Posted May 2, 200817 yr Personal lifeBreslin was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of Kim, who manages Abigail's career, and Michael Breslin, a telecommunications expert, computer programmer and consultant.[1][2] Her maternal grandparents, Catherine and Lynn Blecker, are from New Jersey, and now live in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.[3][4] She has two older brothers, Ryan and Spencer Breslin, who is also an actor. Breslin lives in New York with her family, which her maternal grandparents have described as "very close-knit".[4][3] She is named after First Lady of the United States Abigail Adams[5] and collects American Girl dolls and stuffed animals; she also has two dogs, two cats and a turtle. She wants to be a vet when she grows up and loves animals. In March 2008, Breslin joined the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. [edit] Career Prior to her star-making turn in Sunshine, Breslin appeared in the films Signs (2002), Raising Helen (in which Breslin and her brother Spencer played siblings), The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (which Spencer also appeared in), Keane, Chestnut: Hero of Central Park, and The Family Plan. In 2006, Breslin starred in the comedy Little Miss Sunshine, playing a beauty pageant contestant, the youngest in a dysfunctional family on a road trip. Her co-stars, Greg Kinnear and Alan Arkin, both mentioned that they were "astounded by her seriousness of purpose during shooting".[6] For her performance, Breslin received a Screen Actors Guild Award Nomination, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress (on January 23, 2007). At the time of her nomination and at the age of ten years old, Breslin became the fourth youngest actress to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. The three actresses younger than Breslin to receive the nomination were Tatum O'Neal, Mary Badham, and Quinn Cummings. Breslin's co-star, Alan Arkin, did not want her to win the award, specifying that he thought that she has "had enough attention" and "needs to have a childhood".[7] Although Breslin did not win the Oscar, she co-presented with Jaden Smith at the 79th Academy Awards on February 25, 2007. Breslin was part of the Disney Year of a Million Dreams celebration. Annie Leibovitz photographed her as Fira from Disney Fairies with Julie Andrews as the Blue Fairy from Pinocchio. On October 27, 2007, Breslin made her stage debut in the play Right You Are (If You Think You Are) in New York City at the Guggenheim Museum starring in an ensemble cast alongside Cate Blanchett, Dianne Wiest, Natalie Portman and Peter Sarsgaard.[8] In 2007, Breslin was ranked #8 in Forbes Magazine's list of "Young Hollywood's Top-Earning Stars", having earned $1.5 million in 2006.[9] Breslin was recently seen in the drama The Ultimate Gift, playing a terminally ill girl. The film was shot in the fall of 2005 in Charlotte, North Carolina[10] and opened on March 9, 2007. Reviewer Steve Persall of the St. Petersburg Times commented that Breslin "isn't a fluke, but will require smarter scripts until she matures".[11] Breslin next appeared in the romantic comedies No Reservations, playing the niece of a chef, and Definitely, Maybe, in which her character is the daughter of a single father (Ryan Reynolds).[12] In 2008, Breslin starred with former child star Jodie Foster in the film Nim's Island and will also headline Kit Kittredge: An American Girl as the title character. Wikipedia
September 11, 201014 yr Zombieland (2009) Director: Ruben Fleischer Character: Little Rock Posters: Promotional Stills: /monthly_09_2010/post-33914-0-1445990245-15519_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2391325" alt="post-33914-0-1445990245-15519_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="72.73"> Behind the Scenes: On Set: On Set - April 6th 2009: /monthly_09_2010/post-33914-0-1445990245-34174_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2391333" alt="post-33914-0-1445990245-34174_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="74.6"> On Set - April 13th 2009: /monthly_09_2010/post-33914-0-1445990245-40637_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2391336" alt="post-33914-0-1445990245-40637_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="166.2">
September 11, 201014 yr My Sister's Keeper (2009) Director: Nick Cassavetes Character: Andromeda "Anna" Fitzgerald Posters: Promotional Stills: /monthly_09_2010/post-33914-0-1445990283-85851_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2392465" alt="post-33914-0-1445990283-85851_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="66.45"> /monthly_09_2010/post-33914-0-1445990283-93556_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2392476" alt="post-33914-0-1445990283-93556_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="67.09"> /monthly_09_2010/post-33914-0-1445990284-23934_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2392501" alt="post-33914-0-1445990284-23934_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="150.56"> /monthly_09_2010/post-33914-0-1445990284-30097_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2392512" alt="post-33914-0-1445990284-30097_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="61.92"> Behind the Scenes: Promotional Shoot: /monthly_09_2010/post-33914-0-1445990284-41547_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2392523" alt="post-33914-0-1445990284-41547_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="81.57"> /monthly_09_2010/post-33914-0-1445990284-55576_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2392538" alt="post-33914-0-1445990284-55576_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="81.21">
September 11, 201014 yr Kit Kittredge: An Amercian Girl (2008) Director: Patricia Rozema Character: Margaret Mildred 'Kit' Kittredge Posters: Promotional Stills: /monthly_09_2010/post-33914-0-1598665845-12515_thumb.jpg" class="ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed" alt="2008_kit_kittredge_an_american_girl_007.jpg"> /monthly_09_2010/post-33914-0-1598665845-14488_thumb.jpg" class="ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed" alt="2008_kit_kittredge_an_american_girl_011.jpg"> Behind the Scenes: /monthly_09_2010/post-33914-0-1598665845-16917_thumb.jpg" class="ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed" alt="btskit.jpg"> /monthly_09_2010/post-33914-0-1598665845-19162_thumb.jpg" class="ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed" alt="kitbts.jpg">
September 11, 201014 yr Definitely, Maybe (2008) Director: Adam Brooks Character: Maya Hayes Posters: Promotional Stills: /monthly_09_2010/post-33914-0-1445990393-82313_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2395690" alt="post-33914-0-1445990393-82313_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="65.14"> /monthly_09_2010/post-33914-0-1445990393-85855_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2395693" alt="post-33914-0-1445990393-85855_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="66.43"> /monthly_09_2010/post-33914-0-1445990393-95692_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2395703" alt="post-33914-0-1445990393-95692_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="65"> Behind the Scenes: On Set: /monthly_09_2010/post-33914-0-1445990394-07232_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2395711" alt="post-33914-0-1445990394-07232_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="71.33"> /monthly_09_2010/post-33914-0-1445990394-13835_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2395713" alt="post-33914-0-1445990394-13835_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="142.05">
October 22, 201014 yr Janie Jones (2010) Director: David M. Rosenthal Character: Janie Jones Source: fabulous-abigail.org Poster: Promotional Stills:
October 22, 201014 yr The Miracle Worker (2010) Broadway - Circle in the Square Theatre Director: Kate Whoriskey Character: Helen Keller Source: fabulous-abigail.org Poster: Backstage: Stage Photocall: /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990440-04191_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2397107" alt="post-33914-0-1445990440-04191_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="142.67"> /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990440-07619_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2397110" alt="post-33914-0-1445990440-07619_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="67.17"> Opening Night: /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990440-11265_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2397112" alt="post-33914-0-1445990440-11265_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="73.59"> /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990440-25176_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2397124" alt="post-33914-0-1445990440-25176_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="150"> /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990440-30558_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2397126" alt="post-33914-0-1445990440-30558_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="58.33"> /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990440-37499_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2397132" alt="post-33914-0-1445990440-37499_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="128.21">
October 22, 201014 yr Nim's Island (2008) Director: Mark Levin & Jennifer Flackett Character: Nim Rusoe Source: fabulous-abigail.org Posters: /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990455-49909_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2397565" alt="post-33914-0-1445990455-49909_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="140.78"> /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990455-51875_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2397567" alt="post-33914-0-1445990455-51875_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="137.36"> Promotional Stills: /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990455-62978_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2397587" alt="post-33914-0-1445990455-62978_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="57.04"> /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990455-67037_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2397590" alt="post-33914-0-1445990455-67037_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="53.04">
October 22, 201014 yr No Reservations (2007) Director: Scott Hicks Character: Zoe Source: fabulous-abigail.org Poster: Promotional Stills: /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990459-6118_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2397746" alt="post-33914-0-1445990459-6118_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="66.41"> /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990459-6227_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2397747" alt="post-33914-0-1445990459-6227_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="66.43"> /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990459-78062_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2397751" alt="post-33914-0-1445990459-78062_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="66.43"> The Ultimate Gift (2006) Director: Michael O. Sajbel Character: Emily Rose Source: fabulous-abigail.org Posters: Promotional Stills: Behind the Scenes:
October 23, 201014 yr Little Miss Sunshine (2006) Director: Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris Character: Olive Hoover Source: fabulous-abigail.org Posters: Promotional Stills: /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990210-66094_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2390265" alt="post-33914-0-1445990210-66094_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="150.05"> /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990210-70849_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2390271" alt="post-33914-0-1445990210-70849_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="150.05"> /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990210-8615_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2390280" alt="post-33914-0-1445990210-8615_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="66.64"> /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990212-30174_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2390295" alt="post-33914-0-1445990212-30174_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="65.19"> /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990212-54386_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2390301" alt="post-33914-0-1445990212-54386_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="65.63"> Raising Helen (2004) Director: Gary Marshall Character: Sarah Davis Source: fabulous-abigail.org Promotional Stills: /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990214-31369_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2390326" alt="post-33914-0-1445990214-31369_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="73.43"> /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990214-66806_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2390358" alt="post-33914-0-1445990214-66806_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="67.44"> On the Set with Hayden Panettiere: /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990215-45572_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2390365" alt="post-33914-0-1445990215-45572_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="145"> Behind the Scenes:
October 23, 201014 yr Signs (2002) Director: M. Night Shyamalan Character: Bo Hess Source: abigail-breslin.net Poster: Promotional Stills: Behind the Scenes:
October 23, 201014 yr New York Resident February 2010 Story: Rachel Bowie Source: abigail-breslin.net /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990226-27_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2390716" alt="post-33914-0-1445990226-27_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="129.06"> /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990226-30557_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2390721" alt="post-33914-0-1445990226-30557_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="129.06"> Youth Quake Teen Vogue September 2009 Photographer: Pierre Bailly Source: Brooke via fabulous-abigail.org
October 24, 201014 yr Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) Director: Michael Lembeck Character: Trish Source: abigail-breslin.net Promotional Stills: The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) Director: Gary Marshall Character: Carolina Source: abigail-breslin.net Promotional Stills: Keane (2004) Director: Lodge Kerrigan Character: Kira Bedick Source: abigail-breslin.net Posters: Promtional Stills: /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990229-0483_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2390860" alt="post-33914-0-1445990229-0483_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="65.14"> /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990229-06485_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2390861" alt="post-33914-0-1445990229-06485_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="55.88"> /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990229-08246_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2390862" alt="post-33914-0-1445990229-08246_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="55.83">
October 24, 201014 yr Chestnut: Hero of Central Park (2004) Director: Robert Vince Character: Ray Source: abigail-breslin.net Posters: /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990232-8573_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2390977" alt="post-33914-0-1445990232-8573_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="143.6"> Promotional Stills: /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990232-89265_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2390980" alt="post-33914-0-1445990232-89265_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="67.06"> /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990232-9242_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2390985" alt="post-33914-0-1445990232-9242_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="151.03"> /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990232-94905_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2390988" alt="post-33914-0-1445990232-94905_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="64"> /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990232-96367_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2390991" alt="post-33914-0-1445990232-96367_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="143.02"> /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990233-03656_thumb.png" data-fileid="2390997" alt="post-33914-0-1445990233-03656_thumb.png" data-ratio="56.53"> The Family Plan (2005) Director: David S. Cass Sr. Character: Nicole Source: abigail-breslin.net Poster: Promotional Stills: /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990233-10827_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2391000" alt="post-33914-0-1445990233-10827_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="66.55"> Promotional Shoot: /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990233-31516_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2391013" alt="post-33914-0-1445990233-31516_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="150.26">
October 24, 201014 yr Bullet Magazine Autumn 2010 Source: abigail-breslin.net Learning Curve Nylon Febuary 2010 Photographer: Peter Ash Lee Story: Luke Crisell Source: abigail-breslin.net /monthly_10_2010/post-33914-0-1445990234-07329_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2391021" alt="post-33914-0-1445990234-07329_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="115.31">
October 24, 201014 yr Little Miss Miracle Vanity Fair March 2010 Photographer: Jenny Gage & Tom Betterton Source: abigail-breslin.net Chelsea the Handler Harper's Bazaar US April 2010 Photographer: Ben Watts Source: abigail-breslin.net Little Miss America Vanity Fair July 2008 Photographer: Mark Seliger Story: Krista Smith Source: abigail-breslin.net
November 4, 201014 yr Photoshoots: 2010 Source: abigail-breslin.net Photographer: Robert Hanashiro Photographer: Jeff Vespa Photographer: Dave Abel Photographer: Ben Watts /monthly_11_2010/post-33914-0-1445990237-15863_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2391152" alt="post-33914-0-1445990237-15863_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="72.5">
November 4, 201014 yr Photoshoots: 2010Source: abigail-breslin.net Photographer: Lucas Jackson /monthly_11_2010/post-33914-0-1445990239-79325_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2391260" alt="post-33914-0-1445990239-79325_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="150.02"> /monthly_11_2010/post-33914-0-1445990239-83229_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2391261" alt="post-33914-0-1445990239-83229_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="150.02"> Photographer: Jenny Gage & Tom Betterton
November 6, 201014 yr Photoshoots: 2010Source: abigail-breslin.net Photographer: Chad Batka Photographer: Dan Levin Nylon 2010 Photographer: Peter Ash Lee /monthly_11_2010/post-33914-0-1445990242-23233_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2391285" alt="post-33914-0-1445990242-23233_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="100">
November 6, 201014 yr Photoshoots: 2009 Source: abigail-breslin.net 42nd Sitges Film Festival Portraits: Teen Vogue Photographer: Pierre Bailly Photographer: Peter Ash Lee - Behind the Scenes: Photographer: Dan MacMedan /monthly_11_2010/post-33914-0-1445990248-83806_thumb.jpg" data-fileid="2391461" alt="post-33914-0-1445990248-83806_thumb.jpg" data-ratio="66.67">
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