Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron (born July 1, 1931) is a French film actress and dancer.

She was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. She was discovered by Gene Kelly while dancing with a ballet troupe. The famed dancer chose her to appear opposite him in the classic musical An American in Paris.

She went on to star in Daddy Long Legs with Fred Astaire, Gigi with Louis Jourdan and Maurice Chevalier, and Lili. She continues to act, appearing recently in the acclaimed film Chocolat. She is one of the few leading ladies (or actors of any type for that matter) from the classic era of MGM musicals who is still active in film.

In 1953, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her starring role in Lili. In 1963, she was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her starring role in The L-Shaped Room.

Marriages

* Husband: married George Hormel II, son of the founder of Hormel (a meat -packing company) in September 1951; divorced in 1954
* Husband: married Peter Hall, a British theatre and film director in 1956; divorced in 1965
* Husband: married Michael Laughlin in 1969; divorced in 1980
* Husband: married Paul Magwood, film director; (unconfirmed)

Filmography

* An American in Paris (1951)
* The Man with a Cloak (1951)
* The Million Dollar Nickel (1952) (short subject)
* Glory Alley (1952)
* The Story of Three Loves (1953)
* Lili (1953)
* The Glass Slipper (1955)
* Daddy Long Legs (1955)
* Gaby (1956)
* Gigi (1958)
* The Doctor's Dilemma (1958)
* The Man Who Understood Women (1959)
* The Subterraneans (1960)
* Austerlitz (1960)
* Fanny (1961)
* Three Fables of Love (1962)
* Guns of Darkness (1962)
* The L-Shaped Room (1962)
* Father Goose (1964)
* A Very Special Favor (1965)
* Promise Her Anything (1965)
* Is Paris Burning? (1966)
* The Head of the Family (1969)
* Madron (1970)
* Chandler (1971)
* Purple Night (1972)
* Surreal Estate (1976)
* The Man Who Loved Women (1977)
* Valentino (1977)
* Nicole (1978)
* Goldengirl (1979)
* The Contract (1980)
* All Stars (1980)
* Chanel Solitaire (1981)
* Imperative (1982)
* Dangerous Moves (1984)
* Courage Mountain (1990)
* Damage (1992)
* The Genius (1993)
* Warriors and Prisoners (1994)
* A Hundred and One Nights of Simon Cinema (1995) (scenes deleted)
* Funny Bones (1995)
* The Reef (1999)
* From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff (1999) (documentary)
* Chocolat (2000)
* Le Divorce (2003)

External links

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* Classic Movies (1939 - 1969): Leslie Caron