Film: August: Osage County (2013). Young Actress: Abigail Breslin, age 16.

Remember Little Miss Sunshine, the 2006 indie hit that earned Abigail an Oscar nod for Best Supporting Actress? Well, it has a few elements in common with August: Osage County; in both films, Abigail plays the youngest, most innocent member of a very dysfunctional family, ( Read more... )

The 19th Annual Critics Choice Awards
Held January 16, 2014, at the Barker Hanger at Santa Monica Airport. Hosted by Aisha Taylor.

The young actresses who attended the show this year, from oldest to youngest:


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A few of my favorite young actresses at various recent events:


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The 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
Held January 18, 2014, at the Shrine Auditorium

Mad Men didn't receive any nominations this year, so Kiernan Shipka, who's regularly attended for years, didn't go -- but here's a look at the other young actresses who did.

The three starlets of Modern Family, Aubrey, Ariel, and Sarah, together with the ( Read more... )

"Then there's Abigail Breslin, who is too young to be showing off her bra to both Sarah Jessica Parker and us, the viewing audience!" That's what New York Magazine had to say about the trailer for Abigail Breslin's upcoming movie, New Year's Eve. When her mom (Parker) tells that she's too young to go to the festivities in Time Square, Abigail - her ( Read more... )

You might have noticed that 14-year-old Abigail Breslin's been in the news a good deal in recent weeks, for three distinct reasons. She attended the premiere of her latest movie Rango last week, she was cast in her next movie Innocence shortly after, and then she dropped some hints about which movie she'd like to film down the road. (Can you guess ( Read more... )

We're stunned at the gorgeous spread of photos that W Magazine did of some of their (and our) favorite young actresses. It's refreshing beyond words to see a photoshoot where these girls aren't glammed up, but natural-looking.


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We haven't blogged much about our Abbie lately, so here's a good article we found about her latest film, Janie Jones, in USA Today. In the movie, she not only tries her hand at singing and playing the guitar, but also smokes (fake cigarettes) and drives!

( Equal parts exuberant teen and blasé veteran of more than 20 movies, Abigail Breslin still gushes about favorite singers (Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Regina Spektor) and the kind of music she likes - )

Abgail Breslin has been a very busy young actress lately. What's she up to? Well, fresh from attending two charitable events - the Welcome Home Veterans Picnic in Corning, NY, and the Stand Up to Cancer Telethon in Culver City, CA - Abigail flew to Canada for the 35th Annual Toronto International Film Festival, where her latest movie Janie Jones ( Read more... )

A round of applause is due to the young actresses who attended the 2010 Stand Up to Cancer Telethon, held September 10 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City. Here are three fabulous young ladies who showed up, from youngest to oldest:


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