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Aileen was only 10 when she beat out 8,000 other girls to nab the starring role in the 1982 movie ‘Annie.’ After waiting for sequels that never materialized and a handful of small roles, she went on to an academic career and is now a theater professor at Monmouth University in New Jersey. But she hasn’t quit show business — she’s the lead singer of rockabilly band The Leapin’ Lizards and continues to perform.