Acting · b. 1931 · Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

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 fo...

Acting
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood Self - Interviewee (archive footage) 2025 A Christmas Carol The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice) 2020 Written on Water Pauline 2020 Gershwin: The American Classic 2018 Love, Cecil Self 2017 The Perfect Age Marguerite 2017 Quand Jean devint Renoir Self - Interviewee 2017 Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star Herself 2016 Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu » Self (actrice et amie de Jean Renoir) 2011 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff Fanny (archive footage) 2010 Mother of Normandy: The Story of Simone Renaud Simone Renaud (Voice) 2010 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical Self (archive) 2009 Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s Self 2009 Thank Heaven! The Making of 'Gigi' Herself 2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History Self 2008 'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris 2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical Self 2008 Le Divorce Suzanne de Persand 2003 From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff Self 2002 Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer Self 2002 Murder on the Orient Express Miss Alvarado 2001 Chocolat Mrs. Audel 2000 The Last of the Blonde Bombshells Madeleine 2000 Passion's Way Regine De Chantelle 1999 Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires Self 1999 The Ring Madame de Saint Marne 1996 Funny Bones Katie Parker 1995 Let It Be Me Marguerite 1995 That's Entertainment! III (archive footage) 1994 Normandy: The Great Crusade Mary-Louise Osmont (voice) 1994
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