Annie (character)

Annie is the main protagonist of the television film of the same name. She was born on October 28, 1922 (the day and month being revealed in a letter Annie reads "again", and the year being when her parents left the note and dropped her off). She was born to David and Margaret Bennett, and (as she is unaware that they died prior to the events of the film, and she denies being an orphan) her search for them is the main idea of the film. She was portrayed by Alicia Morton as her first film role.

Role in the Film
Annie is first seen sitting by the window in the bedroom of the girls' orphanage, where she sleeps instead of a bed like the other girls do. After hearing the orphans fighting, she scolds them, warning them that waking up Miss Hannigan will make her angry. She comforts Molly (the youngest orphan) over a nightmare about her parents. She reads a note to Molly (with the other orphans joining in), and sings the first part of "Maybe" to Molly, in order to lull her to sleep. She finishes as she is making sure the other girls sleep well. She sets off to find her parents, only to be stopped by Miss Hannigan. She asks her if she's going to beat her, but admits that she never hit any of the girls... but tells her that threatening to do it is worse. After asked what she says, she gives the wanted, usual response, "I love you, Miss Hannigan!". As she is brought back to the bedroom, Miss Hannigan has all seven girls scrub the floors and strip the beds for Mr. Bundles ("It's the Hard-Knock Life"). At one point, Annie scrubs the windows, too.