Abigail Breslin
Of the many pleasures found in the sleeper comedy hit "Little Miss Sunshine" (2006), few were more endearing than Abigail Breslin's performance as seven-year-old Olive, whose unflagging enthusiasm was entirely at odds with her family, whose mental and emotional collapse might provide her biggest stumbling block in achieving the title of "Little Miss Sunshine." Drawing comparisons to Dakota Fanning and Drew Barrymore in her "E.T." (1982) days, Breslin's performance was alternately hilarious, heartbreaking and hopeful, and her follow-up turns in films like "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" (2008), "My Sister's Keeper (2009) and "Zombieland" (2009) helped secure the promise she had exhibited with her career-making role in "Sunshine." Breslin then aged smoothly into adolescent and young adult roles in films ranging from science fiction thriller "Ender's Game" (2013) to dysfunctional family drama "August: Osage County" (2013) before movie to television with lead roles in Ryan Murphy's camp horror spoof "Scream Queens" (Fox 2015-16) and a made for TV reboot of '80s phenomenon "Dirty Dancing" (ABC 2017).
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Abigail Breslin
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Classified | Kacey Walker (Character) | - | 2024 |
82% |
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Miranda's Victim | Trish Weir (Character) | - | 2023 |
74% |
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Living with Chucky | Self | - | 2022 |
22% |
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Slayers |
Jules (Character), Producer |
- | 2022 |
75% |
|
Stillwater | Allison (Character) | $14.4M | 2021 |
68% |
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Zombieland: Double Tap | Little Rock (Character) | $73.1M | 2019 |
No Score Yet |
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Yamasong: March of the Hollows | Nani (Voice) | - | 2017 |
54% |
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Freak Show | Lynette (Character) | - | 2017 |
19% |
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Dirty Dancing | Frances "Baby" Houseman (Character) | - | 2017 |
46% |
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Fear, Inc. | Jennifer Adams (Character) | - | 2016 |
25% |
|
Final Girl | Veronica (Character) | - | 2015 |
60% |
|
Maggie | Maggie (Character) | $457.3K | 2015 |
25% |
|
Perfect Sisters | Sandra (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
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Wicked Blood | Hannah Lee (Character) | - | 2014 |
49% |
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Haunter | Lisa (Character) | - | 2013 |
67% |
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August: Osage County | Jean Fordham (Character) | $37.7M | 2013 |
63% |
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Ender's Game | Valentine Wiggin (Character) | $61.7M | 2013 |
45% |
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The Call | Casey Welson (Character) | $51.9M | 2013 |
25% |
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Zambezia | Zoe (Voice) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Zambezia 3D | Zoe (Voice) | - | 2012 |
7% |
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New Year's Eve | Hailey (Character) | $54.5M | 2011 |
88% |
|
Rango | Priscilla (Voice) | - | 2011 |
56% |
|
Janie Jones | Janie Jones (Character) | - | 2010 |
89% |
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Zombieland | Little Rock (Character) | $75.6M | 2009 |
47% |
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My Sister's Keeper | Anna Fitzgerald (Character) | $49.2M | 2009 |
80% |
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Kit Kittredge: An American Girl | Kit Kittredge (Character) | $17.7M | 2008 |
53% |
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Nim's Island | Nim (Character) | $48.0M | 2008 |
71% |
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Definitely, Maybe | Maya Hayes (Character) | $32.0M | 2008 |
43% |
|
No Reservations | Zoe (Character) | $43.1M | 2007 |
32% |
|
The Ultimate Gift | Emily (Character) | $3.4M | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Chestnut: Hero of Central Park | Ray (Character) | - | 2006 |
91% |
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Little Miss Sunshine | Olive (Character) | $59.9M | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Air Buddies | Unknown (Voice) | - | 2006 |
25% |
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Raising Helen | Sarah (Character) | $37.5M | 2004 |
82% |
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Keane | Kira Bedik (Character) | $30.3K | 2004 |
75% |
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Signs | Bo Hess (Character) | $228.0M | 2002 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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61% | 62% | Accused | Esme Brewer (Guest Star) | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 55% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Music Performer | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sugar Rush Christmas | Judge | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dirty Dancing | Baby Houseman (Character) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Harry | Guest | 2016-2017 |
77% | 76% | Scream Queens | Chanel No. 5 (Character) | 2015-2016 |
41% | 61% | Chelsea | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 12% | The View | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Project Runway All Stars | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Tonight Show With Jay Leno | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2009-2011 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2011 |
31% | No Score Yet | The Jay Leno Show | Guest | 2009 |
84% | 72% | Grey's Anatomy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Ghost Whisperer | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 84% | NCIS | Sandy Watson (Guest Star) | 2004 |
78% | 83% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Patty Branson (Guest Star) | 2004 |
20% | No Score Yet | Hack | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What I Like About You | Josie (Guest Star) | 2002 |