Nook NotesPick a film
Abigail Breslin

Actor

Abigail Breslin

Born April 14, 1996 in New York City, New York, USA48 films

Abigail Kathleen Breslin (born April 14, 1996) is an American actress and singer. Born and raised in New York City, Breslin began acting in commercials when she was three years old and made her film debut in M. Night Shyamalan's science fiction horror film Signs (2002), for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award. Her early roles also included Raising Helen (2004) and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004).

Read more

Breslin rose to prominence with the comedy-drama film Little Miss Sunshine (2006), for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 10. She went on to establish herself as a mainstream actress with roles in the films No Reservations (2007), Nim's Island (2008), Definitely, Maybe (2008), My Sister's Keeper (2009), Zombieland (2009), Rango (2011), The Call (2013), August: Osage County (2013), Maggie (2015), Freak Show (2017), Zombieland: Double Tap (2019), and Stillwater (2021). Between 2015 and 2016, she had a starring role in the horror-comedy series Scream Queens on Fox, her first regular role in a television series.

Start here

The best way into Abigail Breslin's work
Little Miss Sunshine posterFirst watchLittle Miss Sunshine20067.7as Olive HooverA family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Zombieland poster7.3Zombieland2009Rango poster6.9Rango2011Zombieland: Double Tap poster6.9Zombieland: Double Tap2019Signs poster6.7Signs2002Ender's Game poster6.6Ender's Game2013My Sister's Keeper poster7.4My Sister's Keeper2009The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement poster6.7The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement2004Definitely, Maybe poster6.9Definitely, Maybe2008

Filmography

48 films as actor
  1. TBAAs Deep As the GraveAnne Morrow Lindbergh
  2. TBASaturday at the StarlightTabitha
  3. TBAOur Friend DiedDaisy
  4. TBAA Good Fight
  5. TBAPipe Cleaner Boy
  6. 2026Chapter 51Ava Bergman
  7. 2026I Killed Him in My SleepKelty Crawford
  8. 2025The Italians
  9. 2024ClassifiedKacey Walker
  10. 2023MagdaMagda
  11. 2023Miranda's VictimPatricia Weir
  12. 2022SlayersJules
  13. 2021StillwaterAllison
  14. 2019Zombieland: Double TapLittle Rock
  15. 2018Freak ShowLynette
  16. 2017Yamasong: March of the HollowsNani (voice)
  17. 2017Dirty DancingFrances "Baby" Houseman
  18. 2016Fear, Inc.Jennifer Adams
  19. 2015MaggieMaggie Vogel
  20. 2015Final GirlVeronica
  21. 2014Perfect SistersSandra Anderson
  22. 2014Wicked BloodHannah Lee Baker
  23. 2013August: Osage CountyJean Fordham
  24. 2013Ender's GameValentine Wiggin
  25. 2013HaunterLisa
  26. 2013The CallCasey Welson
  27. 2012ZambeziaZoe (voice)
  28. 2011New Year's EveHailey
  29. 2011RangoPriscilla (voice)
  30. 2010Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space OdysseyJeana (voice)
  31. 2010Janie JonesJanie Jones
  32. 2009ZombielandLittle Rock
  33. 2009My Sister's KeeperAndromeda "Anna" Fitzgerald
  34. 2008Kit Kittredge: An American GirlKit Kittredge
  35. 2008Nim's IslandNim Rusoe
  36. 2008Definitely, MaybeMaya Hayes
  37. 2007No ReservationsZoe
  38. 2007The Ultimate GiftEmily Rose
  39. 2006Air BuddiesRosebud (voice)
  40. 2006The Santa Clause 3: The Escape ClauseTrish
  41. 2006Little Miss SunshineOlive Hoover
  42. 2005Family PlanNicole
  43. 2004Chestnut: Hero of Central ParkRay
  44. 2004KeaneKira Bedik
  45. 2004The Princess Diaries 2: Royal EngagementParade Girl Carolina
  46. 2004Raising HelenSarah Davis
  47. 2004Diary of a Fly
  48. 2002SignsBo Hess