Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron

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
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
    Birthday
    7/1/1931
Chocolat
Chocolat
7
The Man Who Loved Women
The Man Who Loved Women
7.2
An American in Paris
An American in Paris
7
Lenin: The Train
Lenin: The Train
6.1
Is Paris Burning?
Is Paris Burning?
7.2
Damage
Damage
6.6
Father Goose
Father Goose
7
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
6
Le Divorce
Le Divorce
5
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs
6.3
Funny Bones
Funny Bones
6.5
Valentino
Valentino
5.9
Lili
Lili
6.7
Dangerous Moves
Dangerous Moves
5.8
Gigi
Gigi
6.2
The Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz
6.7
The Ring
The Ring
5.7
Nicole
Nicole
2.8
The Man with a Cloak
The Man with a Cloak
6.9
Fanny
Fanny
6.8
The L-Shaped Room
The L-Shaped Room
6.7
The Contract
The Contract
5.3
Surreal Estate
Surreal Estate
4.6
Chandler
Chandler
4.5
Promise Her Anything
Promise Her Anything
3.3
Gaby
Gaby
7
A Very Special Favor
A Very Special Favor
5.7
The Story of Three Loves
The Story of Three Loves
5.5
The Four Truths
The Four Truths
4.2
The Glass Slipper
The Glass Slipper
6.3
The Doctor's Dilemma
The Doctor's Dilemma
6.1
Passion's Way
Passion's Way
4
The Head of the Family
The Head of the Family
6.7
Reel Horror
Reel Horror
2.4
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
7
Glory Alley
Glory Alley
5.9
The Subterraneans
The Subterraneans
4.8
The Man Who Understood Women
The Man Who Understood Women
3.6
Madron
Madron
5.1
Guns of Darkness
Guns of Darkness
6
Thank Heaven! The Making of 'Gigi'
7
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
0
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
6.8
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
4
The Unapproachable
The Unapproachable
0
All Stars
All Stars
0
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
7.2
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
7
Imperative
Imperative
5.5
That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II
6.8
Goldengirl
Goldengirl
4.8
Let It Be Me
Let It Be Me
5.6
Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star
Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star
7.7
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »
0
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
7.7
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III
6.9
Courage Mountain
Courage Mountain
6.5
Love, Cecil
Love, Cecil
6.4
James Dean: The First American Teenager
James Dean: The First American Teenager
6
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
7
Carola
Carola
6
The Million Dollar Nickel
The Million Dollar Nickel
4
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
7.4
Warriors and Prisoners
Warriors and Prisoners
1
Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood
Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood
5.4
Normandy: The Great Crusade
Normandy: The Great Crusade
10
The Perfect Age
The Perfect Age
0
'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris
7
Quand Jean devint Renoir
Quand Jean devint Renoir
10
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
6.9
Written on Water
Written on Water
5
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
0
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
0
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
0

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