Gigi
1958
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Jul 1, 2021 · Today she knows better. Caron celebrates her 90th birthday on July 1, and the fall will also bring the 70th anniversary of An American in Paris, which remains one of the most acclaimed movie...
Leslie Claire Margaret Caron (French: [lɛsli kaʁɔ̃]; born 1 July 1931) 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.
May 24, 2023 · The 1958 film “Gigi” turns 65 years old this month and its leading lady, Leslie Caron, remains as charming as ever. Still a beauty and full of personality, she shares some of her favorite moments starring opposite Gene Kelly, Louis Jourdan and Cary Grant.
Jun 24, 2021 · Caron showed she could do gritty, playing a single pregnant woman deciding whether or not to have an abortion. She won a Bafta and a Golden Globe and was nominated for a best actress Oscar.
One of the few MGM post-musical stars to enjoy a long, lasting and formidable dramatic career, Leslie Caron is still continuing today though on a much more limited basis. In 2008, the actress published her memoirs, "Thank Heaven," later translated to French as "Une Francaise à Hollywood".
Jul 6, 2022 · On the occasion of the screening of Vincente Minelli’s ornate musical Gigi, Academy Awards nominated lead actor and Hollywood legend Leslie Caron talked abou...
Feb 13, 2022 · Leslie Caron has described the dancing style of Gene Kelly as more sporty, while she felt Fred Astaire was always “one-and-a-half feet off the ground” as she recalled her time with the...
Jul 12, 2017 · The 83-year-old film legend’s two most memorable movies, An American in Paris and Gigi, are currently lighting up Broadway. The actress shares her favorite cinema memories.
Jun 26, 2021 · Caron (standing, center) was named a “rising star of 1952,” along with (from left) Patrice Wymore, Marilyn Monroe, Mitzi Gaynor, Tony Curtis, and John Derek. And today? “They offer everything to Judi,” she says, referring to Dame Judi Dench, without rancor.
Mar 6, 2012 · In a magically memorable movie moment in 1951, French-American actress Leslie Caron danced her way into millions of hearts as Gene Kelly’s ballerina ingénue in An American in Paris.
