Mitzi Green Biography

Fast Facts

• First began acting with her parents on the vaudeville circuit and had her own headlining act when she was 7 years old
• Her first adult role was in the musical comedy "Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round" in 1934
• Made her screen acting debut in the film "The Marriage Playground" in 1929
• Often worked with other child stars like Jackie Coogan and Jackie Cooper
• Played Queenie Dugan in the TV series "So This Is Hollywood" in 1955
• Best known as a child star who played Becky Thatcher in 1931's "Huckleberry Finn" and the title character in 1932's "Little Orphan Annie․"
• Had a hit recording with "The Lady Is a Tramp" from the musical "Babes in Arms" in 1937
• Was the first child star to sign a multi-picture contract with Paramount Pictures