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Gennie James is an American former child actress. She acted in several television movies and series between 1984 and 1988 and had the main role in 1987's The Secret Garden as young Mary Lennox. She won a Young Artist Award in 1987 for Papa Was a Preacher. [1]
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- Sarah Polley
- Lisa Whelchel
- Jeff Cohen
- Lisa Jakub
Winning an Academy Award nomination for her first performance in a feature film, Quinn Cummings rose to fame in 1977 as a precious and precocious little girl in The Goodbye Girl. She went on to have an interesting career as an actress that included starring opposite Patty Duke in Hail to the Chief. Quinn Cummings chose to change careers as an adult...
Paul Petersen is perhaps as well-known now for using his early stardom to help others as he is for the roles that made him famous in the first place. He became famous as the charming son Jeff Stone on The Donna Reed Show which ran from 1958 to 1966. He later appeared in films such as The Happiest Millionaire and Gidget Grows Up. In January 1991, Pa...
Shirley Temple was perhaps the biggest child star of all time. She received intense adoration across the U.S. during the Great Depression, and her natural charm and talents helped people forget about the difficult circumstances of their life at a time when national escapism was needed. She starred in many films, including Heidi and The Little Princ...
With her serious nature as a young actress, Carrie Kei Heim seemed like a natural on screen. She starred as the daughter of HayleyMills in Parent Trap 2, the made-for-TV sequel to Disney’sThe Parent Trap. She also starred in Santa Claus: The Movie in 1985 and appeared on television shows such as The Equalizer and Spenser: For Hire. Carrie became di...
Mary-Kate Olsen was always identified with her twin Ashley while the two were growing up. Media often referred to them as simply “The Olsen Twins”, and they were credited together on Full House, the show that made them famous when they were just babies. Some might same their early fame was exploited, and they then became little entrepreneurs with c...
Ashley Olsen was the other part of the duo “The Olsen Twins”. The two were the most famous child stars of the 1990s, so it is no wonder that public interest in them remains strong several years after both ladies retired from show business. Ashley was known as the more outgoing twin while the two were filming fullHouseduring the first decade of thei...
As the star of the CBC series Road to Avonlea (which was simply called Avonlea on its Disney Channel airings in the U.S.), Sarah Polleygrew up in the spotlight. She lost her mother when she was only 11 years old and spoke of leaving acting behind when she was still a child. She became a political activist in her teen years while still taking on fas...
As beautiful, rich, and snobby Blair Warner on theFacts of Life, Lisa Whelchel somehow made the character very lovable. She portrayed Blair for nine years and, to many people, will forever be known as her role on that classic sitcom. Before that, she appeared on the lesser-known 1970’s version of The New Mickey Mouse Club. After her extremely succe...
The Goonies was one of those films that a generation fell in love with, and it made celebrities of its young stars. Jeff Cohen was among the more memorable characters in the film. He portrayed Chunk in the Richard Donnermovie, and he later lost the weight that was much-mocked in the film. His acting career included guest appearances on shows like T...
The talented Lisa Jakub started her career as a child actress in Canada in the late 1980’s, and she rose to fame as the oldest daughter in Mrs. Doubtfire. While she was playing the daughter of Robin Williams, she was thrown out of the school she attended for lack of attendance while making the movie. Robin Williams wrote the school a letter on her ...
Gennie James was born on 27 December 1976 in Navasota, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Places in the Heart (1984), Broadcast News (1987) and The Secret Garden (1987). She is married to Justin Busse.
- December 27, 1976
Gennie James is an American former child actress. Quick Facts Born, Occupation ... She acted in several television movies and series between 1984 and 1988 and had the main role in 1987's The Secret Garden as young Mary Lennox. She won a Young Artist Award in 1987 for Papa Was a Preacher.
Gennie James was born on 27 December 1976 in Navasota, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Places in the Heart (1984), Broadcast News (1987) and The Secret Garden (1987). She is married to Justin Busse.
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The book was adapted into a 1986 film by ABC starring Craig T. Nelson as Frank Deford, Bonnie Bedelia as Carol Deford, and Gennie James as Alex Deford. [2]
Dec 21, 1986 · The Christmas Gift: Directed by Michael Pressman. With John Denver, Jane Kaczmarek, Edward Winter, Gennie James. A widowed New York City architect and his young daughter take a Christmas vacation and end up in a small mystical town in Colorado where everyone believes in Santa Claus.
