Where is the little girl who played Jenny in Forrest Gump

Not even a year after Forrest Gump was released, Hall was already onto her next acting job with the 1995 film adaptation of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, in which she played Goldi. Two television films were next up on Hall's docket: the drama film Homecoming, based on Cynthia Voigt's novel, which centers around the four Tillerman children who must learn to survive after their mother abandons them; and Her Desperate Choice, about a woman named Jody who escapes to an underground world with her daughter following a court case against her abusive ex-husband. Both were released in 1996, with Hall playing Maybeth Tillerman in Homecoming and Samantha, the daughter of Faith Ford's Jody Murdock, in Her Desperate Choice. 

Hall was still very young in those movies, only 12 years old when they hit the small screen. It wasn't until she was a bit older that Hall secured her next "big" role, in Sofia Coppola's directorial debut The Virgin Suicides, which happens to be one of the most popular '90s teen movies, according to Rotten Tomatoes. In the 1999 drama, Hall starred as Cecilia Lisbon, the youngest of the five Lisbon sisters who dies by suicide. Hall actually auditioned for the role of Lux Lisbon, whom Kirsten Dunst plays in the film, but at only 15 years old, producers felt she was too young for the more mature character (via House of Horrors).

Following her turn in The Virgin Suicides, Hall attended the Vancouver Film School and appeared on camera only sporadically — showing up as Amy Goodrow in the 2001 TV movie Amy & Isabelle, in a string of short films released between 2001 and 2006, and as Rose Anders in a 2006 episode of the short-lived Fox drama Standoff. Then, Hall made another splash in Hollywood when she starred as Judith Myers, the sister of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode, in Rob Zombie's 2007 remake of Halloween. 

The ensuing years found Hall peppering her résumé with roles in projects like Neal Cassady, the indie flick American Cowslip, the Adam Sherman drama Happiness Runs, the Philip K. Dick film adaptation Radio Free Albemuth, Scalene, Visible Scars, and a handful of short films. Most recently, on the movie side of things, Hall played Melissa in Dying for the Crown. She's popped up on television as well, securing guest roles on Criminal Minds (as Connie Foster), Masters of Sex (as Linda Einhorn), and The Purge (as a medical student). Amid all this, Hall found herself behind the camera more often than she did in front of it. She's worked as an assistant camerawoman and an assistant director, and even began directing underground theater productions in California (via International Business Times).

Hall has fond memories of her days as Jenny, but they're just that: memories. Her Alabama twang is long gone, and she prefers not to try and muster it from within. She's content with the life she made for herself, going to school and bolstering her enviable list of talents. Fans can keep up with Hall on Twitter, though she doesn't tweet very often.

Hanna Rose Hall (born July 9, 1984) is an American actress. She made her film debut in Forrest Gump (1994), and later appeared in Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides (1999) and Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007).

Hanna R. Hall

Born

Hanna Rose Hall


(1984-07-09) July 9, 1984 (age 38)

Denver, Colorado, U.S.

Alma materVancouver Film SchoolOccupationActressYears active1993–present

Hall was born in Denver, Colorado. Her family moved into the mountains when she was two years old, but she remained in Colorado until age eighteen.[1] After high school, she lived in Hawaii and Los Angeles before moving to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she attended the Vancouver Film School.[1]

When she was seven years old, Hall attended Nina Axelrod's open casting call for Robert Zemeckis's Forrest Gump. A few callbacks later, Hall was eventually cast as young Jenny Curran.[1] This was followed by a role as an orphaned child in the 1996 television film Homecoming, co-starring Anne Bancroft.

Hall screen tested for the role of Lux Lisbon in Sofia Coppola's film adaptation of The Virgin Suicides, but was considered too young for the part so she was cast as Cecilia Lisbon instead.[1] She appeared in several independent films following this, before being cast in Rob Zombie's remake of Halloween (2007) as Judith Myers. In 2009, she appeared in the independent comedy American Cowslip (2009), opposite Val Kilmer, Diane Ladd, and Cloris Leachman.

In 2012, Hall began working as a theater director in Venice, California, directing underground plays.[2] She has also appeared on television series, including guest roles on Criminal Minds and Masters of Sex.

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Forrest Gump Young Jenny Curran
1995 Goldilocks and the Three Bears Goldi 1996 homecoming
1999 The Virgin Suicides Cecilia Lisbon
2004 Jail Bait Bess Short film
2005 Edward Cole Crystal Short film
2006 White Picket Fence Sarah Durley Short film
2006 Bright Lights Samantha Short film
2007 Halloween Judith Myers
2007 Neal Cassady Sophie Bloom
2007 The Truth About Faces Jules Whitfield Short film
2008 Text Sarah
2009 American Cowslip Georgia
2010 A Numbers Game Carly
2010 Happiness Runs Becky
2010 Radio Free Albemuth Vivian Kaplan
2011 Scalene Paige Alexander
2012 Hawken Natalie Video short
2012 Visible Scars Becky Comfort
2013 The Meeting Place Miss Johnsonhobber Short film
2017 Another Skin Doctor Cynthia Dorsett Short film
2018 Dying for the Crown Melissa
Year Title Role Notes
1996 Homecoming Maybeth Tillerman TV film
1996 Her Desperate Choice Samantha TV film
2001 Amy & Isabelle Amy Goodrow TV film
2006 Standoff Rose Anders "Man of Steele"
2012 Criminal Minds Connie Foster "The Lesson"
2015 Masters of Sex Linda Einhorn "Parliament of Owls"
2019 The Purge Medical Student "7:01 A.M."

  1. ^ a b c d Stryker, Jonathan (September 12, 2007). "Exclusive Interview: Hanna Hall". HouseofHorrors.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2007.
  2. ^ Dennino, Nadine (June 7, 2012). "Hanna Hall, Actress Who Played Young Jenny In ?Forrest Gump,? All Grown Up". The International Business Times. Retrieved June 17, 2016.

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