Abigail Breslin

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Abigail Breslin
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1996 in New York, NY
Biography:The younger sister of child thespian Spencer Breslin (Disney's the Kid, The Santa Clause 2, The Shaggy Dog), the dynamic young actress Abigail Breslin was born in Manhattan in 1996 and began shooting television commercials at the age of three. In 2001, Tamil-American director and Spielberg protégé M. Night Shyamalan discovered then five-year-old Breslin and brought about her movie debut by casting her in his sci-fi thriller Signs -- the tale of a farmer and pastor (Mel Gibson) who discovers a giant crop circle on his property as an early indicator of an extraterrestrial invasion. Breslin plays Bo Hess, Gibson's asthma-ridden, paranoiac daughter who is racked by the delusion that she must never drink water, for every glass in the house is now contaminated. The terror evident in this characterization was not unique. From an early age, the pint-sized Breslin became notorious for her preternatural ability... Full Biography
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Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell and Toni Collette in "Little Miss Sunshine"
Abigail Breslin and Ryan Reynolds arrive at the premiere of "Definitely, Maybe" at the Ziegfeld...
Paul Dano and Abigail Breslin, stars of the movie "Little Miss Sunshine" at Lincoln Center in New...
Abigail Breslin and the cast of "Little Miss Sunshine" join Paul Dano, right, at the 64th Annual...
Abigail Breslin in "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" (Picturehouse)
Cameron Diaz, left, and Abigail Breslin in "My Sister's Keeper" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Abigail Breslin, left, and Sofia Vassilieva in "My Sister's Keeper" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
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