Annie's main physical characteristics were a mop of red, curly hair and vacant circles for eyes. She was always accompanied by her dog, Sandy.
In 1977, Little Orphan Annie became a Broadway musical, called Annie[?], with music by Charles Strouse[?], lyrics by Martin Charnin[?], and book by Thomas Meehan[?]. The original production ran from April 21, 1977 to January 2, 1983; there have been other productions around the world, and the musical has been filmed several times, notably in a 1982 version starring Albert Finney as "Daddy" Warbucks, Aileen Quinn[?] as Annie, and Carol Burnett as Miss Hannigan, the matron of the orphanage.
The Broadway Annies were Andrea McArdle[?], Shelley Bruce[?], Sarah Jessica Parker, Allison Smith[?], and Alyson Kirk[?]. Some of the notable actresses who portrayed Miss Hannigan are Alice Ghostly[?], Betty Hutton[?], Ruth Kobart[?], Marcia Lewis[?], June Havoc, and Nell Carter.
The 1980s children's television programme You Can't Do That on Television in its - later banned - "Adoption" episode, parodied the character as "Little Orphan Andrea". Andrea, like Annie, sported curly red hair and a red dress, but unlike her was a very naughty orphan who had a habit of beating the other kids up!
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