Leslie Caron

Leslie Claire Margaret Caron (; 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.

Caron began 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 her role of 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 starred in films such as ''The Glass Slipper'' (1955), ''Daddy Long Legs'' (1955), ''Gigi'' (1958), ''Fanny'' (1961), both of which earned her Golden Globe nominations, ''Guns of Darkness'' (1962), ''The L-Shaped Room'' (1962), ''Father Goose'' (1964) and ''A Very Special Favor'' (1965). For her role as 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), ''The Man Who Loved Women'' (1977), ''Valentino'' (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 portraying a rape victim in ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. Provided by Wikipedia