Shirley Temple Black 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 in 1948
Temple in Glad Rags to Riches (1933)
Temple in 1938
Publicity photo of Temple and James Dunn in Bright Eyes (1934)
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage, television, or in movies. An adult who began their acting career as a child may also be called a child actor, or a "former child actor". Closely associated terms include teenage actor or teen actor, an actor who gained popularity as a teenager.
Shirley Temple rose to prominence as a child star in the 1930s.
Jodie Foster in 1974
Mandy Moore is one of the child stars to have success as an adult with the start of her growing career in 1993.