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My Take
What gets me about Aileen Quinn is the strange double crown she earned at the same moment: the title role in 1982's Annie, two Golden Globe nominations, and then a Razzie for the very same performance. That tells me less about her and more about how brutally critics treated a child carrying a giant musical. I notice she didn't vanish into the child-star cautionary tale either; she went on to Drew University and kept singing, voicing, and dancing. The official site for her band, Aileen Quinn and the Leapin' Lizards, suggests someone who made peace with that iconic role rather than running from it.
Overview
Aileen Marie Quinn (born June 28, 1971) is an American actress, singer and dancer. She played the title character in the 1982 film Annie, which earned her two Golden Globe Award nominations.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Aileen Quinn
- Name (Japanese)
- アイリーン・クイン
- Reading
- あいりーん・くいん
- Born
- June 28, 1971 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Boar
- Origin
- Yardley, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / voice actor / actor / dancer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Drew University
Awards & achievements
- Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film
- 1983 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Singer — see all → · Voice actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.