Biggest Child Movie Stars of All Time

Shirley Temple is without doubt truly the best child actor ever !!!

Tatum O Neal, Jodie Foster, and Haley Mills were great also.

I thought the little boy on "The Shining" was great too!

Vannicola at 10:08PM on Jun 12th 2008

25. KIRSTEN DUNST:Great actress, works as a redhead. And what beautiful features.
24. LINDSAY LOHAN: Ah, those were the good old days.
23. SEAN ASTIN: Obviously worthy of an Oscar for "Best Supporting Actor".
22. KEISHA CASTLE-HUGHES: Irony is quite cruel.
21. NATALIE WOOD: What a beautiful girl. And absolutely cute!
20. CHRISTIAN BALE: Great Batman.
19. ABIGAIL BRESLIN: I'd hire her for a movie, too. Just look at those eyes.
18. ELIJAH WOOD: He had (and still has) such huge eyes, which is an advantage.
17. JODIE FOSTER: She is quite a convincing actress, especially in "Flightplan".
16. HAYLEY MILLS: She's too adorable to play Dolores Haze.
15. FREDDIE HIGHMORE: One of the best Charlies since Peter Ostrum.
14. FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW: Why does mommy want his earnings after she left him?
13. ANNA PAQUIN: What a powerful actress.
12. CHRISTINA RICCI: I loved Casper. Flat-out awesome actress. What a beauty and cutie!
11. TATUMM O'NEIL: You have guts to play opposite your father.
10. HALEY JOEL OSMET: What is he doing these days?
09. ELIZABETH TAYLOR: No wonder I heard her name before! She's legendary!
08. PATTY DUKE: It must've been hard to play Helen Keller.
07. JACKIE COOPER: How adorable.
06. DAKOTA FANNING: She ages very well.
05. DREW BARRYMORE: I loved E.T. as a kid. And she went through so much before 18.
04. MICKEY ROONEY: 9 films beside Ms. Garland herself?
03. JUDY GARLAND: Classic actress.
02. MACAULAY CULKIN: No wonder he's a household name.
01. SHIRLEY TEMPLE: Obviously.

Daniel Martinez at 11:50PM on Jun 13th 2008

Jackie Coogan, the little boy in Charlie Chaplin's silent classic, The Kid, should rank in the top five.

regina at 9:07PM on Jun 19th 2008

Is Disney ever going to show the Scarecrow movie(s)? Patrick McGoohan was a 'scarecrow' hooded horseman that came out at night and did helpful things for poor English farmers. The Scarecrow was a wealthy/noble sort and didn't want to be known for his benificent behavior hence his goodwill was done in the dark. Who remembers? I sure would love to see them again. I remember well lying on my stomach on Sunday nights at 7:30 to watch the Wonderful World of Color by Walt Disney and Walt himself would introduce the program. What a fond memory! Once he introduced the Disney studio artists and what they did; it was AMAZING and captivated our minds to see the how they had to draw countless frames for one film. There was no computer graphics at the time and our kids now can't appreciate this. That episode should be on DVD or rerun! thank U!

Lucy at 10:31PM on Jun 23rd 2008

What about Kurt Russell's brother Emil? He had dark hair and was in Disney movies too. What ever happened to him?

Lucy at 10:32PM on Jun 23rd 2008

Macaulay Culkin????!!!!! WHAT??? How did HE get on the list??? Let alone even CLOSE to Shirley Temple.... If you've made less than 5 good movies you shouldn't be on this list. ( Dont misunderstand me. There are plenty of fine actors that haven't made any movies.....Don't Give Up !!)

MARY at 9:46PM on Jun 26th 2008

MACAULAY CULKIN WAS NUMBER TWO?????? I guarantee you more people are familiar with The Wizard of Oz, than Home Alone.

KARIN at 10:14PM on Jun 26th 2008

Shouldn't Ron Howard be in there somewhere? What about his roles in Andy Griffith and in Courtship of Eddie's father? I guess they're only including movie roles as a child.

thepuma at 10:59PM on Jun 26th 2008

What about Ron Howard? His roles in the Andy Griffith show and in The Courtship of Eddie's Father are classics! I guess they only consider movie roles and not TV as much.

thepuma at 11:01PM on Jun 26th 2008

no one was ever as adorable as drew barrymore in et! she was sooo cute!

DENISE at 11:05PM on Jun 26th 2008