What is "poor little rich girl"

n. (context idiomatic English) An unhappy young woman from a wealthy background.

Poor Little Rich Girl is a 1965 underground film by Andy Warhol starring Edie Sedgwick. Poor Little Rich Girl was conceived as the first film in part of a series featuring Sedgwick called The Poor Little Rich Girl Saga. The saga was to include other Warhol films: Restaurant, Face, and Afternoon.

The title references the 1936 movie of the same name, starring Shirley Temple, whom Warhol idolized as a child. The title also serves as a sort of description of the star, heiress Edie Sedgwick.

Poor Little Rich Girl may refer to:

In film and television:

• The Poor Little Rich Girl, a 1917 Mary Pickford film
• Poor Little Rich Girl (1936 film), starring Shirley Temple
• Poor Little Rich Girl (1965 film), directed by Andy Warhol
• Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story, a 1987 TV movie
• "Poor Little Rich Girl" (The Suite Life of Zack & Cody episode)

Songs:

• A Noël Coward song from the 1920s
• "Poor Little Rich Girl", a 1960s song written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin
• "Poor Little Rich Girl", a song from the album Equator by Uriah Heep

As a nickname:

• Barbara Hutton (1912–1979), American socialite with a troubled life

Poor Little Rich Girl, advertised as The Poor Little Rich Girl, is a 1936 American musical film directed by Irving Cummings. The screenplay by Sam Hellman, Gladys Lehman, and Harry Tugend was based on stories by Eleanor Gates and Ralph Spence, and the 1917 Mary Pickford vehicle of the same name. The film focuses on a child (Temple) neglected by her rich and busy father. She meets two vaudeville performers and becomes a radio singing star. The film received a lukewarm critical reception from The New York Times.