秀兰·简·邓波儿(Shirley Jane Temple,1928年4月23日-2014年2月10日),儿童时期为美国著名童星之一,美国历史上第一位女礼宾司司长。生于美国加利福尼亚州的圣莫尼卡。
3岁时邓波儿在母亲的安排下进入一所叫米格林的幼儿舞蹈学校接受训练,1934年年仅6岁出演了歌舞片《起立欢呼》,影片大获成功。随后一年中,邓波儿出演了《新群芳大会》、《小安琪》、《小情人》等8部影片。由于在这几部影片的出色表演,1935年年仅7岁的她就获得了第7届奥斯卡特别金像奖,成为有史以来获得奥斯卡奖的第一个孩子。同年“美国电影科学学会”还授于她“1934年最杰出个人”称号。从1934年到1939年,她每年都在最受欢迎的十大明星之列,成为当时美国儿童崇拜的偶像,也是成年人心目中的宠儿,曾有“大众小情人”之称。秀兰邓波儿是天生的歌舞好手,也是才华洋溢的演员,她共拍过超过40部电影,大都在12岁前。秀兰邓波儿童星时代著名作品包括“小卷毛”(Curly Top)与“小叛逆”(The Littlest Rebel)等,获归功挽救二十世纪福斯影片公司(20th Century Fox)在当年免于破产。随着她的逐渐长大,少女时代的秀兰·邓波儿,银坛魅力逐渐消退,观众无法接受他们最喜爱的小宝贝已经长大的现实。
在演完第43部影片后她正式告别影坛转而投身政坛,是共和党支持者。先后担任过美国驻联合国代表团代表、美国驻加纳大使、福特总统时期的礼宾司司长,1989年,乔治·赫伯特·沃克·布什总统任命她为美国驻捷克斯洛伐克大使。秀兰·邓波儿曾于1977年4月到中国访问。
1999年,邓波儿以其童星时期的成就,被美国电影学会选为百年来最伟大的女演员第18名。
另外,有一种没有酒精成份的鸡尾酒使用了她的名字,名为秀兰·邓波儿,又叫儿童鸡尾酒,在外国深受儿童欢迎。
曼秀雷敦的小护士商标的模特为秀兰·邓波儿。秀兰·邓波儿于1945年与约翰·阿加尔 (1921年-2002年)结婚。1948年生了一个女儿起名为琳达·苏珊·阿加尔。1950年两人离婚,同年改嫁小查尔斯·布莱克。1952年生儿子小查尔斯·布莱克,1954年生女儿洛瑞·布莱克。成年之后曾患乳腺癌。
2014年2月10日,邓波儿逝世。享年85岁。
by Jason Ankeny
No other child star in the history of popular entertainment enjoyed so much fame and renown as Shirley Temple -- by the tender age of six, she was already among the biggest celebrities in the world. Born April 23, 1928 in Santa Monica, California, she began taking dance classes at three, which led to her discovery by Hollywood in 1932; initially, she was tapped for a new series of children's films called "Baby Burlesks," parodies of adult features of the era designed to capitalize on the massive success of Hal Roach's Our Gang shorts. Temple soon enjoyed a number of bit parts in minor features before her breakthrough performance singing "Baby Take a Bow" in the 1934 musical Stand Up and Cheer poised her on the brink of stardom; while her skills as a singer and dancer were already remarkable, her gifts as an actress were ultimately her greatest drawing card, and she connected with audiences on a deeply emotional level rivaled only by a handful of the era's biggest adult performers.
In 1934 alone, Temple made nine features, most notably Little Miss Marker and Bright Eyes, the latter launching her hit song "On the Good Ship Lollipop"; as a result of her success that year -- just her first as a feature actress -- she was even given a special miniature Academy Award. Through it all, Temple remained so poised that rumors swirled that she was not even really a child at all, but a dwarf. As the Depression raged on, her films emerged as compulsory escapist fare for audiences of all ages, and soon she was making upwards of $300,000 annually, with a vast array of dolls, coloring books, clothes and other products bearing her likeness. As the 1930s wore on, Temple's star continued to ascend; each of her films was more profitable than the one which preceded it, and included such hits as 1935's The Littlest Rebel, 1936's Poor Little Rich Girl, and 1937's Heidi. Her pictures also generated a number of hit songs, among them "Animal Crackers in My Soup," "When I Grow Up," "Curly Top" and "Swing Me an Old-Fashioned Love Song."
In 1938, Temple was the year's top box-office draw; however, while a few more hits followed, including 1939's The Little Princess, as the 1940s dawned her popularity began to dwindle -- like so many child stars before and after her, her wide audience appeal simply faded as she entered her teens. Temple continued appearing on screen for the remainder of the decade, each time to diminishing returns; she eventually retired from screen acting at the age of 21. In 1958, she attempted to mount a comeback in television, hosting the short-lived series The Shirley Temple Storybook; 1960's Shirley Temple Show fared no better. After marrying businessman Charles Black, Temple concentrated on family life, also working extensively for charitable concerns; in the late 1960s she entered politics, unsuccessfully campaigning for Congress. In 1968, however, she was appointed as a U.S. representative to the United Nations, and from 1974 to 1976 was the U.S. ambassador to Ghana. In 1988, Temple published her autobiography, Child Star; a year later she was named ambassador to Czechoslovakia.