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Kirsten[1] Caroline Dunst (born April 30,
1982) is an American actress and former child fashion model, perhaps
best known for her roles in Jumanji, The Virgin Suicides, and Bring It
On, as well as Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man and its sequels,
Spider-Man 2 and the upcoming Spider-Man 3.
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Birth name: Kirsten Caroline Dunst
Date of birth: April 30, 1982
Birth location: New Jersey, USA
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Early life
Dunst was born in Point Pleasant, New
Jersey, to Klaus and Inez Dunst, who are separated. Her father, a German
medical services executive, remained in New Jersey. Her mother, a
Swedish former art gallery owner, moved to California. Dunst has a
younger brother, Christian.
Dunst attended the Ranney School in New
Jersey, but graduated in 2000 from Notre Dame High School in the Sherman
Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
Career
Dunst got her start as a child fashion
model at the age of three in television commercials.[2] She was signed
with Ford Models and Elite Model Management.[3]
In a 1988 episode of Saturday Night Live,
she played the role of President George H. W. Bush's granddaughter, in a
sketch in which Dana Carvey acted as President Bush.
In 1989, Dunst moved to the big screen with
New York Stories. Soon after, she landed a small part in The Bonfire of
the Vanities as Tom Hanks's daughter. Dunst also did the voice of Kiki
in the 1989 anime film Kiki's Delivery Service. In 1993, Dunst played
Hedril in the seventh season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation
called "Dark Page".
Her feature film breakthrough came in
Interview with the Vampire, a 1994 film based on Anne Rice's novel. The
movie featured a scene in which Dunst, then-aged eleven, had to kiss
Brad Pitt, who was 29.
At the 2002 Mar de Plata Film Festival,
Dunst won the Best Actress Silver Ombú for her performance as Charlie
Chaplin's love interest Marion Davies in Peter Bogdanovich's The Cat's
Meow.
Dunst made her singing debut in the 2001
film, Get Over It, performing two songs written by Marc Shaiman. She
also lent her musical voice to the end credits of The Cat's Meow by
singing the old standard, "After You've Gone." Dunst had previously
appeared in the music video for Savage Garden's "I Knew I Loved You" as
the love interest of Darren Hayes.
Dunst played the title role in
Marie-Antoinette, which premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. It
is the second time Dunst has starred in a film directed by Sofia
Coppola. Dunst is slated to portray peace activist Marla Ruzicka in a
film scripted by Lorene Scafaria for Warner Independent Pictures in late
2006.[4]
Personal life
She started dating actor Jake Gyllenhaal in
September 2002, after meeting him through his sister, Maggie Gyllenhaal
(her Mona Lisa Smile co-star). They officially broke up in July 2004 but
remained off and on until December 2005.[5]
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes
2007 Spider-Man 3 Mary Jane Watson In
production
2006 Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette
2005 Elizabethtown Claire Colburn
2004 Wimbledon Lizzie Bradbury
Spider-Man 2 Mary Jane Watson
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Mary
Svevo
2003 Mona Lisa Smile Betty Warren
Kaena: The Prophecy Kaena Voice
Levity Sofia Mellinger
2002 Spider-Man Mary Jane Watson
2001 The Cat's Meow Marion Davies
Crazy/Beautiful Nicole Oakley
Get Over It Kelly Woods/Helena
2000 Deeply Silly
Bring It On Torrance Shipman
Luckytown Lidda Doyles
The Crow: Salvation Erin Randall
All Forgotten Zinaida
1999 Dick Betsy Jobs
Drop Dead Gorgeous Amber Atkins
The Virgin Suicides Lux Lisbon
The Devil's Arithmetic Hannah Stern
Television movie
1998 Fifteen and Pregnant Tina Spangler
Television movie
The Hairy Bird Verena von Stefan
Small Soldiers Christy Fimple Voice
1997 Wag the Dog Tracy Lime
Anastasia Young Anastasia Voice
Tower of Terror Anna Petterson
True Heart Bonnie
1996 Mother Night Young Resi Noth
1995 Jumanji Judy Shepard
1994 Little Women Younger Amy March
Interview with the Vampire Claudia
Greedy Jolene
High Strung Young Girl Independent film
1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities Campbell
McCoy
1989 Kiki's Delivery Service Kiki Voice in
English language dubbed version
New York Stories Lisa's daughter Uncredited
Further reading
"Dreamweaver", Holly Millea, Premiere,
July/August 2004
Footnotes and references
1 Kirsten is pronounced "KEER-sten" (IPA: 'kɪɹs.tn̩).
2 IMDB. Retrieved on 2006-08-02.
3 Bio at absolutely.net
4 Untitled Dunst project at the Internet
Movie Database
5 Gyllenhaal, Dunst call it quits; Diaz,
Timberlake still on. USA Today. Retrieved on 2006-08-02.
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