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Leslie Caron

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94 Years Old

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.

Born

Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France on 1st July 1931

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