Leslie Caron
Actor · Born July 1, 1931 · Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
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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.
Acted in 70
2020s
- 2020
Written on Water
Pauline
2010s
- 2018
Gershwin: The American Classic
Movie
- 2017
The Perfect Age
Marguerite
- 2016
- 2010
Mother of Normandy: The Story of Simone Renaud
Simone Renaud (Voice)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Fanny (archive footage)
2000s
- 2008
'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris
Movie
- 2003
- 2001
Murder on the Orient Express
Miss Alvarado
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
Passion's Way
Regine De Chantelle
- 1996
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
Czarina Aleksandra Romanov (voice) · 1 episode
The Ring
Madame de Saint Marne
- 1995
Let It Be Me
Marguerite
- 1994
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Normandy: The Great Crusade
Mary-Louise Osmont (voice)
- 1992
- 1990
Warriors and Prisoners
Madame Yvonne
1980s
- 1988
Lenin: The Train
Nedeshda Krupskaja
Lenin... The Train
Nadeschda 'Nadia' Krupskaja · 2 episodes
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
Coco Chanel
- 1985
Reel Horror
Nicole (archive footage)
- 1984
Master of the Game
Solange Dunas · 9 episodes
- 1982
The Unapproachable
Movie
Imperative
Mother
The Contract
Penelopa Wilson
- 1981
Chanel Solitaire
(uncredited)
- 1980
All Stars
Lucille Berger
1970s
- 1979
Goldengirl
Dr. Sammy Lee
- 1977
- 1976
Surreal Estate
Céleste
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
- 1974
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
QB VII
Angela Kelno · 2 episodes
- 1973
Carola
Carola
- 1971
Chandler
Katherine Creighton
- 1970
Madron
Sister Mary
1960s
- 1967
- 1966
Promise Her Anything
Michele O'Brien
- 1965
A Very Special Favor
Dr. Lauren Boullard
- 1964
Father Goose
Catherine Freneau
- 1962
The Four Truths
Annie (segment "Les deux pigeons")
The L-Shaped Room
Jane Fosset
Guns of Darkness
Claire Jordan
- 1961
- 1960
The Subterraneans
Mardou Fox
Austerlitz
Mlle de Vaudey
1950s
- 1959
The Man Who Understood Women
Ann Garantier
The Doctor's Dilemma
Mrs. Dubedat
- 1958
74Gigi
Gigi
- 1956
Gaby
Gaby
- 1955
The Glass Slipper
Ella
- 1953
The Story of Three Loves
Mademoiselle
- 1952
Glory Alley
Angela
- 1951
Appearances28
2010s
- 2017
Love, Cecil
Self
Quand Jean devint Renoir
Self - Interviewee
- 2016
Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star
Herself
- 2011
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »
Self (actrice et amie de Jean Renoir)
2000s
- 2009
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Self (archive)
- 2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
Self
- 2002
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Self
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
Self
1990s
- 1999
Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires
Self
1970s
- 1978
- 1975
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Self
- 1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
- 1972
1960s
- 1964
Pour le plaisir
Self · 2 episodes
- 1962
1950s
- 1956
- 1955
- 1954
Reflets de Cannes
Self · 1 episode
- 1953
- 1952
The Million Dollar Nickel
Self
