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Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron

Acting

Born July 1, 1931 Boulogne-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.

TV Shows(19)

Movies(78)

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

Thank Heaven! The Making of 'Gigi'

Thank Heaven! The Making of 'Gigi'

Herself

2008

'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris

'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris

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

Courage Mountain

Courage Mountain

Jane Hilary

1990

Lenin: The Train

Lenin: The Train

Nedeshda Krupskaja

1988

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