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Shirley Temple was easily the most popular and famous child star of all time. She got her start in the movies at the age of three and soon progressed to super stardom. Shirley could do it all: act, sing and dance and all at the age of five!
- Shirley Temple. It is quite possible that no other child star will ever be able to top this curly-headed dynamo. Throughout the Great Depression years, Temple brought cheer and optimism to audiences, with her sunny smile and upbeat songs.
- Judy Garland. A born entertainer, Garland began performing in vaudeville at the age of two before finding movie stardom in her teen years. A true triple threat, the little girl with the big voice found success in a series of films alongside her good friend Mickey Rooney, both in the Andy Hardy films and in “backyard musicals” such as “Babes in Arms” (1939).
- Mickey Rooney. At 17-months-old, Rooney made his stage debut in his parent’s vaudeville act, and by the age of seven he was starring in the first of 78 short films in the “Mickey Maguire” series, and as a teen began receiving favorable notices in films such as “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (1935).
- Jodie Foster. Foster’s long and impressive career began in 1965 with a Coppertone TV ad when she was just three-years-old. For the next decade, she appeared in dozens of TV programs and films before she landed the role that would skyrocket her to stardom.
Macaulay Culkin, one of the most famous American child stars, was born on August 26, 1980 in New York City, New York, USA, as the third of seven children of his father Kit Culkin (a former stage and child actor and also Macaulay's former manager) and mother Patricia Brentrup.
- Hailee Steinfeld (‘True Grit’) Topping the list is Hailee Steinfeld’s portrayal of a 13-year old girl, seeking redemption for his deceased father, chasing the perpetrator through the salty and vast plains of the West.
- Haley Joel Osment (‘The Sixth Sense’) “I see dead people.” is one of the most iconic lines in the history of modern cinema. We have this privilege courtesy Hailey Joel Osment, who was cast over 5000 children in M. Night Shyamlan’s ‘The Sixth Sense’.
- Tatum O’Neal (‘Paper Moon’) The youngest artist ever to win an Oscar, Tatum delivered her career best in this one. Starring in the movie with real-life father Ryan O’Neal, she portrayed the role of Addie Loggins, a priceless grifter-in-training daughter of a bludgeoning con man.
- Anna Paquin (‘The Piano’) Paquin became the second youngest actress to win the Best Supporting award for the film, at the age of 12. The film is about a mute piano player and her daughter.
Iain Armitage is an American child actor. He is best known for Young Sheldon (a prequel to the sitcom The Big Bang Theory) and the HBO miniseries Big Little Lies. He also appeared in the films The Glass Castle (2017) and Our Souls at Night (2017).
Jul 25, 2023 · When young actors become famous, some decide to stick with show business while others quit Hollywood. Here's what these child stars are up to now.
Aug 9, 2022 · They created some of the most iconic moments from our childhood, but where are the famous child actors now? Find out what they’re doing with Ready Steady Cut.
