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Aileen Quinn as Annie Warbucks, a 10-year-old orphan girl. ... No cast members from the 1982 film appeared in this sequel. Rooster, Lily and Grace Farrell were cut ...
At eight years old, she landed the role of the "swing orphan" [2] (understudy to all of the orphans except Molly and Annie) in the Broadway production of Annie. [3] After eight auditions over the course of a year, and up against over 8,000 other competitors, [1] Quinn received the title role in the 1982 movie Annie, directed by John Huston. [3]
Although Sorrentino received positive reviews for her stage portrayal of Annie, she was considered too old, at the age of 13, to be cast as Annie in the film version. Instead, after auditioning, she was offered, and accepted, the role of Pepper - the oldest and bossiest orphan. [1] [2]
The 1982 film also has a television film sequel Annie: A Royal Adventure! (1995). The comic strip has also been adapted into a radio program that aired from 1924 to 1942, two pre-musical films of the same name ( 1932 and 1938 ), a compilation of the comics in a book series , and a direct-to-video film titled Little Orphan Annie's A Very ...
Shawnee Smith (born July 3, 1969) is an American actress and singer. She began her acting career at a young age, making her feature film debut at age 11 in Annie (1982). A few years later, she made her stage debut in To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1984) and won a Drama-League Critics Award.
The EGOT winner is currently back on stage in the musical, playing at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in N.Y.C. through Jan. 5, 2025
April Lerman (born February 6, 1969) is an American former actress, singer, and counselor who played the role of Kate, an orphan in the 1982 film of the musical Annie.She also was a regular cast member on the first season of Charles in Charge (1984), where she played the character of Lila Pembroke.
Gisondi was six when she was picked for the role of Molly in the 1982 film version of the musical Annie, which starred Aileen Quinn in the title role. She was nominated for "Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture" in the 1981–1982 Young Artist Awards, [4] and merited a mention in the 2002 edition of the St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture, for her "sweet" performance.