Who is Abigail Breslin? Dirty Dancing actress who plays Baby Houseman and star of Little Miss Sunshine
ABIGAIL Breslin has blossomed from one of the industries most successful child stars to a talented young actress.
Her latest project saw her take on the iconic role of Dirty Dancing's Baby Houseman, but who is Abigail Breslin and what else has she starred in? Here's all you need to know...
Who is Abigail Breslin and was she in Little Miss Sunshine?
Abigail Breslin was born in New York on April 14, 1996 and has two older brothers, Ryan and Spencer, who are also actors.
The child star burst onto the scene with her standout performance in 2002 smash hit film, Signs, and then gained further critical acclaim in the 2006 flick, Little Miss Sunshine.
Abigail received an Oscar nomination for her role as Olive Hoover, as well as a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award.
What else has Abigail Breslin starred in?
Abigail then went on to film a host of movies including rom-com Definitely, Maybe, drama flick My Sister's Keeper and comedy horror Zombieland.
In 2015, she landed a role in horror-comedy show Scream Queens playing Libby Putney until the show got axed in 2017.
Her next role is in the upcoming film, All The Fine Boys.
Who does Abigail play in the Dirty Dancing remake?
Abigail takes on the lead role of Baby, which was first played by Jennifer Grey, in the new Dirty Dancing remake and starring opposite her as Patrick Swayze’s Johnny Castle is Colt Prattes.
Channel 5 recently acquired the exclusive UK broadcast rights to ABC’s three hour-long Dirty Dancing reboot.
UK viewers will be able to watch the TV film on June 18 at 4.40pm.
It will follow the same story from the 1987 classic, which saw Frances “Baby” Houseman fall in love with dancing instructor Johnny Castle while at a summer resort.
