Shirley Temple
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]
95 acting credits
Acting · 95
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Wogan
1982
The Oscars
1953
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
Fort Apache
1948
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
Heidi
1937
The Little Princess
1939
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947
Since You Went Away
1944
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
The Blue Bird
1940
That's Dancing!
1985
Stowaway
1936
F4C3S 3FF3CT
2026
To the Last Man
1933
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
Pippi Longstocking
1961
Curly Top
1935
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
1949
The Littlest Rebel
1935
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1938
That Hagen Girl
1947
Hollywood Uncensored
1987
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937
Kathleen
1941
Baby Take a Bow
1934
Poor Little Rich Girl
1936
I'll Be Seeing You
1944
Young People
1940
The Story of Seabiscuit
1949
Bright Eyes
1934
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe
2022
Miss Annie Rooney
1942
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
Hollywood’s Children
1982
Now I'll Tell
1934
Carolina
1934
Susannah of the Mounties
1939
The Little Colonel
1935
Kiss and Tell
1945
Captain January
1936
Little Miss Broadway
1938
Little Miss Marker
1934
Mandalay
1934
Wee Willie Winkie
1937
Adventure in Baltimore
1949
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
1993
Our Little Girl
1935
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934
Dimples
1936
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
Honeymoon
1947
Take It or Leave It
1944
Now and Forever
1934
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
Dora's Dunking Doughnuts
1933
Change of Heart
1934
Hollywood Blue
1970
Runt Page
1932
The Sound of Laughter
1963
Red Haired Alibi
1932
The Our Gang Story
1994
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981
War Babies
1932
As the Earth Turns
1934
A Kiss for Corliss
1949
Merrily Yours
1933
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997
Just Around the Corner
1938
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends
1999
What's to Do?
1933
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
1996
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
2015
Kid in Hollywood
1933
Glad Rags to Riches
1933
Managed Money
1934
Pardon My Pups
1934
The Pie-Covered Wagon
1932
Kid 'in' Africa
1933
Out All Night
1933
The Biggest Little Star of the 30's
1976
Polly Tix in Washington
1933
The Kid's Last Fight
1933
Shirley Temple' Storybook The Reluctant Dragon
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