Acting · Santa Monica, California, USA · Born April 23, 1928
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]
MovieDream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe
2022
MovieJayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
2015
as Self (archive footage)
MovieWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009
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MovieHollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
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MovieJudy Garland: By Myself
2004
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MovieAFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends
1999
MovieHidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997
as Self (Archival Footage)
MovieFrank Capra's American Dream
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
1996
as Archival Footage
TVThe Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
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MovieThe Our Gang Story
1994
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MovieShirley Temple: America's Little Darling
1993
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MovieHollywood Uncensored
1987
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MovieThat's Dancing!
1985
MovieGoing Hollywood: The '30s
1984
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MovieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TVWogan
1982
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MovieHollywood’s Children
1982
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MovieWalt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981
as Self (archive footage)
TVThe Kennedy Center Honors
1978
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The Biggest Little Star of the 30's
1976
as Self(archive footage)
MovieHooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
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V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
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MovieHollywood Blue
1970
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TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Sound of Laughter
1963
as La Belle Diaperina (Saloon Singer)
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Hostess
MoviePippi Longstocking
1961
as Shirley Temple
TVShirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
TVThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
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TVThe Oscars
1953
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MovieA Kiss for Corliss
1949
as Corliss Archer
MovieThe Story of Seabiscuit
1949
as Margaret O'Hara / Knowles
MovieAdventure in Baltimore
1949
as Dinah Sheldon
MovieMr. Belvedere Goes to College
1949
as Ellen Baker
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
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MovieFort Apache
1948
as Philadelphia Thursday
MovieThat Hagen Girl
1947
as Mary Hagen
MovieThe Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947
as Susan
MovieHoneymoon
1947
as Barbara Olmstead
MovieKiss and Tell
1945
as Corliss Archer
MovieI'll Be Seeing You
1944
as Barbara Marshall
MovieTake It or Leave It
1944
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MovieSince You Went Away
1944
as Bridget Hilton
MovieMiss Annie Rooney
1942
as Annie Rooney
MovieKathleen
1941
as Kathleen Davis
MovieYoung People
1940
as Wendy Ballantine
MovieCavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
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MovieThe Blue Bird
1940
as Mytyl
MovieSusannah of the Mounties
1939
as Susannah Sheldon
MovieThe Little Princess
1939
as Sara Crewe
MovieJust Around the Corner
1938
as Penny Hale
MovieLittle Miss Broadway
1938
as Betsy Brown
MovieRebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1938
as Rebecca Winstead
MovieAli Baba Goes to Town
1937
as Herself
MovieHeidi
1937
as Heïdi
MovieWee Willie Winkie
1937
as Priscilla 'Winkie' Williams
MovieStowaway
1936
as Ching-Ching
MovieDimples
1936
as Dimples Appleby
MoviePoor Little Rich Girl
1936
as Barbara Barry
MovieCaptain January
1936
as Star
MovieThe Littlest Rebel
1935
as Virgie Cary
MovieCurly Top
1935
as Elizabeth Blair
MovieOur Little Girl
1935
as Molly Middleton
MovieThe Little Colonel
1935
as Lloyd Sherman
MovieBright Eyes
1934
as Shirley Blake
MovieThe Hollywood Gad-About
1934
as Self (uncredited)
MovieNow and Forever
1934
as Penelope 'Pennie' Day
MovieBaby Take a Bow
1934
as Shirley Ellison
MovieNow I'll Tell
1934
as Mary Doran
MovieLittle Miss Marker
1934
as Marthy Jane aka 'Marky'
MovieChange of Heart
1934
as Shirley
MovieStand Up and Cheer!
1934
as Shirley Dugan
MovieManaged Money
1934
as Mary Lou Rogers
MovieAs the Earth Turns
1934
as Child
MovieMandalay
1934
as Betty Shaw (uncredited)
MovieCarolina
1934
as Joan Connelly (uncredited)
MoviePardon My Pups
1934
as Mary Lou Rogers
MovieWhat's to Do?
1933
as Mary Lou Rogers
MovieKid 'in' Africa
1933
as Madame Cradlebait
MovieMerrily Yours
1933
as Mary Lou Rogers
MovieTo the Last Man
1933
as Mary Stanley (uncredited)
MovieDora's Dunking Doughnuts
1933
as Shirley
MoviePolly Tix in Washington
1933
as Polly Tix
MovieThe Kid's Last Fight
1933
as Shirley
MovieOut All Night
1933
as Child
MovieKid in Hollywood
1933
MovieGlad Rags to Riches
1933
as Nell / La Belle Diaperina
MovieThe Pie-Covered Wagon
1932
as Shirley
MovieRed Haired Alibi
1932
as Gloria Shelton
MovieWar Babies
1932
as Charmaine
MovieRunt Page
1932
as Lulu Parsnips (uncredited)
Shirley Temple' Storybook The Reluctant Dragon
