RIP - Hollywood star Shirley Temple dies at 85

The former child actress passed away from natural causes at her home in Woodside, California on  February 11, 2014 at the age of 85, her agent has confirmed.

Her family said in a statement: ‘She was surrounded by her family and caregivers‘.

‘We salute her for a life of remarkable achievements as an actor, as a diplomat, and… our beloved mother, grandmother [and] great-grandmother.’

Shirley landed her first movie role at the age of three and, in 1935, she became the youngest person to receive an Academy Award – a record she still holds – when she won a special juvenile Oscar aged just six.

She starred in over 43 films – including ‘Bright Eyes‘, ‘Stand Up and Cheer‘ and ‘Curly Top‘ but struggled to maintain her cinematic career in adulthood and retired from movies in 1950, though she continued to work in television.

Following the end of her entertainment career, Shirley served as a U.S. ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia. - theNETNG