Leslie Caron

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Leslie Caron Template:IPA (b. 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 September 1951 she wed George Hormel II (more commonly known as Geordie Hormel), son of the founder of Hormel, at the Little Church of the West in Las Vegas. They divorced in 1954.

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

• {{{2|{{{name|Leslie Caron}}}}}} at The Internet Movie Database
• Classic Movies (1939 - 1969): Leslie Caronbg:Лесли Карон

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