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Shirley Temple

Acting Born Apr 23, 1928 Died Feb 10, 2014 Santa Monica, California, USA 102 credits

Biography

Shirley Temple was an American actress who began her film career at the age of three in 1931. She achieved international fame in the feature film Bright Eyes, which was produced for her talents two years after she started acting. Temple was Hollywood's number-one box-office draw as a child actress from 1934 to 1938. She received a special Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935 for her outstanding contribution as a juvenile performer in motion pictures during 1934.

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Career timeline

Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
Waking Sleeping BeautyHollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Judy Garland: By Myself
Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story · Book
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends
Frank Capra's American DreamHidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
The Our Gang Story
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Hollywood Uncensored
That's Dancing!
Going Hollywood: The '30s
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
WoganHollywood’s Children
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
The Kennedy Center Honors
Hooray for HollywoodThe Biggest Little Star of the 30's
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
V.I.P. Schaukel
Hollywood Blue
The Dick Cavett Show
The Sound of Laughter
The Mike Douglas ShowThe Mike Douglas ShowPippi Longstocking
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Oscars
A Kiss for CorlissThe Story of SeabiscuitAdventure in BaltimoreMr. Belvedere Goes to College
The Ed Sullivan ShowFort Apache

Full filmography

  • Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe (2022)
  • Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde (2015) as Self (archive footage)
  • Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) as Self (archive footage)
  • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009) as Self (archive footage)
  • Judy Garland: By Myself (2004) as Self (archive footage)
  • Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story (2001) Book
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends (1999)
  • Frank Capra's American Dream (1997) as Self (archive footage)
  • Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997) as Self (Archival Footage)
  • Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star (1996) as Archival Footage
  • The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA (1995) as Self
  • The Our Gang Story (1994) as Self (archive footage)
  • Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling (1993) as Self (archive footage)
  • Hollywood Uncensored (1987) as Self (archive footage)
  • That's Dancing! (1985)
  • Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) as (archive footage)
  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Wogan (1982) as Self
  • Hollywood’s Children (1982) as Self (archive footage)
  • Walt Disney: One Man's Dream (1981) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) as Self
  • Hooray for Hollywood (1976) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Biggest Little Star of the 30's (1976) as Self(archive footage)
  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) as Self (archive footage)
  • V.I.P. Schaukel (1971) as Self
  • Hollywood Blue (1970) as (archive footage)
  • The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
  • The Sound of Laughter (1963) as La Belle Diaperina (Saloon Singer)
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self - Co-Hostess
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
  • Pippi Longstocking (1961) as Shirley Temple
  • Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) as Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
  • Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) as Katrina Van Tassel
  • Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) as Polly Baker
  • Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) as Princess Ozma / Tip
  • Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) as Narrator (voice) / Christopher Robin's Mother
  • Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) as Narrator (voice) / Harem Spy
  • Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958) as Narrator (voice) / Jo March Bhaer
  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1956) as Self
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • A Kiss for Corliss (1949) as Corliss Archer
  • The Story of Seabiscuit (1949) as Margaret O'Hara / Knowles
  • Adventure in Baltimore (1949) as Dinah Sheldon
  • Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1949) as Ellen Baker
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • Fort Apache (1948) as Philadelphia Thursday
  • The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) as Susan
  • That Hagen Girl (1947) as Mary Hagen
  • Honeymoon (1947) as Barbara Olmstead
  • Kiss and Tell (1945) as Corliss Archer
  • Since You Went Away (1944) as Bridget Hilton
  • I'll Be Seeing You (1944) as Barbara Marshall
  • Take It or Leave It (1944) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Miss Annie Rooney (1942) as Annie Rooney
  • Kathleen (1941) as Kathleen Davis
  • Young People (1940) as Wendy Ballantine
  • The Blue Bird (1940) as Mytyl
  • Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Little Princess (1939) as Sara Crewe
  • Susannah of the Mounties (1939) as Susannah Sheldon
  • Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) as Rebecca Winstead
  • Little Miss Broadway (1938) as Betsy Brown
  • Just Around the Corner (1938) as Penny Hale
  • Heidi (1937) as Heïdi
  • Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937) as Herself
  • Wee Willie Winkie (1937) as Priscilla 'Winkie' Williams
  • Captain January (1936) as Star
  • Poor Little Rich Girl (1936) as Barbara Barry
  • Stowaway (1936) as Ching-Ching
  • Dimples (1936) as Dimples Appleby
  • The Little Colonel (1935) as Lloyd Sherman
  • Our Little Girl (1935) as Molly Middleton
  • Curly Top (1935) as Elizabeth Blair
  • The Littlest Rebel (1935) as Virgie Cary
  • Carolina (1934) as Joan Connelly (uncredited)
  • Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) as Shirley Dugan
  • Little Miss Marker (1934) as Marthy Jane aka 'Marky'
  • Change of Heart (1934) as Shirley
  • Bright Eyes (1934) as Shirley Blake
  • Pardon My Pups (1934) as Mary Lou Rogers
  • As the Earth Turns (1934) as Child
  • Now and Forever (1934) as Penelope 'Pennie' Day
  • Mandalay (1934) as Betty Shaw (uncredited)
  • Now I'll Tell (1934) as Mary Doran
  • Baby Take a Bow (1934) as Shirley Ellison
  • The Hollywood Gad-About (1934) as Self (uncredited)
  • Managed Money (1934) as Mary Lou Rogers
  • Merrily Yours (1933) as Mary Lou Rogers
  • Polly Tix in Washington (1933) as Polly Tix
  • Out All Night (1933) as Child
  • The Kid's Last Fight (1933) as Shirley
  • To the Last Man (1933) as Mary Stanley (uncredited)
  • Kid in Hollywood (1933)
  • Glad Rags to Riches (1933) as Nell / La Belle Diaperina
  • Dora's Dunking Doughnuts (1933) as Shirley
  • Kid 'in' Africa (1933) as Madame Cradlebait
  • What's to Do? (1933) as Mary Lou Rogers
  • The Pie-Covered Wagon (1932) as Shirley
  • Runt Page (1932) as Lulu Parsnips (uncredited)
  • Red Haired Alibi (1932) as Gloria Shelton
  • War Babies (1932) as Charmaine
  • Shirley Temple' Storybook The Reluctant Dragon