At the age of only 6, Abigail Breslin became known for the first time to a larger public audience. At that time she played one of the small children of Mel Gibson’s main character in mystery thriller signs-sign of director M. Night Shyamalan. Her big breakthrough followed a few years later.
Nowadays, the star is no longer visible in large Hollywood productions. Nevertheless, Breslin is a much employee Actress remainedwho also works as a musician. In 2017 she also made headlines with expressed allegations of sexual abuse.
Abigail Breslin celebrated her big breakthrough in 2006
At the age of 10, she played her biggest role with the leading role in the indie tragedy Little Miss Sunshine. The figure of the Schlante-Sympathic Olive Hoover Suddenly made her famous.
Look here again the trailer for Little Miss Sunshine:
Little Miss Sunshine – Trailer (German)
In the following years, rather smaller roles followed, while Breslin later switched between appearances in bright popcorn films such as the horror comedy Zombieland or demanding ensemble dramas like in August in Osage County.
Abigail Breslin played in various projects between cinema and TV
One of the biggest films from their acting career of the past 10 to 15 years is a role in the sci-fi blockbuster of Ender’s Game-the big game that flopped at the box office.
Afterward She preferred to participate in smaller projects again. On the side of Arnold Schwarzenegger, she was seen in the dark horror drama Maggie in 2015, while after previous TV appearances she played a larger role in Scream Queens from Creator Ryan Murphy. In recent years she has been there with leading actor Matt Damon in the movie Stillwater.
In addition to her acting career, Abigail Breslin also worked as a musician. The soundtrack for the film Jeanie Jones from 2011 was completely sung by her and her co-star Alessandro Nivola. The publication of her debut album The World Now was announced for 2015, but there was no release.
Abigail Breslin made sexual abuse public
In 2017, the actress made it public that she raped by an ex-boyfriend has been. She did not bring the crime to display. On Instagram, she also shared statistics, which would according to 994 out of 1000 rapists.
Abigail Breslin has been married to her longtime partner Ira Kunyansky since 2023. She now bears the full name Abigail Breslin-Kunyansky on Instagram.