Tatum Beatrice O'Neal (born November 5, 1963) is an American actress and author. She is the youngest person ever to win a competitive Academy Award, which she won in 1974 at age 10 for her performance as Addie Loggins in Paper Moon opposite her father, Ryan O'Neal. She also starred in The Bad News Bears, in 1976, followed by Nickelodeon (1976), and Little Darlings (1980). She is also known for being Michael Jackson's first girlfriend.
Tatum O'Neal became the youngest winner of a competitive Academy Award in 1974, at age 10, receiving the best supporting actress honor for her work in 1973's Paper Moon.
In 2011, Tatum oneal appeared with her father on the documentary series Ryan & Tatum: The O'Neals, which followed the pair as they tried to mend their troubled family life (at one point, she and her father had been estranged for more than two decades). The actress also wrote about her relationship with her father in the 2011 memoir Found: A Daughter's Journey Home. The following year, O'Neal reportedly returned to rehabilitation for treatment.
Tatum O'Neal became the youngest winner of a competitive Academy Award in 1974, at age 10, receiving the best supporting actress honor for her work in 1973's Paper Moon.
In 2011, Tatum oneal appeared with her father on the documentary series Ryan & Tatum: The O'Neals, which followed the pair as they tried to mend their troubled family life (at one point, she and her father had been estranged for more than two decades). The actress also wrote about her relationship with her father in the 2011 memoir Found: A Daughter's Journey Home. The following year, O'Neal reportedly returned to rehabilitation for treatment.