Her name is Eloise. She is 6. She is a city child. She lives at the Plaza Hotel. She has a “rawther” British nanny, a dog named Weenie that looks like a cat and a turtle named Skipperdee that ...

Eloise was known in circus circles for her unusual mixed-animal acts. Her main non-elephant act combined lions, tigers, bears, jaguars, a cougar and a leopard in the arena all at the same time.

For two months, while making two "Eloise" movies, 10-year-old actress Sofia Vassilieva got to pretend she was the smart and sassy 6-year-old. "Eloise at the Plaza" will air Sunday night on ABC.