Film: The Magic of Belle Isle (2012). Young Actresses: Madeline Carroll, age 15, Emma Fuhrmann, 9, and Nicolette Pierini, 7.

It's anyone's guess as to how this below-average family film attracted stars like Morgan Freeman and Virginia Madsen, or Rob Reiner as the director. The plot involves Monty (Freeman), an alcoholic, wheelchair-bound, ex- ( Read more... )

Variety's 5th Annual Power of Youth Event was held October 22 at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. The event honored seven young celebrities for giving back to society, including Bailee Madison, Chloe Moretz, Hayden Panettiere, and Hailee Steinfeld. Hailee won for her work with Share Our Strength and No Kid Hungry, both leading nonprofit ( Read more... )

Here's where a few of our favorite young actresses have been spotted recently:


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Here's Madeline Carroll at the premiere of her latest film, Machine Gun Preacher, held on September 11 at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto (as part of the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival).


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Winter came early in Los Angeles, with the premiere of Mr. Popper's Penguins on June 12. Instead of red, a white carpet was rolled out in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, then lined with cotton to look like snow. Along with the film's stars, four live penguins walked the carpet, and imitation snow blew through the air during arrivals.


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The kidventure flick Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer was released last week, while at first it seemed like standard kiddie fair, we were interested by its similarities to Ramona and Beezus. Released only a year after Ramona, Judy seems much in the same mold: both tales of active, imaginative young girls who cause well-intentioned trouble, and ( Read more... )

Lollipop Theater's 3rd Annual Game Day was held May 7 at Nickelodeon Animation Studios in Burbank. (Lollipop Theater is a nonprofit organization that arranges showings of first-run movies for children confined to hospitals.) We love seeing the fun, casual outfits that stars wear to this event. Here are just of a few of the young actresses who ( Read more... )

Just look at how many young actresses showed up at the premire of Red Riding Hood, which starred, of course, one of my favorite former young actresses, Amanda Seyfried. The premire was held March 7, 2011, at the historic Grauman's Chinese Theatre.


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Madeline Carroll is fifteen years old today, March 18.
On behalf of all her fans, here's wishing Madeline a very happy birthday!


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Teen Vogue Magazine held their 8th Annual Young Hollywood Party at Paramount Studios on October 1st, and starlets from all over entertainment packed the event. (October 1st was a busy day for young actresses! Chloe Moretz's Let Me In and Jodelle Ferland's Case 39 both opened that day.) Here are photos and bits of news for a few of the girls who ( Read more... )