Abigail Breslin

ABIGAIL BRESLIN had the amazing opportunity to play the leading lady to Mel Gibson—at the age of five—in M. Night Shyamalan's 2002 film "Signs."

Breslin was seen starring as the title character in "Janie Jones," directed by David Rosenthal, in theaters October 28th. Also she starred in the independent film "The Class Project," directed by Stan Brooks.

Most memorable is her role in the critically acclaimed "Little Miss Sunshine," the irreverent, antic comedy which created a sensation at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. For her performance as Olive, Breslin received a Best Actress Award from the Tokyo International Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award® as well as Screen Actors Guild® and BAFTA Best Supporting Actress honors. In addition, she was honored as ShoWest's "Female Star of Tomorrow" in 2008.

Breslin also earned notoriety for her performance in "Raising Helen," directed by Garry Marshall. She also starred in "The Ultimate Gift," and had a surprise role as a perky elf in "The Santa Claus 3."

In 2008 she starred in "No Reservations," directed by Scott Hicks, "Definitely Maybe," "Nim's Island" and "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl." In 2009, she starred in Nick Cassavetes' drama "My Sister's Keeper" and in the horror comedy "Zombieland."

On television, Breslin has had guest roles on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," "NCIS," "What I Like About You" and "Grey's Anatomy."

In the spring of 2010, she graced the stage starring as Helen Keller in the first Broadway revival of "The Miracle Worker."

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