Shirley Temple

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1928-04-23

Deathday 2014-02-10 (85 years old)

Place of Birth Santa Monica, California, USA

Also Known As Shirley Jane Temple, Shirley Temple Black, Shirley Temple-Black

Shirley Temple

Biography

Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple; April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) was an American actress, singer, dancer, and diplomat, who was Hollywood's number-one box-office draw as a child actress from 1934 to 1938. Later, she was named United States Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia, and also served as Chief of Protocol of the United States. Temple began her film career at the age of three in 1931. Two years later, she achieved international fame in Bright Eyes, a feature film produced especially for her talents. She received a special Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935 for her outstanding contribution as a juvenile performer in motion pictures during 1934. Film hits such as Curly Top and Heidi followed year after year during the mid- to late 1930s. Temple capitalized on licensed merchandise that featured her wholesome image; the merchandise included dolls, dishes, and clothing. Her box-office popularity waned as she reached adolescence. She appeared in 29 films from the ages of 3 to 10, but in only 14 films from the ages of 14 to 21. Temple retired from film in 1950 at the age of 22. In 1958, Temple returned to show business with a two-season television anthology series of fairy tale adaptations. She made guest appearances on television shows in the early 1960s and filmed a sitcom pilot that was never released. She sat on the boards of corporations and organizations, including the Walt Disney Company, Del Monte Foods, and the National Wildlife Federation. She began her diplomatic career in 1969, when she was appointed to represent the United States at a session of the United Nations General Assembly, where she worked at the U.S. Mission under Ambassador Charles W. Yost. In 1988, she published her autobiography, Child Star. Temple was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Kennedy Center Honors and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. She is 18th on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest female American screen legends of classic Hollywood cinema. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]

Known For

Actor

2024
Child Star

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022
2020
Showbiz Kids

as Self (archive footage)

2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Herself (archive footage)

2004
Judy Garland: By Myself

as Self (archive footage)

1997
Frank Capra's American Dream

as Self (archive footage)

1994
The Our Gang Story

as Self (archive footage)

1993
1987
Hollywood Uncensored

as Self (archive footage)

1984
Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1982
Hollywood’s Children

as Self (archive footage)

1982
Wogan

as Self

1981
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

as Self (archive footage)

1976
The Biggest Little Star of the 30's

as Self(archive footage)

1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

1971
1970
Hollywood Blue

as (archive footage)

1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1965
The Love Goddesses

as (archive footage)

1963
The Sound of Laughter

as La Belle Diaperina (Saloon Singer)

1961
Pippi Longstocking

as Shirley Temple

1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Hostess

1953
The Oscars

as Self

1949
A Kiss for Corliss

as Corliss Archer

1949
The Story of Seabiscuit

as Margaret O'Hara / Knowles

1949
Adventure in Baltimore

as Dinah Sheldon

1948
Fort Apache

as Philadelphia Thursday

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self - Guest

1947
That Hagen Girl

as Mary Hagen

1947
Honeymoon

as Barbara Olmstead

1945
Kiss and Tell

as Corliss Archer

1944
I'll Be Seeing You

as Barbara Marshall

1944
Take It or Leave It

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1944
Since You Went Away

as Bridget 'Brig' Hilton

1942
Miss Annie Rooney

as Annie Rooney

1941
Kathleen

as Kathleen Davis

1940
Young People

as Wendy Ballantine

1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self (archive footage)

1940
The Blue Bird

as Mytyl

1939
Susannah of the Mounties

as Susannah 'Sue' Sheldon

1939
The Little Princess

as Sara Crewe

1938
1938
Little Miss Broadway

as Betsy Brown Shea

1938
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

as Rebecca Winstead

1937
1937
Heidi

as Heidi Kramer

1937
Wee Willie Winkie

as Priscilla 'Winkie' Williams

1936
Stowaway

as Barbara 'Ching-Ching' Stewart

1936
Dimples

as Dimples Appleby

1936
Poor Little Rich Girl

as Barbara Barry

1936
Captain January

as Helen 'Star' Mason

1935
The Littlest Rebel

as Virginia 'Virgie' Cary

1935
Curly Top

as Elizabeth Blair

1935
The Little Colonel

as Lloyd Sherman

1935
Our Little Girl

as Molly Middleton

1934
Bright Eyes

as Shirley Blake

1934
The Hollywood Gad-About

as Self (uncredited)

1934
Now and Forever

as Penelope 'Pennie' Day

1934
Baby Take a Bow

as Shirley Ellison

1934
Now I'll Tell

as Mary Doran

1934
Little Miss Marker

as Marthy Jane aka 'Marky'

1934
Change of Heart

as Shirley

1934
Stand Up and Cheer!

as Shirley Dugan

1934
Managed Money

as Mary Lou Rogers

1934
1934
Carolina

as Joan Connelly (uncredited)

1934
Pardon My Pups

as Mary Lou Rogers

1933
What's to Do?

as Mary Lou Rogers

1933
Merrily Yours

as Mary Lou Rogers

1933
Kid 'in' Africa

as Madame Cradlebait

1933
To the Last Man

as Mary Stanley (uncredited)

1933
1933
1933
Out All Night

as Child

1933
Glad Rags to Riches

as Nell / La Belle Diaperina

1932
1932
Red Haired Alibi

as Gloria Shelton

1932
War Babies

as Charmaine

1932
Runt Page

as Lulu Parsnips (uncredited)