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