Leslie Caron
Born
July 1, 1931 (94 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
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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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
Love, Cecil
Self
2017
Quand Jean devint Renoir
Self - Interviewee
2017
The Perfect Age
Marguerite
2017
Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star
Herself
2016
The Durrells
Countess Mavrodaki · (6 episodes)
2016
Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2015
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »
Self (actrice et amie de Jean Renoir)
2011
Mother of Normandy: The Story of Simone Renaud
Simone Renaud (Voice)
2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Fanny (archive footage)
2010
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Self
2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Self (archive)
2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Self
2008
Thank Heaven! The Making of 'Gigi'
Herself
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
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Self
2002
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
Self
2002
Murder on the Orient Express
Miss Alvarado
2001
Chocolat
Mrs. Audel
2000
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
Madeleine
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Lorraine Delmas · (1 episode)
1999
Passion's Way
Regine De Chantelle
1999
Jean-Pierre Aumont, charm and laughter
1999
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
Czarina Aleksandra Romanov (voice) · (1 episode)
1996
The Ring
Madame de Saint Marne
1996
Let It Be Me
Marguerite
1995
Funny Bones
Katie Parker
1995
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
1994
Normandy: The Great Crusade
Mary-Louise Osmont (voice)
1994
Damage
Elizabeth Prideaux
1992
Warriors and Prisoners
Madame Yvonne
1990
Lenin: The Train
Nedeshda Krupskaja
1990
Courage Mountain
Jane Hilary
1990
Lenin... The Train
Nadia · (2 episodes)
1988
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
Coco Chanel
1988
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Self
1988
Reel Horror
Nicole (archive footage)
1985
Dangerous Moves
Henia Liebskind
1984
Master of the Game
Solange Dunas · (9 episodes)
1984
The Unapproachable
1982
Imperative
Mother
1982
The Contract
Penelopa Wilson
1982
Falcon Crest
Nicole Sauguet · (3 episodes)
1981
Chanel Solitaire
(uncredited)
1981
All Stars
Lucille Berger
1980
Goldengirl
Dr. Sammy Lee
1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Nathalie Vareille · (1 episode)
1979
Valentino
Alla Nazimova
1977
The Man Who Loved Women
Véra
1977
Nicole
Nicole
1976
Surreal Estate
Céleste
1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Self
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (2 episodes)
1975
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage)
1974
QB VII
Angela Kelno · (2 episodes)
1974
Carola
Carola
1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
1973
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · (1 episode)
1972
Chandler
Katherine Creighton
1971
Madron
Sister Mary
1970
The Head of the Family
Paola
1967
Is Paris Burning?
Françoise Labé
1966
Promise Her Anything
Michele O'Brien
1966
A Very Special Favor
Dr. Lauren Boullard
1965
Father Goose
Catherine Freneau
1964
The Four Truths
Annie (segment "Les deux pigeons")
1962
The L-Shaped Room
Jane Fosset
1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962
Guns of Darkness
Claire Jordan
1962
Fanny
Fanny
1961
The Subterraneans
Mardou Fox
1960
The Battle of Austerlitz
Mlle de Vaudey
1960
The Man Who Understood Women
Ann Garantier
1959
The Doctor's Dilemma
Mrs. Dubedat
1959
Gigi
Gilberte "Gigi"
1958
Gaby
Gaby
1956
Cinépanorama
Self · (1 episode)
1956
Daddy Long Legs
Julie Andre
1955
The Glass Slipper
Ella
1955
Reflets de Cannes
Self · (1 episode)
1954
The Story of Three Loves
Mademoiselle
1953
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
1953
Lili
Lili Daurier
1953
Glory Alley
Angela
1952
The Million Dollar Nickel
Herself
1952
The Man with a Cloak
Madeline Minot
1951
An American in Paris
Lise Bouvier
1951
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (1 episode)
1948
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter · (1 episode)
1944