Leslie Caron
Biography
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 rol...
Known For
Top 40 Movies
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
1988
Mother of Normandy: The Story of Simone Renaud
2010
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »
2011
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
2008
Reel Horror
1985
Murder on the Orient Express
2001
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009
A Christmas Carol
2020
Normandy: The Great Crusade
1994
Father Goose
1964
Chocolat
2000
The Million Dollar Nickel
1952
Imperative
1982
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Lili
1953
Glory Alley
1952
Damage
1992
An American in Paris
1951
James Dean: The First American Teenager
1975
Gigi
1958
The Man Who Loved Women
1977
The Man Who Understood Women
1959
Goldengirl
1979
Le Divorce
2003
The Head of the Family
1967
Valentino
1977
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
The Contract
1982
Courage Mountain
1990
Dangerous Moves
1984
The Ring
1996
Is Paris Burning?
1966
Gaby
1956
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988
Chanel Solitaire
1981
That's Entertainment!
1974
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008
The Battle of Austerlitz
1960