Leslie Caron
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
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
A Christmas Carol
as The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
A Christmas Carol
as The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
Written on Water
as Pauline
Written on Water
as Pauline
Gershwin: The American Classic
Gershwin: The American Classic
Love, Cecil
as Self
Love, Cecil
as Self
Quand Jean devint Renoir
as Self - Interviewee
Quand Jean devint Renoir
as Self - Interviewee
The Perfect Age
as Marguerite
The Perfect Age
as Marguerite
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »
as Self (actrice et amie de Jean Renoir)
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »
as Self (actrice et amie de Jean Renoir)
Mother of Normandy: The Story of Simone Renaud
as Simone Renaud (Voice)
Mother of Normandy: The Story of Simone Renaud
as Simone Renaud (Voice)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Fanny (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Fanny (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
as Self
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s
as Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
as Self (archive)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
as Self (archive)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
as Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
as Self
Thank Heaven! The Making of 'Gigi'
as Herself
Thank Heaven! The Making of 'Gigi'
as Herself
'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris
'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
as Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
as Self
Le Divorce
as Suzanne de Persand
Le Divorce
as Suzanne de Persand
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self
Chocolat
as Mrs. Audel
Chocolat
as Mrs. Audel
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
as Madeleine
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
as Madeleine
Passion's Way
as Regine De Chantelle
Passion's Way
as Regine De Chantelle
Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires
as Self
Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires
as Self
Private Screenings: Leslie Caron
as Self
Private Screenings: Leslie Caron
as Self
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
Normandy: The Great Crusade
as Mary-Louise Osmont (voice)
Normandy: The Great Crusade
as Mary-Louise Osmont (voice)
Lenin: The Train
as Nedeshda Krupskaja
Lenin: The Train
as Nedeshda Krupskaja
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
as Coco Chanel
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
as Coco Chanel
Reel Horror
as Nicole (archive footage)
Reel Horror
as Nicole (archive footage)
Goldengirl
as Dr. Sammy Lee
Goldengirl
as Dr. Sammy Lee
Valentino
as Alla Nazimova
Valentino
as Alla Nazimova
The Man Who Loved Women
as Véra
The Man Who Loved Women
as Véra
Nicole
as Nicole
Nicole
as Nicole
Surreal Estate
as Céleste
Surreal Estate
as Céleste
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Carola
as Carola
Carola
as Carola
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
Chandler
as Katherine Creighton
Chandler
as Katherine Creighton
The Head of the Family
as Paola
The Head of the Family
as Paola
Is Paris Burning?
as Françoise Labé
Is Paris Burning?
as Françoise Labé
A Very Special Favor
as Dr. Lauren Boullard
A Very Special Favor
as Dr. Lauren Boullard
The Four Truths
as Annie (segment "Les deux pigeons")
The Four Truths
as Annie (segment "Les deux pigeons")
The L-Shaped Room
as Jane Fosset
The L-Shaped Room
as Jane Fosset
The Story of Three Loves
as Mademoiselle
The Story of Three Loves
as Mademoiselle
The Man with a Cloak
as Madeline Minot
The Man with a Cloak
as Madeline Minot