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Post by dark sister on Feb 20, 2016 11:14:38 GMT -5
With all the talk about Jacob Tremblay in Room this year, what are some of the best performances by child/teen actors that you've seen? For me:
Anna Paquin - The Piano
Linda Blair - The Exorcist
Jacob Tremblay - Room
Abraham Attah - Beasts of No Nation
Quvenzhané Wallis - Beasts of the Southern Wild
Desreta Jackson and Akosua Busia - The Color Purple
Dakota Fanning - I Am Sam
Elijah Wood and Joseph Mozello - Radio Flyer
Joseph Gordon Levitt - Sweet Jane
Kirsten Dunst - Interview with a Vampire
Kate Winslet and Melanie Lynskey - Heavenly Creatures
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Post by TWD Zone Site Admin & Owner on Feb 21, 2016 0:01:08 GMT -5
dark sister , this is a great idea. You mentioned many of my favorites but I do have a few more to add to the list: Jonathan Lipnicki - Jerry McGuireJodi Foster - Taxi Driver - she was only 12 when she played a child prostitute in this movie. Spencer Breslin - The Kid (with Bruce Willis) If you haven't seen this, please do yourself a favor
Haley Joel Osment - The Sixth Sense (again with Bruce Willis) and Forrest Gump
Cristina Ricci - Mermaid (with Cher) Wynona Ryder - BeetlejuiceReese Witherspoon - The Man in the Moon - her first acting role Jurnee Smollet - Eve's BayouThomas Brodie-Sangster - Love Actually - Liam Neeson's step-son who wants the little girl to like him - AL played Mark in this movie. Lukas Haase - Witness - w/Harrison Ford and Kelly Gillis - do yourself a favor and watch this - very good. Wanted a happily ever sequel for a long time. Natalie Portman - The Professional - another excellent film Let's not forget Mickey Rooney, Shirley Temple, Judy Garland and Elizabeth Taylor - at one time all four were the top child actors There are a couple of more that are chasing each other in my brain. O_o When they settle down, I'll think of them and add to my post.
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Post by Sexual Chocolate on Feb 22, 2016 1:21:04 GMT -5
I agree with your entire lists TWD Zone Site Admin & Owner and dark sister Christian Bale- Empire of the Sun James Robinson - Braveheart (the scene where he finds out his father and brother died still tears me up) Abigail Breslin- Little Miss Sunshine Chloe Moretz- Kick-Ass (side note: Nicholas Cage deserved an oscar nod. Yeah, I said it!) Leonardo DiCaprio - What's Eating Gilbert Grape Tatum O'Neal - Paper Moon River Phoenix - Stand by Me Will Wheaton - Stand by Me Hailee Steinfeld - True Grit Mayim Bialik - Beaches Fred Savage - The Princess Bride Ivana Baquero - Pan's Labyrinth ETA: Brett Kelly - Bad Santa
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Post by dark sister on Feb 22, 2016 2:56:03 GMT -5
Oh River, I should've included him. That guy was incredible.
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Post by TWD Zone Site Admin & Owner on Feb 23, 2016 9:50:20 GMT -5
Mayim Bialik - Beaches - I did not realize she was the child.
Another one comes to mind - the little girl Bernice in Hope Floats (Mae Whitman)
Mary Badham - Scout - To Kill a Mockingbird
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