Leslie Caron
Highest Rated: 100% Lili (1953)
Lowest Rated: 36% Le Divorce (2003)
Birthday: Jul 1, 1931
Birthplace: Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine, France
An unconventional beauty who specialized in waif-like roles in her early career, Leslie Caron was an actress and dancer who rose to fame in the 1950s in such acclaimed musicals as "An American in Paris" (1951) and "Gigi" (1958). Caron also projected considerable warmth and charm in straight dramas, which led to a successful career outside of musicals, including Oscar-nominated turns in "Gaby" (1958) and "The L-Shaped Room" (1963). Her Hollywood star faded somewhat in the late 1960s and 1970s, though she was active in European productions, where she was well utilized as elegant older women. Caron was still active in the 1990s and early 2000s, enjoying substantive roles in several well-regarded films, including "Damage" (1993), "Chocolat" (2000) and one of the final Merchant-Ivory productions, "Le Divorce" (2003). Her effortless class and grace, both onscreen and off, especially in the face of a high-profile divorce case in 1965, were at the center of her enduring popularity.
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Leslie Caron
Filmography
Movies
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58% |
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A Christmas Carol | The Ghost of Christmas Past (Voice) | - | 2020 |
83% |
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Love, Cecil | Self | $103.3K | 2017 |
36% |
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Le Divorce | Suzanne de Persand (Character) | $9.1M | 2003 |
No Score Yet |
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Murder on the Orient Express | Senora Alvarado (Character) | - | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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The Last of the Blonde Bombshells | Madeleine (Character) | - | 2000 |
63% |
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Chocolat | Madame Audel (Character) | $165.5K | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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The Reef | Regine De Chantelle (Character) | - | 1997 |
No Score Yet |
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The Ring | Madame de Saint Marne (Character) | - | 1996 |
63% |
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Funny Bones | Katie Parker (Character) | $527.0K | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Let It Be Me | Marguerite (Character) | - | 1995 |
81% |
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Damage | Elizabeth Prideaux (Character) | $7.5M | 1992 |
No Score Yet |
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Courage Mountain | Jane Hillary (Character) | $1.3M | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sealed Train | Nadia (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Reel Horror | Nicole (archive footage) (Character) | - | 1985 |
67% |
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Dangerous Moves | Henia Liebskind (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dangerous Moves | Unknown (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Unapproachable | Klaudia (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Contract | Unknown (Character) | - | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | All Stars | Lucille Berger (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet |
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Golden Girl | Unknown (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Goldengirl | Dr. Sammy Lee (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nicole | Nicole (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Beverly Hills Widow | Nicole (Character) | - | 1978 |
46% |
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Valentino | Alla Nazimova (Character) | - | 1977 |
82% |
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The Man Who Loved Women | Véra (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Surreal Estate | Céleste (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet |
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James Dean, the First American Teen-ager | Unknown (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet |
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QB VII | Angela Kelno (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet |
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Chandler | Katherine Creighton (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet |
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Madron | Sister Mary (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Head of the Family | Paola (Character) | - | 1967 |
75% |
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Is Paris Burning? | Françoise Labé (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet |
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Promise Her Anything | Michele O'Brien (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet |
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A Very Special Favor | Dr. Lauren Boullard (Character) | - | 1965 |
80% |
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Father Goose | Catherine Freneau (Character) | - | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Four Fables of Love | Annie (Character) | - | 1964 |
67% |
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The L-Shaped Room | Jane Fosset (Character) | - | 1963 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Guns of Darkness | Claire Jordan (Character) | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet |
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Fanny | Fanny (Character) | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet |
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The Subterraneans | Mardou Fox (Character) | - | 1960 |
40% |
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Battle of Austerlitz | Mlle de Vaudey (Character) | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet |
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The Man Who Understood Women | Ann Garantier (Character) | - | 1959 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Doctor's Dilemma | Mrs. Debudat (Character) | - | 1958 |
88% |
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Gigi | Gigi (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gaby | Gaby (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet |
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Daddy Long Legs | Julie Andre (Character) | - | 1955 |
No Score Yet |
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The Glass Slipper | Ella (Character) | - | 1955 |
100% |
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Lili | Lili Daurier (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet |
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The Story of Three Loves | Mademoiselle (Character) | - | 1953 |
No Score Yet |
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Glory Alley | Angela Evans (Character) | - | 1952 |
No Score Yet |
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The Man With a Cloak | Madeline Minot (Character) | - | 1951 |
95% |
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An American in Paris | Lise Bouvier (Character) | - | 1951 |
TV
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94% | 91% | The Durrells | Countess Mavrodaki (Character) | 2017 |
78% | 83% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Lorraine Delmas (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Love Boat | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tales of the Unexpected | Nathalie Vareille (Character) | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Master of the Game | Solange Dunas (Character) |