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Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 01, 1931 (94)
Birthplace Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Apr 05, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 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.

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Filmography

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

2020

as The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)

The Perfect Age

The Perfect Age

2017

as Marguerite

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010

as Fanny (archive footage)

Le Divorce

Le Divorce

2003

as Suzanne de Persand

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

2001

as Miss Alvarado

Chocolat

Chocolat

2000

as Mrs. Audel

Passion's Way

Passion's Way

1999

as Regine De Chantelle

The Ring

The Ring

1996

as Madame de Saint Marne

Funny Bones

Funny Bones

1995

as Katie Parker

Let It Be Me

Let It Be Me

1995

as Marguerite

Normandy: The Great Crusade

Normandy: The Great Crusade

1994

as Mary-Louise Osmont (voice)

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994

as (archive footage)

Damage

Damage

1992

as Elizabeth Prideaux

Lenin: The Train

Lenin: The Train

1990

as Nedeshda Krupskaja

Courage Mountain

Courage Mountain

1990

as Jane Hilary

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

1988

as Coco Chanel

Reel Horror

Reel Horror

1985

as Nicole (archive footage)

Imperative

Imperative

1982

as Mother

Goldengirl

Goldengirl

1979

as Dr. Sammy Lee

Nicole

Nicole

1978

as Nicole

Valentino

Valentino

1977

as Alla Nazimova

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage)

Chandler

Chandler

1971

as Katherine Creighton

Madron

Madron

1970

as Sister Mary

Promise Her Anything

Promise Her Anything

1966

as Michele O'Brien

A Very Special Favor

A Very Special Favor

1965

as Dr. Lauren Boullard

Father Goose

Father Goose

1964

as Catherine Freneau

The L-Shaped Room

The L-Shaped Room

1962

as Jane Fosset

Guns of Darkness

Guns of Darkness

1962

as Claire Jordan

Fanny

Fanny

1961

as Fanny

The Subterraneans

The Subterraneans

1960

as Mardou Fox

The Man Who Understood Women

The Man Who Understood Women

1959

as Ann Garantier

The Doctor's Dilemma

The Doctor's Dilemma

1959

as Mrs. Dubedat

Gigi

Gigi

1958

as Gilberte "Gigi"

Gaby

Gaby

1956

as Gaby

The Glass Slipper

The Glass Slipper

1955

as Ella

Daddy Long Legs

Daddy Long Legs

1955

as Julie Andre

Lili

Lili

1953

as Lili Daurier

The Story of Three Loves

The Story of Three Loves

1953

as Mademoiselle

Glory Alley

Glory Alley

1952

as Angela

An American in Paris

An American in Paris

1951

as Lise Bouvier

The Man with a Cloak

The Man with a Cloak

1951

as Madeline Minot

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Television Credits

Master of the Game

as Solange Dunas

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Feb 19, 1984

The Durrells

as Countess Mavrodaki

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 03, 2016

Falcon Crest

as Nicole Sauguet

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 04, 1981

QB VII

as Angela Kelno

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 29, 1974

Lenin... The Train

as Nadia

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 30, 1988

Tales of the Unexpected

as Nathalie Vareille

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 24, 1979

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Lorraine Delmas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

as Czarina Aleksandra Romanov (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 10, 1996

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 12, 1975

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

Le Grand Échiquier

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1972

Cinépanorama

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 04, 1956

Reflets de Cannes

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 25, 1954

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 10, 1966

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