Who played young jenny in forrest gump

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Director & Producer of the original stage production of "Astral Dick", a play written by James Mathers a.k.a "Toylit", at The Electric Lodge, Venice, CA. See more »


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Hanna R. Hall | Hannah Hall


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What I love about Sunset Boulevard (1950) is that it speaks so much to the whole industry, the loss of dreams, and how people base their entire life around this popularity or fame and beauty and then eventually that fades. And what do you have? I think that says a lot, and that's the thing that I don't like about the industry. See more »


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Who played the child Jenny on Forrest Gump?

Even still, when Hanna Hall shouted "Run, Forrest, run!" as young Jenny in the 1994 film Forrest Gump, she earned her place in film history—at age 10.

Who played young Jenny Curran?

Hanna R. Hall is best known for her role as young Jenny Curran in the 1994 movie Forrest Gump, but her acting career has continued since then. Her promising debut in the Tom Hanks-led drama has led to a quiet list of TV and movie credits over the decades.

What happened to Jenny as a child in Forrest Gump?

She was raised by her father, a farmer, who physically and sexually abused Jenny and her sisters. Forrest, being simple minded, believed that he was simply a loving father as he was always kissing and touching Jenny and her sisters.

Did Tom Hanks daughter play in Forrest Gump?

Additionally, Tom's younger brother Jim Hanks is his acting double in the movie for the scenes when Forrest runs across the U.S. Tom's daughter Elizabeth Hanks appears in the movie as the girl on the school bus who refuses to let young Forrest (Michael Conner Humphreys) sit next to her.