Shirley Temple was a famous American actress, singer, and dancer. She began her career in 1928 at age 3, starring in short films and becoming a national celebrity with films like "Stand Up and Cheer" in 1933 and "Bright Eyes" in 1934. Temple worked with acclaimed tap dancer Bill Robinson in the 1935 film "The Little Colonel," which marked the first interracial dancing couple in movies. Over her career from 1931 to 1961, Temple starred in 14 short films and 43 feature films, becoming one of the biggest box office stars of the 1930s and 1940s.