At the age of ten, Tatum O'Neal was at the pinnacle of her hollywood career, starring as a precocious sidekick in the 1973 film. The role won her an oscar, making o'neal the youngest academy award winner in history. By 1...At the age of ten, Tatum O'Neal was at the pinnacle of her hollywood career, starring as a precocious sidekick in the 1973 film. The role won her an oscar, making o'neal the youngest academy award winner in history. By 1982, though, this angel-face was a full-blown cocaine addict, a teenage victim of depression, parental neglect, and abuse.