Tatum Beatrice O'Neal was born on November 5,1963 and is an American actress.
20 Facts About Tatum O'Neal
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Tatum O'Neal is the youngest person ever to win an Academy Award, winning at age 10 for her performance as Addie Loggins in Paper Moon opposite her father, Ryan O'Neal.
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Tatum O'Neal starred as Amanda Wurlitzer in The Bad News Bears, followed by Nickelodeon, and Little Darlings.
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Tatum O'Neal was born in the Westwood area of Los Angeles, California, to actors Ryan Tatum O'Neal and Joanna Moore.
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Tatum O'Neal's mother died of lung cancer at age 63, after a career in which she appeared in such movies as Walk on the Wild Side and Follow That Dream.
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Tatum O'Neal played the role of Addie Loggins, a child con artist being tutored by a Depression-era grifter played by her father.
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Tatum O'Neal starred in films such as The Bad News Bears with Walter Matthau, International Velvet with Christopher Plummer and Anthony Hopkins, and Little Darlings with Kristy McNichol, and co-starred in Nickelodeon with her father, and in Circle of Two with Richard Burton.
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Tatum O'Neal appeared as the title character in the Faerie Tale Theatre episode "Goldilocks and the Three Bears".
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Tatum O'Neal appeared in only five films during the next 15 years, one of them being Basquiat as Cynthia Kruger.
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In 2005, Tatum O'Neal began a recurring role as Maggie Gavin in the firehouse drama series Rescue Me, portraying the unbalanced and lively sister of Tommy Gavin, played by Denis Leary.
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Tatum O'Neal went on to do commentary for the series on Entertainment Tonight.
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Tatum O'Neal appears opposite Nashawn Kearse and Vanessa Williams in the film My Brother.
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Tatum O'Neal portrayed the mother of the main character, Brooke Tippit, and became close friends with the character's actress, Ashley Benson, whom she mentored in acting.
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In 2021, Tatum O'Neal appeared in the film Not To Forget, which aimed to raise awareness and funds for the fight against Alzheimer's.
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Tatum O'Neal adamantly denied all of Jackson's claims in her 2004 autobiography.
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On June 1,2008, Tatum O'Neal was arrested for buying crack cocaine near her Manhattan apartment building.
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Tatum O'Neal was charged with a misdemeanor criminal possession of a controlled substance.
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On July 2,2008, Tatum O'Neal pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in connection with the arrest and agreed to spend two half-day sessions in a drug treatment program.
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Tatum O'Neal alleges physical and emotional abuse by her father, much of which she attributed to drug use.
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In 2011, Tatum O'Neal wrote a new collection of memoirs, Found: A Daughter's Journey Home, which dealt with her tempestuous relationship with her father, volatile marriage to McEnroe, and recent drug arrest.