Movies with young performers were extremely popular in the 1990s. Our hearts were won over by the cute and eccentric stars of movies like The Sandlot and Little Rascals.
In films like The Parent Trap and Switching Goals, this cinematic trend also demonstrated the emergence of female empowerment. These movies portrayed adolescent tomboys “sticking it to the man” and engaging in absurd antics with their motley crew of companions, ultimately for the benefit of feminism. Like Lindsey Lohan, many of these movies and their actors continue to have an impact today.
Little Giants, starring Shawna Waldron as the underdog Becky “Icebox” O’Shea in the world of male-dominated pee wee football, is a classic feminist film. Little Giants was released 29 years ago; nonetheless, it has now grown to be a well-liked girl power film. What then has Shawna Waldron been up to? Find out by reading on.
Background Info
In Glendale, California, on January 25, 1982, Shawna Langill Waldron was born. She had always been a tomboy who was interested in performing. She was the ideal Icebox because of this. Waldron is a pretty reserved individual when it comes to her background. Regarding her parents, siblings, or education, she has not disclosed any information.
Waldron had worked on a project called “The New Kid,” but it was never made public. Before getting her big break, she also participated in a number of little advertisements.
Little Giants
Becky “Icebox” O’Shea, the lead character of Little Giants, was played by Waldron in 1994. Becky, the most gifted player, was not given a spot on her uncle’s pee wee football team because she is a female.
She then persuades her awkward father (Rick Moranis), who is now coaching her and the other rejects as a new team called the Little Giants, to take them on. Each misfit overcomes their own inner demons in spite of numerous setbacks. And in the end, Becky and the Little Giants triumph over her uncle’s team, bringing feminism and tomgirls everywhere the ultimate victory.
What did she do after Little Giants?
At the age of 12, Little Giants helped Waldron realise her acting goals by catapulting her to fame. Later, in the film The American President, Waldron portrayed Lucy Shepherd, the daughter of Michael Douglas. In a 1996 episode of the crime drama Moloney, she also portrayed Jennifer Simms.
Waldron played Bonnie Stiles, the adolescent daughter of Alfred Molina and Sharon Lawrence, in the first season of Ladies Man in 1999. The CBS sitcom, which only aired for two seasons, centred on Jimmy Stiles (Molina), a carpenter who was the only man in a house full of women, including his wife, mother, mother-in-law, ex-wife, and two kids. For her part in the programme, Waldron was nominated for a Twenty-first Annual Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series, Supporting Young Actress category. Kaley Cuoco took her position in season two.
Following these roles, Waldron made appearances in a number of movies, television shows, and made-for-TV productions. The Yellow Sign, 3 Days in Los Angeles, Dead Man Rising, and Lizzie all featured her. She was a cast member of television movies such as Police Guys, for which she received the Action on Film Award for Outstanding Cast Performance.
Her portrayal of Azalea in Poison Ivy: The Secret Society is another of her well-known roles. In To Kill a Mockumentary (2004) and Char-ac-ter (2009), she both produced and acted.
What is Shawna Waldron doing now?
Since 1994, Shawna Waldron has acted in Little Giants, but she hasn’t been directly associated with a production since 2019. She currently resides in Los Angeles, California, where she has spent the most of her life. Her 41st birthday was just passed. Adam Dick, a writer, director, and producer, and Shawna Waldron have a romantic history. Together, they produced “Nightlights” and “Teacher.”
Social media sites are accessible for Waldron. You can find Shawna Waldron on Instagram at @shawnawaldronoffical, where she kindly includes “Icebox” in her bio. She describes herself as “Actor/Director/Writer” as well. She registered as @ShawnaWaldron on Twitter in 2012. Her most recent post was from 2019, in which she ecstatically declared that her script has proceeded to the Austin Film Festival’s second round. Her most recent acting gig was in 2019, and as a writer or producer, it’s unclear what she has in the works.
Personal Life
Waldron’s Instagram page indicates that she and Dick have been together together since September 9, 2019. Todd Bosley, who played her co-star in Little Giants, and she have remained friends. She has many cats named Holly and Queen and describes herself as an animal lover. Waldron likes and shares memes, details from her life (such surprise birthday brunches and cat pics), and her left-leaning political stances on social media. She backs the #DefundthePolice movement, environmental causes, the LGBTQ+ community, and Black Lives Matter. At the moment, Waldron is childless.
