---
name: "Abigail Breslin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/abigail-breslin"
fi1m_id: "abigail-breslin"
imdb_id: "nm1113550"
tmdb_id: 17140
wikidata_id: "Q201418"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "14 April 1996"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-09T19:23:15.311870+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Abigail Breslin

## Identity

Abigail Breslin

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/abigail-breslin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** abigail-breslin
- **IMDb ID:** nm1113550
- **TMDB ID:** 17140
- **Wikidata ID:** Q201418
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abigail_Breslin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201418, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1113550/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17140

Actor. Born 14 April 1996 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 14 April 1996, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 2002–present
- **Also known as:** Abigail Kathleen Breslin, Άμπιγκειλ Μπρέσλιν, アビー, Ебігейл Бреслін, ابیگیل برسلین
- **Frequently works with:** [Emma Stone](https://film.one/person/emma-stone.md), [Gavin Polone](https://film.one/person/gavin-polone.md), [Jesse Eisenberg](https://film.one/person/jesse-eisenberg.md), [Paul Wernick](https://film.one/person/paul-wernick.md), [Rhett Reese](https://film.one/person/rhett-reese.md), [Ruben Fleischer](https://film.one/person/ruben-fleischer.md), [Woody Harrelson](https://film.one/person/woody-harrelson.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 77 (3), 2010s 62 (3), 2020s 56 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 62 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 7 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 5, Drama 3, Horror 3, Thriller 2, Adventure 1, Animation 1
- **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,074m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abigail_Breslin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201418, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1113550/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17140

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Zombieland*](https://film.one/film/zombieland.md) (78), [*Zombieland: Double Tap*](https://film.one/film/zombieland-double-tap.md) (52)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*August: Osage County*](https://film.one/film/august-osage-county.md) (57), [*Stillwater*](https://film.one/film/stillwater.md) (56)
- **Peacock:** [*Signs*](https://film.one/film/signs.md) (76)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Abigail Breslin

> Abigail Breslin can make a child's hopes matter without pleading for our sympathy. Her directness and comic timing are valuable in an ensemble, though her ability to improve thin dialogue sometimes lets the writers off too lightly.

In *Little Miss Sunshine* (2006), Abigail Breslin's Olive Hoover makes the adults' complaints seem less important without having to dismiss them. We cared about Olive because Breslin made her hopes believable and the effect of the family's behaviour on her worth worrying about. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris get a directness from her that keeps the comedy's contrivances tolerable. Steve Carell's unforced timing and Alan Arkin's impatience help, but she gives us the clearest reason to stay with this family. The film is less convincing when it starts telling us what to think about winning.

Her film debut came in M. Night Shyamalan's *Signs* (2002), with *Little Miss Sunshine* bringing her to wider attention. The useful quality in that breakthrough is how little she asks us to indulge her for being a child. By *Zombieland* (2009), as Little Rock, she is applying a similar lack of fuss to comic dialogue. Ruben Fleischer's horror-comedy relies chiefly on Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson for its pleasure. Breslin and Emma Stone's Wichita keep their partnership from exhausting the conversation.

The four performers work comfortably together, giving *Zombieland* more life than its flimsy plot provides. Breslin's timing can make an underwritten exchange sound sufficient for the moment, which is a useful skill and a small problem for the film. Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick get away with leaving the characterisation thin because the cast can get a laugh before we notice. We rate that contribution, while wishing the writing gave her more to work with.

*Maggie* (2015), a zombie drama in which she leads opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger, marked a move towards darker material. Her regular part in *Scream Queens* (2015–2016) also gave her a sustained television role. Her later casting has sometimes kept her in youthful or quirky parts, though neither quality is a problem by itself. What matters is whether those characters get enough to do, rather than leaving her to improve thin dialogue again. Start with *Little Miss Sunshine*; allow for the lectures about winning.

## Biography

Abigail Breslin is an American actress. Born in New York City on 14 April 1996, she began acting in commercials at the age of three and made her film debut in *Signs* (2002).

She rose to prominence playing Olive Hoover in *Little Miss Sunshine* (2006), for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other film roles include *Zombieland* (2009), *Rango* (2011), *The Call* (2013), *Ender's Game* (2013), *August: Osage County* (2013) and *Zombieland: Double Tap* (2019).

Between 2015 and 2016 she had a regular role in the television series *Scream Queens*. She made her Broadway debut in *The Miracle Worker* in 2010.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Stillwater* (2021), Fi1m 56, as Allison — [page](https://film.one/film/stillwater.md)
- *Zombieland: Double Tap* (2019), Fi1m 52, as Little Rock — [page](https://film.one/film/zombieland-double-tap.md)
- *August: Osage County* (2013), Fi1m 57, as Jean Fordham — [page](https://film.one/film/august-osage-county.md)
- *Rango* (2011), Fi1m 77, as Priscilla (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/rango.md)
- *Zombieland* (2009), Fi1m 78, as Little Rock — [page](https://film.one/film/zombieland.md)
- *Little Miss Sunshine* (2006), Fi1m 78, as Olive Hoover — [page](https://film.one/film/little-miss-sunshine.md)
- *Signs* (2002), Fi1m 76, as Bo Hess — [page](https://film.one/film/signs.md)

## Complete filmography (58)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Chapter 51* (2026), as Ava Bergman
- *I Killed Him in My Sleep* (2026), as Kelty Crawford
- *The Italians* (2025), Actor
- *Classified* (2024), as Kacey Walker
- *As Easy As Closing Your Eyes* (2024), Executive Producer
- *Magda* (2023), as Magda · Executive Producer
- *Miranda's Victim* (2023), as Patricia Weir
- *Accused* (2023), series, as Esme
- *Slayers* (2022), as Jules · Producer
- *Stillwater* (2021), as Allison — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/stillwater.md)
- *The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU* (2020), as (archive footage)
- *Zombieland: Double Tap* (2019), as Little Rock — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/zombieland-double-tap.md)
- *Freak Show* (2018), as Lynette
- *Yamasong: March of the Hollows* (2017), as Nani (voice)
- *Dirty Dancing* (2017), as Frances "Baby" Houseman
- *Fear, Inc.* (2016), as Jennifer Adams
- *Scream Queens* (2015), series, as Chanel #5
- *Maggie* (2015), as Maggie Vogel
- *Final Girl* (2015), as Veronica
- *Perfect Sisters* (2014), as Sandra Anderson
- *Wicked Blood* (2014), as Hannah Lee Baker
- *August: Osage County* (2013), as Jean Fordham — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/august-osage-county.md)
- *Ender's Game* (2013), as Valentine Wiggin
- *Haunter* (2013), as Lisa
- *The Call* (2013), as Casey Welson
- *Zambezia* (2012), as Zoe (voice)
- *New Year's Eve* (2011), as Hailey
- *Rango* (2011), as Priscilla (voice) — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/rango.md)
- *Janie Jones* (2010), as Janie Jones
- *Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey* (2010), as Jeana (voice)
- *Zombieland* (2009), as Little Rock — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/zombieland.md)
- *My Sister's Keeper* (2009), as Andromeda "Anna" Fitzgerald
- *Kit Kittredge: An American Girl* (2008), as Kit Kittredge
- *Nim's Island* (2008), as Nim Rusoe
- *Definitely, Maybe* (2008), as Maya Hayes
- *No Reservations* (2007), as Zoe
- *The Ultimate Gift* (2007), as Emily Rose
- *Air Buddies* (2006), as Rosebud (voice)
- *The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause* (2006), as Trish
- *Little Miss Sunshine* (2006), as Olive Hoover — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/little-miss-sunshine.md)
- *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), series, as Sarah Applewhite
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Megan Clover — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Family Plan* (2005), as Nicole
- *Chestnut: Hero of Central Park* (2004), as Ray
- *Keane* (2004), as Kira Bedik
- *The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement* (2004), as Parade Girl Carolina
- *Raising Helen* (2004), as Sarah Davis
- *Diary of a Fly* (2004), Actor
- *NCIS* (2003), series, as Sandy Watson — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/ncis.md)
- *Hack* (2002), series, as Kayla Adams
- *What I Like About You* (2002), series, as Josie
- *Signs* (2002), as Bo Hess — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/signs.md)
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Patty Branson
- *As Deep As the Grave*, as Anne Morrow Lindbergh
- *Our Friend Died*, as Daisy
- *A Good Fight*, Actor
- *Saturday at the Starlight*, as Tabitha
- *Pipe Cleaner Boy*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Abigail Breslin](https://film.one/media/person/99165/gallery-6dba16a72651.jpg) Abigail Breslin — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Abigail_Breslin_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Abigail_Breslin_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Abigail Breslin at the premiere of August: Osage County, Toronto Film Festival 2013](https://film.one/media/person/99165/gallery-1d4eade6de33.jpg) Abigail Breslin at the premiere of August: Osage County, Toronto Film Festival 2013 — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/2013_Toronto_Film_Festival_August_29_%289737565818%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Abigail Breslin at the premiere of August: Osage County, Toronto Film Festival 2013](https://film.one/media/person/99165/gallery-f25763bed17a.jpg) Abigail Breslin at the premiere of August: Osage County, Toronto Film Festival 2013 — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/2013_Toronto_Film_Festival_August_31_%289737568384%29.jpg/1280px-2013_Toronto_Film_Festival_August_31_%289737568384%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Abigail Breslin at the premiere of August: Osage County, Toronto Film Festival 2013](https://film.one/media/person/99165/gallery-e50d660e5c0f.jpg) Abigail Breslin at the premiere of August: Osage County, Toronto Film Festival 2013 — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/2013_Toronto_Film_Festival_August_32_%289734334099%29.jpg/1280px-2013_Toronto_Film_Festival_August_32_%289734334099%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Abigail Breslin](https://film.one/media/person/99165/gallery-78921f375b13.jpg) Abigail Breslin — Image via TMDB
- ![Abigail Breslin](https://film.one/media/person/99165/gallery-b430814718cd.jpg) Abigail Breslin — Image via TMDB
- ![Abigail Breslin](https://film.one/media/person/99165/gallery-33ec078b5063.jpg) Abigail Breslin — Image via TMDB
- ![The actress Abigail Breslin at San Diego ComicCon in 2015](https://film.one/media/person/99165/gallery-237146985ed9.jpg) The actress Abigail Breslin at San Diego ComicCon in 2015 — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Abby_Breslin_ComicCon_2015_2.jpg/1280px-Abby_Breslin_ComicCon_2015_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Star of Signs, Zombieland, Maggie, and Scream Queens. NYC Feb '17. (2017)](https://film.one/media/person/99165/gallery-9145ffc1c3a8.jpg) Star of Signs, Zombieland, Maggie, and Scream Queens. NYC Feb '17. (2017) — https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Abigail_Breslin_%2832927255662%29.jpg/1280px-Abigail_Breslin_%2832927255662%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Abigail Breslin](https://film.one/media/person/99165/gallery-b28212b26add.jpg) Abigail Breslin — Image via TMDB
- ![Abigail Breslin](https://film.one/media/person/99165/gallery-470c15ddc55f.jpg) Abigail Breslin — Image via TMDB
- ![Abigail Breslin](https://film.one/media/person/99165/gallery-e7e7d795b795.jpg) Abigail Breslin — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2007: Best Supporting Actress (nominated), for *Little Miss Sunshine*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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