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Good list.
But, when I think of Haley Joel Osment, the movie that pops into my head is The Sixth Sense.

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I had thought there was a similar thread to this, but have not found it. Found one for "young actors" but that had Tom Hanks, Anthony Edwards, Downey.

I was thinking of exceptional portrayals by minors - sometimes people say the child is gifted, some say it is merely the work of the director.

I'm inclined to include both those with amazing screen presence, and also scene stealers.


Mackenzie Foy in Interstellar.
Liesel Matthews in A Little Princess.
Jonathon Lipnicki in Jerry MacGuire.
The Last Mimzy.
Abigail Breslin in Signs.
Kristen Stewart in Zathura.
Josh Hutcherson in Zathura.
Elizabeth Taylor in National Velvet.
Natalie Portman in The Professional.
Valerie Bertinelli in that TV show she was in.
Elle Fanning in Super 8 - particularly the scene next to the passing train..
Chloe Grace-Morentz in Kick-Ass.
Angus Jones in The Rookie.
Carrie Henn as Newt in Aliens.
Hanna Hall as Jenny in Forrest Gump.
Haley Joel Osment as son Forrest in Forrest Gump.

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
I had thought there was a similar thread to this, but have not found it. Found one for "young actors" but that had Tom Hanks, Anthony Edwards, Downey.

I was thinking of exceptional portrayals by minors - sometimes people say the child is gifted, some say it is merely the work of the director.

Some may have heard of a Zac Efron playing Simon Tam in Safe, but I thought Skylar Roberge as River had greater screen presence, at the age of 8 when episode aired. And Serenity had young River voiced over or audio-dubbed by Summer, but acted by Hunter Ainsley Wryn (sister of Rhiannon Leigh Wryn of Last Mimzy) at age 13 in the year of release, but 12 when filmed.

I'm inclined to include both those with amazing screen presence, and also scene stealers.


Mackenzie Foy in Interstellar.
Liesel Matthews in A Little Princess, age 11 in the year of release.
Jonathon Lipnicki in Jerry MacGuire.
Rhiannon Leigh Wryn in The Last Mimzy, Age 7 in the year of release. At age 3 she was the young version of Jennifer Connelly in Hulk.
Abigail Breslin in Signs. Age 6 in the year of release.
Abigail Breslin in No Reservations, age 11 in the year of release.
Abigail Breslin in Nim's Island, age 12 in the year of release, with Gerard Butler and Jodie Foster.
Abigail Breslin in Zombieland, age 13 in the year of release.
Kristen Stewart in Panic Room, age 12 in the year of release - with jodie Foster.
Kristen Stewart in Zathura, age 15 in the year of release.
Josh Hutcherson in Zathura, age 13 in the year of release.
Elizabeth Taylor in National Velvet.
Natalie Portman in The Professional.
Valerie Bertinelli in One Day at a Time, age 15 when it first aired.
Elle Fanning in Super 8 - particularly the scene next to the passing train..
Chloe Grace-Morentz in Kick-Ass.
Angus Jones in The Rookie. Age 9 in the year of release, too bad he derailed.
Carrie Henn as Newt in Aliens.
Hanna Hall as Jenny in Forrest Gump.
Haley Joel Osment as son Forrest in Forrest Gump. Age 6 in the year of release.
Haley Joel Osment in Sixth Sense, age 11 in the year of release.
Haley Joel Osment, excellent on Pay It Forward. Aged 12 in the year of release, he stole scenes from Oscar Winners like Helen Hunt and Kevin Spacey. One of my fave films.
Anna-Sophia Robb in Because of Winn-Dixie, age 11 in the year of release.
Anna-Sophia Robb in Bridge to Terabithia (with Josh Hutcherson), age 13 in the year of release.
Anna-Sophia Robb in Jumper, age 14 in the year of release.
Christina Ricci as Wednesday in The Addams Family.
Reese Whitherspoon in Man on the Moon, age 15 in the year of release.
Reese Whitherspoon in SFW, age 18 in the year of release.
Lisa Jakub in The Phone Call, age 11 in the year of release.
Jessica Biel in Ulee's Gold, age 15 in the year of release.
Vanessa Zima in Ulee's Gold, age 11 in the year of release.
Madeline Zima in The Nanny, age 8 in the year of release.
Yvonne Zima in The Long Kiss Goodnight, age 7 in the year of release.
Freddie Highmore in August Rush, age 15 in the year of release.
Gabby Hoffman in Uncle Buck.
Macauley Culkin in Uncle Buck.

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Maggie Elizabeth Jones as Rosie in We Bought a Zoo

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Alicia Witt - 9 in David Lynch's Dune, 15 in "Twin Peaks," 18 in Bodies, Rest & Motion.

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Maggie Elizabeth Jones as Rosie in We Bought a Zoo

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That kid was terrific!

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Kodi Smit-McPhee - 13 in The Road, 14 in Let Me In, 17 in Romeo & Juliet (2013) and 18 in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

Jena Malone - 12 in Bastard Out of Carolina, 13 in Contact (as the young Jodie Foster character), 14 in Stepmom, 15 in For Love of the Game, 17 in Donnie Darko.

Alicia Witt - 9 in David Lynch's Dune, 15 in "Twin Peaks," 18 in Bodies, Rest & Motion.

Evan Rachel Wood - 8/9 in the "American Gothic" TV series, 11 in Practical Magic, 15 in S1m0ne, 16 in Thirteen and The Missing.

Pierce Gagnon - 5 in The Crazies, 7 in Looper, 9 in Wish I Was Here, "Extant," Rio 2 and A Merry Friggin' Christmas.

Hailee Steinfeld - 14 in True Grit, 17 in Romeo & Juliet and Ender's Game, 18 in 3 Days to Kill and The Homesman.

Tye Sheridan - 15 in The Tree of Life, 16 in Mud, 17 in Joe, 18 in The Forger and "Last Man Standing." (with seven other projects in various stages of production)

Since you included Elizabeth Taylor, then we should also recognize other now established stars who began as children or teens, among them Ron Howard, Christian Bale and Jodie Foster.

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Lucas Black in Sling Blade, age 14 in year of release.

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Lucas Black in Sling Blade, age 14 in year of release.

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And one year prior to that he was Caleb Temple in one of my other favorite TV shows, "American Gothic."

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I had enjoyed Scarlet Johanssen in Horse Whisperer (14) and Ghost World (17) but felt she was overshadowed by Kristin and Thora, had not yet fulfilled her potential.

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I had enjoyed Scarlet Johanssen in Horse Whisperer (14) and Ghost World (17) but felt she was overshadowed by Kristin and Thora, had not yet fulfilled her potential.

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Thora Birch was a child actress that successfully managed the transition into adulthood with American Beauty (she was 17 when the film was released) but she was slightly upstaged by Mena Suvari (who was 20 when filming American Beauty).

At 20, are you still considered a child actor. Certainly Thora was a child still, but good in her own right in both films (Ghostworld and American Beauty). Scarlett was 17 when she was in Ghostworld, Thora was 19 (but looked younger).


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I had enjoyed Scarlet Johanssen in Horse Whisperer (14) and Ghost World (17) but felt she was overshadowed by Kristin and Thora, had not yet fulfilled her potential.

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Thora Birch was a child actress that successfully managed the transition into adulthood with American Beauty (she was 17 when the film was released) but she was slightly upstaged by Mena Suvari (who was 20 when filming American Beauty).

At 20, are you still considered a child actor. Certainly Thora was a child still, but good in her own right in both films (Ghostworld and American Beauty). Scarlett was 17 when she was in Ghostworld, Thora was 19 (but looked younger).


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I had enjoyed Thora as Sally Ryan in the Clancy films, at ages 10 and 12 in the years of release, but didn't mention her due to the minor size of the roles. I was glad when she did well and got other roles.

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Not that it matters, but the pilot for "American Gothic" was likely filmed in spring of '95 and it premiered in September of that year. IMDb shows Sling Blade for '96 but it wasn't released until March '97, so it probably filmed in summer of '96, after the series was already canceled.

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