Leslie Caron
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Lorraine Delmas
1999
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Ciné regards
Self
1978
Series
The Love Boat
Mrs. Duvall
1977
Series
Falcon Crest
Nicole Sauguet
1981
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter
1944
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
Tales of the Unexpected
Nathalie Vareille
1979
Film
Damage
Elizabeth Prideaux
1992
Series
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
1972
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975
Series
The Durrells
Countess Mavrodaki
2016
Series
Cinépanorama
Self
1956
Series
MGM Parade
self
1955
Film
Chocolat
Mrs. Audel
2000
Series
Reflets de Cannes
Self
1954
Film
Is Paris Burning?
Françoise Labé
1966
Series
Master of the Game
Solange Dunas
1984
Film
An American in Paris
Lise Bouvier
1951
Series
Pour le plaisir
Self
1964
Film
Gigi
Gigi
1958
Film
Le Divorce
Suzanne de Persand
2003
Film
Father Goose
Catherine Freneau
1964
Film
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
Film
Daddy Long Legs
Julie Andre
1955
Film
Valentino
Alla Nazimova
1977
Film
Funny Bones
Katie Parker
1995
Film
Austerlitz
Mlle de Vaudey
1960
Series
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
Czarina Aleksandra Romanov (voice)
1996
Series
Lenin... The Train
Nadeschda 'Nadia' Krupskaja
1988
Film
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
Film
Lili
Lili Daurier
1953
Film
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
1994
Film
The Man Who Loved Women
Véra
1977
Series
QB VII
Angela Kelno
1974
Film
The Story of Three Loves
Mademoiselle
1953
Film
The L-Shaped Room
Jane Fosset
1962
Film
The Ring
Madame de Saint Marne
1996
Film
Lenin: The Train
Nedeshda Krupskaja
1988
Film
Murder on the Orient Express
Miss Alvarado
2001
Film
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
2025
Film
Glory Alley
Angela
1952
Film
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
Self
2009
Film
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
Coco Chanel
1988
Film
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
Madeleine
2000
Film
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Fanny (archive footage)
2010
Film
Let It Be Me
Marguerite
1995
Film
Reel Horror
Nicole (archive footage)
1985
Film
Fanny
Fanny
1961
Film
The Subterraneans
Mardou Fox
1960
Film
Goldengirl
Dr. Sammy Lee
1979
Film
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Self
2002
Film
The Man with a Cloak
Madeline Minot
1951
Film
Madron
Sister Mary
1970
Film
Guns of Darkness
Claire Jordan
1962
Film
Courage Mountain
Jane Hilary
1990
Film
All Stars
Lucille Berger
1980
Film
Chandler
Katherine Creighton
1971
Film
Surreal Estate
Céleste
1976
Film
Dangerous Moves
Henia Liebskind
1984
Film
Chanel Solitaire
(uncredited)
1981
Film
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Self
1988
Film
The Glass Slipper
Ella
1955
Film
The Head of the Family
Paola
1967
Film
The Four Truths
Annie (segment "Les deux pigeons")
1962
Film
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Self (archive)
2009
Film
A Very Special Favor
Dr. Lauren Boullard
1965
Film
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Self
2008
Film
Gaby
Gaby
1956
Film
Passion's Way
Regine De Chantelle
1999
Film
Normandy: The Great Crusade
Mary-Louise Osmont (voice)
1994
Film
James Dean: The First American Teenager
Self
1975
Film
The Doctor's Dilemma
Mrs. Dubedat
1959
Film
Promise Her Anything
Michele O'Brien
1966
Film
A Christmas Carol
The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
2020
Film
Nicole
Nicole
1976
Film
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Self (archive footage)
1973
Film
Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star
Herself
2016
Film
Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires
Self
1999
Film
Warriors and Prisoners
Madame Yvonne
1990
Film
Written on Water
Pauline
2020
Film
The Man Who Understood Women
Ann Garantier
1959
Film
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »
Self (actrice et amie de Jean Renoir)
2011
Film
Carola
Carola
1973
Film
Quand Jean devint Renoir
Self - Interviewee
2017
Film
From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff
Self
2002
Film
The Unapproachable
1982
Film
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
Self
2008
Film
Mother of Normandy: The Story of Simone Renaud
Simone Renaud (Voice)
2010
Film
The Contract
Penelopa Wilson
1982
'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris
2008
Film
The Million Dollar Nickel
Self
1952
Film
Imperative
Mother
1982
Film
Love, Cecil
Self
2017
Film
Gershwin: The American Classic
2018
Thank Heaven! The Making of 'Gigi'
Herself
2008
Film
The Perfect Age
Marguerite
2017
Private Screenings: Leslie Caron
Self
1998