bones

Funny Bones

Katie Parker

1995
That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage)

1994
Normandy: The Great Crusade

Normandy: The Great Crusade

Mary-Louise Osmont (voice)

1994
Damage

Damage

Elizabeth Prideaux

1992
Warriors and Prisoners

Warriors and Prisoners

Madame Yvonne

1990
Lenin: The Train

Lenin: The Train

Nedeshda Krupskaja

1990
Courage Mountain

Courage Mountain

Jane Hilary

1990
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

Coco Chanel

1988
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Self

1988
Reel Horror

Reel Horror

Nicole (archive footage)

1985
Dangerous Moves

Dangerous Moves

Henia Liebskind

1984
The Unapproachable

The Unapproachable

1982
Imperative

Imperative

Mother

1982
The Contract

The Contract

Penelopa Wilson

1982
Chanel Solitaire

Chanel Solitaire

(uncredited)

1981
All Stars

All Stars

Lucille Berger

1980
Goldengirl

Goldengirl

Dr. Sammy Lee

1979
Valentino

Valentino

Alla Nazimova

1977
The Man Who Loved Women

The Man Who Loved Women

Véra

1977
Nicole

Nicole

Nicole

1976
Surreal Estate

Surreal Estate

Céleste

1976
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

1976
James Dean: The First American Teenager

James Dean: The First American Teenager

Self

1975
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage)

1974
Carola

Carola

Carola

1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

Self (archive footage)

1973
Chandler

Chandler

Katherine Creighton

1971
Madron

Madron

Sister Mary

1970
The Head of the Family

The Head of the Family

Paola

1967
Is Paris Burning?

Is Paris Burning?

Françoise Labé

1966
Promise Her Anything

Promise Her Anything

Michele O'Brien

1966
A Very Special Favor

A Very Special Favor

Dr. Lauren Boullard

1965
Father Goose

Father Goose

Catherine Freneau

1964
The Four Truths

The Four Truths

Annie (segment "Les deux pigeons")

1962
The L-Shaped Room

The L-Shaped Room

Jane Fosset

1962
Guns of Darkness

Guns of Darkness

Claire Jordan

1962
Fanny

Fanny

Fanny

1961
The Subterraneans

The Subterraneans

Mardou Fox

1960
The Battle of Austerlitz

The Battle of Austerlitz

Mlle de Vaudey

1960
The Man Who Understood Women

The Man Who Understood Women

Ann Garantier

1959
The Doctor's Dilemma

The Doctor's Dilemma

Mrs. Dubedat

1959
Gigi

Gigi

Gilberte "Gigi"

1958
Gaby

Gaby

Gaby

1956
Daddy Long Legs

Daddy Long Legs

Julie Andre

1955
The Glass Slipper

The Glass Slipper

Ella

1955
The Story of Three Loves

The Story of Three Loves

Mademoiselle

1953
Lili

Lili

Lili Daurier

1953
Glory Alley

Glory Alley

Angela

1952
The Million Dollar Nickel

The Million Dollar Nickel

Herself

1952
The Man with a Cloak

The Man with a Cloak

Madeline Minot

1951
An American in Paris

An American in Paris

Lise Bouvier

1951