Child and Young Actors: A to the Z

1. Alyssa Milano

Alyssa Milano comes from an Italian-American family; her mother Lin Milano is a fashion designer and father Thomas Milano is a film music editor. Alyssa was born in a working-class neighborhood in Brooklyn and grew up in a modest house on Staten Island. One day her babysitter, who was an aspiring ...

Alyssa Jayne Milano December 19,1972 in Brooklyn, New York City, USA Age 51 ¿Who's the Boss? 1984-1992, Samantha Micelli, age 12-20 Charmed, 1998-2006, Phoebe Halliwell, age 26-34 @milano_alyssa in instagram

2. Alyvia Alyn Lind

Actress | Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors

Alyvia Alyn Lind grew up in Los Angeles, in a houseful of actresses. She began her career at the age of 3 and at such a young age, has an impressive list of credits. This fall, Alyvia will be seen in the highly anticipated post-apocalyptic, genre-bending "Daybreak" for Netflix, playing the role of ...

Alyvia Alyn Lind July 27, 2007 in Carolina del Norte, USA Age 16 Blended, 2014, Lou Friedman, age 7 Chucky, 2021-, Lexy Cross, age 14- @alyviaalind in instagram

3. Angus T. Jones

Actor | Two and a Half Men

Angus T. Jones is a former child actor from Austin, Texas. He is mainly remembered for playing co-protagonist Jake Harper in the first 10 seasons of the hit sitcom "Two and a Half Men". He played the role regularly for a decade, from 2003 to 2013. He won two Young Artist Awards for his role, and he...

Angus Turner Jones, "Angus T" October 8, 1993 in Austin, Texas USA Age 30 George of the Jungle 2, 2002, George Junior, age 10 Two and a Helf-Men, 2003-2015, Jake Harper, age 10-22 @ang__tj__ in instagram

4. Abigail Breslin

Actress | Little Miss Sunshine

Academy Award-nominated actress Abigail Breslin is one of the most sought-after actors of her generation. Her unique and charismatic talents have contributed to her versatile roles in both comedy and drama.

Recently, Breslin headlined the first season of the horror-comedy series, Scream Queens (2015)...

Abigail Kathleen Breslin, "Abbie" April 14, 1996 in New York, New York City, USA Age 27 Little Miss Sunshine, 2006, Olive Hoover, age 10 My Sister's Keeper, 2009, Anna Fitzgerald, age 14 @abbienormal9 in instagram

5. Alfred Enoch

Actor | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Alfred Lewis Enoch was born December 2, 1988 in Westminster, London, England, the son of English actor William Russell (William Russell Enoch) and Brazilian doctor Etheline Margareth Lewis. He is an actor, known for his role as Dean Thomas in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) (2001), ...

Alfred Lewis Enoch, "Alfie" December 2, 1988 in Westminster, London, England Age 35 Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stone, 2001, Dean Thomas, age 12 ABC: How to Get Away with Murder, 2014-2020, Wess Gibbins, age 26-32 @alfieenochofficial in instagram

6. Ariana Greenblatt

Actress | Barbie

Ariana Greenblatt is one of the busiest young actresses in Hollywood. At age 11, only a few short years into her career, she was already named as one of The Hollywood Reporter's 'Top Stars Under 18 To Watch' in 2019. Now at 15-years-old, Greenblatt's expansive film and television slate has most ...

Ariana Greenblatt August 27, 2007 in New York, New York City, USA Age 16 Stuck in the Middle, 2016-2018, Daphne Diaz, age 9-11 Barbie, 2023, Sasha, age 16 @ariana_greenblatt in instagram

7. Aileen Quinn

Actress | Annie

Aileen was introduced to show business by her mother, Helenann, who was doing theatre when Aileen was growing up. Aileen begged to audition too, and she began to get parts near her home of Yardley, Pennsylvania. Her first show being, ironically "Annie Get Your Gun."

Aileen's first movie part was one...

Aileen Marie Quinn June 28, 1971 in Yardley, Pensilvania, USA Age 52 Annie, 1982, Annie, age 11 The Frog Prince, 1986, Princess Zora, age 15 @aileenquinofficial in instagram

8. Ariana Richards

Actress | Jurassic Park

Ariana Richards is an American film and television actress, artist, and producer. Her official website is GalleryAriana.

Born on September 11, 1979 in Healdsburg, California, U.S. as Ariana Clarice Richards, she is the older sister of actress Bethany Richards.

Whether she's working on a busy, noisy ...

Ariana Clarice Richards September 11, 1979 in Healdsburg, California, USA Age 44 Jurassick Park, 1993, Lex Murphy, age 12 Tremors 3: Back to Perfection, 2001, Mindy Sterngood, age 22 @arianarichards

9. Anissa Jones

Actress | To Rome with Love

Anissa Jones was an American child actress of Lebanese descent. She is primarily remembered for the role of the orphan girl Buffy Davis in the hit sitcom "Family Affair" (1966-1971). The series lasted for 5 seasons and 138 episodes. Jones' career rapidly declined following the end of the sitcom. ...

Mary Annisa Jones March 11, 1958 in Lafayette, Indiana, USA August 28, 1978, age 18, in Oceanside, California, USA Drug Overdose Family Affair, 1966-1971, Buffy Davis, age 8-13

10. Anna Paquin

Actress | The Piano

Anna Paquin is the first millennial to have received an Academy Award nomination for acting, and the first to win.

She was born on July 24, 1982 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Mary (Brophy), an English teacher from Wellington, New Zealand, and Brian Paquin, a Canadian phys-ed teacher. Anna moved ...

Anna Helene Paquin July 24, 1982 in Winnipeg, Canada Age 41 The Piano, 1993, Flora McGrath, age 11 True Blood, 2008-2014, Sookie Stackhouse, age 26-32 @_annapaquin in instagram

11. Anna Popplewell

Actress | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Anna Popplewell was born on December 16, 1988 in London, England as Anna Katherine Popplewell. She is an actress, known for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) and Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (2012). She is also known ...

Anna Katherine Popplewell December 16, 1988 in London, England, Age 35 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, 2005, Susan Pevensie, age 16 The Nun II, Kate, age 35 @annapopplewell in instagram

12. Anna Chlumsky

Actress | My Girl

Anna Maria Chlumsky is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress, best known playing the lead role of Vada Sultenfuss in My Girl (1991) and its 1994 sequel. Between 1999 and 2005, Chlumsky's career entered a hiatus while she attended college. She returned to acting with roles in ...

Anna Maria Chlumsky December 3, 1980 in Chicago, Illinois, USA Age 43 My Girl, 1991, Vada Sultenfuss, age 11 Inventing Anna, 2022, Vivian Kent, age 42 @annachlumskyoficial in instagram

13. Anton Yelchin

Actor | Star Trek

Anton Yelchin was an American actor, known for playing Bobby in Hearts in Atlantis (2001), Chekov in the Star Trek (2009) reboot, Charlie Brewster in the Fright Night (2011) remake, and Jacob in Like Crazy (2011).

He was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, USSR, to a Jewish family. His ...

Anton Viktorovich Yelchin March 11, 1989 in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union June 19, 2016, age 27, in Studio City, California, USA "Blunt Traumatic Asphyxia", Car accident Alpha Dog, 2006, Zack Mazursky, age 17 Star Trek, 2009, Pavel Chekov, age 20

14. Aryana Engineer

Actress | Resident Evil: Retribution

Aryana Engineer was born on March 6, 2001 in British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress, known for Resident Evil: Retribution (2012), Orphan (2009) and Dreaming of Peggy Lee (2015).

Aryana Engineer March 6, 2001 in Port Moody, Canada Age 22 The Orphan, 2009, Maxine "Max" Coleman, age 8 Dreaming of Peggy Lee, 2015, Belinda, age 14 @_aryanaengineer

15. AnnaSophia Robb

Actress | Bridge to Terabithia

Actress AnnaSophia Robb most recently starred in two of Hulu's most critically acclaimed limited series. In 2019, she co-starred opposite Patricia Arquette in THE ACT. This spring, she portrayed the flashback version of Reese Witherspoon's "Elena Richardson" character in LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, ...

AnnaSophia Robb, "Sophia" December 8, 1993 in Denver, Colorado, USA Age 30 Bridge to Terabithia, 2007, Leslie Burke, age 13 The Act, 2019, Lacey, age 26 @annasophiarobb in instagram

16. Alexa Kenin

Actress | Pretty in Pink

Alexa Jordan Kenin was born in New York City, New York on February 16, 1962 and began acting as a child. She won her first professional role opposite Jason Robards in the made-for-television film The House Without a Christmas Tree (1972), in the role of Carla Mae. After appearances in several ...

Alexa Jordan Kenin February 16, 1962 in New York, New York City, USA September 10, 1985, age 23, in Manhattan, New York City, USA The House Without a Christmas Tree, 1972, Carla Mae, age 10 Pretty in Pink, 1986, (after her death), Jena Hoeman, age 23

17. Alexa PenaVega

Actress | Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams

Alexa Ellesse PenaVega was born Alexa Ellesse Vega on August 27, 1988 in Ocala, Florida and raised in Los Angeles, California to Gina Denise Rue, a former model & Baruch Jairo Vega, a photographer. She is known for her role as Carmen Cortez in the Spy Kids series and Shilo Wallace in the film Repo!...

Alexa Ellesse Vega, "Alexa PenaVega" August 27, 1988 in Miami, Florida, USA Age 35 Spy Kids, 2001, Carmen Cortez, age 12 Christmas Made to Order, 2018, Gretchen, age 30 @vegaalexa in instagram

18. Ada-Nicole Sanger

Actress | Grown Ups

Ada-Nicole Sanger was born on January 25, 1998 in Florida, USA. She is an actress, known for Grown Ups (2010), Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and Grown Ups 2 (2013).

Ada-Nicole Sanger January 25, 1998 in South Florida, USA Age 26 Grown Ups, 2010, Donna Lamonsoff, age 12 Grown Ups 2, 2013, Donna Lamonsoff, age 14 @ada_nicole in instagram

19. Alexys Nycole Sanchez

Actress | Grown Ups

Alexys Nycole Sanchez was born on June 29, 2003. She is an actress, known for Grown Ups (2010), Grown Ups 2 (2013) and 2011 MTV Movie Awards (2011).

Alexys Nycole Sánchez June 29, 2003 in Moses Lakes, Washington, USA Age 20 Grown Ups, 2010, Becky Feder, age 7 Grown Ups 2, 2013, Becky Feder, age 10 @alexysnycolesanchez in instagram

20. Ashleigh Aston Moore

Actress | Now and Then

Ashleigh Aston Moore was born as Ashley MacMillan (first stage name Ashley Rogers) on September 30, 1981. Her parents were Maryanna Aston Moore, an interior designer, and Dennis MacMillan, who wasn't around for much of her life. She grew up in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Her first acting ...

Ashley Rogers, "Ashleigh Aston Moore" September 30, 1981 in Sunnyvale, California, USA December 10, 2007, age 26, in Richmond, Canada Now and Then, 1995, Chrissy DeWitt, age 14 Gold Diggers: The Beasts of Bear Mountain, 1995, Tracy Biggs, age 14

21. Asa Butterfield

Actor | Hugo

Asa Butterfield was born in Islington, London, England, to Jacqueline Farr and Sam Butterfield. He began acting at the age of 8, after a talent spotting casting director saw him at his local after school drama club, The Young Actors Theatre in Islington. Following on from a couple of small roles in...

Asa Maxwell Thornton Farr Butterfield April 1, 1997 in Islington, London, England Age 26 The Boy Stryped in Pyjamas, 2008, Bruno, age 11 Sex Education, 2019-2023, Otis Milburn, age 22-26 @asabopp in instagram

22. Ashley Olsen

Actress | Full House

Ashley Fuller Olsen (born June 13, 1986) is an American fashion designer, producer, author, businesswoman and former actress. She co-founded luxury fashion brands The Row, Elizabeth and James, and the more affordable lines Olsenboye and StyleMint with her twin sister Mary-Kate Olsen. She is also ...

Ashley Fuller Olsen June 13, 1986 in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, USA Age 37 Full House, 1987-1995, Michelle Tanner, age 1-9 New York Minute, 2004, Jane Ryan, age 18 Her Twin Sister is Mary-Kate Olsen

23. Aubrey Anderson-Emmons

Actress | Modern Family

Aubrey Anderson-Emmons was born in Santa Monica, California. She is an actress, best known for her role on Modern Family (2009) as "Lily," the adopted daughter of Mitchell Pritchett and Cameron Tucker. She also appeared in Distance (2014), the story of a man about to embark on a journey of ...

Aubrey Anderson-Emmons June 6, 2007 in Santa Monica, California, USA Age 16 Modern Family, 2009-2020, Lily Tucker-Pritchett, age 2-13 Distance, 2014, Emma Stelzer, age 7 @aubreandersonemmons in instagram

24. Ariel Winter

Actress | Sofia the First

Ariel Winter is one of Hollywood's most promising young talents with notable roles in both television and film. Ariel stars on ABC's critically acclaimed and Emmy® winning hit series, "Modern Family (2009)." Winter plays 'Alex Dunphy,' the brainy middle child in the Dunphy family, opposite Ty ...

Ariel Winter Workman January 28, 1998 in Fairfax, Virginia, USA Age 26 Modern Family, 2009-2020, Alex Dunphy, age 11-22 Sofia the First, 2012-2018, Princess Sofia, age 14-20 @arielwinter in instagram

25. Alison Arngrim

Actress | Little House on the Prairie

New York Times Best Selling author of "Confessions of A Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated", Alison Arngrim is best known to viewers world-wide for her portrayal of the incredibly nasty "Nellie Oleson" on the much loved, long running hit television series "...

Alison Margaret Arngrim January 18, 1962 in New York, New York City, USA Age 62 Little House on the Prairie, 1974-1983, Nellie Oleson, age 12-21 Life Interrupted, 2017, Ally Hughes, age 55 @alisonarngrim in instagram

26. Alisha Weir

Actress | Matilda: The Musical

Alisha Weir was born on September 26, 2009 in Dublin, Ireland. She is an actress, known for Matilda: The Musical (2022), Abigail (2024) and Wicked Little Letters (2023).

Alisha Weir September 26, 2009 in Dublin, Ireland Age 14 Matilda the Musical, 2022, Matilda Wormwood, age 12 Abigail, 2024, Abigail, age 14 @alishaweir123 in instagram

27. Allison Balson

Actress | Little House on the Prairie

Allison Balson is an American actress who was on Little House on the Prairie (1974) (1981-1984), Bialy smok (1987), Best Seller (1987), and Broken Blood (2013).

She began her acting career at age five, as a child model for major department stores and clothing companies. She went on to act in ...

Allison Balson November 19, 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA Age 54 Little House on the Prairie, 1974-1983, Nancy Oleson, age 5-14 Best Seller, 1987, Holly Meechum, age 18

28. Angela Cartwright

Actress | The Sound of Music

Born in England, Angela is the younger sister of actress Veronica Cartwright. As a child she was cast as the cute little stepdaughter, Linda Williams, on The Danny Thomas Show (1953). She was on the show from 1957 to 1964. After that, she was cast as Brigitta in the popular Julie Andrews movie The ...

Angela Margaret Cartwright September 9, 1952 in Altrincham, England Age 71 The Sound of Music, 1965, Briggita Von Trapp, age 13 Lost in Space, 1965-1968, Penny Robinson, age 13-16 @angelacartwrightstudio in instagram

29. Alan Kim

Actor | Minari

At 7, Alan S. Kim has stolen hearts & earned rave reviews for his portrayal of David Yi, a first generation Korean-American living in rural Arkansas w/ a heart condition in Lee Isaac Chung's Minari. Ar 8, he won the 2021 Critics' Choice Award for Best Young Actor/Actress & was nominated for a BAFTA...

Alan Sun Kim April 23, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois, USA Age 11 Minari, 2020, David, age 8 Theather Camp, 2023, Alan Park, age 11 @official.alankim - Actor in instagram

30. Ann Gillis

Actress | 2001: A Space Odyssey

Ann Gillis was born Alma Mabel Conner on February 12, 1927, in Little Rock, Arkansas. At age seven, she appeared in her first film, Men in White (1934), as an extra. During the next two years, she had uncredited appearances in six more films until she received her first major role in King of Hockey...

Alma Mabel Conner, "Ann Gillis" February 12, 1927 in Little Rocks, Arkansas, USA January 18, 2018, age 90, in Horam, England The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1938, Becky Thatcher, age 11 Little Orphan Annie, 1938, Annie, age 11

31. Amanda Bynes

Actress | Hairspray

Amanda Laura Bynes was born on April 3, 1986, in Thousand Oaks, California, the youngest of three children of Lynn (Organ), a dental assistant, and Richard Bynes, a dentist. Her father is of Lithuanian, Irish, and Polish descent, and her mother is from an Ashkenazi Jewish family from Toronto. ...

32. Ariana Grande

Soundtrack | Don't Look Up

Ariana Grande was born Ariana Grande-Butera on June 26, 1993 in Boca Raton, Florida to Joan Grande, a chief executive officer for Hose-McCann Communications & Edward Butera, a graphic designer, photographer, artist and Ibi Designs Inc. owner/founder. She starred in the 2008 musical, 13 before ...

33. Annette Funicello

Actress | Muscle Beach Party

Annette Joanne Funicello achieved teenage popularity starting in October 1955 after she debuted as a Mouseketeer. Born on October 22, 1942 in Utica, New York, the family had moved to California when she was still young. Walt Disney himself saw her performing the lead role in "Swan Lake" at her ...

34. Anuk Steffen

Actress | Heidi

Anuk Steffen is known for Heidi (2015), Pig Heart (2019) and Spiel für Dein Land (2015).

35. Anne Shirley

Actress | Murder, My Sweet

They didn't come packaged any sweeter or lovelier than Anne Shirley, a gentle and gracious 1930s teen film actress who didn't quite reach the zenith of front-rank stardom and retired all too soon at age 26. On film as a toddler, she went through a small revolving door of marquee names before ...

36. Anita Louise

Actress | The Little Princess

An actress from the age of 6, Anita appeared with Walter Hampden in the Broadway production of Peter Ibbetson. As a juvenile actor, Anita used the name Louise Fremault and made her film debut at 9 in the film The Sixth Commandment (1924). She continued to make films as a child actor, and in 1929, ...

37. Allen 'Farina' Hoskins

Actor | Love Business

Allen 'Farina' Hoskins was born on August 9, 1920 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Love Business (1931), Moan & Groan, Inc. (1929) and A Tough Winter (1930). He was married to Frances. He died on July 26, 1980 in Oakland, California, USA.

38. Alyson Stoner

Actress | Phineas and Ferb

Alyson Stoner got her start as a triple threat on the Disney Channel, co-hosting "Mike's Super Short Show". By age seven, she won the hearts of an older generation as the "Little Pigtailed Dancer" in Missy Elliott's music video, Missy Elliott: Work It (2002). Since her early reign, Alyson has ...

39. Amandla Stenberg

Actress | The Hunger Games

Named for the Zulu and Xhosa word for "power," Amandla was born in Los Angeles, California, to Karen Brailsford, a writer, and Tom Stenberg, a businessman. Her mother is African-American and her father is Danish (and of part Inuit-Greenlandic ancestry).

In the summer and fall of 2010, she shot her ...