Shirley Temple
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1928-04-23
- Died
- 2014-02-10
- Place of birth
- Santa Monica, California, USA
- Also known as
- Shirley Temple Black · Shirley Temple-Black · Shirley Jane Temple · شرلی تمپل
Biography
Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple; April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) 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 began her film career at the age of three in 1931. Two years later, she achieved international fame in Bright Eyes, a feature film produced especially for her talents. She received a special Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935 for her outstanding contribution as a juvenile performer in motion pictures during 1934. Film hits such as Curly Top and Heidi followed year after year during the mid- to late 1930s. Temple capitalized on licensed merchandise that featured her wholesome image; the merchandise included dolls, dishes, and clothing. Her box-office popularity waned as she reached adolescence. She appeared in 29 films from the ages of 3 to 10, but in only 14 films from the ages of 14 to 21. Temple retired from film in 1950 at the age of 22.
In 1958, Temple returned to show business with a two-season television anthology series of fairy tale adaptations. She made guest appearances on television shows in the early 1960s and filmed a sitcom pilot that was never released. She sat on the boards of corporations and organizations, including the Walt Disney Company, Del Monte Foods, and the National Wildlife Federation.
She began her diplomatic career in 1969, when she was appointed to represent the United States at a session of the United Nations General Assembly, where she worked at the U.S. Mission under Ambassador Charles W. Yost. In 1988, she published her autobiography, Child Star.
Temple was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Kennedy Center Honors and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. She is 18th on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest female American screen legends of classic Hollywood cinema.
Known For
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Hostess
Wogan
1982
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Self - Host / Narrator (voice) / Katrina Van Tassel / Polly Baker / Princess Ozma / Tip / Narrator (voice) / Christopher Robin's Mother / Narrator (voice) / Harem Spy / Narrator (voice) / Jo March Bhaer
TV Shows (11)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Hostess
Wogan
1982
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958
as Self - Host / Narrator (voice) / Katrina Van Tassel / Polly Baker / Princess Ozma / Tip / Narrator (voice) / Christopher Robin's Mother / Narrator (voice) / Harem Spy / Narrator (voice) / Jo March Bhaer
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
as Self
F4C3S 3FF3CT
2026
as (archival recordings and footages and On the Good Ship Lollipop song)
Movies (84)
Fort Apache
1948
as Philadelphia Thursday
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Heidi
1937
as Heïdi Kramer
The Little Princess
1939
as Sara Crewe
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947
as Susan Turner
Since You Went Away
1944
as Bridget 'Brig' Hilton
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940
as Self (archive footage)
The Blue Bird
1940
as Mytyl
That's Dancing!
1985
Stowaway
1936
as Barbara 'Ching-Ching' Stewart
To the Last Man
1933
as Mary Stanley (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pippi Longstocking
1961
as Shirley Temple
Curly Top
1935
as Elizabeth Blair
Mr. Belvedere Goes to College
1949
as Ellen Baker
The Littlest Rebel
1935
as Virginia 'Virgie' Cary
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
1938
as Rebecca Winstead
That Hagen Girl
1947
as Mary Hagen
Hollywood Uncensored
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Ali Baba Goes to Town
1937
as Herself
Kathleen
1941
as Kathleen Davis
Baby Take a Bow
1934
as Shirley Ellison
Poor Little Rich Girl
1936
as Barbara Barry
I'll Be Seeing You
1944
as Barbara Marshall
Young People
1940
as Wendy Ballantine
The Story of Seabiscuit
1949
as Margaret O'Hara / Knowles
Bright Eyes
1934
as Shirley Blake
Going Hollywood: The '30s
1984
as (archive footage)
Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe
2022
Miss Annie Rooney
1942
as Annie Rooney
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood’s Children
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Now I'll Tell
1934
as Mary Doran
Carolina
1934
as Joan Connelly (uncredited)
Susannah of the Mounties
1939
as Susannah 'Sue' Sheldon
The Little Colonel
1935
as Lloyd Sherman
Kiss and Tell
1945
as Corliss Archer
Captain January
1936
as Helen 'Star' Mason
Little Miss Broadway
1938
as Betsy Brown Shea
Little Miss Marker
1934
as Marthy Jane aka 'Marky'
Mandalay
1934
as Betty Shaw (uncredited)
Wee Willie Winkie
1937
as Priscilla 'Winkie' Williams
Adventure in Baltimore
1949
as Dinah Sheldon
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Our Little Girl
1935
as Molly Middleton
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934
as Shirley Dugan
Dimples
1936
as Dimples Appleby
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Honeymoon
1947
as Barbara Olmstead
Take It or Leave It
1944
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Now and Forever
1934
as Penelope 'Pennie' Day
Hooray for Hollywood
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Dora's Dunking Doughnuts
1933
as Shirley
Change of Heart
1934
as Shirley
Hollywood Blue
1970
as (archive footage)
Runt Page
1932
as Lulu Parsnips (uncredited)
The Sound of Laughter
1963
as La Belle Diaperina (Saloon Singer)
Red Haired Alibi
1932
as Gloria Shelton
The Our Gang Story
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981
as Self (archive footage)
War Babies
1932
as Charmaine
As the Earth Turns
1934
as Child
A Kiss for Corliss
1949
as Corliss Archer
Merrily Yours
1933
as Mary Lou Rogers
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults
1997
as Self (Archival Footage)
Just Around the Corner
1938
as Penny Hale
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends
1999
What's to Do?
1933
as Mary Lou Rogers
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934
as Self (uncredited)
Shirley Temple: The Biggest Little Star
1996
as Archival Footage
Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a Blonde
2015
as (archive footage)
Kid in Hollywood
1933
Glad Rags to Riches
1933
as Nell / La Belle Diaperina
Managed Money
1934
as Mary Lou Rogers
Pardon My Pups
1934
as Mary Lou Rogers
The Pie-Covered Wagon
1932
as Shirley
Kid 'in' Africa
1933
as Madame Cradlebait
Out All Night
1933
as Child
The Biggest Little Star of the 30's
1976
as Self(archive footage)
Polly Tix in Washington
1933
as Polly Tix
The Kid's Last Fight
1933
as Shirley
Shirley Temple' Storybook The Reluctant Dragon
About Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple Black (born Shirley Jane Temple; April 23, 1928 – February 10, 2014) 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 began her film career at the age of three in 1931. Two years later, she achieved international fame in Bright Eyes, a feature film produced especially for her talents. She received a s… With 95 credits spanning from 1932 to 2026, Shirley Temple has appeared in 84 films and 11 TV shows.
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- Fort Apache (1948) — as Philadelphia Thursday
- Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) — as Self (archive footage)
- Heidi (1937) — as Heïdi Kramer
- The Little Princess (1939) — as Sara Crewe
- The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) — as Susan Turner
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