. . . Where Are They Now? . . .Hello fans,Many of you wanted to know what was up with Tatum O'Neal, who is remembered for her role in Paper Moon when she was only 10. However, her family life has helped keep her in the spotlight over the years too. Read on to find out more about O'Neal and what has been up with her!
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(Answer at the bottom)*Tatum O'NealLearn More About Tatum O'Neal on Celebrity Nooz BIRTH DATE: November 5, 1963, Los Angeles, California
CLAIM TO FAME: She made a name for herself as Addie Loggins in Paper Moon (1973) at the age of 10.
FAMILY LIFE: In 1986, she married professional tennis player John McEnroe, with whom she had three children. The couple separated in 1992 and were divorced in 1994.
INFO: O'Neal first appeared in 1973's Paper Moon as Addie Loggins, and became the youngest person ever to win an Academy Award. She won for Best Supporting Actress and also took home the Golden Globe for New Star Of The Year for this role.
She went on to star in such notable films as The Bad News Bears (1976) with Walter Matthau, International Velvet (1978) with Christopher Plummer and Anthony Hopkins, and Little Darlings (1980) with Kristy McNichol.
She also appeared in the less-successful film Nickelodeon (1976) with her father Ryan, and in Circle of Two (1980) with Richard Burton. She appeared as the title character in the Faerie Tale Theatre episode "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" (1984).
TRIVIA: Is the youngest person ever to win a competitive Academy Award, which she won at the age of 10 for Paper Moon.
Her parents are actors Ryan O'Neal and Joanna Moore.
Her brother, Griffin, was born in 1964.
One of O'Neal's first public boyfriends was pop star Michael Jackson, whom she dated in the late 1970s.
According to her autobiography "A Paper Life", she was not named after her paternal grandmother as was widely rumored for years but actually named after jazz pianist Art Tatum.
Her mother, Joanna Moore died on November 22, 1997 of lung cancer.
WHERE IS SHE NOW: In the early 2000s, O'Neal mainly made guest appearances on television shows, such as Sex and the City, 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, and Law and Order: Criminal Intent. In 2005, she had a recurring role as Maggie Gavin on the drama series Rescue Me, portraying the sister of Tommy Gavin, played by Denis Leary.
O'Neal competed on the second season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars with professional partner Nick Kosovich, but they were elminiated in the second round. She also did commentary for the series on Entertainment Tonight. From 2006-2007 she played Blythe Hunter on the My Network TV drama Wicked Games.
In 2008, O'Neal was arrested for buying crack cocaine near her Manhattan apartment building. When she was searched, police found two bags of drugs - one of crack cocaine, one of powder cocaine - and an unused crack pipe. She was charged with a misdemeanor criminal possession of a controlled substance. Authorities released her without bail. On July 2, 2008, O'Neal pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in connection with the arrest and agreed to spend two half-day sessions in a drug treatment program.
In 2011, she began to reconcile with her father Ryan after 25 years. Their reunion process was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Network series, Ryan and Tatum: The O'Neals. Also that year, she wrote a new collection of memoirs titled Found: A Daughter's Journey Home, discussing her relationship with her father, marriage to John McEnroe, and her drug arrest.
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* CREDITS:2012 This Is 40...Realtor
2012 Last Will...Hayden Emery
2012 Mr. Sophistication...Kim Waters
2004-2011 Rescue Me (TV series)...Maggie Gavin / AA meeting facilitator
2010 The Runaways...Cherie's Mom
2009 Saving Grace B. Jones...Grace Bretthorst
2008 Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal (TV movie)...Lorene Tippit
2006-2007 Wicked Wicked Games (TV series)...Blythe Hunter
2006 My Brother...Erica Walters
2004 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)...Kelly Garnett
Semi-Detached (2004)
2004 8 Simple Rules (TV series)...Ms. McKenna
Opposites Attract: Part 3: Night of the Locust (2004)
2003 Sex and the City (TV series)...Kyra
A Woman's Right to Shoes (2003)
2003 The Technical Writer...Slim
2002 The Scoundrel's Wife...Camille Picou
1996 Basquiat...Cynthia Kruger
1993 Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story (TV movie)...Lawrencia Bembenek
1992 Little Noises...Stella
1989 CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV series)...Kim
15 and Getting Straight (1989)
1985 Certain Fury...Scarlet
1984 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)...Goldilocks
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1984)
1981 Circle of Two...Sarah Norton
1981 Prisoners...Christie
1980 Little Darlings...Ferris
1978 International Velvet...Sarah Brown
1976 Nickelodeon...Alice Forsyte
1976 The Bad News Bears...Amanda Whurlitzer
1973 Paper Moon...Addie / Addie Loggins
To see Then & Now pictures of Tatum O'Neal, visit: Celebrity Nooz*--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--Klaus Maria Brandauer - ALIVE
Born: 06/22/1944
Robert Prosky - DEAD (Surgical complications)
Born: 12/13/1930 Died: 12/08/2008
Charles Grodin - ALIVE
Born: 04/21/1935
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