Leslie Caron
Known for
Acting
Born
July 1, 1931 (age 95)
Birthplace
Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
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...
Best known work
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Chocolat
2000
Damage
1992
An American in Paris
1951
Gigi
1958
Is Paris Burning?
1966
The Man Who Loved Women
1977
Father Goose
1964
The Love Boat
1977
Le Divorce
2003Filmography
2025
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywoodas Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
2020
A Christmas Carolas The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
2020
Written on Wateras Pauline
2018
2017
Love, Cecilas Self
2017
Quand Jean devint Renoiras Self - Interviewee
2017
The Perfect Ageas Marguerite
2016
Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Staras Herself
2016
2011
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »as Self (actrice et amie de Jean Renoir)
2010
Mother of Normandy: The Story of Simone Renaudas Simone Renaud (Voice)
2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiffas Fanny (archive footage)
2009
2009
2008
2008
Thank Heaven! The Making of 'Gigi'as Herself
2008
2008
2003
Le Divorceas Suzanne de Persand
2002
2002
2001
Murder on the Orient Expressas Miss Alvarado
2000
Chocolatas Mrs. Audel
2000
The Last of the Blonde Bombshellsas Madeleine
1999