Leslie Caron

1931-

Biography: life and films

Leslie Caron is a French actress. She was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine, France on 1st July 1931.

Her best films as an actor include Vincente Minnelli's An American in Paris (1951), Jean Negulesco's Daddy Long Legs (1955), Charles Walters's The Glass Slipper (1955), Gigi (1958) and Bryan Forbes's The L-Shaped Room (1962).

Leslie Caron has so far appeared in 48 films.

She has most frequently worked with the following directors: Vincente Minnelli (3 films), Jack Haley Jr. (2), Charles Walters (2) and Anthony Asquith (2).

Her most frequent genres include: drama (27 films), romance (9), comedy-romance (6), comedy-drama (6), comedy (6), Documentary (5), War (3), Thriller (2) and Biography (2).

Our average rating for Leslie Caron over all films is: 2.9

Filmography

Key: a = actor

An American in Paris (1951) [a]

The Man with a Cloak (1951) [a]

Glory Alley (1952) [a]

Lili (1953) [a]

The Story of Three Loves (1953) [a]

Daddy Long Legs (1955) [a]

The Glass Slipper (1955) [a]

Gaby (1956) [a]

Gigi (1958) [a]

The Doctor's Dilemma (1958) [a]

The Man Who Understood Women (1959) [a]

Austerlitz (1960) [a]

The Subterraneans (1960) [a]

Fanny (1961) [a]

Guns of Darkness (1962) [a]

Les Quatre vérités (1962) [a]

The L-Shaped Room (1962) [a]

Father Goose (1964) [a]

A Very Special Favor (1965) [a]

Promise Her Anything (1965) [a]

Paris brûle-t-il? (1966) [a]

Il padre di famiglia (1967) [a]

Chandler (1971) [a]

That's Entertainment! (1974) [a]

Sérail (1976) [a]

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) [a]

L'Homme qui aimait les femmes (1977) [a]

Valentino (1977) [a]

Nicole (1978) [a]

Goldengirl (1979) [a]

Tous vedettes (1980) [a]

Imperativ (1982) [a]

La Diagonale du fou (1984) [a]

Reel Horror (1985) [a]

That's Dancing! (1985) [a]

Courage Mountain (1990) [a]

Guerriers et captives (1990) [a]

Damage (1992) [a]

The Genius (1993) [a]

That's Entertainment! III (1994) [a]

Funny Bones (1995) [a]

Love Dance (1995) [a]

The Reef (1999) [a]

Chocolat (2000) [a]

Le Divorce (2003) [a]

Chris & Don. A Love Story (2007) [a]



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