Leslie Caron

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1931-07-01 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

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 for Best Foreign Actress and garnered nominations fo...

Acting

2000

Chocolat

as Mrs. Audel

1951

An American in Paris

as Lise Bouvier

1990

Lenin: The Train

as Nedeshda Krupskaja

1966

Is Paris Burning?

as Françoise Labé

1992

Damage

as Elizabeth Prideaux

1964

Father Goose

as Catherine Freneau

2001

2003

Le Divorce

as Suzanne de Persand

1955

Daddy Long Legs

as Julie Andre

1995

Funny Bones

as Katie Parker

1977

Valentino

as Alla Nazimova

1953

Lili

as Lili Daurier

1984

Dangerous Moves

as Henia Liebskind

1958

Gigi

as Gilberte "Gigi"

1960

The Battle of Austerlitz

as Mlle de Vaudey

1996

The Ring

as Madame de Saint Marne

1976

Nicole

as Nicole

1951

The Man with a Cloak

as Madeline Minot

1961

Fanny

as Fanny

1962

The L-Shaped Room

as Jane Fosset

1982

The Contract

as Penelopa Wilson

1976

Surreal Estate

as Céleste

1971

Chandler

as Katherine Creighton

1966

Promise Her Anything

as Michele O'Brien

1956

Gaby

as Gaby

1965

A Very Special Favor

as Dr. Lauren Boullard

1953

1962

The Four Truths

as Annie (segment "Les deux pigeons")

1959

The Doctor's Dilemma

as Mrs. Dubedat

1999

Passion's Way

as Regine De Chantelle

1985

Reel Horror

as Nicole (archive footage)

1952

Glory Alley

as Angela

1960

The Subterraneans

as Mardou Fox

1959

1970

Madron

as Sister Mary

1962

Guns of Darkness

as Claire Jordan

1980

All Stars

as Lucille Berger

1974

That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage)

1982

Imperative

as Mother

1976

That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

1979

Goldengirl

as Dr. Sammy Lee

1995

Let It Be Me

as Marguerite

2011

Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »

as Self (actrice et amie de Jean Renoir)

1994

That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)

1990

Courage Mountain

as Jane Hilary

2017

1973

Carola

as Carola

2020

A Christmas Carol

as The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)

1990

Warriors and Prisoners

as Madame Yvonne

2015

Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

1994

Normandy: The Great Crusade

as Mary-Louise Osmont (voice)

2017

The Perfect Age

as Marguerite

2017

Quand Jean devint Renoir

as Self - Interviewee

2010

2020

2025

Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

1981

Chanel Solitaire

as (uncredited)

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