Shirley Temple， who was one of the most iconic child stars of the 20th century， has died. She was 85.

The dimpled actress found fame at the height of the Great Depression in movies including Heidi， Curly Top and Bright Eyes and later served as US ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia.

Born in Santa Monica， Calif.， in April 1928， Temple was enrolled in dance school at the age of three.

After a number of bit parts she stole the show with her rendition of Baby Take a Bow in her first feature film， Stand Up and Cheer.

Audiences around the world flocked to see her in films such as Curly Top， The Little Colonel and The Littlest Rebel. Licensed merchandise including dolls， dishes， and clothing also capitalized on her wholesome image.

Temple was the top box-office draw for four years in a row between 1935 and 1938. She won a special Academy Award in early 1935 for her “outstanding contribution to screen entertainment” in the previous year.

At the height of her fame， Temple earned praise from President Franklin D. Roosevelt who called her “Little Miss Miracle” for raising the publics morale during times of economic hardship， even going so far as to say that， “as long as our country has Shirley Temple， we will be all right.”

She even had a drink named after her， an appropriately sweet and innocent cocktail of ginger ale and grenadine， topped with a maraschino cherry.

However， the stars popularity waned in her late teens.

She married Charles Black in 1950， a marriage that lasted until his death in 2005 at age 86.

Temple went on to sit on the boards of corporations and organizations including the Walt Disney Company， Del Monte and the National Wildlife Federation. She unsuccessfully ran for Congress as a Republican in 1967. She was appointed as Americas ambassador to Ghana in 1974.

In 1988， Temple became the first person to achieve the rank of honorary Foreign Service officer of the United States and a year later she took up the post of ambassador to Czechoslovakia， where she served until 1992.

In 1999， the American Film Institute ranking of the top 50 screen legends ranked Temple at No. 18 among the 25 actresses.

“I have one piece of advice for those of you who want to receive the lifetime achievement award. Start early，” she quipped in 2006 as she was honored by the Screen Actors Guild.

Temple is survived by children Linda Susan， Charlie Jr. and Lori， along with granddaughter Teresa and two great-granddaughters Lily and Emma.

20世紀(jì)最著名的標(biāo)志性童星秀蘭·鄧波兒去世，享年85歲。

美國經(jīng)濟(jì)大蕭條達(dá)到頂峰時(shí)，有著酒窩的鄧波兒聲名鵲起，出演了《海蒂》《卷毛頭》《亮眼睛》，之后擔(dān)任美國駐加納和（前）捷克斯洛伐克大使。

鄧波兒于1928年4月出生于加州圣莫尼卡，3歲開始進(jìn)入舞蹈學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)。

出演了很多小角色后，鄧波兒在她的第一部劇情片《起立歡呼》中，因飾演“寶貝答謝”片斷而大放異彩。

全世界的觀眾蜂擁觀看她的影片，如《卷毛頭》《小上校》和《小叛軍》。很多特許商品，包括洋娃娃、餐具和衣服，都因她陽光可人的形象代言而大賣特賣。

從1935年到1938年，鄧波兒連續(xù)四年成為最有票房影響力的明星。1935年上半年，她因上一年“為電影界做出的杰出貢獻(xiàn)”獲得了奧斯卡金像獎特別獎。

在鄧波兒事業(yè)的巔峰，總統(tǒng)富蘭克林·羅斯福對她大加贊賞，并稱她為“傳奇小美女”，因?yàn)樗诮?jīng)濟(jì)困難時(shí)期大大振奮了民眾的士氣，影響深遠(yuǎn)。他甚至說：“只要我們國家有秀蘭·鄧波兒，我們都會好起來的?！?/p>

人們甚至還以她的名字命名一款雞尾酒，這種酒甜味剛好，帶有淡淡的姜汁和石榴汁味道，酒上還點(diǎn)綴著一顆馬拉斯奇諾櫻桃。

然而，她的名氣在十八九歲時(shí)開始減弱。

1950年她嫁給查爾斯·布萊克，這段婚姻持續(xù)到2005年查爾斯86歲去世時(shí)才終結(jié)。

鄧波兒繼續(xù)擔(dān)任包括華特迪斯尼公司、德爾蒙特公司和美國國家野生動物聯(lián)盟的董事會成員。1967年，她以共和黨人身份競選國會議員，但未能如愿當(dāng)選。1974年，她被任命為美國駐加納大使。

1988年，鄧波兒成為美國首位榮譽(yù)外交官，一年后她接任美國駐（前）捷克斯洛伐克大使，一直工作到1992年。

1999年，美國電影協(xié)會對50位熒屏傳奇人物進(jìn)行排名，鄧波兒在入圍的25名女星中排名第18位。

“我對那些想獲得終生成就獎的人有一條建議，那就是早點(diǎn)兒開始?！彼?006接受美國電影工會授予榮譽(yù)時(shí)調(diào)侃道。

鄧波兒有三個(gè)孩子，琳達(dá)·蘇珊、小查理和洛瑞，一個(gè)孫女特里薩和兩個(gè)重孫女莉莉和艾瑪，她的生命得到了延續(xù)。