Abigail Breslin is one of the most versatile, charismatic and sought-after actors of her generation. As a talented and engaging performer, she had the amazing opportunity to play the leading lady to Mel Gibson–at the age of 5–in M. Night Shyamalan’s 2002 film “Signs.” Breslin uses her talents in both comedies and dramas, playing quirky and unusual roles.
She is currently filming “Maggie” opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film is about a teenage girl in the Midwest who becomes infected by a zombie.
This fall, Breslin will be seen in the Lionsgate film “Ender’s Game” opposite Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Ben Kingsley and Hailee Steinfeld. The film is about an unusually gifted child, Ender (Butterfield), who is sent to an advanced military school in space to prepare for a future invasion 70 years after a horrific alien war. Breslin will star as Ender’s equally gifted sister Valentine. The film will be released on Nov. 1, 2013. She will co-star in the Weinstein Company film “August: Osage County,” opposite Meryl Streep, Ewan McGregor, Julia Roberts, Sam Shepard, Dermot Mulroney and Juliette Lewis. The film is set for release on Dec. 25, 2013. Breslin also starred in the IFC film “Haunter.” The film centers around the ghost of a teenager who reaches out to a living girl in order to save her from tragic suffering.
Breslin recently wrapped production on “Final Girl,” directed by Tyler Shields and starring Wes Bentley and Alexander Ludwig, and “Wicked Blood,” starring Sean Bean and James Purefoy and directed by Mark Young.
Most memorable is her role in the critically acclaimed “Little Miss Sunshine,” the irreverent, antic comedy that created a sensation at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. Breslin played the ambitious Olive, a young girl full of guileless wisdom, combined with a klutziness edged with grace, and an obsession with winning a beauty pageant. For her performance, Breslin received a Best Actress Award from the Tokyo International Film Festival and was nominated for Academy Award, SAG and BAFTA Best Supporting Actress honors. In addition, she was honored as ShoWest’s “Female Star of Tomorrow” in 2008.
Breslin’s other film credits include “The Call,” “Rango,” “Janie Jones,” “Zombieland,” “My Sister’s Keeper,” “New Year’s Eve,” “Raising Helen,” “The Ultimate Gift,” “The Santa Clause 3,” “No Reservations,” Definitely Maybe,” “Nim’s Island,” and “Kit Kittredge: American Girl.”
On television, Breslin has had guest roles on “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,” “NCIS,” “What I Like About You” and “Grey’s Anatomy.”
In the spring of 2010, Breslin graced the stage staring as Helen Keller in the first Broadway revival of “The Miracle Worker.”
