10 Best Performances by a Child Actor/Actress
For me (off the top of my head and in no particular order):
Natalie Wood in MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET Patty Duke in THE MIRACLE WORKER Patty McCormack in THE BAD SEED Tatum O'Neal in PAPER MOON Jackie Cooper in THE CHAMP Justin Henry in KRAMER VS KRAMER Claude Jarman Jr. in THE YEARLING Margaret O'Brien in MEET ME IN ST LOUIS Macauley Culkin in HOME ALONE Natalie Portman in LEON: THE PROFESSIONAL |
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Tom holland deserves mention in The Impossible.
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All of them are Erika Bok:
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Doug McKeon in On Golden Pond,perfect foil for Henry Fonda.
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Thanks for reminding me about McKeon in ON GOLDEN POND. He was very good and would be in my second 10.
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Not mentioned:
Martin Stephens and Pamela Franklin in The Innocents Henry Thomas in E.T. Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit (2010) River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman & Jerry O'Connell in Stand by Me Christian Bale in Empire of the Sun Jean-Pierre Leaud in The 400 Blows Kåre Hedebrant and Lina Leandersson in Let the Right One In Corey Haim in Lucas |
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I couldn’t think of ten but my favorites are:
Natalie Portman in Leon the Professional Edward Furlong in Terminator 2 Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense Nathan Gamble in The Dark Knight Bradley Pierce as the voice of Chip in Beauty and the Beast Mara Wilson in Mrs. Doubtfire |
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Dai (David) Bradley - Billy Casper in Kes
Danny Lloyd - Danny Torrence in The Shining Thomas Turgoose - Shaun in This Is England Mary Badam - Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird Ivana Baquero - Ofelia in Pan's Labyrinth Enzo Staiola - Bruno Ricci in Bicycle Thieves Jodie Foster - Iris in Taxi Driver |
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Chloe Moretz - Kickass (Rude)
Shirley Temple - Heidi (Cute) Heather O'Rourke - Poltergeist (Creepy) |
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The boy in A Perfect World.
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Abigail Breslin - Signs, Little Miss Sunshine
Dakota Fanning - Man on Fire, I Am Sam |
Loved Breslin in LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE...can't stand Dakota Fanning.
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The girl in The Birds. Epic performance. (sarcasm)
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Originally Posted by Hitchcockian (Post 980521)
Enzo Staiola - Bruno Ricci in Bicycle Thieves
Jodie Foster - Iris in Taxi Driver |
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Jodie Foster in TAXI DRIVER is my Best Supporting Actress of 1976. Also nice to see some love for Furlong in TERMINATOR 2 and Mara Wilson in MRS. DOUBTFIRE.
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Loved Furlong in TERMINATOR II: JUDGMENT DAY.
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Actually, the girl in THE BIRDS, Veronica Cartwright, grew up to be an excellent actress.
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