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Leslie Caron
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Leslie Caron is a French and American actress and dancer born in 1931 who became a notable figure in film and performance. She is significant for her work spanning both European and American cinema during a major era of filmmaking in the 20th century.
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Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
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…
Known for
- Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood — Self - Interviewee (archive footage)2025
- A Christmas Carol — The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)2020
- Written on Water — Pauline2020
- Gershwin: The American Classic2018
- Love, Cecil — Self2017
- The Perfect Age — Marguerite2017
- Quand Jean devint Renoir — Self - Interviewee2017
- Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star — Herself2016
- The Durrells — Countess Mavrodaki2016
- Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu » — Self (actrice et amie de Jean Renoir)2011
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Key facts
- Born
- Leslie Claire Margaret Caron , ( 1931-07-01 ) 1 July 1931 (age 94) , Boulogne-sur-Seine , Paris, France
- Citizenship
- France United States
- Occupations
- Actress dancer
- Years active
- 1951–2020
- Spouses
- Geordie Hormel ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1951 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1954 ) Peter Hall ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1956 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1965 ) Michael Laughlin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1969 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1980 )
- Children
- Christopher Hall , Jennifer Caron Hall
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Margaret
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boulogne-Billancourt
- Spouse
- Peter Hall
- Occupation
- ballet dancer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Il padre di famiglia 13.png
- Work location
- France
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- Commons category
- Leslie Caron
- date of birth
- 1931-07-01
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- unmarried partner
- Warren Beatty
- Commons gallery
- Leslie Caron
- start of work period
- 1951-00-00
- birth name
- Leslie Claire Margaret Caron
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Leslie Claire Margaret Caron ( French: [lɛsli kaʁɔ̃]; born 1 July 1931) is a French and American former actress and dancer. She is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award, two BAFTA Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards.
Caron began 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 her role of 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.
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