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Tatum O'Neal
Born Tatum Beatrice O'Neal
November 5, 1963 (1963-11-05) (age 44)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Years active 1973 - present
Spouse(s) John McEnroe (1 August 1986 - 1992) (divorced) 3 children

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. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. John Patrick McEnroe Jr (born February 16 1959 is an American former World No Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works She remains the youngest actor, at the age of 10, to win an Oscar.

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Biography

O'Neal was born into the motion picture family of actor Ryan O'Neal and actress Joanna Cook Moore. Ryan O'Neal (born Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal; April 20 1941 is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -nominated American Actor Joanna Cook Moore ( November 10, 1934 – November 22, 1997) was an American film and television actress best known for her guest Her brother, Griffin, was born in 1964. Griffin Patrick O'Neal (born October 28, 1964) is an American Actor. In 1967, her parents divorced. Her father married actress Leigh Taylor-Young, a marriage which produced her half-brother, Patrick. Leigh Taylor-Young (born January 25, 1945 in Washington DC, as simply Leigh Taylor) is an Emmy Award-winning American Patrick O'Neal (b September 14 1967, Santa Monica California) is a studio host and reporter for Fox Sports Net in Los Angeles. She also has another half-brother, Redmond, from Ryan O'Neal's relationship with actress Farrah Fawcett. Ferrah Leni Fawcett (born February 2 1947) is an American actress O'Neal'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. Touch of Evil ( 1958) is a black-and-white American film written directed and co-starring Orson Welles.

A Paper Life

In her autobiography, 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. In the book, Tatum also details her own heroin addiction and its effects on her relationship with her children. Heroin ( INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from Morphine, a derivative

Career

O'Neal after winning the Oscar in 1974
O'Neal after winning the Oscar in 1974

In 1974, Tatum O'Neal became the youngest person ever to win an Academy Award, a record that still stands as of 2008. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress for her performance in Paper Moon. Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS The Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress originated in 1948 Paper Moon is an American Motion picture Comedy that was released in 1973 and was directed by Peter Bogdanovich. O'Neal played the role of Addie Loggins, a child con artist being tutored by a Depression-era grifter played by her father, Ryan. She was 10 years old at the time she won the award.

Other movies in which O'Neal appeared include The Bad News Bears, Nickelodeon, International Velvet, and Little Darlings. The Bad News Bears is a 1976 film directed by Michael Ritchie. Nickelodeon is a 1976 Anglo-American Comedy film directed by Peter Bogdanovich and starring Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds International Velvet is a 1978 dramatic film It was a sequel to the 1944 classic National Velvet. Little Darlings is a 1980 Teen film starring Tatum O'Neal, Kristy McNichol, Cynthia Nixon, Matt Dillon She appeared as the title character in the Faerie Tale Theatre episode Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Goldilocks and the Three Bears is the 9th episode of the television anthology Faerie Tale Theatre. Her acting career took a backseat to her marriage to John McEnroe, the professional 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. John Patrick McEnroe Jr (born February 16 1959 is an American former World No Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Rescue Me is an American Television drama series created by Denis Leary and Peter Tolan. Tommy Gavin is the main character of the FX television series Rescue Me. Denis Colin Leary (born August 18, 1957) is a Golden Globe - and Emmy Award -nominated American Actor, Comedian 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 reality series Dancing with the Stars but was eliminated in the second round. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Dancing with the Stars is a Reality show airing on American Broadcasting Company in the United States. She went on to do commentary for the series on Entertainment Tonight. Entertainment Tonight is a daily Television entertainment news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United

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. MyNetworkTV (unofficially abbreviated MyNet or MNT) is a Television network in the United States, owned by the Fox Broadcasting Company Wicked Wicked Games is a Telenovela that debuted on December 6, 2006 at 8 p She appears opposite Nashawn Kearse and Vanessa L. Williams in the Liberty Artists feature film My Brother (2007). NaShawn Kearse (born October 2, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Television and Film actor. Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American Singer-songwriter and actress.

Personal life

O'Neal describes her upbringing as chaotic, with her mother battling drug and alcohol problems and neglecting the care of her and her brother Griffin, while her father was absent and prone to abusive outbursts of temper. After her parents divorced, Ryan O'Neal obtained custody and Tatum was exposed to his celebrity, bachelor lifestyle, as well as his temper. [1]

In 1986, O'Neal wed tennis superstar John McEnroe. John Patrick McEnroe Jr (born February 16 1959 is an American former World No No one from her family attended the ceremony. The couple had three children: Kevin, Sean, and Emily, and divorced in 1992. Following the divorce, O'Neal's drug problems re-emerged and she developed an addiction to heroin. As a result of her drug problems, McEnroe obtained custody of the children in 1998. [2] On June 1, 2008, she was arrested for allegedly buying crack cocaine near her Manhattan apartment building. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common When police searched her, she was found with two bags of drugs - one with crack, one with regular cocaine, and an unused crack pipe. She was charged with a misdemeanor, criminal possession of a controlled substance. She was released without bail. [3] . [4]

Filmography

Motion pictures
Year Film Role Other notes
1973 Paper Moon Addie Loggins Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Golden Globe
1976 The Bad News Bears Amanda Whurlitzer
Nickelodeon Alice Forsyte
1978 International Velvet Sarah Brown
1980 Circle of Two Sarah Norton
Little Darlings Ferris
1981 Prisoners Christie (never released)
1985 Certain Fury Scarlet
1992 Little Noises Stella
1996 Basquiat Cynthia Kruger
2002 The Scoundrel's Wife Camille Picou
2003 The Technical Writer Slim
2006 My Brother Erica
2008 Saving Grace Grace
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1984 Faerie Tale Theatre Goldilocks "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"
1989 CBS Schoolbreak Special Kim "15 and Getting Straight"
1993 Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story Lawrencia Bembenek
2003 Sex and the City Kyra "A Woman's Right To Shoes"
2004 8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter Ms. The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second Paper Moon is an American Motion picture Comedy that was released in 1973 and was directed by Peter Bogdanovich. Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The year 1976 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas ' The Bad News Bears is a 1976 film directed by Michael Ritchie. Nickelodeon is a 1976 Anglo-American Comedy film directed by Peter Bogdanovich and starring Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U International Velvet is a 1978 dramatic film It was a sequel to the 1944 classic National Velvet. The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens Circle of Two is a 1980 Canadian film It starred Richard Burton as a 60-year old artist who falls in love with a fifteen-year-old Tatum Little Darlings is a 1980 Teen film starring Tatum O'Neal, Kristy McNichol, Cynthia Nixon, Matt Dillon Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages Little Noises is a 1991 drama/comedy film It follows the life of an awkward and unsuccessful writer ( Crispin Glover) who dates a playwright ( Tatum O'Neal The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient Basquiat is a 1996 film directed by Julian Schnabel which is based on the life of American postmodernist / neo expressionist artist The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest Saving Grace is an upcoming Connie Stevens film scheduled for a 2008 release Faerie Tale Theatre, fully Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre, is a Live action Children's television series created by Shelley The American Broadcasting Company coined the term After School Special with a series of made for television movies usually dealing with controversial or socially relevant Sex and the City was an American Cable television program The original run of the show was broadcast on HBO from 1998 until 2004 for a 8 Simple Rules (Also known as 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter) was an American television Sitcom that originally McKenna "Opposites Attract: Part 3: Night of the Locust"
Law and Order: Criminal Intent Kelly Garnett "Semi-Detached"
2005 Ultimate Film Fanatic judge
Rescue Me Maggie cast member, 2005 to present
2006 Dancing with the Stars Herself 5 episodes
Wicked Wicked Games Blythe Hunter 51 episodes
Awards
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

References

  1. ^ Phillips, Stone. Law & Order Criminal Intent is an American Television series set in New York City. Rescue Me is an American Television drama series created by Denis Leary and Peter Tolan. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dancing with the Stars is a Reality show airing on American Broadcasting Company in the United States. Wicked Wicked Games is a Telenovela that debuted on December 6, 2006 at 8 p Eileen Heckart ( March 29, 1919 – December 31, 2001) was an Academy Award - and Tony Award -winning American Butterflies Are Free is a play by Leonard Gershe. Loosely based on the life of attorney Harold Krents, the plot revolves around a Manhattan Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS Paper Moon is an American Motion picture Comedy that was released in 1973 and was directed by Peter Bogdanovich. (ˈbærjman in Swedish but usually ˈbɝgmən in English (August 29 1915 &ndash August 29 1982 was a Swedish three-time Academy Award -winning and two-time Emmy Murder on the Orient Express is a 1974 feature film directed by Sidney Lumet and based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Tatum O'Neal Shares Survival Story: Part 1. Dateline NBC. 15 October 2004.
  2. ^ Phillips, Stone. Tatum O'Neal Shares Survival Story: Part 2. Dateline NBC. 15 October 2004.
  3. ^ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080603/ap_en_ce/people_tatum_o_neal;_ylt=AolIli5mhF5ZddG1wbYo1z6s0NU.
  4. ^ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080602/ap_en_tv/people_tatum_o_neal_10

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NAME O'Neal, Tatum
ALTERNATIVE NAMES O'Neal, Tatum Beatrice
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actress
DATE OF BIRTH November 5, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles, California, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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