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Shirley Temple
Born · April 23, 1928
Died · February 10, 2014 (85 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Santa Monica, California, USA
Bio
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]
Dream Girl: The making of Marilyn Monroe
Self (archive footage)
8.7
2022
Showbiz Kids
Self (archive footage)
6.8
2020
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Herself (archive footage)
7.3
2009
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self (archive)
0.0
2009
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
7.5
2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends
6.5
1999
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
6.2
1997
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
0.0
1996
Screen Actors Guild Awards
(1 episode)
6.2
1995
The Our Gang Story
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1994
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1993
Hollywood Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
5.5
1987
That's Dancing!
7.0
1985
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
10.0
1984
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.5
1983
Wogan
Self · (1 episode)
4.5
1982
Hollywood’s Children
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1982
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1981
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · (1 episode)
7.3
1978
The Biggest Little Star of the 30's
Self(archive footage)
0.0
1976
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
5.7
1975
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self · (1 episode)
6.0
1971
Hollywood Blue
(archive footage)
0.0
1970
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
6.6
1968
The Sound of Laughter
La Belle Diaperina (Saloon Singer)
2.0
1963
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Hostess · (1 episode)
5.1
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.1
1961
Pippi Longstocking
Shirley Temple
8.0
1961
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Self - Host / Narrator (voice) · (41 episodes)
5.8
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Katrina Van Tassel · (1 episode)
5.8
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Polly Baker · (1 episode)
5.8
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Princess Ozma / Tip · (1 episode)
5.8
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Narrator (voice) / Christopher Robin's Mother · (1 episode)
5.8
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Narrator (voice) / Harem Spy · (1 episode)
5.8
1958
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Narrator (voice) / Jo March Bhaer · (1 episode)
5.8
1958
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · (3 episodes)
5.3
1956
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
6.9
1953
A Kiss for Corliss
Corliss Archer
4.7
1949
The Story of Seabiscuit
Margaret O'Hara / Knowles
5.8
1949
Adventure in Baltimore
Dinah Sheldon
4.9
1949
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Ellen Baker
6.7
1949
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.6
1948
Fort Apache
Philadelphia Thursday
7.0
1948
That Hagen Girl
Mary Hagen
5.2
1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Susan Turner
6.9
1947
Honeymoon
Barbara Olmstead
6.4
1947
Kiss and Tell
Corliss Archer
5.6
1945
I'll Be Seeing You
Barbara Marshall
7.0
1944
Take It or Leave It
(archive footage) (uncredited)
4.0
1944
Since You Went Away
Bridget 'Brig' Hilton
6.5
1944
Miss Annie Rooney
Annie Rooney
6.3
1942
Kathleen
Kathleen Davis
5.0
1941
Young People
Wendy Ballantine
4.6
1940
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
6.5
1940
The Blue Bird
Mytyl
5.7
1940
Susannah of the Mounties
Susannah 'Sue' Sheldon
6.3
1939
The Little Princess
Sara Crewe
6.7
1939
Just Around the Corner
Penny Hale
5.5
1938
Little Miss Broadway
Betsy Brown Shea
6.6
1938
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca Winstead
6.7
1938
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Herself
6.1
1937
Heidi
Heidi Kramer
6.9
1937
Wee Willie Winkie
Priscilla 'Winkie' Williams
6.5
1937
Stowaway
Barbara 'Ching-Ching' Stewart
6.7
1936
Dimples
Dimples Appleby
6.4
1936
Poor Little Rich Girl
Barbara Barry
6.6
1936
Captain January
Helen 'Star' Mason
6.7
1936
The Littlest Rebel
Virginia 'Virgie' Cary
6.2
1935
Curly Top
Elizabeth Blair
6.4
1935
The Little Colonel
Lloyd Sherman
6.3
1935
Our Little Girl
Molly Middleton
4.8
1935
Bright Eyes
Shirley Blake
6.7
1934
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
5.0
1934
Now and Forever
Penelope 'Pennie' Day
6.7
1934
Baby Take a Bow
Shirley Ellison
5.6
1934
Now I'll Tell
Mary Doran
4.8
1934
Little Miss Marker
Marthy Jane aka 'Marky'
6.4
1934
Change of Heart
Shirley
6.2
1934
Stand Up and Cheer!
Shirley Dugan
4.8
1934
Managed Money
Mary Lou Rogers
4.6
1934
As the Earth Turns
Child
5.3
1934
Carolina
Joan Connelly (uncredited)
6.0
1934
Pardon My Pups
Mary Lou Rogers
5.6
1934
What's to Do?
Mary Lou Rogers
5.5
1933
Merrily Yours
Mary Lou Rogers
5.8
1933
Kid 'in' Africa
Madame Cradlebait
5.0
1933
To the Last Man
Mary Stanley (uncredited)
5.9
1933
Dora's Dunking Doughnuts
Shirley
4.6
1933
Polly Tix in Washington
Polly Tix
3.6
1933
The Kid's Last Fight
Shirley
5.5
1933
Out All Night
Child
6.0
1933
Kid in Hollywood
5.8
1933
Glad Rags to Riches
Nell / La Belle Diaperina
5.7
1933
The Pie-Covered Wagon
Shirley
6.0
1932
Red Haired Alibi
Gloria Shelton
4.7
1932
War Babies
Charmaine
3.2
1932
Runt Page
Lulu Parsnips (uncredited)
5.3
1932