Leslie Caron

LOS ANGELES – APR 27: Caron arriving at the TCM Classic Film Festival & World Premiere Of “An American In Paris” at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on April 27, 2011 in Los Angeles, CA. kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Leslie Claire Margaret Caron

Place of Birth: Boulogne-sur-Seine, Paris, France

Date of Birth: 1 July, 1931

Ethnicity: French

Leslie Caron is a French and American actress and dancer. She is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award, two BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards. Her roles include the films An American in Paris, The Man with a Cloak, Glory Alley, The Story of Three Loves, Lili (1953), The Glass Slipper, Daddy Long Legs (1955), Gaby (1956), Gigi (1958), The Doctor’s Dilemma, The Man Who Understood Women, Austerlitz, The Subterraneans, Fanny (1961), Guns of Darkness, The L-Shaped Room, Three Fables of Love, Father Goose, A Very Special Favor, Promise Her Anything, Is Paris Burning?, The Head of the Family, Madron, Chandler (1971), Surreal Estate, The Man Who Loved Women, Valentino (1977), Crazed (1978), Goldengirl, Imperative (1982), Dangerous Moves, Courage Mountain, Guns (1990), Damage (1992), Funny Bones (1995), Let It Be Me, The Reef (1999), Chocolat (2000), Le Divorce, and A Christmas Carol (2020); the series Falcon Crest, The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century, and The Durrells; the mini-series QB VII, Master of the Game, and The Man Who Lived at the Ritz; and the made-for-tv movies Kontrakt, Lenin…The Train, Danielle Steel’s The Ring (1996), The Last of the Blonde Bombshells, and Murder on the Orient Express (2001).

Leslie is the daughter of Margaret (Petit), a Franco-American dancer on Broadway, and Claude Caron, a French chemist, pharmacist, perfumer, and boutique owner. Her father founded artisanal perfumier Guermantes. She has two children, television producer Christopher Hall and actress, singer, songwriter, and journalist Jennifer Caron Hall, with her former husband, English theatre director Peter Hall. Leslie became a U.S. citizen c. the late 2000s.

Leslie’s paternal great-grandfather was Ernest Caron (Ernest Adolphe Caron). Ernest was a lawyer and politician, who was President of the Municipal Council of Paris and a councillor of the 2nd arrondissement (Vivienne) district of Paris, on the Municipal Council of Paris, in the Third Republic.

Leslie’s maternal great-grandfather was Armand Savalle. Armand was a global still maker.