Leslie Caron
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| Leslie Caron | |
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 Caron on the DVD cover for Lili
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| Born | July 1, 1931 (age 75) Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Occupation | Actress, Dancer |
| Spouse | Geordie Hormel (1951 - 1954) Peter Hall (1956 - 1965) Michael Laughlin (1969 - 1980) Paul Magwood (? - present) |
Leslie Caron (IPA: [lɛsli kaʁɔ̃]) (born July 1, 1931) is an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning film actress and dancer.
She was born Leslie Claire Margaret Caron of a French father and an American mother in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. Caron was prepared for a performing career by her mother, a former dancer. Training from childhood, 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.
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[edit] Marriages
- Husband: married George Hormel II, grandson 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, 2 children
- Husband: married Michael Laughlin in 1969; divorced in 1980
- Husband: married Paul Magwood, film director; (unconfirmed)
[edit] 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)
- L'Homme qui aimait les femmes (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)
- The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)
- Le Divorce (2003)
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| Preceded by Geraldine Page for Sweet Bird of Youth |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama 1964 for The L-Shaped Room |
Succeeded by Anne Bancroft for The Pumpkin Eater |
[edit] Television
- Caron guest-starred in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episode "Recall" (2006).
