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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
Character:Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Release Date:02/01/2025
A Christmas Carol
Character:The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
Release Date:04/12/2020
Written on Water
Character:Pauline
Release Date:01/12/2020
Gershwin: The American Classic
Character:
Release Date:21/10/2018
Love, Cecil
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/2017
Quand Jean devint Renoir
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:30/04/2017
The Perfect Age
Character:Marguerite
Release Date:22/04/2017
Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star
Character:Herself
Release Date:28/06/2016
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »
Character:Self (actrice et amie de Jean Renoir)
Release Date:09/09/2011
Mother of Normandy: The Story of Simone Renaud
Character:Simone Renaud (Voice)
Release Date:15/05/2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Character:Fanny (archive footage)
Release Date:05/05/2010
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Character:Self
Release Date:11/08/2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Character:Self (archive)
Release Date:10/03/2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Character:Self
Release Date:14/10/2008
Thank Heaven! The Making of 'Gigi'
Character:Herself
Release Date:16/09/2008
'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris
Character:
Release Date:16/09/2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
Character:Self
Release Date:10/01/2008
Le Divorce
Character:Suzanne de Persand
Release Date:08/08/2003
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Character:Self
Release Date:24/09/2002
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
Character:Self
Release Date:25/08/2002
Murder on the Orient Express
Character:Miss Alvarado
Release Date:22/04/2001
Chocolat
Character:Mrs. Audel
Release Date:22/12/2000
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
Character:Madeleine
Release Date:26/08/2000
Passion's Way
Character:Regine De Chantelle
Release Date:25/07/1999
Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires
Character:Self
Release Date:03/05/1999
The Ring
Character:Madame de Saint Marne
Release Date:20/10/1996
Let It Be Me
Character:Marguerite
Release Date:17/11/1995
Funny Bones
Character:Katie Parker
Release Date:20/09/1995
That's Entertainment! III
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/07/1994
Normandy: The Great Crusade
Character:Mary-Louise Osmont (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1994
Damage
Character:Elizabeth Prideaux
Release Date:02/12/1992
Warriors and Prisoners
Character:Madame Yvonne
Release Date:05/09/1990
Lenin: The Train
Character:Nedeshda Krupskaja
Release Date:30/04/1990
Courage Mountain
Character:Jane Hilary
Release Date:14/02/1990
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
Character:Coco Chanel
Release Date:28/11/1988
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/1988
Reel Horror
Character:Nicole (archive footage)
Release Date:01/10/1985
Dangerous Moves
Character:Henia Liebskind
Release Date:15/04/1984
The Unapproachable
Character:
Release Date:01/08/1982
Imperative
Character:Mother
Release Date:01/04/1982
The Contract
Character:Penelopa Wilson
Release Date:03/03/1982
Chanel Solitaire
Character:(uncredited)
Release Date:16/10/1981
All Stars
Character:Lucille Berger
Release Date:16/01/1980
Goldengirl
Character:Dr. Sammy Lee
Release Date:06/10/1979
Valentino
Character:Alla Nazimova
Release Date:07/09/1977
The Man Who Loved Women
Character:Véra
Release Date:27/04/1977
Nicole
Character:Nicole
Release Date:30/12/1976
Surreal Estate
Character:Céleste
Release Date:17/11/1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:16/05/1976
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Character:Self
Release Date:30/09/1975
That's Entertainment!
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:21/06/1974
Carola
Character:Carola
Release Date:03/02/1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1973
Chandler
Character:Katherine Creighton
Release Date:01/12/1971
Madron
Character:Sister Mary
Release Date:01/12/1970
The Head of the Family
Character:Paola
Release Date:29/09/1967
Is Paris Burning?
Character:Françoise Labé
Release Date:26/10/1966
Promise Her Anything
Character:Michele O'Brien
Release Date:22/02/1966
A Very Special Favor
Character:Dr. Lauren Boullard
Release Date:02/08/1965
Father Goose
Character:Catherine Freneau
Release Date:10/12/1964
The Four Truths
Character:Annie (segment "Les deux pigeons")
Release Date:21/12/1962
The L-Shaped Room
Character:Jane Fosset
Release Date:20/11/1962
Guns of Darkness
Character:Claire Jordan
Release Date:19/07/1962
Fanny
Character:Fanny
Release Date:28/06/1961
The Subterraneans
Character:Mardou Fox
Release Date:23/06/1960
The Battle of Austerlitz
Character:Mlle de Vaudey
Release Date:17/06/1960
The Man Who Understood Women
Character:Ann Garantier
Release Date:02/10/1959
The Doctor's Dilemma
Character:Mrs. Dubedat
Release Date:01/01/1959
Gigi
Character:Gilberte "Gigi"
Release Date:15/05/1958
Gaby
Character:Gaby
Release Date:09/05/1956
Daddy Long Legs
Character:Julie Andre
Release Date:05/05/1955
The Glass Slipper
Character:Ella
Release Date:24/03/1955
The Story of Three Loves
Character:Mademoiselle
Release Date:26/03/1953
Lili
Character:Lili Daurier
Release Date:10/03/1953
Glory Alley
Character:Angela
Release Date:06/06/1952
The Million Dollar Nickel
Character:Herself
Release Date:01/01/1952
The Man with a Cloak
Character:Madeline Minot
Release Date:27/11/1951
An American in Paris
Character:Lise Bouvier
Release Date:26/09/1951
Television Appearances
The Durrells
Character:Countess Mavrodaki
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Lorraine Delmas
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
Character:Czarina Aleksandra Romanov (voice)
Lenin... The Train
Character:Nadeschda 'Nadia' Krupskaja
Master of the Game
Character:Solange Dunas
Falcon Crest
Character:Nicole Sauguet
Tales of the Unexpected
Character:Nathalie Vareille
The Love Boat
Character:Mrs. Duvall
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character:Self
QB VII
Character:Angela Kelno
Le Grand Échiquier
Character:Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
Cinépanorama
Character:Self
Reflets de Cannes
Character:Self
The Oscars
Character:Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee / Presenter
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