Leslie Caron

The sort of performer for whom the term "gaminlike" was coined, Leslie Caron was prepared for a performing career by her American mother, a former dancer. Training from childhood at the Paris Conserva...
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BirthPlace
06/30/1931
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
  • Ice Age: The Musical
    By: WENN.com Source December 01, 2011 12:15pm EST
    Fans of the Ice Age franchise will be able to see the characters live from next year (12) after movie bosses struck a deal to turn the films into a musical.
  • Our Idiot Brother Review
    By: Matt Patches August 26, 2011 1:23pm EST
    Paul Rudd's finest work can't keep this comedy chugging along.
  • Source Code Review
    By: Thomas Leupp March 30, 2011 3:50pm EST
    Take the logical leap of faith and enjoy this gripping, intelligent, surprisingly moving sci-fi thriller.
  • The Things They Tweet
    By: WENN.com Source November 15, 2010 4:00am EST
    "Argh!!! I won the Caron Keating award for musical theatre at the variety club awards!!!! Such an honor! Gonna get drunk now." British actress SHERIDAN SMITH was ecstatic after winning a top theatre prize for her West End leading role in LEGALLY BLONDE.
  • Caron to be honoured with a star
    By: WENN.com Source December 01, 2009 4:00am EST
    Gigi star Leslie Caron is to be honoured with the 2,394th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
  • Caron: 'Lover Beatty told me I was too old to play his Bonnie'
    By: WENN.com Source October 01, 2009 5:00am EST
    French movie icon Leslie Caron missed out on the lead in Bonnie & Clyde because her real-life lover, Warren Beatty, thought she was too old.
  • Arquette to 'star' in Night of The Living Dead
    By: WENN.com Source August 05, 2009 5:00am EST
    Actress Patricia Arquette is to be inserted into her favourite horror movie as part of a special Halloween episode of her spooky TV drama Medium.
  • Charlie Bartlett Review
    By: Brian Marder February 22, 2008 4:45am EST
    Much like its title character, Charlie Bartlett just doesn’t fit in with its peer group (teen movies and psychology dramedies). And both the character and movie go to show you that sometimes it’s good--in this case very good--not to fit in.
  • Miss USA: 'I Did Cocaine'
    By: WENN.com Source January 31, 2007 8:36am EST
    Reigning Miss USA Tara Conner confesses she did cocaine during her hard-partying days, but insists she has put her wild ways behind her as she rebuilds her reputation.
  • 16 Blocks Review
    By: Kit Bowen March 03, 2006 7:25am EST
    One downtrodden detective looking for redemption. One star witness set to testify against corrupt cops who are gunning for him. 16 Blocks to the courthouse. You get the picture.