Breslin was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of Kim, who manages Abigail's career, and Michael Breslin, a telecommunications expert, computer programmer and consultant. Her maternal grandparents, Catherine and Lynn Blecker, are from New Jersey, and now live in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She has two older brothers, Ryan and Spencer Breslin, who is also an actor. Breslin lives in Read more...

Prior to her star-making turn in Sunshine, Breslin appeared in the films Signs (2002), Raising Helen (in which Breslin and her brother Spencer played siblings), The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (which Spencer also appeared in), Keane, Chestnut: Hero of Central Park, and The Family Plan. In 2006, Breslin starred in the comedy Little Miss Sunshine, playing a beauty pageant contestant, the Read more...

Abigail Kathleen Breslin (born April 14, 1996) is an American child actress. The fourth youngest actress ever to be nominated for a competitive Academy Award, Breslin is known for her role in the film Little Miss Sunshine, as well as for several supporting parts in other Hollywood films.