Tatum O'Neal is an Oscar-winning American film and television actress.
O'Neal has spoken openly about her struggles with drug addiction and chronicled her troubled life in a 2004 autobiography called A Paper Life.
On June 1, 2008, O'Neal was arrested in Manhattan for allegedly buying crack cocaine from a street drug dealer.
Biography
O'Neal made her acting debut alongside her father, Ryan, in the critically acclaimed comedy Paper Moon. She won a "Best Supporting Actress" Oscar at the age of 10 for her part, and to date, she remains the youngest person to ever win an Academy Award.
She starred in other films, including The Bad News Bears and Little Darlings, but stopped acting when she married tennis player John McEnroe in 1986. The two divorced in 1992, and according to her 2004 autobiography, A Paper Life, O'Neal struggled with drug and alcohol problems during that time.
In 2005, she returned to acting playing Maggie Gavin on the TV drama Rescue Me. She continues to appear in films and TV shows, and recently competed in the second season of Dancing with the Stars, where she was eliminated in the second round.
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Tatum O'Neal Timeline
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1963: Born on November 5, 1963 in Los Angeles, California
1973: Paper Moon - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1976: The Bad News Bears - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1976: Nickelodeon - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia
1978: International Velvet - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1980: Circle of Two - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia
1980: Little Darlings - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia
1996: Basquiat - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2003: Sex and the City - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia
2004: Law & Order: Criminal Intent - IMDb Lisiting | Wikipedia
2006: Wicked Wicked Games - IMDb Lisiting | Wikipedia
2005-2007: Rescue Me - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia
2008: Saving Grace - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia