Biography

Kirsten Caroline Dunst was born on April 30, 1982 in Point Pleasant, NJ. Klaus, her father, separated from Kirsten's mother Inez Dunst, a former art-gallery owner. Starting out in showbiz at the age of three, Kirsten began filming television commercials for a total of over 70 before making her feature film debut in a segment of Woody Allen's 1989 film New York Stories . A medical-services executive, Klaus remained in New Jersey while the rest of his family, including her brother Christian, relocated to California. Her film career took off with her breakthrough performance in 1994's Interview with the Vampire alongside such stars as Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. Her acclaimed performance in this movie earned her several award nominations and pushed more projects here direction. She continued her streak with Little Women, Jumanji and Small Soldiers. Expanding her range, Kirsten embraced the role of role as Lux Lisbon in The Virgin Suicides. Proving her status as a comedic as well as dramatic actress, she continued with Bring It On while completing her studies at Notre Dame High School in Los Angeles in June of that year. Having most recently completing Spiderman with Tobey Maguire, Dunst is currently working on her own production company with her mother called "Wooden Spoon Productions.

Filmography

Spider-Man 2 (2004) .... Mary Jane Watson
Levity (2003)
Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
Axis (2002) .... Kaena
... aka Kaena: The Prophecy (2002)
Spider-Man (2002) .... Mary Jane 'M.J.' Watson
Spider-Mania (2002) (TV) .... Herself
74th Annual Academy Awards, The (2002) (TV) .... Presenter: Best Visual Effects
2001 MTV Movie Awards (2001) (TV) .... Host
Mummy Parody, The (2001) (TV) .... Herself
Cat's Meow, The (2001) .... Marion Davies
Crazy/Beautiful (2001) .... Nicole Oakley
Get Over It (2001) .... Kelly Woods/Helena
... aka Get Over It! (2001) (USA: promotional title)
All Forgotten (2000) .... Zinaida
... aka Lover's Prayer (2000) (USA)
Savage Garden: Superstars and Cannonballs: Live and on Tour in Australia (2000) (V) (uncredited) .... Girl on Subway (in 'I Knew I Loved You' video)
Deeply (2000) .... Silly
Bring It On (2000) .... Torrance Shipman
Luckytown Blues (2000) .... Lidda Doyles
... aka Luckytown (2000) (USA: video title)
Crow: Salvation, The (2000) .... Erin Randall

Dick (1999) .... Betsy Jobs
... aka Dick, les coulisses de la présidence (1999) (France)
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) .... Amber Atkins
... aka Gnadenlos schön (1999) (Germany)
Virgin Suicides, The (1999) .... Lux Lisbon
... aka Sophia Coppola's the Virgin Suicides (1999) (USA)
Devil's Arithmetic, The (1999) (TV) .... Hannah Stern
"Stories from My Childhood" (1998) TV Series (voice) .... Alice/Gerda
... aka "Mikhail Baryshnikov's Stories from My Childhood" (1998) (USA: complete title)
Strike! (1998) .... Verena von Stefan
... aka All I Wanna Do (2000) (USA: new title)
... aka College femminile (1998) (Italy)
... aka Filles font la loi, Les (1998) (Canada: French title)
Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The (1998) (V) (voice) .... Becky Thatcher
Small Soldiers (1998) .... Christy Fimple
Fifteen and Pregnant (1998) (TV) .... Tina Spangler
True Heart (1997) .... Bonnie
Wag the Dog (1997) .... Tracy Lime
Anastasia (1997) (voice) .... Young Anastasia
Tower of Terror (1997) (TV) .... Anna
Mother Night (1996) .... Young Resi Noth
Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy (1996) (TV) .... Sara Weaver
... aka Siege at Ruby Ridge, The (1996) (TV) (USA)
"ER" (1994) TV Series .... Charlene 'Charlie' Chiemienga (1996-1997)
Children Remember the Holocaust (1995) (TV) (voice)
... aka Nothing But Sun (1995) (TV)
Jumanji (1995) .... Judy Shepherd
Little Women (1994) .... Younger Amy March
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) .... Claudia
... aka Interview with the Vampire (1994) (USA: short title)
Greedy (1994) .... Jolene
Darkness Before Dawn (1993) (TV) .... Sandra Guard (age 8)
High Strung (1991) .... Young Girl
Bonfire of the Vanities, The (1990) .... Campbell McCoy
"Loving" (1983) TV Series (uncredited) .... Young Child (1990-1991)

Majo no takkyubin (1989) (voice) .... Kiki O'Connell (US version)
... aka Kiki's Delivery Service (1998) (USA)
New York Stories (1989) (uncredited) .... Lisa's Daughter