Abigail has two brothers, Ryan, and Spencer Breslin(who is also a child actor). Breslin still lives in New York with her family.Prior to her star-making turn in Sunshine, Breslin appeared in the films Signs, Raising Helen, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, Keane, Chestnut: Hero of Central Park, and the Family Plan. In 2006, Abigail was in the comedy Little Miss Sunshine, in which she played a beauty pageant contestant. Her co-stars, Greg Kinnear and Alan Arkin, both mentioned that they were “astounded by her seriousness of purpose during shooting”. For her performance, Breslin received a Screen Actors Guild Award Nomination, as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. 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”. Although Breslin did not win the Oscar, she co-presented with Jaden Smith at the 79th Academy Awards on February 25, 2007.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Abigail Kathleen Breslin Free Pictures and Biography
Abigail Kathleen Breslin was born April 14, 1996 in New York City, New York. Her parents are Kim and Michael Breslin. Her mother is her manager, while her father is a computer programmer and consultant. Her maternal grandparents, Catherine and Lynn Blecker, are from New Jersey, and now live in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Abigail is an Academy Award American Actress. The fourth youngest actress ever to be nominated for a competitive Academy Award, Breslin is known for her role in the film Little Miss Sunshine as well as for several supporting parts in other Hollywood films.
