Tatum O'Neal

Tatum Beatrice O'Neal (born November 5, 1963 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress, and the daughter of actor Ryan O'Neal and actress Joanna Moore.

Brief biography

Tatum Beatrice O'Neal was born in 1963 into the motion picture family of actor Ryan O'Neal and actress Joanna Moore. Her mother died in 1997 of lung cancer after a successful career in which she had appeared in such movies as Touch of Evil. Her father Ryan who is struggling with a form of leukemia, recently reunited with Farrah Fawcett after many years of separation.

Related Topics:
Ryan O'Neal - Joanna Moore - 1997 - Touch of Evil - Farrah Fawcett

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Troubled childhood

In her autobiography called A Paper Life, Tatum O'Neal alleged that she had been the victim of child molestation by a male friend of her father's. Tatum also alledges physical and emotional abuse from her father, much of which she attributes to drug use.

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Academy Award as a child

In 1974, Tatum O'Neal became the youngest person ever to receive the Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Paper Moon. This controversial movie which also featured her real-life father as a con-man, portrayed young Tatum as a child in the company of a crook who was being further tutored in a life of crime and corruption. The motion picture was financed by Herbert W. Armstrong's Ambassador International Cultural Foundation.

Related Topics:
1974 - Best Supporting Actress - Paper Moon - Herbert W. Armstrong - Ambassador International Cultural Foundation

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Other movie roles

Other movies starring Tatum O'Neal include The Bad News Bears, Nickelodeon (both 1976), International Velvet (1978), and Little Darlings (1980).

Related Topics:
The Bad News Bears - Nickelodeon - 1976 - International Velvet - 1978 - Little Darlings - 1980

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Marriage

In 1986, O'Neal wed tennis superstar John McEnroe, and the couple had three children: Kevin, Sean, and Emily. Following their divorce in 1992, she took up residence in New York City. McEnroe, who in 1997 married musician Patty Smyth, has custody of his three children with O'Neal.

Related Topics:
1986 - Tennis - John McEnroe - 1992 - New York City - 1997 - Patty Smyth

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