Shirley Temple
Acting
Born: April 23, 1928 · Santa Monica, California, USA
Died: February 10, 2014 (aged 85)
Highest Rated
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
Fort Apache
1948
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947
The Little Princess
1939
Heidi
1937
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
The Oscars
1953
Since You Went Away
1944
The Blue Bird
1940
Curly Top
1935
I'll Be Seeing You
1944
The Little Colonel
1935
Wee Willie Winkie
1937
Photos (3)
Movies (64)
Fort Apache
Philadelphia Thursday
I'll Be Seeing You
Barbara Marshall
The Little Princess
Sara Crewe
That's Dancing!
1985
Carolina
Joan Connelly (uncredited)
Heidi
Heïdi
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Susan
Curly Top
Elizabeth Blair
Since You Went Away
Bridget Hilton
The Blue Bird
Mytyl
The Littlest Rebel
Virgie Cary
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca Winstead
Captain January
Star
The Little Colonel
Lloyd Sherman
Our Little Girl
Molly Middleton
Young People
Wendy Ballantine
Little Miss Marker
Marthy Jane aka 'Marky'
The Story of Seabiscuit
Margaret O'Hara / Knowles
Kid in Hollywood
1933
Poor Little Rich Girl
Barbara Barry
Merrily Yours
Mary Lou Rogers
Bright Eyes
Shirley Blake
Little Miss Broadway
Betsy Brown
Pippi Longstocking
Shirley Temple
That Hagen Girl
Mary Hagen
Wee Willie Winkie
Priscilla 'Winkie' Williams
Andy Warhol's America
2022
Kiss and Tell
Corliss Archer
Now and Forever
Penelope 'Pennie' Day
Stand Up and Cheer!
Shirley Dugan
Stowaway
Ching-Ching
Out All Night
Child
Managed Money
Mary Lou Rogers
Susannah of the Mounties
Susannah Sheldon
A Kiss for Corliss
Corliss Archer
Polly Tix in Washington
Polly Tix
Baby Take a Bow
Shirley Ellison
Take It or Leave It
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Ellen Baker
To the Last Man
Mary Stanley (uncredited)
Mandalay
Betty Shaw (uncredited)
Miss Annie Rooney
Annie Rooney
Adventure in Baltimore
Dinah Sheldon
Change of Heart
Shirley
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
Hollywood Blue
(archive footage)
Dimples
Dimples Appleby
As the Earth Turns
Child
Now I'll Tell
Mary Doran
The Kid's Last Fight
Shirley
The Pie-Covered Wagon
Shirley
Pardon My Pups
Mary Lou Rogers
War Babies
Charmaine
Glad Rags to Riches
Nell / La Belle Diaperina
Honeymoon
Barbara Olmstead
Red Haired Alibi
Gloria Shelton
Just Around the Corner
Penny Hale
The Sound of Laughter
La Belle Diaperina (Saloon Singer)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends
1999
What's to Do?
Mary Lou Rogers
Kathleen
Kathleen Davis
Dora's Dunking Doughnuts
Shirley
Kid 'in' Africa
Madame Cradlebait
Runt Page
Lulu Parsnips (uncredited)
TV Shows (7)
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Katrina Van Tassel · 1 eps
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Polly Baker · 1 eps
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Princess Ozma / Tip · 1 eps
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Narrator (voice) / Christopher Robin's Mother · 1 eps
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Narrator (voice) / Harem Spy · 1 eps
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Narrator (voice) / Jo March Bhaer · 1 eps
Andy Warhol's America
archive footage · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (28)
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Hostess · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
Wogan
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Self · 1 eps
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · 3 eps
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · 1 eps
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Self - Host / Narrator (voice) · 41 eps
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
Self (archive footage)
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Walt Disney: Behind the Magic
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Herself
Hollywood’s Children
Self (archive footage)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Self (Archival Footage)
The Our Gang Story
Self (archive footage)
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Self (archive footage)
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
