Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst

Born 1982-04-30 (age 44) Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA
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Biography

Kirsten Caroline Dunst (/ˈkɪərstən/ KEER-stən; born April 30, 1982) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the anthology film New York Stories (1989) and has since starred in several films and television productions. She has received several awards, including nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four Golden Globe Awards.

Dunst first gained recognition for her role as child vampire Claudia in the horror film Interview with the Vampire (1994), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She also had roles in her youth in Little Women (1994) and Jumanji (1995). Dunst transitioned to leading roles in teen films of 1999, the satires Dick and Drop Dead Gorgeous and Sofia Coppola's drama The Virgin Suicides. After the leading role in the cheerleading film Bring It On (2000), she gained wider attention for her role as Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). Her career progressed with a supporting role in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), followed by a lead role in Cameron Crowe's tragicomedy Elizabethtown (2005), and as Marie Antoinette in Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006).

In 2011, Dunst starred as a depressed newlywed in Lars von Trier's drama Melancholia, which earned her the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. In 2015, she played Peggy Blumquist in the second season of the FX series Fargo, earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the role. Dunst had a supporting role in the film Hidden Figures (2016), and leading roles in Coppola's The Beguiled (2017) and in the dark comedy series On Becoming a God in Central Florida (2019), for which she received a third Golden Globe nomination. Dunst earned her fourth nomination for a Golden Globe and first nomination for an Academy Award for her performance in the psychological drama The Power of the Dog (2021). In 2024, she led the dystopian thriller film Civil War.

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Known For

Spider-Man
Spider-Man

2002

as Mary Jane Watson

Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3

2007

as Mary Jane Watson

Roofman
Roofman

2025

as Leigh Wainscott

Civil War
Civil War

2024

as Lee

Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures

2016

as Vivian Mitchell

Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2

2004

as Mary Jane Watson

Interview with the Vampire
Anastasia
Anastasia

1997

as Young Anastasia (voice)

A Minecraft Movie Squared
Small Soldiers
Small Soldiers

1998

as Christy Fimple

All Good Things
All Good Things

2010

as Katie Marks

The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides

2000

as Lux Lisbon

Little Women
Little Women

1994

as Younger Amy March

Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette

2006

as Marie Antoinette

The Beguiled
The Beguiled

2017

as Edwina

Melancholia
Melancholia

2011

as Justine

Bring It On
Bring It On

2000

as Torrance Shipman

Jumanji
Jumanji

1995

as Judy Shepherd

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

2013

as El Trousias Maiden of the Clouds