Plenty of kids have been nominated for Academy Awards. In fact, a couple of them -- including Justin Henry and Haley Joel Osment
-- have been covered right here in Rich or Rehab. With this year's
Oscars just a few days away, it seemed natural to track down yet
another young former Oscar nominee for your reading pleasure.
Which brings us to today's R or R subject: Keisha Castle-Hughes, who, at age 13, became the youngest Best Actress nominee in Oscar history when she earned a nod in 2004 for her role in "Whale Rider."
In this weeks running up to the Academy Awards, she became something of
a media darling, praised for her moving performance as a Maori girl
attempting to buck tradition and become the leader of her tribe. She
even got to meet one of her idols, Johnny Depp, in a live, televised
moment that -- through no fault of Keisha's -- was totally awkward.
(Let me put it this way: Billy Bush insisted on introducing her to Depp during the pre-Oscar show. I'll leave the rest to your imagination.)
So what happened to this Australian talent in the years after she basked in Oscar's glow?
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