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- Breslin also had memorable roles as a child in films like Signs (at age 5), No Reservations, Nim's Island and Kitt Kittredge: An America Girl. She went on to star in Zombieland and its sequel, My Sister's Keeper, as well as August: Osage County and TV's Scream Queens.
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Abigail has acted since she was a small child. She is widely recognized for her role in the critically-acclaimed Little Miss Sunshine (2006), the irreverent, antic comedy which created a sensation at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, Breslin played the role of "Olive", an ambitious young girl who is obsessed with winning a beauty pageant. For ...
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Abigail Breslin (born April 14, 1996) is an American actress. Following a string of film parts as a young child, she rose to prominence at age 10 when she played Olive Hoover in Little Miss Sunshine (2006), for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
- Little Miss Sunshine (2006) And now to the signature movie of Abigail Breslin, the one which landed her an Academy Awards Nomination for Best Supporting Actress, ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ follows the Hoover family and their youngest member Olive Hoover, who’s been qualified for a beauty pageant named “Little Miss Sunshine” in California.
- My Sister’s Keeper (2009) In this tear-jerking terminal illness drama, Breslin plays Anna, the “keeper” of her leukemic sister Kate. The fact that Anna’s genetic makeup is similar to her elder sister Kate leads to Anna lending her organs, bone marrow, blood and tissues to Kate, thus adversely affecting Anna’s health as well.
- Zombieland (2009) And now to one of the top-grossing zombie movies of all time, ‘Zombieland’ features Breslin as Little Rock, the younger sister of Wichita (Emma Stone).
- August: Osage County (2013) With an ensemble cast, a truckload of awards, nominations, and accolades and some pathbreaking performances, ‘August: Osage County’ is the overwhelming re-definition of a family drama, encompassed with social enigmas and perils.
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- Little Miss Sunshine. While Breslin had been in movies before Little Miss Sunshine, this was the film that put her on the map. Breslin plays Olive Hoover, the youngest member of a dysfunctional family who is a beauty pageant contestant.
- Scream Queens. Breslin played the role of Libby Putney, more commonly known as Chanel #5 on the hit television series Scream Queens. She was a member of the social clique known as The Chanels led by Emma Roberts' Chanel Oberlin.
- Maggie. Zombieland and Zombieland: Double Tap aren't the only zombie movies Breslin has been a part of. She also starred in Maggie, a post-apocalyptic horror drama where Breslin plays the titular Maggie.
- Zombieland. Breslin was one of the most in-demand child actors following her Academy Award nomination in Little Miss Sunshine, but one of her most high-profile projects afterward was 2009's Zombieland.
1. Zombieland. 2009 1h 28m R. 7.5 (624K) Rate. 73 Metascore. A shy student trying to reach his family in Ohio, a gun-toting bruiser in search of the last Twinkie and a pair of sisters striving to get to an amusement park join forces in a trek across a zombie-filled America. Director Ruben Fleischer Stars Jesse Eisenberg Emma Stone Woody Harrelson.
Abigail has acted since she was a small child. She is widely recognized for her role in the critically-acclaimed Little Miss Sunshine (2006), the irreverent, antic comedy which created a sensation at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, Breslin played the role of "Olive", an ambitious young girl who is obsessed with winning a beauty pageant. For ...
Born and raised in New York City, Breslin began acting in commercials when she was three years old and made her film debut in M. Night Shyamalan's science fiction horror film Signs (2002), for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award.
