[2][3] Born Albertine Caron in Louiseville, Quebec, Caron-Legris began her piano studies with Romain-Octave Pelletier I in Montreal in her youth.
She later studied the piano with Michel Hirvy, voice with Rodolphe Plamondon, and music composition with Eugène Lapierre at the Conservatoire national de musique.
Several years into her professional career she entered the Université de Montréal where she earned a Bachelor of Music degree in 1942.
Her most well-known composition is the 1947 song "La Berceuse de Donalda" which was featured on both the radio and television version of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation program Un Homme et son péché.
[2] During her lifetime, Her works were included in the concert repertoires of Canadian musicians Maureen Forrester, Raoul Jobin, Marthe Létourneau, Nicholas Massue and Albert Viau.