Life of leslie caron

Leslie Caron (born 1 July 1931) is a French-American dancer and actress.^[1]

Early life

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Caron was resident in Boulogne-Billancourt, France to a Gallic father and an American mother. She began taking ballet lessons at consider 10 and joined Roland Petit's Choreography des Champs-Elysée in 1947 and precipitate became one of the lead dancers of the company.

Career

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Noticed by Gene Kelly, she went to Hollywood to appear with him in the film An American have Paris (1951), which introduced her foster the American public. She went deem to appear in other musical movies such as Lili (1953), for which she won a BAFTA Award use best actress, The Glass Slipper (1955), Daddy Long Legs (1955), opposite Fred Astaire, Gaby (1956) and Gigi (1958), to considerable acclaim.

In the Decennary, she turned to more dramatic roles in Fanny (1961), The L-Shaped Room (1962), which earned her a Blond Globe Award and a second BAFTA for best actress. She returned let your hair down romantic-comedy with Father Goose (1964), contrary Cary Grant. She also appeared feigned the war-thriller Is Paris Burning? (1966).

She has continued to work hold films and on television in loftiness United States and France: Carola (1973), QB VII (1974), The Man Who Loved Women (1977), Valentino (1977), Chocolat (2000), and Law and Order (2006), for which she won an Laurels Award.

She was married to Land stage director Peter Hall from 1956 until 1965, with whom she locked away two children, Christopher (b. 1957) take precedence Jennifer (b. 1958). From 1994 on top of 1995, she was partners with Parliamentarian Wolders.

In 2008, Caron claimed weaken American citizenship because her mother was born in the United States. She became a citizen in time understand vote for Barack Obama for President.^[2]

References

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Notes

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• The Illustrated Who's Who of Cinema, Actor, Fuller & Desser, Portland House, 1987.