Leslie Claire Margaret Caron
| Sign | Cancer |
| Born | Jul 1, 1931 Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Age | 94 |
Leslie Caron | |
| Job | Actress |
| Years active | 1951-present |
| Top Roles | Gigi, Dr. Lauren Boullard, Jane Fosset, Mademoiselle, Lise Bouvier |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Comedy, Musical, Film Adaptation, War |
| Top Topics | Romance (Comic), World War II, Romance (Musical) |
| Top Collaborators | Gene Kelly, Vincente Minnelli (Director), Charles Boyer, Charles Walters (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Olivia de Havilland, William Wyler, Farley Granger see more.. |
Leslie Caron Overview:
Actress, Leslie Caron, was born Leslie Claire Margaret Caron on Jul 1, 1931 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. As of December 2025, Leslie Caron was 94 years old.
HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Caron was nominated for two Oscars, she never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1953 | Best Actress | Lili (1953) | Lili Daurier | Nominated |
| 1963 | Best Actress | The L-Shaped Room (1962) | Jane | Nominated |
She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.
BlogHub Articles:
Classic Movie Travels:
By Annette Bochenek on May 4, 2019 From Classic Movie Hub BlogMay Classic Movie Travels: [Leslie] The musical genre is one that is incredibly multifaceted in terms of how it tells a story. Though there are scripts and lyrics that can further the plot along, musicals also tell stories where words fall short. Musicals employ a wide... Read full article
Rock and Dorothy Write It in the Dusty Wind; Can't Replace Doris
By Rick29 on Sep 17, 2015 From Classic Film & TV CafeDorothy Malone may have won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Written on the Wind (1956), but Rock Hudson benefited more from the film's success. Along with Giant (1956) and his Jane Wyman pairings, Written on the Wind propelled Hudson into a major star. Thus, he was at the peak of his career whil... Read full article
“Gigi” – , Louis Jourdan, Maurice Chevalier
By Art on Jul 10, 2011 From Classic Cinema Gold“This story is about a little girl. It could be about any one of those little girls playing there. But it isn’t. It’s about one in particular. Her name is Gigi.” ~ Honore Lachaille (Maurice Chevalier) . “Gigi” is a 1958 musical film produced by Arthur Freed and... Read full article
DUAL BIRTHDAY SPAMS–#1:
By Lara on Jul 1, 2011 From BacklotsJuly 1 produces great Hollywood stars. Tomorrow (or today in France, where both birthday girls reside) is the birthday of two film legends– (born 1931) and Olivia de Havilland (born a whopping 1916). As I know I’m going to get carried away about Olivia and basically write an ... Read full article
Happy Birthday:
By Dawn on Jul 1, 2010 From Noir and Chick Flickswas a ballet dancer when Gene Kelly discovered her, and cast her to perform with him in the musical An American in Paris(1951), a role in which a pregnant Cyd Charisse was originally cast. This led to a MGM contract in films, The Glass Slipper (1955) and the drama Gaby (1956). She also ... Read full article
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Leslie Caron Quotes:
Gaston Lachaille: To take care of you beautifully.
Gigi: Beautifully. That is, if I like it. They've pounded into my head I'm backward for my age... but I know what all this means. To "take care of me beautifully" means I shall go away with you... and that I shall sleep in your bed.
Gaston Lachaille: Please, Gigi, I beg of you! You embarrass me!
Gigi: You weren't embarrassed to talk to Grandmamma about it. And Grandmamma wasn't embarrassed to talk to me about it. But I know more than she told me. To "take care of me" means that I shall have my photograph in the papers. That I shall go to the Riviera, to the races at Deauville. And when we fight, it will be in all the columns the next day. And then you'd give me up, as you did with Inèz des Cèvennes.
Gigi: [pointing] Is that the scandalous Madame d'Exelmans?
Gaston Lachaille: Yes, that is she. Tell me, Gigi, the way that you express yourself... does you grandmother hear you talk this way?
Gigi: She doesn't listen to me much.
[Gigi prepares for her night with Gaston]
Gigi: Say a prayer for me tonight / I'll need every prayer that you can spare / To get me by... Say a prayer / And while you're praying, keep on saying / "She's much too young to die..." "On to your Waterloo," whispers my heart / Pray I'll be Wellington, not Bonaparte... Oh, say a prayer for me this evening / Bow your head, and please stay on your knees / Tonight...
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