1. Aileen Marie Quinn was born on June 28,1971 and is an American actress, singer and dancer.
20 Facts About Aileen Quinn
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Aileen Quinn is best known for her role as the title character in the 1982 film Annie, which earned her two Golden Globe Award nominations.
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Aileen Quinn began dance lessons when she was 4 at Knecht Dance Academy in Levittown, Pennsylvania, learning ballet and tap dance.
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Aileen Quinn begged to audition for a part in a local community theater production of Annie Get Your Gun and won a role.
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Aileen Quinn was a language major with a minor in political science, and is a member of Sigma Delta Pi, a Spanish honor society.
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Aileen Quinn began appearing in television commercials including Planters Cheez Balls, Shake 'n Bake and Northern bathroom tissue.
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Aileen Quinn was under contract for several years with Columbia Pictures to make other Annie sequels which never materialized.
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Aileen Quinn lent her voice to two animated cartoon specials which aired on national television, The Charmkins and The Wizard of Oz.
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The Annie film soundtrack album went platinum, and subsequently Aileen Quinn released her own album, Bobby's Girl, in 1982.
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Aileen Quinn toured the US for more than five years with three Broadway national tours: Fiddler on the Roof, Peter Pan and Saturday Night Fever.
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Aileen Quinn studied Shakespeare in London, where she appeared in As You Like It and Twelfth Night at LAMDA.
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Aileen Quinn appeared in a few small roles in independent films between 2006 and 2010.
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Aileen Quinn hosted Generation Gap, an interactive sitcom used to teach kids how to resolve conflicts.
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Aileen Quinn played a minor role in the 2009 film Multiple Sarcasms which stars Timothy Hutton and Mira Sorvino.
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Aileen Quinn was an adjunct theater professor at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey.
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Aileen Quinn was awarded an honorary degree from Monmouth University in 2009.
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Aileen Quinn was a Spanish, drama, and dance teacher at Hudson Catholic Regional High School in Jersey City, New Jersey.
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Aileen Quinn has her own band, Aileen Quinn and The Leapin' Lizards.
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Aileen Quinn met her bandmates after a neighbor heard her singing in her apartment, then introduced Aileen Quinn to the other musicians.
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Aileen Quinn 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.