Leslie Caron

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 7 nominations. See more awards »

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Gigi Gigi

(1958)

Chocolat Madame Audel

(2000)

Lili Lili Daurier

(1953)

An American in Paris Lise Bouvier

(1951)

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Actress (72 credits)

2020 Written on Water (TV Movie)
Pauline

2020 A Christmas Carol
The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)

2016-2018 The Durrells (TV Series)
Countess Mavrodaki

- Episode #3.7 (2018) ... Countess Mavrodaki

- Episode #2.5 (2017) ... Countess Mavrodaki

- Episode #1.6 (2016) ... Countess Mavrodaki

- Episode #1.5 (2016) ... Countess Mavrodaki

- Episode #1.4 (2016) ... Countess Mavrodaki

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2017 The Perfect Age (Short)
Marguerite

2013 Jo (TV Mini Series)
Josette Lenoir

- Le Marais (2013) ... Josette Lenoir

2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)
Lorraine Delmas

- Recall (2006) ... Lorraine Delmas

2003 Le divorce
Suzanne de Persand

2001 Murder on the Orient Express (TV Movie)
Sra. Alvarado

2000 Chocolat
Madame Audel

2000 The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (TV Movie)
Madeleine

1999 Passion's Way (TV Movie)
Regine De Chantelle

1996 The Great War: 1914-1918 (TV Mini Series documentary)
Czarina Aleksandra Romanov

- Stalemate (1996) ... Czarina Aleksandra Romanov (voice)

- Hatred and Hunger (1996) ... Czarina Aleksandra Romanov (voice)

- Explosion (1996) ... Czarina Aleksandra Romanov (voice)

1996 The Ring (TV Movie)
Madame de Saint Marne

1995 Let It Be Me
Marguerite

1995 Funny Bones
Katie Parker

1994 Normandy: The Great Crusade (TV Movie)
Mary-Louise Osmont (voice)

1993 The Genius

1992 Damage
Elizabeth

1990 Guerriers et captives
Madame Yvonne

1990 Courage Mountain
Jane Hillary

1989 The Man Who Lived at the Ritz (TV Movie)
Coco Chanel

1988 Lenin: The Train (TV Movie)
Nadia

1987 Falcon Crest (TV Series)
Nicole Sauguet

- Redemption (1987) ... Nicole Sauguet

- Obsession, Possession (1987) ... Nicole Sauguet

- Opening Moves (1987) ... Nicole Sauguet

1986 The Love Boat (TV Series)
Mrs. Duvall

- The Christmas Cruise: Part 2 (1986) ... Mrs. Duvall

- The Christmas Cruise: Part 1 (1986) ... Mrs. Duvall

1985 Le génie du faux (TV Movie)

1984 Dangerous Moves
Henia Liebskind

1984 Master of the Game (TV Mini Series)
Solange Dunas

- Episode #1.3 (1984) ... Solange Dunas

- Episode #1.2 (1984) ... Solange Dunas

- Episode #1.1 (1984) ... Solange Dunas

1983 Cinéma 16 (TV Series)
Alice

- Le château faible (1983) ... Alice

1982 Imperative
Mother

1982 Die Unerreichbare (TV Movie)
Klaudia

1982 Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series)
Nathalie Vareille

- Run, Rabbit, Run (1982) ... Nathalie Vareille

1981 L'oiseau bleu (TV Movie)
La Nuit

1981 Chanel Solitaire (uncredited)

1980 The Contract (TV Movie)
Penelope

1980 Tous vedettes!
Lucille Berger

1979 Goldengirl
Lee

1978 Docteur Erika Werner (TV Series)
Erika Werner

1977 Valentino
Alla Nazimova

1977 The Man Who Loved Women
Véra

1976 Nicole
Nicole

1976 Surreal Estate
Céleste

1974 QB VII (TV Mini Series)
Angela Kelno

- Part Three (1974) ... Angela Kelno

- Part One & Two (1974) ... Angela Kelno

1973 Carola (TV Movie)
Carola Janssen

1972 Purple Night

1971 Chandler
Katherine Creighton

1970 Madron
Sister Mary

1968 Off to See the Wizard (TV Series)
Ella

- Cinderella's Glass Slipper: Part 1 (1968) ... Ella

1967 Il padre di famiglia
Paola

1966 Is Paris Burning?
Françoise Labé

1966 Les fables de La Fontaine (TV Series)
Any

- Les deux Pigeons (1966) ... Any

1966 Promise Her Anything
Michele O'Brien

1965 A Very Special Favor
Dr. Lauren Boullard

1964 Father Goose
Catherine

1962 Three Fables of Love
Annie (segment "Les deux pigeons")

1962 The L-Shaped Room
Jane

1962 Guns of Darkness
Claire Jordan

1961 Fanny
Fanny

1961 Theatre Night (TV Series)
Ondine

- Ondine (1961) ... Ondine

1960 The Subterraneans
Mardou Fox

1960 The Battle of Austerlitz
Mlle de Vaudey

1959 The Man Who Understood Women
Ann Garantier

1959 ITV Play of the Week (TV Series)
Thérèse Tarde

- The Wild Bird (1959) ... Thérèse Tarde

1958 The Doctor's Dilemma
Mrs. Dubedat

1958 Gigi
Gigi

1956 Gaby
Gaby

1955 Daddy Long Legs
Julie Andre

1955 The Glass Slipper
Ella

1953 Lili
Lili Daurier

1953 The Story of Three Loves
Mademoiselle (segment "Mademoiselle")

1952 Glory Alley
Angela

1951 The Man with a Cloak
Madeline Minot

1951 An American in Paris
Lise Bouvier

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Additional Crew (1 credit)

2018 Nureyev: Lifting the Curtain (Documentary) (contributor)

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Soundtrack (10 credits)

2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "An American in Paris Ballet", "Our Love Is Here to Stay" - uncredited)

1994 That's Entertainment! III (Documentary) (performer: "An American in Paris Ballet" (1936) - uncredited)

1992 MGM: When the Lion Roars (TV Mini Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)

- The Lion in Winter (1992) ... (performer: "An American in Paris Ballet", "The Night They Invented Champagne" - uncredited)

1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (Documentary) (performer: "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" (1953), "Love Is Here to Stay" (1938) - uncredited)

1974 Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "Slue Foot", "Something's Gotta Give", "Something's Gotta Give" (Reprise))

1974 That's Entertainment! (Documentary) (performer: "An American in Paris Ballet" (1951) - uncredited)

1958 Gigi (performer: "The Parisians", "The Night They Invented Champagne", "Say a Prayer for Me Tonight" - uncredited)

1955 Daddy Long Legs (performer: "C-A-T Spells Cat", "Guardian Angel", "Sluefoot", "Something's Gotta Give", "Dancing Through Life", "Nightmare Ballet (Paris, Hong Kong, Rio)", "Dream" - uncredited)

1953 Lili (performer: "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo")

1951 An American in Paris (performer: "Our Love Is Here to Stay" (1937), "Embraceable You" (1930), "An American in Paris Ballet" - uncredited)

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Thanks (2 credits)

2014 Private Screenings (TV Series) (special thanks - 1 episode)

- Robert Osborne (2014) ... (special thanks)

1993 François Truffaut: Portraits volés (Documentary) (thanks)

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Self (94 credits)

2018 Gershwin, le classique américain (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2017 Love, Cecil (Documentary)
Self - Interviewee

2017 Quand Jean devint Renoir (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Interviewee

2016 The Royal Variety Performance 2016 (TV Special)
Self

2016 CBS News Sunday Morning (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #38.47 (2016) ... Self

- Episode #38.17 (2016) ... Self

2016 Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star (Documentary)
Self

2013 SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series)
Self

- Leslie Caron (2013) ... Self

2012 Simone Simon, la rebelle (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2011 Il était une fois... (TV Mini Series documentary)
Self

- La règle du jeu (2011) ... Self

2011 L'invité (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 19 July 2011 (2011) ... Self

2011 Breakfast (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 8 April 2011 (2011) ... Self - Guest

2010 Mother of Normandy: The Story of Simone Renaud (Documentary)
Simone Renaud (voice)

2009 Loose Women (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #14.15 (2009) ... Self

2009 Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (Video documentary)
Self

2009 Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (Video documentary)
Self

2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (Video documentary)
Self

2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing (Video documentary)
Self

2009 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (Video documentary)
Self

2008 Thank Heaven! the Making of 'Gigi' (Video documentary short)
Self

2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History (Video documentary)
Self

2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (Video documentary)
Self

2007 The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

2007 2007 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Winner

2007 Chris & Don: A Love Story (Documentary)
Self

2006 Astaire and Rogers: Partners in Rhythm (Video documentary)
Self

2006 Fragiles et sublimes... Stars en clair obscur (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2005 Corazón de... (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 13 October 2005 (2005) ... Self

2003 The 100 Greatest Musicals (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2002 From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff (Documentary)
Self

2002 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002) ... Self

2001 Hollywood Greats (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Gene Kelly (2001) ... Self

2001 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV Special)
Self - Nominee

2000 One Taste Is Never Enough... the Pleasures of 'Chocolat' (TV Movie documentary)
Self / Madame Audel

1999 Jean-Pierre Aumont, charme et fou-rires (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1999 Renoir à Hollywood (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1999 Private Screenings (TV Series)
Self

- Leslie Caron (1999) ... Self

1997 Le cercle de minuit (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 11 March 1997 (1997) ... Self

1996 Great Performances (TV Series)
Self

- Musicals Great Musicals: The Arthur Freed Unit at MGM (1996) ... Self

1993 Jean Renoir: Part Two - Hollywood and Beyond (TV Movie documentary)

1992 The Royal Variety Performance 1992 (TV Special)
Self - Hostess

1991 Die Peter Ustinov Gala - Ein Abend zu seinem 70. Geburtstag aus dem UNESCO-Center in Paris (TV Special)
Self - Musician

1990 Un dia és un dia (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode #1.9 (1990) ... Self - Guest

1988 Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1988 The 5th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV Special)
Self - Host

1987 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbara Stanwyck (TV Special)
Self (uncredited)

1986 Josh, the Logan Legend (Documentary)
Self

1986 The 58th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Performer

1985 Hour Magazine (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 20 September 1985 (1985) ... Self

1985 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Gene Kelly (TV Special documentary)
Self

1983 The British Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

1982 Pavlova: A Tribute to the Legendary Ballerina (TV Special)
Self - Host / Narrator

1980 Billy Baxter Presents Diary of the Cannes Film Festival with Rex Reed (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1980 Fred Astaire: Change Partners and Dance (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1979-1980 Ciné regards (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Episode dated 1 March 1980 (1980) ... Self

- Episode dated 16 September 1979 (1979) ... Self

1977-1980 La nuit des Césars (TV Series documentary)
Self - Presenter

- 5ème nuit des Césars (1980) ... Self - Presenter

- 2ème nuit des Césars (1977) ... Self - Presenter

1975-1980 Les rendez-vous du dimanche (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 13 January 1980 (1980) ... Self

- Episode dated 4 May 1975 (1975) ... Self

1980 Monsieur Cinéma (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 12 January 1980 (1980) ... Self

1980 Passez donc me voir (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 9 January 1980 (1980) ... Self

1979 The Making of 'Golden Girl' (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1966-1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series)
Self - Actress

- Episode #17.3 (1977) ... Self - Actress

- Episode #6.52 (1966) ... Self - Actress

1976 The Russell Harty Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 8 October 1976 (1976) ... Self

1976 Dix de der (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 10 January 1976 (1976) ... Self

1975 James Dean: The First American Teenager (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1975 Gala de l'union (TV Series)
Self

- 42 ème gala de l'union des artistes (1975) ... Self

1975 Dinah! (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode #1.110 (1975) ... Self - Guest

1974 Le grand échiquier (TV Series)
Self

- Serge Reggiani (1974) ... Self

1963-1973 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Leslie Caron, Joe Flynn, Freda Payne (1973) ... Self - Guest

- Leslie Caron, Tony Randall, Diahann Carroll (1966) ... Self - Guest

- Lorne Greene, Barbara Windsor, Leslie Caron (1964) ... Self - Guest

- From Los Angeles/Bob Hope, Ralph Bellamy, Janis Paige, Leslie Caron, Liberace (1963) ... Self - Guest

1962-1972 The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series)
Self / Self - on film from London

- Leslie Caron, Rose Marie, Jeane Dixon, Lynn Schroeder, Sheila Ostrander (1972) ... Self

- Leslie Caron, Orson Bean, Diana Sands, Hendra & Ullet, George Frazier (1966) ... Self

- Tony Martin, Milt Kamen, Si Zentner, Leslie Caron (1962) ... Self - on film from London

1972 The 44th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

1971 The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Accepting the Award for Best Foreign Language Film

1971 The Singing Filipina
Self

1970 The 27th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

1969 The 26th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

1968 Dee Time (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #3.35 (1968) ... Self

1968 The 40th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Presenter

1967 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #3.38 (1967) ... Self

1965-1967 Pour le plaisir (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Festivals 66 Cinéma 67 (1967) ... Self

- Monsieur Clément (1965) ... Self

1966 Gala de l'Unicef (TV Series)
Self

- Gala de l'Unicef 1966 (1966) ... Self

1966 Today (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 9 November 1966 (1966) ... Self - Guest

1964 An Hour with Robert Goulet (TV Special)

1964 The 36th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Nominee

1963 Variety Club of Great Britain Awards for 1962 (TV Special documentary short)
Self - Best Film Actress

1962 Here's Hollywood (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #2.153 (1962) ... Self

1961 Let's Imagine (TV Series)
Self

- Behind the Front Doors (1961) ... Self

1959 Person to Person (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Episode #7.9 (1959) ... Self

1959 The 16th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV Special)
Self - Nominee & Presenter

1957 Cinépanorama (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Episode dated 1 August 1957 (1957) ... Self

1957 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #10.24 (1957) ... Self

1956 Film Fanfare (TV Series)
Self - Interviewee

- Episode #1.18 (1956) ... Self - Interviewee

1953 Toppers About Town (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.8 (1953) ... Self

1953 The Name's the Same (TV Series)
Self

- Leslie Caron (1953) ... Self

1952 The Million Dollar Nickel (Documentary short)
Self

1952 24th Annual Academy Awards
Self - Presenter

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Archive footage (22 credits)

2016 Becoming Mike Nichols (Documentary)
Self

2015 Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2015 Everything Is Copy (Documentary)
Julie Andre (uncredited)

2013 René Clément, témoin et poète (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2011 The Many Faces of... (TV Series documentary)
Madeleine

- Dame Judi Dench (2011) ... Madeleine (uncredited)

2010 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (Documentary)
Fanny

2007 Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (TV Short documentary)
Self

2007 Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane (Video documentary short)
Self

2007 Personnel et confidentiel (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Cannes, 60 ans d'histoires (2007) ... Self

2001 Hollywood Rivals (TV Series)
Self

- Leslie Caron Vs. Cyd Charisse ... Self

1995 Empire of the Censors (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1994 That's Entertainment! III (Documentary)
Lise Bouvier / Gigi (uncredited)

1985 Reel Horror
Nicole

1982 Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (TV Movie documentary)
Actress - 'Father Goose' (uncredited)

1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (Documentary)
Lili / Lise Bouvier

1974 Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1974 That's Entertainment! (Documentary)
Lise Bouvier / Gigi

1971 The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series)
Self

- Gov. Ronald Reagan/Bob Newhart/James Wong Howe (1971) ... Self

1967 Off to See the Wizard (TV Series)
Lili Daurier

- Lili: Part 2 (1967) ... Lili Daurier

- Lili: Part 1 (1967) ... Lili Daurier

1956 MGM Parade (TV Series documentary)
Gaby

- Episode #1.33 (1956) ... Gaby

- Episode #1.31 (1956) ... Gaby

1954-1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #8.35 (1955) ... Self

- Episode #8.30 (1955) ... Self

- Episode #7.27 (1954) ... Self

1951 The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (Documentary)

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Spoken Word Recording: The Lover/Audioworks (ISBN 0671641054), c. 1987. See more »

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Height:

5' 1½" (1.56 m)

Spouse:

Michael Laughlin (divorced) | See more »

Children:

Jennifer Caron Hall | See more »

Parents:

Claude Caron | Margaret Petit

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Unfortunately, Hollywood considers musical dancers as hoofers. Regrettable expression. See more »

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One of the few actresses to have danced with both Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in the movies, other actresses that have also done this includes Judy Garland, Cyd Charisse, Vera-Ellen, Debbie Reynolds and Rita Hayworth. See more »

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