Aileen Quinn - wikipedia Aileen Quinn This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( November 2012 ) Aileen Quinn Birth name Aileen Quinn ( 1971 - 06 - 28 ) June 28, 1971 ( age 46 ) Occupation ( s ) Actress, singer, dancer Years active 1981 -- 1986, 2007 - present Labels Columbia ( 1981 - 1993 ), Interscope ( 1993 - 1997 ), Warner Bros. ( 1997 - 2006 ), Epic ( 2006 - present ) Website Aileen Quinn Facebook Aileen Quinn Twitter Aileen Marie Quinn ( born June 28, 1971 ) is an American actress, singer and dancer. She is best known for having played the title role in the film Annie ( 1982 ). Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 3 Discography 4 References 5 External links Biography Quinn was born in Yardley, Pennsylvania in 1971. She graduated from Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child in Summit, New Jersey. Quinn was introduced to show business by her mother, Helenann, who was a TV, Radio, and Stage Singer / Actress when Quinn was young. Quinn begged to audition for a part in a local community theater production of Annie Get Your Gun and won a part. She then did a few additional shows in community theater, which then led to getting an agent, a small role in the film Paternity, and commercial work in NYC. She began to appear in a string of television commercials including `` Northern Bathroom Tissue ''. While in NYC, she auditioned, and landed the role of the `` swing orphan '' ( understudy to all of the orphans except Molly and Annie ) in the Broadway production of Annie. After almost a year of a grueling audition process, and up against over 8,000 other competitors, Quinn received the title role in the 1982 film version, directed by John Huston. Annie earned Quinn two Golden Globe nominations, a win for `` Best Actress '' from the Youth In Film Awards, and a Razzie for `` Worst Supporting Actress ''. While under contract for several years with Columbia Pictures to make other Annie sequels which never materialized, Quinn continued to perform lead roles in regional theater in such shows as The Wizard of Oz ( Dorothy ), Bye, Bye Birdie ( Kim ), Annie ( Annie ), Shenandoah ( Jenny ), and A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine ( Harpo ). She also lent her voice to two animated cartoon specials which aired on National TV, The Charmkins and The Wizard of Oz. In addition to her Annie film album, which went double platinum, Quinn recorded a solo album titled Bobby 's Girl. Soon after, Quinn starred as Princess Zora in the classic fairy tale, The Frog Prince, which was released on videocassette and aired on the Disney Channel several times. At the age of 18, Quinn decided to take some time off from acting and pursue higher education. She attended Drew University in Madison, NJ, and graduated with honors in 1994. She was a language major with a minor in political science, and is a member of Sigma Delta Pi, a Spanish honor society, as she is fluent in Spanish. She spent six months with a family in Chile as part of an exchange program, and considers it one of her life 's most rewarding experiences. After graduation from Drew, Quinn once again took to the stage. In 1994, she appeared as `` Bette '' in Oliver at Papermill Playhouse. She then toured the United States for over five years with 3 Broadway national tours : Fiddler on the Roof ( Chava ), Peter Pan ( Tootles / Jane ) and Saturday Night Fever ( Annette ). Her quest to study Shakespeare led her to London, where she appeared in As You Like It and Twelfth Night at LAMDA. Off - Broadway productions include Dreamstuff ( Princess ), Creature ( Elizabeth ) and Yiddle With A Fiddle ( Yiddle ). Regional theater credits up to the present include The Unsinkable Molly Brown ( Molly ), That Was Then ( World Premiere Play - April Gregory ), and Funny, You Do n't Look Like a Grandmother ( her Daughter ). Quinn appeared in a few small roles in independent films between 2006 - 2010, and just returned from portraying `` Lily '' in Annie at Theatre Aspen. Currently, she has been writing some original material for her L.A. - based Rockabilly band, `` The Leapin ' Lizards '', of which she is the lead singer. Quinn also hosted Generation Gap, an interactive sitcom used to teach kids how to resolve conflicts. It was written and directed by filmmaker Edna Harris and aired on PBS in 2004. Quinn played a minor role in the 2009 film Multiple Sarcasms, starring Timothy Hutton and Mira Sorvino. Quinn is an adjunct theater professor at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. ( Monmouth University is coincidentally the same site of the film version of Annie, in which Quinn performed as the title character. ) She was awarded an honorary degree from Monmouth University in 2009. Quinn was also a Spanish, drama, and dance teacher at Hudson Catholic Regional High School in Jersey City, New Jersey. Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1982 Annie Annie Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress Young Artist Award for Best Young Motion Picture Actress Nominated -- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated -- Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year -- Actress Nominated -- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star 1982 The Wizard of Oz Dorothy Gale Voice role 1982 Lights, Camera, Annie ! Herself The Charmkins Brown - Eyed Susan TV special 1986 The Frog Prince Princess Zora 1986 The Great Space Coaster Herself 2007 30 Maggie Multiple Sarcasms School secretary 2014 The Comeback Kids Dr. Quinn 2 episodes Discography Bobby 's Girl released November 17, 1982, Columbia Records References Jump up ^ http://www.mrmovietimes.com/celebrity/aileen-quinn.html Jump up ^ Monmouth University website, accessed February 27, 2012 External links Aileen Quinn on IMDb VIAF : 69116593 LCCN : n97840459 ISNI : 0000 0000 3428 1550 SUDOC : 059754389 BNF : cb13898754m ( data ) BIBSYS : 5038491 MusicBrainz : d40a72ab - 7768 - 42cd - af64 - 24b932f0f3f3 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aileen_Quinn&oldid=819385203 '' Categories : 1971 births Actresses from Pennsylvania American child actresses American film actresses American people of Irish descent American television actresses American voice actresses American schoolteachers American stage actresses Drew University alumni Living people American child singers Monmouth University faculty American female pop singers American female dancers Dancers from Pennsylvania American musical theatre actresses 20th - century American actresses People from Yardley, Pennsylvania 20th - century American singers 20th - century women musicians Hidden categories : BLP articles lacking sources from November 2012 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards Pages using Template : Infobox musical artist with unknown parameters All articles with vague or ambiguous time Vague or ambiguous time from April 2013 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with BIBSYS identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه فارسی Français Italiano עברית Magyar Malagasy Nederlands 日本 語 Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 9 January 2018, at 02 : 25. 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Question: who was the little girl that played annie
Answer: Aileen Marie Quinn