Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron: Biography in Details

Who is Leslie Caron?

Leslie Caron is an American-French actress and dancer who appeared in 45 films between 1951 and 2003. Laslie’s autobiography, Thank Heaven, got published in 2010 in the UK and US, and in 2011 in a French version.

She is renowned for the musical films An American in Paris (1951), Lili (1953), Daddy Long Legs (1955), and Gigi (1958), and for the nonmusical films Fanny(1961), The L-Shaped Room (1962), and Father Goose (1964)

Leslie Caron: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Nationality

She was born on July 1 July 1931 in Boulogne-sur-seine, Seine, France. Her birth name is Leslie Claire Margaret Caron. Her current age is 89.

She is a daughter of Claude Caron a Franco- American dancer on Broadway, and Claude Caron, a French chemist, Pharmacist, perfumer, and boutique owner.

While her sibling, her elder sister Aimery Caron became a father- like a chemist, her mother Margaret Petit prepared Leslie for an executive profession from infancy. She holds French nationality.

Education, School/College University

Leslie Caron addressed the Convent of the Assumption in Paris where she began her ballet training. Also, she studied at the ‘National Conservatory of Dance’.

Leslie Caron: Professional Life, Career

Leslie Caron began her career as a ballet dancer. Quality Kelly found her in the Roland Petit organization Expressive dance des Champs Elysées and cast her to show up inverse him in the melodic An American in Paris (1951), a role wherein a pregnant Cyd Charisse got originally cast.

This job prompted a long term MGM contract and an arrangement of movies that incorporated the melodic The Glass Slipper (1955) and the show The Man with a Cloak (1951), with Joseph Cotten and Barbara Stanwyck.

All things considered, Leslie Caron has assumed herself Lamentably, Hollywood thinks about melodic artists as hoofers. Movies like The Man with a Cloak(1951) and Glory Alley (1952) followed, but her next recognizable film was March 10, 1953, revealed musical ‘Lili’ where she also proved her mettle in acting apart from her dancing prowess.

Similarly, Caron’s famous TV movies included The Man Who Lived at the Ritz (1988) and The Last of the Blonde Bombshells. Also, Caron remained a jury member at the 5th Moscow International Film Festival in 1967. Leslie was a jury member at the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.

She proceeds into a new business of owning and running in 1989. Similarly, she has also penned down several articles that included Current Biography (1954), Film Dope (1982), Enfin Star! (1983) and Stars (1994). Her autobiography Thank Heaven: A Memoir got revealed in 2009.

In February 2010, Leslie Caron portrayed the character of Madame Armfeldt in A Little Night Music in Paris. Furthermore, in 2016, she appeared in the ITV TV series The Durrells playing the role of Countess Mavrodaki.

Awards and Nomination

Leslie Caron got two Academy Award designations for Best Actress. In 2006, her presentation in Law and Order. Also, the Special Victims Unit won her an Emmy for visitor entertainer in a show arrangement.

Leslie Caron: Net Worth, Income

As of 2022, Leslie has an estimated net worth of $10 million. She has a great fortune to smart investments, property holdings, and deals with CoverGirl cosmetics.

Similarly, her source of income is from debuting in different movies and featuring in different magazines.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Leslie Caron has a height of 5 feet 1 inch and weighs about 52kg. Similarly, she has brown hair color with blue eyes.

Social Media

Leslie Caron is not active on social sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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