Hallie Eisenberg - the 8 year-old actress who plays Helen Keller

Discover Hallie Eisenberg's journey as Helen Keller and compare acting styles.

halleyeisenberg_interview.mp4 Watch the video about Hallie Eisenberg , the actress who played Helen Keller in the movie produced for TV in the year 2000. She was 8 years old then. You should make sure you understand these words before watching the video.researchsign languagedeaf-blind schoolnext tofar awaygive them space - לתת להם מרווחyour own age - בגיל שלך Hallie Kate Eisenberg Interview What two things did Hallie do to get ready to act in the movie "The Miracle Worker"? She wrote letters to blind children. She learned sign language. She covered her eyes so that she couldn't see for a week. She went to schools for deaf and blind children. She learned to read and write Braille. Why do you think that Hallie learned to use sign language before acting in the movie? Hallie learned sign language to act in the movie because.... Patty Duke acting the part of Helen Keller in the 1962 movie "The Miracle Worker" Watch this short excerpt (קטע) of a different version (גרסה אחרת) of the movie "The Miracle Worker" (1962). The actress, Patty Duke, is much older than Hallie Eisenberg in the part of Helen. Do you like her as Helen? Why or why not? (1 sentence) I liked Patty Duke / I didn't like Patty Duke as Helen because.... Patty Duke plays Helen at the age of 15. In 1960's "The Miracle Worker" was a play (הצגה) on Broadway and that is usually followed by a screen adaptation (סרט). When the play finished in 1961, film makers approached Gibson ( היוצר) and the play's director (בימאי) Arthur Penn about bringing The Miracle Worker to the big screen (למסך הגדול). The studio wanted bigger names in front of the camera. Elizabeth Taylor was the first choice for the role of Annie, and there was also some concern that the 15-year-old Patty Duke was too old to play the 7-year-old Keller, but the studio relented ( נכנע) after Penn (the director) refused ( סרב) to work with any other actors. Later, Patty Duke actually met 72 year old Helen Keller (see picture below). Put the facts that relate to Hallie Eisenberg in the group with her name and the facts that relate to Patty Duke in the group with her name. Hallie Eisenberg was 8 years old when she played Helen Keller in the movie Went to visit a school for the deaf and blind knows sign language Patty Duke was 15 years old when she played Helen Keller in the movie. was casted (לוהקה) as Helen because the director only wanted her. actually met Helen Keller was in a play about Helen Keller Look at some of the Helen Keller quotes (ציטוטים ) below. Translate a few. Choose one that you like and explain it in a sentence. Then write why it's so appropriate that Helen said it. בדקי כמה ציטוטים של הלן קלר. תפרשי כמה. בחרי באחד מהם והסבירי אותו וגם כתבי למה מתאים שהלן כתבה את זה.