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(guó)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(guó)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(kāi)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?！泛汀缎∨衍姟贰：芏嗵卦S商品，包括洋娃娃、餐具和衣服，都因她陽(yáng)光可人的形象代言而大賣(mài)特賣(mài)。

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(jiǎng)特別獎(jiǎng)。

在鄧波兒事業(yè)的巔峰，總統(tǒng)富蘭克林·羅斯福對(duì)她大加贊賞，并稱(chēng)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(shuō)：“只要我們國(guó)家有秀蘭·鄧波兒，我們都會(huì)好起來(lái)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(kāi)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?tīng)柮商毓竞兔绹?guó)國(guó)家野生動(dòng)物聯(lián)盟的董事會(huì)成員。1967年，她以共和黨人身份競(jìng)選國(guó)會(huì)議員，但未能如愿當(dāng)選。1974年，她被任命為美國(guó)駐加納大使。

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

1999年，美國(guó)電影協(xié)會(huì)對(duì)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(duì)那些想獲得終生成就獎(jiǎng)的人有一條建議，那就是早點(diǎn)兒開(kāi)始。”她在2006接受美國(guó)電影工會(huì)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)。