Shirley Temple

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1928-04-23 (86 years old)

Deathday

2014-02-10

Place of Birth

Santa Monica, California, USA

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 perfor...

Acting

1933

Glad Rags to Riches

as Nell / La Belle Diaperina

1944

I'll Be Seeing You

as Barbara Marshall

1934

Baby Take a Bow

as Shirley Ellison

1936

Dimples

as Dimples Appleby

1963

The Sound of Laughter

as La Belle Diaperina (Saloon Singer)

1939

The Little Princess

as Sara Crewe

1936

Stowaway

as Barbara 'Ching-Ching' Stewart

1937

Heidi

as Heidi Kramer

1944

Since You Went Away

as Bridget 'Brig' Hilton

1935

Curly Top

as Elizabeth Blair

1935

The Little Colonel

as Lloyd Sherman

1934

Bright Eyes

as Shirley Blake

1940

1936

Poor Little Rich Girl

as Barbara Barry

1948

Fort Apache

as Philadelphia Thursday

1934

Little Miss Marker

as Marthy Jane aka 'Marky'

1938

1949

The Story of Seabiscuit

as Margaret O'Hara / Knowles

1937

Wee Willie Winkie

as Priscilla 'Winkie' Williams

1935

The Littlest Rebel

as Virginia 'Virgie' Cary

1935

Our Little Girl

as Molly Middleton

1994

The Our Gang Story

as Self (archive footage)

1938

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

as Rebecca Winstead

1939

Susannah of the Mounties

as Susannah 'Sue' Sheldon

1938

Little Miss Broadway

as Betsy Brown Shea

1934

Stand Up and Cheer!

as Shirley Dugan

1934

Now and Forever

as Penelope 'Pennie' Day

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1936

Captain January

as Helen 'Star' Mason

1970

Hollywood Blue

as (archive footage)

1940

Young People

as Wendy Ballantine

2022

1932

Runt Page

as Lulu Parsnips (uncredited)

1932

1932

Red Haired Alibi

as Gloria Shelton

1932

War Babies

as Charmaine

1934

Now I'll Tell

as Mary Doran

1934

Managed Money

as Mary Lou Rogers

1934

Pardon My Pups

as Mary Lou Rogers

1933

Merrily Yours

as Mary Lou Rogers

1933

1933

What's to Do?

as Mary Lou Rogers

1933

Kid 'in' Africa

as Madame Cradlebait

1933

1933

To the Last Man

as Mary Stanley (uncredited)

1942

Miss Annie Rooney

as Annie Rooney

1949

A Kiss for Corliss

as Corliss Archer

1949

Adventure in Baltimore

as Dinah Sheldon

1947

That Hagen Girl

as Mary Hagen

1945

Kiss and Tell

as Corliss Archer

1947

Honeymoon

as Barbara Olmstead

2009

Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Self (archive footage)

1984

Going Hollywood: The '30s

as (archive footage)

1934

1981

Walt Disney: One Man's Dream

as Self (archive footage)

1976

The Biggest Little Star of the 30's

as Self(archive footage)

1934

Change of Heart

as Shirley

1933

1941

Kathleen

as Kathleen Davis

1993

1934

The Hollywood Gad-About

as Self (uncredited)

2004

Judy Garland: By Myself

as Self (archive footage)

1940

Cavalcade of the Academy Awards

as Self (archive footage)

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

1944

Take It or Leave It

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1997

Frank Capra's American Dream

as Self (archive footage)

1987

Hollywood Uncensored

as Self (archive footage)

1934

Carolina

as Joan Connelly (uncredited)

1982

Hollywood’s Children

as Self (archive footage)

1961

Pippi Longstocking

as Shirley Temple

1937

2020

Showbiz Kids

as Self (archive footage)

1976

Hooray for Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

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