. . . Where Are They Now? . . .Hello fans,Abigail Breslin became known to audiences when she starred as Olive Hooper in the 2006 film Little Miss Sunshine. She was cast in the role at the age of six, years before filming even began! It's hard to believe that the former child star is now 17! Where has her career taken her since this groundbreaking role? Find out now!
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Email Melissa *View Past Issues: Where Are They Now Archives*--DEAD OR ALIVE?--See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":
Janet Hubert-Whitten: She played Aunt Vivian (the original) on the TV series "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
Brock Peters: He played falsely accused Tom Robinson in the movie "To Kill a Mockingbird", he also appeared in "Carmen Jones", "Porgy & Bess", "Star Trek IV" and "Star Trek VI" (as Admiral Cartwright) and other films
Joe Penny: Played Jake in the TV series "Jake and the Fatman", he also appeared in the series "Riptide" and many other TV and movie roles
(Answer at the bottom)*Abigail BreslinLearn More About Abigail Breslin on Celebrity Nooz BIRTH DATE: April 14, 1996, New York, New York
CLAIM TO FAME: She is known for her breakthrough role as Olive Hoover in Little Miss Sunshine.
FAMILY LIFE: Has two older brothers, Ryan and Spencer, who are also actors.
INFO: Breslin's first acting role was in a Toys "R" Us commercial at the age of three. In 2002, she appeared in the science fiction thriller Signs, directed by M. Night Shyamalan.
Her breathrough role came in 2006, when she played beauty pageant contestant Olive Hoover in the comedy-drama Little Miss Sunshine. She then appeared in the 2007 romantic comedy No Reservations alongside Catherine Zeta-Jones, and then with Jodie Foster in the 2008 film Nim's Island. The next year, she starred in My Sister's Keeper.
In February 2010, Breslin made her Broadway debut playing Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Although her performance was praised by critics, ticket sales were low and the show closed in April 2010.
TRIVIA: Is one of the youngest actresses ever to be nominated for an Academy Award.
Is named after First Lady of the United States Abigail Adams.
Is the daughter of Kim and Michael, a telecommunications expert, computer programmer, and consultant.
Voices Priscilla in the movie Rango.
She donated many items to Rocky Stone to be given to less fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign.
In 2007, she was ranked #8 in Forbes Magazine's list of "Young Hollywood's Top-Earning Stars", having earned $1.5 million in 2006.
WHERE IS SHE NOW: In 2013, Breslin appeared in the thriller The Call. She will appear in the film adaptation of Orson Scott Card's novel, Ender's Game, set to be released in November 2013.
Aside from acting, Abigail is in a band called "CABB" with her friend, Cassidy Reiff.
*CREDITS:2013 The Call...Casey Welson
2013 Haunter...Lisa
2012 Zambezia...Zoe (voice)
2012 Perfect Sisters...Sandra
2011 New Year's Eve...Hailey - Mother & Daughter Story
2011 Rango...Priscilla (voice)
2010 Janie Jones...Janie Jones
2010 Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey...Jeana (voice)
2009 Zombieland...Little Rock
2009 My Sister's Keeper...Anna Fitzgerald
2008 Kit Kittredge: An American Girl...Kit Kittredge
2008 Nim's Island...Nim Rusoe
2008 Definitely, Maybe...Maya Hayes
2007 No Reservations...Zoe
2006 Air Buddies (video)...Rosebud (voice)
2006 The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause...Trish
2006 The Ultimate Gift...Emily Rose
2006 Grey's Anatomy (TV series)...Megan Clover
Sometimes a Fantasy (2006)
2006 Ghost Whisperer (TV series)...Sarah Applewhite
Melinda's First Ghost (2006)
2006 Little Miss Sunshine...Olive Hoover
2005 Family Plan (TV movie)...Nicole
2004 Chestnut: Hero of Central Park...Ray
2004 NCIS (TV series)...Sandy Watson
See No Evil (2004)
2004 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)...Patty Branson
Birthright (2004)
2004 Keane...Kira Bedik
2004 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement...Parade Girl Carolina
2004 Raising Helen...Sarah Davis
2002 What I Like About You (TV series)...Josie
The Teddy Bear (2002)
2002 Hack (TV series)...Kayla Adams
Domestic Disturbance (2002)
2002 Signs...Bo Hess
To see Then & Now pictures of Abigail Breslin, visit: Celebrity Nooz*--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--Janet Hubert-Whitten - ALIVE
Born: 01/13/1956
Brock Peters - DEAD (Cancer)
Born: 07/02/1927 Died: 08/23/2005
Joe Penny - ALIVE
Born: 06/24/1956
*WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...8/6
Lidia Korsakowna, 79, Polish actress.
Dave Wagstaffe, 70, English football player (Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers).
Selcuk Yula, 53, Turkish football player, heart attack.
8/5
Ruth Asawa, 87, American sculptor.
Malcolm Barrass, 88, English footballer (Bolton Wanderers).
Inal Batu, 76, Turkish politician and diplomat, Ambassador to the UN and Italy, MP (1997-1999).
Shawn Burr, 47, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Tampa Bay Lightning, San Jose Sharks), complications from fall.
Jaime Luiz Coelho, 97, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop and Archbishop of Maringá (1956-1997).
George Duke, 67, American jazz fusion keyboardist, chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Bob Gallico, 83, American-born Irish radio newsreader (Radio Nova).
Lin Chieh-liang, 55, Taiwanese physician and toxicologist, septic shock.
Simone Montgomerie, 26, Australian jockey, race fall.
Quraish Pur, Pakistani scholar, writer and television host.
Jasjit Singh, 79, Indian military officer, air commodore (Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses).
Rob Wyda, 54, American judge, commander of U.S. Navy Reserve JAG Corps, heart attack.
8/4
Betty Lee Babcock, 91, American politician, First Lady of Montana (1962-1969), member of Montana House of Representatives (1975-1977).
Sherko Bekas, 73, Iraqi Kurdish poet.
Yitzhak Berman, 100, Ukrainian-born Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (1977-1984), Speaker (1980-1981), Minister of Energy and Water Resources (1981-1982).
Wilf Carter, 79, English footballer (Plymouth Argyle), cancer.
Inmaculada Cruz, 52, Spanish politician, member of the Senate, cancer.
Art Donovan, 88, American football player (Baltimore Colts), inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame (1968), respiratory ailment.
Dominick Harrod, 72, British journalist, BBC economics correspondent, effects of a fall.
Patrick Hlahla, 58, South African journalist (Pretoria News).
Rosnah Mohd Noor, 54, Malaysian actress, breast cancer.
Renato Ruggiero, 83, Italian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (2001-2002), Director General of World Trade Organization (1995-1999).
Stanislaw Targosz, 65, Polish military officer, commanding general of the Polish Air Force (2005-2007).
Charles-Omer Valois, 89, Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Saint-Jérôme (1977-1997).
Kramer Williamson, 63, American sprint car racing driver, inducted into National Sprint Car Hall of Fame (2008), race collision.
Sir Sandy Woodward, 81, British military officer, Royal Navy admiral (Falklands War).
8/3
Dixie Evans, 86, American burlesque dancer, stroke.
Nick Evers, 75, Australian politician, Tasmanian MHA for Franklin (1986-1990).
Jack English Hightower, 86, American politician, member of the US House for Texas (1975-1985), Texas Senate 1965-1974),
Texas House (1953-1955).
Eiichi Kawatei, 79, Japanese tennis executive (ITF, ATF), led push to return tennis to Olympics in 1988, heart failure.
Joy Onaolapo, 30, Nigerian champion Paralympic weightlifter (2012).
Charlie Pack, 76, American sport fisherman and television host, Alzheimer's disease and colon cancer.
John Palmer, 77, American journalist and news anchor (NBC News), pulmonary fibrosis.
Duane J. Roth, 63, American pharmaceutical and technology executive, CEO of CONNECT, complications from injuries in bicycle collision.
Dutch Savage, 78, American professional wrestler and promoter, complications from stroke.
Suthee Singhasaneh, 85, Thai politician, Senator and MP, Minister of Finance (1986-1988, 1991-1992).