Abigail Breslin
Breslin at Palm Springs Film Festival, 2007
Born	Abigail Kathleen Breslin 1996 New York City, United States
Years active	2002 - present
Awards won Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture 2006 Little Miss Sunshine

Abigail Kathleen Breslin (born 1996) is an American actress. The fourth youngest actress ever to be nominated for a competitive Academy Award, Breslin is known for her role in the film Little Miss Sunshine, as well as for several supporting parts in other Hollywood films. Image File history File links Abigail_Breslin. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The Actor: The Screen Actors Guild Award Statue The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) to recognize outstanding performances by members. ... The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements in film. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the childrens book character, see Little Miss Sunshine (character). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The term child actor is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion the latter is also called a former child actor. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... For the childrens book character, see Little Miss Sunshine (character). ... Hollywood redirects here. ...

Biography

Personal life

Breslin was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of Kim, who manages Abigail's career, and Michael Breslin, a telecommunications expert, computer programmer and consultant.^[1][2] Her maternal grandparents, Catherine and Lynn Blecker, are from New Jersey, and now live in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.^[3][4] She has two older brothers, Ryan and Spencer Breslin, who is also an actor. Breslin lives in New York with her family, which her maternal grandparents have described as "very close-knit".^[4][3] She is named after First Lady of the United States Abigail Adams^[5] and collects American Girl dolls and stuffed animals; she also has two dogs, two cats and a turtle. She wants to be a vet when she grows up and loves animals. In March 2008, Breslin joined the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about the state. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, known as the Garden Spot of America since the 18th century, is located in the southeastern part of the state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. ... Spencer Breslin (born May 18, 1992 in New York City, New York, USA) is an American child actor. ... This article is about the state. ... First Lady Laura Bush and former first ladies (from left to right) Rosalynn Carter, Sen. ... Abigail Adams (née Smith) (November 11, 1744 – October 28, 1818) was the wife of John Adams the second President of the United States and mother of John Quincy Adams, the sixth, and is regarded as the first Second Lady of the United States and the second First Lady of... For other uses, see American Girl. ... For preserved dead animals, see taxidermy. ... For other uses, see March (disambiguation). ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... The Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA) is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. ...

Career

Prior to her star-making turn in Sunshine, Breslin appeared in the films Signs (2002), Raising Helen (in which Breslin and her brother Spencer played siblings), The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (which Spencer also appeared in), Keane, Chestnut: Hero of Central Park, and The Family Plan. In 2006, Breslin starred in the comedy Little Miss Sunshine, playing a beauty pageant contestant, the youngest in a dysfunctional family on a road trip. Her co-stars, Greg Kinnear and Alan Arkin, both mentioned that they were "astounded by her seriousness of purpose during shooting".^[6] For her performance, Breslin received a Screen Actors Guild Award Nomination, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress (on January 23, 2007). At the time of her nomination and at the age of ten years old, Breslin became the fourth youngest actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. The three actresses younger than Breslin to receive the nomination were Tatum O'Neal, Mary Badham, and Quinn Cummings. Breslin's co-star, Alan Arkin, did not want her to win the award, specifying that he thought that she has "had enough attention" and "needs to have a childhood".^[7] Signs is a 2002 science fiction thriller film directed by M. Night Shyamalan starring Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, and Abigail Breslin. ... Raising Helen is a 2004 American comedy/drama film directed by Garry Marshall and written by Jack Amiel and Michael Begler. ... The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement is a sequel of The Princess Diaries which was released in 2004. ... Keane is a 2004 film written and directed by Lodge Kerrigan. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For the childrens book character, see Little Miss Sunshine (character). ... This article is about the film Road Trip. ... Gregory Kinnear (born June 17, 1963) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and television personality, who rose to stardom as the first host of E!s Talk Soup. ... Alan Wolf Arkin (born March 26, 1934) is an Academy Award-winning American actor and director. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Tatum Beatrice ONeal (born November 5, 1963 in Los Angeles, California) is an Academy Award-winning American actress best known for her film work as a child actress in the 1970s. ... Mary Badham playing Jean Louise Scout Finch in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird. ... Quinn Cummings (August 13, 1967) is an Oscar-nominated American actress. ... Alan Wolf Arkin (born March 26, 1934) is an Academy Award-winning American actor and director. ...

Although Breslin did not win the Oscar, she co-presented with Jaden Smith at the 79th Academy Awards on February 25, 2007. Breslin was part of the Disney Year of a Million Dreams celebration. Annie Leibovitz photographed her as Fira from Disney Fairies with Julie Andrews as the Blue Fairy from Pinocchio. On October 27, 2007, Breslin made her stage debut in the play Right You Are (If You Think You Are) in New York City at the Guggenheim Museum starring in an ensemble cast alongside Cate Blanchett, Dianne Wiest, Natalie Portman and Peter Sarsgaard.^[8] In 2007, Breslin was ranked #8 in Forbes Magazine's list of "Young Hollywood's Top-Earning Stars", having earned $1.5 million in 2006.^[9] Jaden Christopher Syre Smith (born July 8, 1998 in Los Angeles, California) is the son of actress/singer Jada Pinkett Smith and actor/rapper Will Smith. ... The 79th Academy Awards ceremony, honoring the best in film for 2006, took place on February 25, 2007 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. ... is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... This article is about the American photographer. ... Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews, DBE (born Julia Elizabeth Wells[1] on 1 October 1935[2]) is an award-winning English actress, singer, author and cultural icon. ... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Catherine Élise Cate Blanchett (born May 14, 1969) is an Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning Australian actress and stage director. ... Dianne Wiest (born March 28, 1948) is a double Academy Award-winning, Golden Globe Award-winning, Emmy Award-winning and BAFTA-nominated American actress. ... Natalie Portman (‎; born June 9, 1981) is a Golden Globe-winning, Academy Award-nominated Israeli-American actress. ... Peter Sarsgaard (born March 7, 1971) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated American film and stage actor. ... For other uses, see Forbes (disambiguation). ...

Breslin was recently seen in the drama The Ultimate Gift, playing a terminally ill girl. The film was shot in the fall of 2005 in Charlotte, North Carolina^[10] and opened on March 9, 2007. Reviewer Steve Persall of the St. Petersburg Times commented that Breslin "isn't a fluke, but will require smarter scripts until she matures".^[11] Breslin next appeared in the romantic comedies No Reservations, playing the niece of a chef, and Definitely, Maybe, in which her character is the daughter of a single father (Ryan Reynolds).^[12] In 2008, Breslin starred with former child star Jodie Foster in the film Nim's Island and will also headline Kit Kittredge: An American Girl as the title character. The Ultimate Gift is a theatrical production based on author Jim Stovalls bestselling novel. ... Charlotte redirects here. ... is the 68th day of the year (69th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Logo of the St. ... No Reservations is a 2007 romantic comedy directed by Scott Hicks, from a screenplay by Carol Fuchs based on an original script by Sandra Nettelbeck. ... For other uses, see Chef (disambiguation). ... Definitely, Maybe is an upcoming 2008 Adam Brooks movie starting Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Derek Luke, Abigail Breslin, Elizabeth Banks and Rachel Weisz. ... Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian born actor. ... Alicia Christian Jodie Foster (born November 19, 1962)[1] is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress, director and producer. ...

Filmography

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TV guest appearances

• 2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards introducing The Naked Brothers Band with Ryan Sheckler
• 2007 Academy Awards presenting the awards with Jaden Smith for Best Animated Short and Best Live-Action Short
• 2006 Video Music Awards presenting the award with Fergie for Best New Artist
• Ghost Whisperer playing Sarah Applewhite in episode: "Melinda's First Ghost"
• NCIS playing Sandy Watson in episode: "See No Evil"
• Law and Order: Special Victims Unit playing Patty Branson in episode: "Birthright"
• What I Like About You playing Josie in episode: "Teddy Bear"
• Hack (TV series) playing Kayla Adams in episode "Domestic Disturbance"
• Grey's Anatomy playing Megan Clover in episode 303 "Sometimes a Fantasy" (2006)

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Awards

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External links

• Abigail Breslin at the Internet Movie Database
• Abigail Breslin at TV.com
• Miss Abigail Breslin Online - Fansite
• Abigail Breslin Filmography
• Abigail Breslin News, Video and Photos
• Abigail Breslin Image Library