Leslie Caron
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 1, 1931
- Birthplace
- 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leslie Caron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood 2025
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
A Christmas Carol 2020
as The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
Written on Water 2020
as Pauline
Gershwin: The American Classic 2018
Actor
Love, Cecil 2017
as Self
Quand Jean devint Renoir 2017
as Self - Interviewee
The Perfect Age 2017
as Marguerite
Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star 2016
as Herself
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu » 2011
as Self (actrice et amie de Jean Renoir)
Mother of Normandy: The Story of Simone Renaud 2010
as Simone Renaud (Voice)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff 2010
as Fanny (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s 2009
as Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical 2009
as Self (archive)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History 2008
as Self
'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris 2008
Actor
- Thank Heaven! The Making of 'Gigi'
Thank Heaven! The Making of 'Gigi' 2008
as Herself
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical 2008
as Self
Le Divorce 2003
as Suzanne de Persand
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer 2002
as Self
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff 2002
as Self
Murder on the Orient Express 2001
as Miss Alvarado
Chocolat 2000
as Mrs. Audel
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells 2000
as Madeleine
Passion's Way 1999
as Regine De Chantelle
Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires 1999
as Self
The Ring 1996
as Madame de Saint Marne
Let It Be Me 1995
as Marguerite
Funny Bones 1995
as Katie Parker
That's Entertainment! III 1994
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Normandy: The Great Crusade 1994
as Mary-Louise Osmont (voice)
Damage 1992
as Elizabeth Prideaux
Warriors and Prisoners 1990
as Madame Yvonne
Courage Mountain 1990
as Jane Hilary
Lenin: The Train 1988
as Nedeshda Krupskaja
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz 1988
as Coco Chanel
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man 1988
as Self
Reel Horror 1985
as Nicole (archive footage)
Dangerous Moves 1984
as Henia Liebskind
The Unapproachable 1982
Actor
Imperative 1982
as Mother
The Contract 1982
as Penelopa Wilson
Chanel Solitaire 1981
as (uncredited)
All Stars 1980
as Lucille Berger
Goldengirl 1979
as Dr. Sammy Lee
Valentino 1977
as Alla Nazimova
The Man Who Loved Women 1977
as Véra
Nicole 1976
as Nicole
Surreal Estate 1976
as Céleste
That's Entertainment, Part II 1976
as (archive footage)
James Dean: The First American Teenager 1975
as Self
That's Entertainment! 1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli 1973
as Self (archive footage)
Carola 1973
as Carola
Chandler 1971
as Katherine Creighton
Madron 1970
as Sister Mary
The Head of the Family 1967
as Paola
Is Paris Burning? 1966
as Françoise Labé
Promise Her Anything 1966
as Michele O'Brien
A Very Special Favor 1965
as Dr. Lauren Boullard
Father Goose 1964
as Catherine Freneau
The Four Truths 1962
as Annie (segment "Les deux pigeons")
The L-Shaped Room 1962
as Jane Fosset
Guns of Darkness 1962
as Claire Jordan
Fanny 1961
as Fanny
The Subterraneans 1960
as Mardou Fox
Austerlitz 1960
as Mlle de Vaudey
The Man Who Understood Women 1959
as Ann Garantier
The Doctor's Dilemma 1959
as Mrs. Dubedat
Gigi 1958
as Gigi
Gaby 1956
as Gaby
Daddy Long Legs 1955
as Julie Andre
The Glass Slipper 1955
as Ella
The Story of Three Loves 1953
as Mademoiselle
Lili 1953
as Lili Daurier
Glory Alley 1952
as Angela
The Million Dollar Nickel 1952
as Self
The Man with a Cloak 1951
as Madeline Minot
An American in Paris 1951
as Lise Bouvier
Credits from TMDB.