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Leslie Caron
ActorBorn July 1, 1931 (93 years)
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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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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Known For
Filmography
| 2023 | Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed · as Dr. Lauren Boullard |
| 2020 | A Christmas Carol · as The Ghost Of Christmas Past (voice) |
| 2016 | The Durrells (TV Series) · as Countess Mavrodaki |
| 2015 | Everything Is Copy · as Julie Andre |
| 2013 | Jo (TV Series) · as Josette Lenoir |
| 2010 | Mother of Normandy: The Story of Simone Renaud · as Simone Renaud (voice) |
| 2010 | Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff · as Fanny (archive Footage) |
| 2003 | Le divorce · as Suzanne De Persand |
| 2001 | Murder on the Orient Express · as Miss Alvarado |
| 2000 | Chocolat · as Mrs. Audel |
| 2000 | The Last of the Blonde Bombshells · as Madeleine |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Lorraine Delmas |
| 1999 | Passion's Way · as Regine De Chantelle |
| 1996 | The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (TV Series) · as Czarina Aleksandra Romanov (voice) |
| 1996 | The Ring · as Madame De Saint Marne |
| 1995 | Let It Be Me · as Marguerite |
| 1995 | Funny Bones · as Katie Parker |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III · as (archive Footage) |
| 1992 | Damage · as Elizabeth Prideaux |
| 1989 | Guerriers et captives · as Madame Yvonne |
| 1989 | Courage Mountain · as Jane Hilary |
| 1988 | Lenin: The Train · as Nedeshda Krupskaja |
| 1988 | Lenin: The Train (TV Series) · as Nadia |
| 1988 | The Man Who Lived at the Ritz · as Coco Chanel |
| 1985 | Le génie du faux (TV Series) · as Madame Darchel |
| 1985 | Reel Horror · as Nicole (archive Footage) |
| 1984 | Dangerous Moves · as Henia Liebskind |
| 1984 | Master of the game (TV Series) · as Solange Dunas |
| 1982 | Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter · as Actress - 'father Goose' |
| 1982 | Imperative · as Mother |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest (TV Series) · as Nicole Sauguet |
| 1981 | Chanel Solitaire · as Cast |
| 1980 | The Contract · as Penelopa Wilson, Bratowa Adama, Matka Patrycji |
| 1980 | All Stars · as Lucille Berger |
| 1979 | Goldengirl · as Dr. Sammy Lee |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) · as Nathalie Vareille |
| 1977 | Valentino · as Alla Nazimova |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Mrs. Duvall |
| 1977 | The Man Who Loved Women · as Véra |
| 1976 | Nicole · as Nicole |
| 1976 | Surreal Estate · as Céleste |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II · as (archive Footage) |
| 1975 | Cinéma 16 (TV Series) · as Alice Michelet |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! · as (archive Footage) |
| 1974 | QB VII (TV Series) · as Angela Kelno |
| 1973 | Carola · as Carola |
| 1971 | Chandler · as Katherine Creighton |
| 1970 | Madron · as Sister Mary |
| 1967 | Il padre di famiglia · as Paola |
| 1967 | Off to See the Wizard (TV Series) · as Ella |
| 1966 | Is Paris Burning? · as Françoise Labé |
| 1966 | Promise Her Anything · as Michele O'brien |
| 1965 | A Very Special Favor · as Dr. Lauren Boullard |
| 1964 | Father Goose · as Catherine Freneau |
| 1962 | Three Fables of Love · as Annie (segment "les Deux Pigeons") |
| 1962 | The L-Shaped Room · as Jane Fosset |
| 1962 | Guns of Darkness · as Claire Jordan |
| 1961 | |
| 1960 | The Subterraneans · as Mardou Fox |
| 1960 | The Battle of Austerlitz · as Mlle De Vaudey |
| 1959 | The Man Who Understood Women · as Ann Garantier |
| 1958 | The Doctor's Dilemma · as Mrs. Dubedat |
| 1958 | Gigi · as Gilberte "gigi" |
| 1956 | Gaby · as Gaby |
| 1955 | The Glass Slipper · as Ella |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Thérèse Tarde |
| 1955 | Daddy Long Legs · as Julie Andre |
| 1953 | Lili · as Lili Daurier |
| 1953 | The Story of Three Loves · as Mademoiselle |
| 1952 | Glory Alley · as Angela |
| 1951 | The Man with a Cloak · as Madeline Minot |
| 1951 | An American in Paris · as Lise Bouvier |
| 1951 | The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story · as Cast |