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.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 6.14 |
| Birthday | 1931-07-01 |
| Place of Birth | Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France |
| Also Known As | Лесли Карон, Leslie Claire Margaret Caron, |
2000
Chocolat
7/3255
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7.2/184
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7/565
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6.1/8
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1992
Damage
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Father Goose
7/169
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2001
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2003
Le Divorce
5/146
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1955
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6.3/85
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1977
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1958
Gigi
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1960
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1978
Nicole
2.8/5
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1951
The Man with a Cloak
6.9/19
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Fanny
6.8/36
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1962
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6.7/35
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1980
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5.3/9
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1976
Surreal Estate
4.6/5
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1971
Chandler
4.5/9
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1966
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3.3/6
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1956
Gaby
7/1
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1965
A Very Special Favor
5.7/8
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1953
The Story of Three Loves
5.5/17
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4.182/11
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The Glass Slipper
6.3/23
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1959
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6.1/8
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1999
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4/4
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1967
The Head of the Family
6.7/21
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1985
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2.4/7
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7/1
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Glory Alley
5.9/10
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1960
The Subterraneans
4.8/7
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1959
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3.6/5
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1970
Madron
5.1/11
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1962
Guns of Darkness
6/11
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2008
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7/1
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6.8/16
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The Unapproachable
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All Stars
0/0
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1974
That's Entertainment!
7.2/59
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1988
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
7/4
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1982
Imperative
5.5/4
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1976
That's Entertainment, Part II
6.8/34
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1979
Goldengirl
4.8/10
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1995
Let It Be Me
5.6/7
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2016
Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star
7.7/7
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2011
Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu »
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2002
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
7.7/6
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That's Entertainment! III
6.9/34
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Courage Mountain
6.5/11
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2017
Love, Cecil
6.4/12
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1975
James Dean: The First American Teenager
6/1
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2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
7/2
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1973
Carola
6/1
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1952
The Million Dollar Nickel
4/1
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2020
A Christmas Carol
7.4/11
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Warriors and Prisoners
1/1
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2015
Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood
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10/1
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The Perfect Age
0/0
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2008
'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris
7/1
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2017
Quand Jean devint Renoir
10/1
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2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
6.9/32
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2020
Written on Water
5/3
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2008
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical
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2009
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