Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Mgbe ọ bụ nwatakịrị na-eme ihe nkiri, Garner rụrụ ọrụ mbụ ya na fim na 1938. Na
N'emume nrite Academy Awards nke iri na asatọ, Garner meriri Academy Juvenile Award, iji kwanyere onyinye ya maka ihe nkiri na 1945, ọkachasị na "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" na "Junior Miss".