She'll be on Law + Order: SVU this May!

Actress Caron in rare appearance for "SVU"

By Robert Osborne

Tue May 2, 7:03 AM ET

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Veteran French actress Leslie Caron is making a rare appearance in front of American cameras this week for an episode of "Law & Order: SVU."

Caron, 74, who begins work in Manhattan on Wednesday, has been stealing the hearts of moviegoers since 1951, when she appeared in "An American in Paris" during the glory days of MGM, and then cemented her star status in such films as "Lili" (1953) and "The L-Shaped Room" (1962), both of which brought her best actress Oscar nominations.

Her other credits include "Gigi" (1958) "Fanny" (1961) and dozens more, all the way to the more recent "Chocolat" in 2000 and "Le Divorce" in 2003.

Besides acting, Caron also runs a restaurant called Le Lucarne aux Chouettes, or the Owl's Nest, in Villeneuve sur Yonne in the Burgundy region of France, about 90 minutes southeast of Paris. The restaurant sits in an idyllic village setting overlooking the River Yonne and is part of a guest hotel she also owns.

Caron's "L&O" episode will be directed by Juan Campanella, whose Argentinean film "Son of the Bride" was nominated for the 2001 Academy Award as best foreign-language film.

In addition to luring Caron to their set, "SVU" executive producer Neal Baer and his team also just finished working with another legendary talent, a much slimmed-down and dramatic Jerry Lewis.

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SVU managed to land Angela Lansbury for the May sweeps last year... I hope it'll give Leslie a chance to win an Emmy for guest starring on the show! I wonder what kind of character she'll play? Hopefully something despicable.