Leslie Caron
Birthday: Jul 1, 1931
Birthplace: Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Biography:
Leslie Caron is an Academy Award-nominated French film actress and dancer.
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 ... ... (read more...)
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 ... ... (read more...)
Filmography
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: 1920s - The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical (2008)
- Chris & Don: A Love Story (2007)
- Le Divorce (2003)
- Carola (2002)
- Gene Kelly - Anatomy of a Dancer (2002)
- Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (2001)
- Chocolat (2000)
- The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000)
- From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff (1999)
- Passion's Way (1999)
- Danielle Steel's The Ring (1996)
- Funny Bones (1995)
- Damage (1993)
- Courage Mountain (1989)
- Dangerous Moves (1984)
- Crazed (1978)
- Valentino (1977)
- L' Homme qui Aimait les Femmes (The Man Who Loved Women) (1977)
- Is Paris Burning? (1966)
- Father Goose (1964)
