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Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron

Actor · Born July 1, 1931 (95) · Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

Primetime Emmy winner · Golden Globe winner · 2 BAFTA Awards · 3 other major award bodies

Leslie Claire Margaret Caron (born 1 July 1931) is a French-American actress, dancer and writer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, two BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards. Caron started her career as a ballerina. She made her film debut in the musical An American in Paris (1951), followed by roles in The Man with a Cloak (1951), Glory Alley (1952) and The Story of Three Loves (1953), before receving critical acclaim for her role as an orphan in Lili (also 1953), which earned her the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress and garnered nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. As a leading lady, Caron went on to star in films such as The Glass Slipper, Daddy Long Legs (both 1955), Gigi (1958), Fanny (1961), both of which earned her Golden Globe nominations, Guns of Darkness (1962), The L-Shaped Room (both 1962), Father Goose (1964) and A Very Special Favor (1965). For her role of a single pregnant woman in The L-Shaped Room, Caron, in addition to receiving a second Academy Award nomination, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and a second BAFTA Award. Caron's other roles include Is Paris Burning? (1966), That's Entertainment! (1974), The Man Who Loved Women, Valentino (both 1977), Damage (1992), Funny Bones (1995), Chocolat (2000) and Le Divorce (2003). In 2007, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her performance of a child molestation victim in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leslie Caron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 1, 1931 (95)
From
Boulogne-Billancourt, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Works as
Actor
Titles
45 on MovieCove · 71 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26

What are Leslie Caron's films like?

Across their 42 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
24%
Self
22%
Morality
15%
Society
13%
Ideas
10%
Power
9%
Survival
6%
Romantic love15 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 42 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 21 · Serious 13 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 20 · Stylized 17 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 18 · Charged 18 · Intense 6

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 30 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 29 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 24 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 34 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

26 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 9 of 26 analyzed roles.

Ally
9 of 26
Hero
6 of 26
Mentor
5 of 26
Shapeshifter
3 of 26
Herald
1 of 26
Trickster
1 of 26
Threshold guardian
1 of 26
Show the 26 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Melancholic
15
Warm
13
Contemplative
12
Romantic
11
Other
36

How their films linger

Feel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Leslie Caron's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 45 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Leslie Caron's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

71 credits, 45 with a MovieCove page; 30 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed(2023)

    as Dr. Lauren Boullard

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Carol(2020)

    as The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Written on Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Pauline

  • Gershwin: The American Classic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • The Perfect Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Marguerite

  • The Durrells(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Countess Mavrodaki

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Mother of Normandy: The Story of Simone Renaud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Simone Renaud (Voice)

  • Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff(2010)

    as Fanny (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • 'S Wonderful: Creating An American in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • The Divorce(2003)

    as Suzanne de Persand

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Murder on the Orient Express(2001)

    as Miss Alvarado

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Chocolat(2000)

    as Mrs. Audel

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Last of the Blonde Bombshells(2000)

    as Madeleine

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Lorraine Delmas

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Passion's Way(1999)

    as Regine De Chantelle

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Czarina Aleksandra Romanov (voice)

  • The Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Madame de Saint Marne

  • Let It Be Me(1995)

    as Marguerite

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Funny Bones(1995)

    as Katie Parker

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • That's Entertainment! III(1994)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Normandy: The Great Crusade(1994)

    as Mary-Louise Osmont (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Damage(1992)

    as Elizabeth Prideaux

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Warriors and Prisoners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Madame Yvonne

  • Courage Mountain(1989)

    as Jane Hilary

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Lenin: The Train(1988)

    as Nedeshda Krupskaja

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Lenin... The Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nadeschda 'Nadia' Krupskaja

  • The Man Who Lived at the Ritz(1988)

    as Coco Chanel

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Reel Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Nicole (archive footage)

  • Dangerous Moves(1984)

    as Henia Liebskind

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Master of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 9 episodes · as Solange Dunas

  • The Unapproachable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Imperative (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Mother

  • The Contract (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Penelopa Wilson

  • Falcon Crest(1981)

    Show 3 episodes · as Nicole Sauguet

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Chanel Solitaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as (uncredited)

  • All Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Lucille Berger

  • Goldengirl(1979)

    as Dr. Sammy Lee

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Unexpected(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Nathalie Vareille

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Duvall

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Valentino(1977)

    as Alla Nazimova

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Loved Women(1977)

    as Véra

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Nicole(1976)

    as Nicole

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Surreal Estate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Céleste

  • That's Entertainment, Part II(1976)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • That's Entertainment!(1974)

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • QB VII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · as Angela Kelno

  • Carola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Carola

  • Chandler(1971)

    as Katherine Creighton

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Madron(1970)

    as Sister Mary

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Head of the Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Paola

  • Is Paris Burning?(1966)

    as Françoise Labé

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Promise Her Anything(1966)

    as Michele O'Brien

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • A Very Special Favor(1965)

    as Dr. Lauren Boullard

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Father Goose(1964)

    as Catherine Freneau

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Four Truths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Annie (segment "Les deux pigeons")

  • The L-Shaped Room(1962)

    as Jane Fosset

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Guns of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Claire Jordan

  • Fanny(1961)

    as Fanny

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Subterraneans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Mardou Fox

  • The Battle of Austerlitz(1960)

    as Mlle de Vaudey

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Understood Women(1959)

    as Ann Garantier

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Doctor's Dilemma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Mrs. Dubedat

  • Gigi(1958)

    as Gigi

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Gaby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Gaby

  • Daddy Long Legs(1955)

    as Julie Andre

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Glass Slipper(1955)

    as Ella

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Story of Three Loves(1953)

    as Mademoiselle

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Lili(1953)

    as Lili Daurier

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Glory Alley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Angela

  • The Man with a Cloak(1951)

    as Madeline Minot

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • An American in Paris(1951)

    as Lise Bouvier

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 70 titles from 1951 to 2020; peak year 1976.

Biggest box office

Chocolat (2000)

$153M worldwide

Highest rated

That's Entertainment! (1974)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Chocolat (2000)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19512020

Peak 1976 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 3 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting70 of 70: 70 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score67th

By decade

1950s11 · acting1960s11 · acting1970s13 · acting1980s12 · acting1990s11 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s5 · acting2020s2 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 22% of 23 roles
51617191

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy, a Golden Globe, 2 BAFTA Awards and 2 other major awards from 11 major nominations, 1954–2017.

WinNomination
  1. 2017
    • Cannes award, won ×2
  2. 2007
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
  3. 2001
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
  4. 1964
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Actress - Drama
  5. 1963
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best British Actress
  6. 1962
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actress - Drama
  7. 1959
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actress - Comedy or Musical
  8. 1954
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Foreign Actress

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Leslie Caron's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of all 40; across their 42 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Midcredits score across 45 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 45 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Normandy: The Great Crusade (1994)

92nd percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)

Midcredits 94th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 37 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Leslie Caron's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 22 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles12–72 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 8 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Leslie Caron work with?

People who share at least 2 of Leslie Caron's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Charles Walters shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles