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Shirley Temple

Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple; April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat, who was Hollywood's number-one box-office draw as a child actress from 1934 to 1938. Later, she was named United States Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia, and also served as Chief of Protocol of the United States. Temple began her film career at the age of three in 1931. Two years later, she achieved international fame in Bright Eyes, a feature film produced especially for her talents. She received a special Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935 for her outstanding contribution as a juvenile performer in motion pictures during 1934. Film hits such as Curly Top and Heidi followed year after year during the mid- to late 1930s. Temple capitalized on licensed merchandise that featured her wholesome image; the merchandise included dolls, dishes, and clothing. Her box-office popularity waned as she reached adolescence. She appeared in 29 films from the ages of 3 to 10, but in only 14 films from the ages of 14 to 21. Temple retired from film in 1950 at the age of 22. In 1958, Temple returned to show business with a two-season television anthology series of fairy tale adaptations. She made guest appearances on television shows in the early 1960s and filmed a sitcom pilot that was never released. She sat on the boards of corporations and organizations, including the Walt Disney Company, Del Monte Foods, and the National Wildlife Federation. She began her diplomatic career in 1969, when she was appointed to represent the United States at a session of the United Nations General Assembly, where she worked at the U.S. Mission under Ambassador Charles W. Yost. In 1988, she published her autobiography, Child Star. Temple was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Kennedy Center Honors and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. She is 18th on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest female American screen legends of classic Hollywood cinema. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]


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Born:
Apr 23, 1928 In Santa Monica, California, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
93
First Appeared:
In the movie Runt Page 1932-04-11
Latest Project:
Movie Film Stars Help Greece 2025
Known For
Filmography
Movie Film Stars Help Greece Self 2025
Movie Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe Self (archive footage) 2022-11-28
Movie Showbiz Kids Self (archive footage) 2020-07-14
Movie Waking Sleeping Beauty Self (archive footage) 2009-09-05
Movie Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History Unknown 2008-10-14
Movie Judy Garland: By Myself Self (archive footage) 2004-02-25
Movie Shirley Temple Sing & Dance Along Various 1998-01-01
Movie Frank Capra's American Dream Self (archive footage) 1997-01-01
Movie Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star 1996-12-08
Series Screen Actors Guild Awards Unknown 1995-02-25
Movie The Our Gang Story Self (archive footage) 1994-01-01
Movie Hollywood Uncensored Self (archive footage) 1987-12-01
Movie That's Dancing! 1985-01-18
Movie Going Hollywood: The '30s (archive footage) 1984-01-01
Movie Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1983-02-25
Movie Hollywood’s Children Self (archive footage) 1982-02-24
Series Wogan Self 1982-05-04
Movie Walt Disney: One Man's Dream Archive Footage 1981-12-12
Series The Kennedy Center Honors Self 1978-12-28
Movie The Biggest Little Star of the 30's Self(archive footage) 1976-01-01
Movie Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Self (archive footage) 1975-08-06
Series V.I.P. Schaukel Self 1971-05-09
Movie Hollywood Blue (archive footage) 1970-11-18
Series The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest 1968-06-06
Movie Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed Unknown 1968-08-31
Movie The Love Goddesses (archive footage) 1965-03-03
Movie The Sound of Laughter La Belle Diaperina (Saloon Singer) 1963-12-17
Movie Pippi Longstocking Shirley Temple 1961-01-08
Series The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961-12-11
Series Shirley Temple's Storybook Narrator 1958-01-12
Series The Dinah Shore Chevy Show Self 1956-10-05
Series The Oscars Self 1953-03-19
Movie Mr. Belvedere Goes to College Ellen Baker 1949-04-15
Movie Adventure in Baltimore Dinah Sheldon 1949-04-19
Movie The Story of Seabiscuit Margaret O'Hara / Knowles 1949-11-12
Movie A Kiss for Corliss Corliss Archer 1949-11-25
Movie Fort Apache Philadelphia Thursday 1948-06-14
Series The Ed Sullivan Show Self - Guest 1948-06-20
Movie Honeymoon Barbara Olmstead 1947-05-17
Movie The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer Susan Turner 1947-09-01
Movie That Hagen Girl Mary Hagen 1947-11-01
Movie Kiss and Tell Corliss Archer 1945-10-04
Movie Since You Went Away Bridget 'Brig' Hilton 1944-06-30
Movie I'll Be Seeing You Barbara Marshall 1944-12-31
Movie Take It or Leave It Herself 1944-07-17
Movie Miss Annie Rooney Annie Rooney 1942-05-29
Movie Kathleen Kathleen Davis 1941-12-18
Movie Young People Kit Ballantine 1940-08-30
Movie The Blue Bird Mytyl 1940-01-15
Movie Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Self (archive footage) 1940-07-31
Movie The Little Princess Sara Crewe 1939-03-17
Movie Susannah of the Mounties Susannah 'Sue' Sheldon 1939-06-13
Movie Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Rebecca Winstead 1938-03-18
Movie Little Miss Broadway Betsy Brown Shea 1938-07-29
Movie Just Around the Corner Penny Hale 1938-11-11
Movie Wee Willie Winkie Priscilla 'Winkie' Williams 1937-07-30
Movie Heidi Heidi Kramer 1937-10-15
Movie Ali Baba Goes to Town Herself 1937-10-29
Movie Captain January Helen 'Star' Mason 1936-04-17
Movie Poor Little Rich Girl Barbara Barry 1936-07-18
Movie Dimples Dimples Appleby 1936-10-09
Movie Stowaway Barbara 'Ching-Ching' Stewart 1936-12-25
Movie Our Little Girl Molly Middleton 1935-01-01
Movie The Little Colonel Lloyd Sherman 1935-02-22
Movie Curly Top Elizabeth Blair 1935-07-26
Movie The Littlest Rebel Virginia 'Virgie' Cary 1935-12-27
Movie Managed Money Mary Lou Rogers 1934-02-22
Movie Stand Up and Cheer! Shirley Dugan 1934-05-04
Movie Pardon My Pups Mary Lou Rogers 1934-01-25
Movie Change of Heart Shirley 1934-05-18
Movie Carolina Joan Connelly (uncredited) 1934-02-02
Movie As the Earth Turns Child 1934-02-14
Movie Baby Take a Bow Shirley Ellison 1934-06-30
Movie Little Miss Marker Marthy Jane aka 'Marky' 1934-06-01
Movie The Hollywood Gad-About Self (uncredited) 1934-10-04
Movie Bright Eyes Shirley Blake 1934-12-28
Movie Now and Forever Penelope 'Pennie' Day 1934-08-31
Movie Now I'll Tell Mary Doran 1934-06-07
Movie Out All Night Child 1933-04-08
Movie New Deal Rhythm Supposed bit 1933-04-13
Movie Kid in Hollywood 1933-03-13
Movie The Kid's Last Fight Shirley 1933-04-22
Movie Glad Rags to Riches Nell / La Belle Diaperina 1933-02-04
Movie Dora's Dunking Doughnuts Shirley 1933-09-01
Movie Polly Tix in Washington Polly Tix 1933-06-02
Movie Merrily Yours Mary Lou Rogers 1933-10-05
Movie What's to Do? Mary Lou Rogers 1933-11-23
Movie Kid 'in' Africa Madame Cradlebait 1933-10-05
Movie To the Last Man Mary Stanley (uncredited) 1933-09-15
Movie Runt Page Lulu Parsnips (uncredited) 1932-04-11
Movie War Babies Charmaine 1932-09-11
Movie The Pie-Covered Wagon Shirley 1932-10-30
Movie Red Haired Alibi Gloria Shelton 1932-10-21