Born April 14, 1996, into a New York acting family (older brother Spence has appeared in numerous films), Manhattan native Abigail Breslin began acting in commercials at age 3 and by age 5 had been cast by M. Night Shyamalan in what would become her first feature film, the sci-fi thriller Signs (opposite Mel Gibson).Other roles quickly followed for the young actress, including a part opposite her brother in Gary Marshall's Raising Helen (2004) and roles in Keane, Family Plan and TV shows such as "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," "Navy NCIS" and "Ghost Whisperer."
It was Breslin's performance in Jonathan Dayton's 2006 sleeper hit Little Miss Sunshine, however, that thrust her into the public eye and earned her the honor of becoming one of the youngest Academy Award nominees in history for her role as the pure-hearted pageant contestant at the heart of a wildly dysfunctional family.
AddLittle Miss SunshineConvinced their little Olive (Abigail Breslin) is beauty queen material, parents Richard (Greg Kinnear) and Sheryl (Toni Collette) load the rest of the family into a van and embark on a life-altering road trip to a California pageant. Richard pushes Olive to win while her silent brother (Paul Dano),... Read More
AddKit Kittredge: An American GirlWith a star-studded cast that includes Julia Ormond and Stanley Tucci, this Depression-era drama inspired by the American Girl line of dolls follows aspiring young journalist Kit Kittredge (Abigail Breslin), whose ingenuity and courage help save her family's house. While Kit's father (Chris... Read More
AddKeaneAfter losing his daughter in a Port Authority bus terminal, distraught New York father William Keane (Damian Lewis) befriends Lynn Bedik (Amy Ryan) and her 7-year-old daughter, Kira (Abigail Breslin) -- but can he really be trusted? Keane uses alcohol and drugs to numb his pain, but Kira helps him... Read More
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