Leslie Caron
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Leslie Caron (b. July 1, 1931) is a French film actress and dancer.
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She was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. She was discovered by Gene Kelly, who chose her to appear opposite him in the classic musical An American in Paris.
She went on to star in Gigi with Maurice Chevalier and, Lili, plus other classic films set in France. She continues to act, appearing recently for example 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 the film Lili.
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)bg:Лесли Карон