Tatum O'Neal is an American actress, known as the youngest person ever to win a competitive Academy Award. She received the prestigious award at the age of ten, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Addie Loggins in the film *Paper Moon* (1973), in which she starred alongside her father, Ryan O'Neal. For the same role, she was also awarded a Golden Globe for Best New Actress. This success established her as one of the leading child actors of the 1970s, leading her to star in other notable films such as *The Bad News Bears* (1976), *International Velvet* (1978), and *Little Darlings* (1980). In her adult career, she has continued to work in film and television, appearing in independent films and in series such as *Rescue Me*, maintaining a consistent presence in the entertainment industry.