Tatum O'Neal
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| Birth name | Tatum Beatrice O'Neal |
| Born | November 5, 1963 (age 43) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Spouse(s) | John McEnroe (1 August 1986 - 1992) (divorced) 3 children |
| Notable roles | Addie Loggins in Paper Moon |
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| Best Supporting Actress 1973 Paper Moon |
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Tatum Beatrice O'Neal (born November 5, 1963 in Los Angeles, California) is an Academy Award-winning American actress best known for her film work as a child actress in the 1970s. To this day, she remains the youngest actor ever (at the age of 9) to win an Oscar.
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[edit] Biography
O'Neal was born into the motion picture family of actor Ryan O'Neal (of mostly Irish ancestry) and actress Joanna Moore (of mostly English descent). Her brother, Griffin, was born in 1964. In 1967 her parents divorced. Her father married actress Leigh Taylor-Young, the mother of her half-brother, Patrick (who was married to actress Rebecca DeMornay). She also has another half-brother from Ryan O'Neal's relationship with actress Farrah Fawcett named Redmond. Tatum's mother died in 1997 of lung cancer at age 63 after a career in which she had appeared in such movies as Touch of Evil.
[edit] A Paper Life
In her autobiography called A Paper Life, Tatum O'Neal alleged that she had been molested by a male friend of her father. Tatum also alleges physical and emotional abuse from her father, much of which she attributes to drug use. She later said she was dragged to an opium-inspired orgy by Melanie Griffith when she was 12 years old. In the book, Tatum also details her own heroin addiction and its effects on her relationship with her children.
[edit] Academy Award as a child
In 1974, Tatum O'Neal became the youngest person ever to win an Oscar, a record that she still holds to this day. She won the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in Paper Moon. O'Neal played the role of Addie Loggins, a child con artist being tutored by a depression grifter played by her father, Ryan. She was 10 years old at the time she won the award.
[edit] Other roles
Other movies starring O'Neal include The Bad News Bears, Nickelodeon (both 1976), International Velvet (1978), and Little Darlings (1980). Controversy arose as well around her underage nude scene in the Canadian-made Circle of Two (1980). She also starred as the title character in the Faerie Tale Theatre episode Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Her acting career took a backseat to her marriage to John McEnroe, the tennis player, for many years, but in 2005 she began a recurring role as Maggie Gavin on the firehouse drama series Rescue Me, portraying the unbalanced and lively sister of Tommy Gavin played by Denis Leary. O'Neal's character is married to a firefighter in her brother's firehouse.
In January 2006, she participated in the second season of ABC's smash reality series Dancing with the Stars but was the second contestant to be eliminated in the second round. She went on to do commentary for the series on Entertainment Tonight.
From 2006 to early 2007, Tatum starred as the vindictive and psychotic Blythe Hunter in the My Network TV prime-time drama Wicked Wicked Games.
[edit] Marriage
In 1986, O'Neal wed tennis superstar John McEnroe, and the couple had three children: Kevin, Sean, and Emily. The couple has since divorced.
[edit] Current Events
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Tatum O'Neal has supported her brother, Griffin O'Neal against her father, Ryan O'Neal saying that she does not believe her brother could ever strike their father. However, a spokesman for Ryan O'Neal dismissed her comments pointing out that she was not present when the incident occurred and that it has been years since she has even bothered to see or even to talk to her own father [1]
Ryan O'Neal was arrested on 3 February 2007 for allegedly threatening his son with a gun.
[edit] Filmography
- Paper Moon (1973)
- The Bad News Bears (1976)
- Nickelodeon (1976)
- International Velvet (1978)
- Circle of Two (1980)
- Little Darlings (1980)
- Prisoners (1981)
- Certain Fury (1985)
- Little Noises (1992)
- Basquiat (1996)
- The Scoundrel's Wife (2002)
- The Technical Writer (2003)
Upcoming:
- My Brother (2007)
| Preceded by Eileen Heckart for Butterflies Are Free |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 1973 for Paper Moon |
Succeeded by Ingrid Bergman for Murder on the Orient Express |
[edit] Television Work
- 15 and Getting Straight (1989)
- Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story (1993)
- Sex in the City (cameo in A Woman's Right To Shoes in 2003)
- Ultimate Film Fanatic (judge in 2005)
- Rescue Me (cast member in 2005)
- Dancing with the Stars (cast member in 2006)
- Wicked Wicked Games (2006) (set for 65 episode run)
[edit] Reference
Tatum O'Neal autobiography: A Paper Life - ISBN 0-06-054097-4.
[edit] Footnotes
[edit] External links
- Tatum O'Neal at the Internet Movie Database
- Tatum O'Neal at TV.com
- Tatum O'Neal at the Notable Names Database
- When Young Stars Burn Out MSN Movies
