Leslie Caron

Actor

Born July 1, 1931 in 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.

Filmography

Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood

Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

A Christmas Carol

The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)

Written on Water

Pauline

Gershwin: The American Classic

Love, Cecil

Self

Quand Jean devint Renoir

Self - Interviewee

The Perfect Age

Marguerite

Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star

Herself

The Durrells

Countess Mavrodaki

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

Self (actrice et amie de Jean Renoir)

Mother of Normandy: The Story of Simone Renaud

Simone Renaud (Voice)

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

Fanny (archive footage)

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s

Self

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

Self (archive)

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

Self

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical

Self

Le Divorce

Suzanne de Persand

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

Self

From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff

Self

Murder on the Orient Express

Miss Alvarado

Chocolat

Mrs. Audel

The Last of the Blonde Bombshells

Madeleine

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Lorraine Delmas

Passion's Way

Regine De Chantelle

Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires

Self

The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century

Czarina Aleksandra Romanov (voice)

The Ring

Madame de Saint Marne

Let It Be Me

Marguerite

Funny Bones

Katie Parker

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage)

100 Years at the Movies

Self (archive footage)

Normandy: The Great Crusade

Mary-Louise Osmont (voice)

Damage

Elizabeth Prideaux

Warriors and Prisoners

Madame Yvonne

Courage Mountain

Jane Hilary

Lenin: The Train

Nedeshda Krupskaja

Lenin... The Train

Nadeschda 'Nadia' Krupskaja

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

Coco Chanel

Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man

Self

Reel Horror

Nicole (archive footage)

Dangerous Moves

Henia Liebskind

Master of the Game

Solange Dunas

The Unapproachable

Imperative

Mother

The Contract

Penelopa Wilson

Falcon Crest

Nicole Sauguet

Chanel Solitaire

(uncredited)

All Stars

Lucille Berger

Goldengirl

Dr. Sammy Lee

Tales of the Unexpected

Nathalie Vareille

The Love Boat

Mrs. Duvall

Valentino

Alla Nazimova

The Man Who Loved Women

Véra

Nicole

Surreal Estate

Céleste

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage)

James Dean: The First American Teenager

Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Self

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage) (uncredited)

QB VII

Angela Kelno

Carola

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

Self (archive footage)

Le Grand Échiquier

Self

Chandler

Katherine Creighton

Madron

Sister Mary

The Head of the Family

Paola

Is Paris Burning?

Françoise Labé

Promise Her Anything

Michele O'Brien

A Very Special Favor

Dr. Lauren Boullard

Father Goose

Catherine Freneau

The Four Truths

Annie (segment "Les deux pigeons")

The L-Shaped Room

Jane Fosset

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Guns of Darkness

Claire Jordan

Fanny

The Subterraneans

Mardou Fox

The Battle of Austerlitz

Mlle de Vaudey

The Man Who Understood Women

Ann Garantier

The Doctor's Dilemma

Mrs. Dubedat

Gigi

Gaby

Cinépanorama

Self

MGM Parade

self

Daddy Long Legs

Julie Andre

The Glass Slipper

Ella

Reflets de Cannes

Self

The Story of Three Loves

Mademoiselle

The Oscars

Self

Lili

Lili Daurier

Glory Alley

Angela

The Million Dollar Nickel

Self

The Man with a Cloak

Madeline Minot

An American in Paris

Lise Bouvier

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Nominee / Presenter