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.
Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin is an American actor and musician. He rose to prominence as a child actor starring as Kevin McCallister in the first two films of the Home Alone film series. One of the most successful child actors of the 1990s, Culkin was placed 2nd on VH1's 2005 list of the "100 Greatest Kid-Stars". His awards include a MTV Movie Award from three nominations, a Young Artist Award, and a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. In 2023, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Culkin at the Berlin Festival in 2010
Culkin at the 1991 Emmy Awards
Culkin with the Pizza Underground in Chicago, 2014