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Abigail Breslin

Abigail Breslin, American actress

Born
April 14, 1996
Age in 2026
30
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1996

About Abigail Breslin

Abigail Breslin is an American actress. Following a string of film parts as a young child, she rose to prominence at age 10 after playing Olive Hoover in Little Miss Sunshine (2006), for which Breslin received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She went on to establish herself as a mainstream actress with roles in films such as No Reservations (2007), Nim's Island (2008), Definitely, Maybe (2008), My Sister's Keeper, Zombieland, Rango (2011), The Call, August: Osage County, Ender's Game, Maggie (2015), and Stillwater (2021). Breslin's other projects include the Fox series Scream Queens (2015–2016), where she portrayed Libby Putney, her first regular role on television. Breslin is named after Abigail Adams, the first Second Lady of the United States and second First Lady of the United States. Breslin's first acting role was in Signs (2002), directed by M. Breslin's breakthrough role was in the 2006 comedy-drama Little Miss Sunshine, where she played Olive Hoover, a beauty pageant contestant, the youngest in a dysfunctional family on a road trip.

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Abigail Breslin timeline

  1. Breslin's first acting role was in Signs (2002), directed by M.
  2. Breslin's breakthrough role was in the 2006 comedy-drama Little Miss Sunshine, where she played Olive Hoover, a beauty pageant contestant, the youngest in a dysfunctional family on a road trip.
  3. Following a string of film parts as a young child, she rose to prominence at age 10 after playing Olive Hoover in Little Miss Sunshine (2006), for which Breslin received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
  4. Breslin's other projects include the Fox series Scream Queens (2015–2016), where she portrayed Libby Putney, her first regular role on television.

The world when Abigail Breslin was born

Abigail Breslin was born in 1996. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1996

  • #1 song"Macarena" – Los Del Rio
  • Top movieThe English Patient
  • Top TV showER
  • Best-selling bookThe Runaway Jury – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMichael Jordan leads Bulls to 72-10 record and 4th NBA title
  • Top headlineCentennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta
  • Technology milestoneDolly the sheep — first mammal cloned from an adult cell
  • Defining fadMacarena dance craze
  • Notable inventionPalm Pilot
  • World population5.77 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population265.2M

1996 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Abigail Breslin's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19962026
Gas$1.23$3.45/gal
Average home$115,800$435,000
Average income$44,006$67,500
Minimum wage$4.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.42$11.95
Postage stamp$0.32$0.73
Population265.2M341 million

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