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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]
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 23, 1928
Filmography
Walt Disney: Behind the Magic
Self (archive footage)
2024Movie
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
Self (archive footage)
2015Movie
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2009Movie
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self (archive footage)
2009Movie
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self (archive footage)
2004Movie
Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story
Book
2001Movie
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends
1999Movie
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self (archive footage)
1997Movie
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
Self (Archival Footage)
1997Movie
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
Archival Footage
1996Movie
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Self
1995TV
The Our Gang Story
Self (archive footage)
1994Movie
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Self (archive footage)
1993Movie
Hollywood Uncensored
Self (archive footage)
1987Movie
That's Dancing!
1985Movie
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
1984Movie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983Movie
Hollywood’s Children
Self (archive footage)
1982Movie
Wogan
Self
1982TV
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
Self (archive footage)
1981Movie
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
1978TV
The Biggest Little Star of the 30's
Self(archive footage)
1976Movie
Hooray for Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
1976Movie
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975Movie
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971TV
Hollywood Blue
(archive footage)
1970Movie
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968TV
The Sound of Laughter
La Belle Diaperina (Saloon Singer)
1963Movie
Pippi Longstocking
Shirley Temple
1961Movie
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Hostess
1961TV
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Self - Host / Narrator (voice)
1958TV
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956TV
The Oscars
Self
1953TV
The Story of Seabiscuit
Margaret O'Hara / Knowles
1949Movie
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
Ellen Baker
1949Movie
A Kiss for Corliss
Corliss Archer
1949Movie
Adventure in Baltimore
Dinah Sheldon
1949Movie
Fort Apache
Philadelphia Thursday
1948Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948TV
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Susan
1947Movie
That Hagen Girl
Mary Hagen
1947Movie
Honeymoon
Barbara Olmstead
1947Movie
Kiss and Tell
Corliss Archer
1945Movie
I'll Be Seeing You
Barbara Marshall
1944Movie
Since You Went Away
Bridget Hilton
1944Movie
Take It or Leave It
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1944Movie
Miss Annie Rooney
Annie Rooney
1942Movie
Kathleen
Kathleen Davis
1941Movie
The Blue Bird
Mytyl
1940Movie
Young People
Wendy Ballantine
1940Movie
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
1940Movie
The Little Princess
Sara Crewe
1939Movie
Susannah of the Mounties
Susannah Sheldon
1939Movie
Just Around the Corner
Penny Hale
1938Movie
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Rebecca Winstead
1938Movie
Little Miss Broadway
Betsy Brown
1938Movie
Heidi
Heïdi
1937Movie
Wee Willie Winkie
Priscilla 'Winkie' Williams
1937Movie
Ali Baba Goes to Town
Herself
1937Movie
Dimples
Dimples Appleby
1936Movie
Stowaway
Ching-Ching
1936Movie
Poor Little Rich Girl
Barbara Barry
1936Movie
Captain January
Star
1936Movie
Curly Top
Elizabeth Blair
1935Movie
The Little Colonel
Lloyd Sherman
1935Movie
The Littlest Rebel
Virgie Cary
1935Movie
Our Little Girl
Molly Middleton
1935Movie
Baby Take a Bow
Shirley Ellison
1934Movie
Bright Eyes
Shirley Blake
1934Movie
Little Miss Marker
Marthy Jane aka 'Marky'
1934Movie
Stand Up and Cheer!
Shirley Dugan
1934Movie
Now and Forever
Penelope 'Pennie' Day
1934Movie
Now I'll Tell
Mary Doran
1934Movie
Managed Money
Mary Lou Rogers
1934Movie
Pardon My Pups
Mary Lou Rogers
1934Movie
As the Earth Turns
Child
1934Movie
Change of Heart
Shirley
1934Movie
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
1934Movie
Carolina
Joan Connelly (uncredited)
1934Movie
Mandalay
Betty Shaw (uncredited)
1934Movie
Glad Rags to Riches
Nell / La Belle Diaperina
1933Movie
Dora's Dunking Doughnuts
Shirley
1933Movie
Merrily Yours
Mary Lou Rogers
1933Movie
The Kid's Last Fight
Shirley
1933Movie
Kid in Hollywood
1933Movie
What's to Do?
Mary Lou Rogers
1933Movie
Kid 'in' Africa
Madame Cradlebait
1933Movie
Polly Tix in Washington
Polly Tix
1933Movie
To the Last Man
Mary Stanley (uncredited)
1933Movie
Out All Night
Child
1933Movie
Runt Page
Lulu Parsnips (uncredited)
1932Movie
The Pie-Covered Wagon
Shirley
1932Movie
Red Haired Alibi
Gloria Shelton
1932Movie
War Babies
Charmaine
1932Movie
Shirley Temple' Storybook The Reluctant Dragon
—Movie