Abigail Kathleen Breslin (born April 14, 1996) is an American teen actress. The fourth youngest actress ever to be nominated for a competitive Academy Award, Breslin is best known for portraying Bo Hess in M. Night Shyamalan's Signs, Olive Hoover in the film Little Miss Sunshine, Nim Rusoe in Nim's Island, Emily Rose in The Ultimate Gift and the title character in Kit Kittredge: An American Girl. She also plays Zoe in No Reservations as well as f...
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Abigail Kathleen Breslin (born April 14, 1996) is an American teen actress. The fourth youngest actress ever to be nominated for a competitive Academy Award, Breslin is best known for portraying Bo Hess in M. Night Shyamalan's Signs, Olive Hoover in the film Little Miss Sunshine, Nim Rusoe in Nim's Island, Emily Rose in The Ultimate Gift and the title character in Kit Kittredge: An American Girl. She also plays Zoe in No Reservations as well as for several supporting roles in other films. Her newest release is Zombieland.
Breslin was born in New York City, the daughter of Kim, who manages Abigail's career, and Michael Breslin, a telecommunications expert, computer programmer and consultant. Her maternal grandparents, Catherine and Lynn Blecker, are from New Jersey, and now live in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She has two older brothers, Ryan and Spencer Breslin, who is also an actor. Breslin lives in New York with her family, which her maternal grandparents have described as "very...
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