Abigail Kathleen Breslin (born April 14, 1996) is an American
teen actress. The fourth youngest actress ever to be nominated for a competitive
Academy Award, Breslin is best known for portraying Bo Hess in
M. Night Shyamalan's
Signs
and Olive Hoover in the film
Little Miss Sunshine.
Personal life
Breslin was born in
New York City, the daughter of Kim, who manages Abigail's career, and Michael Breslin, a telecommunications expert, computer programmer and consultant.
[Spencer Breslin Biography (1992-)] Her maternal grandparents, Catherine and Lynn Blecker, are from
New Jersey, and now live in
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
She has two older brothers, Ryan and
Spencer Breslin, who is also an actor. Breslin lives in
New York with her family, which her maternal grandparents have described as "very close-knit".
She is named after
First Lady of the United States Abigail Adams
