KIRSTEN DUNST
Born: April 30, 1982 Height: 5' 7"
Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American actress. She made her onscreen debut in the 1989 anthology film New York Stories, appearing in the segment
Oedipus Wrecks directed by Woody Allen. At the age of twelve, Dunst gained widespread recognition as Claudia in
Interview with the Vampire (1994), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. She appeared in
Little Women the same year and in
Jumanji the following year. She had starring roles in Sofia Coppola's 1999
The Virgin Suicides, Peter Bogdanovich's 2001
The Cat's Meow, and
Crazy/Beautiful (2001).
Dunst achieved fame for her portrayal of Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi's
Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). Since then, she has also played roles in
Mona Lisa Smile (2003),
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Cameron Crowe's
Elizabethtown (2005), the title role in Sofia Coppola's
Marie Antoinette (2006),
All Good Things (2010),
On the Road (2012),
Upside Down (2012),
The Two Faces of January (2014),
Midnight Special (2016), and
The Beguiled (2017).
In 2011, she won Best Actress at Cannes for her acclaimed performance in Lars von Trier's
Melancholia. She co-starred opposite Isla Fisher, Rebel Wilson and Lizzy Caplan in Leslye Headland's romantic comedy
Bachelorette, produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. In 2012, she co-starred opposite Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart and Garrett Hedlund in the adventure drama
On the Road as Camille Moriarty. She made a cameo appearance in the short film
Fight For Your Right Revisited.
In 2015, Dunst starred as Peggy Blumquist on the second season of the television series
Fargo. Her performance garnered critical acclaim, leading to her winning the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress, and being nominated for Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy awards. Dunst made her singing debut in the comedy film
Get Over It, performing two songs written by Marc Shaiman.
Dunst dated actor Jake Gyllenhaal from 2002 to 2004, Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell in 2007, and her On the Road co-star Garrett Hedlund from 2012 to 2016. She began dating her Fargo co-star Jesse Plemons in 2016. They became engaged in 2017.
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