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Leslie Caron (b. July 1, 1931) is a France|French
film actor|actress and dancer.

She was born  in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. 
She was discovered by Gene Kelly, who chose her to
appear opposite him in the classic musical An
American in Paris (Movie)|An American in Paris.

She went on to star in Gigi (1958 movie)|Gigi with
Maurice Chevalier and, Lili, plus other classic
films set in France. She continues to act,
appearing recently for example in the acclaimed
film Chocolat (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 the film
Lili.

==Filmography==

*An American in Paris (movie)|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 movie)|Gigi (1958)
*The Doctor's Dilemma (1958)
*The Man Who Understood Women (1959)
*The Subterraneans (1960)
*Austerlitz (1960)
*Fanny (1961 movie)|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 (novel)|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 (movie) | Chocolat (2000)
*Le Divorce (2003)

==External links==
*imdb name|id=0001989|name=Leslie Caron