Abigail Breslin Trivia | 35 facts about the actress

Abigail Breslin is an American actress, who rose to prominence with the comedy-drama film Little Miss Sunshine.

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1. Her on-screen brother in Raising Helen (2004) was played by her real-life brother, Spencer Breslin.
2. Abigail Breslin and Chloë Grace Moretz both auditioned for the role of “Jean Fordham” in  August: Osage County (2013).
3. Abigail, who auditioned with a 103-degree fever, was able to secure the role.
4. She taught herself how to play guitar through YouTube.
5. Her performance in Little Miss Sunshine (2006) earned her an Academy Award nomination. She lost out to Jennifer Hudson.
6. Her mother taught her how to roll a joint and how to properly light one in preparation for her role in Perfect Sisters (2014).
7. She had a severe asthma attack during the filming of a scene for her movie, Haunter (2013).
8. She said that if she were a superhero, she would want to fly and be able to speak every other language.
9. Has an older brother by 11 years, Ryan Breslin.
10. Abigail has joint hypermobility, (commonly referred to as being “double-jointed”).
11. Her first real-life kiss was with Jake T. Austin.
12. Named after the First Lady of USA, Abigail Adams.
13. Her favorite actresses are Meryl Streep and Margaret O’Brien.
14. Friends with Chloë Grace Moretz, Jake Busey, Harry Cook & Alexa PenaVega.
15. She posed topless for a photo shoot, with celebrity photographer Tyler Shields, when she was just age 17.
16. In 2007, she became the fifth youngest actress ever to be nominated for best supporting actress at the age of 10 years. Those younger than Abigail were Tatum O’Neal (10 years old), Mary Badham (10 years old), Quinn Cummings (10 years old) and Justin Henry at 8 years old.
17. In 2007, she was ranked #8 in Forbes Magazine’s list of “Young Hollywood’s Top-Earning Stars”, having earned $1.5 million in 2006.
18. Her favourite Disney film is Finding Nemo (2003).
19. She donated many items to Rocky Stone to be given to less fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign.
20. She was once threatened to leave a movie theatre because she was yelling at the screen during a scary movie.
21. Was directed by Adam Arkin, the son of her Little Miss Sunshine (2006) costar Alan Arkin, in the TV episode Sometimes a Fantasy (2006).
22. When she’s older, if she doesn’t continue acting, she would like to become either a veterinarian or a fashion designer.
23. Currently starring as Helen Keller in “The Miracle Worker” on Broadway.
24. Has an older brother, Spencer Breslin.
25. Has two brothers: Ryan Breslin and Spencer Breslin.
26. In both Raising Helen (2004) and No Reservation (2007) she plays a young girl who’s orphaned in a car accident and raised by her childless, unmarried aunt.
27. Abigail is in a band called “CABB” with her friend, Cassidy Reiff.
28. She has two dogs, a cat and a turtle.
29. Her paternal grandfather was an Irish immigrant and her paternal grandmother was born in New York, to Austrian Jewish parents. Abigail’s mother has Irish and English ancestry.
30. Collects American Girl dolls and stuffed animals.
31. Was ranked #8 alongside Dakota Fanning on TV Guide Top 10 Teen Star Countdown (2008).
32. Abigail was spoofed in the 2003 comedy, Scary Movie 3 (2003).
33. On February 22, 2022. Breslin announced engagement to longtime boyfriend Ira Kunyansky.
34. When speaking for “Kids with a Cause”, said she thought everybody needed a friend.
35. She was very good friends with the late fellow young actress Skye McCole Bartusiak.