Kirsten Dunst
- Actress
- Producer
- Director
Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American actress, who also holds German
citizenship. She was born on April 30, 1982 in Point Pleasant, New
Jersey, to parents Inez (née Rupprecht), who owned an art gallery, and
Klaus Dunst, a medical services executive. She has a younger brother
named Christian Dunst, born in 1987. Her
father is German, from Hamburg, and her mother, who is American, is of
German and Swedish descent.
Her career began at the age of 3 when she started modeling and appearing in commercials. She made her feature film debut with an uncredited role at age 6 in the 'Oedipus Wrecks' segment of Woody Allen's 1989 film New York Stories (1989). She received her first film credit in The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990). Her family moved to Los Angeles in 1993, where her film career took off.
In 1994, she made her breakthrough performance in Phỏng Vấn Ma Cà Rồng (1994), alongside such stars as Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. Her performance earned her a Golden Globe nomination, the MTV Award for Best Breakthrough Performance and the Saturn Award for Best Young Actress. In 1995, she was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. Over the next few years, she made a string of hit movies including Những Người Phụ Nữ Nhỏ Bé (1994), Jumanji: Trò Chơi Bí Ẩn (1995) and Small Soldiers (1998).
In 2000, she received rave reviews for her role as "Lux Lisbon" in Sofia Coppola's independent film, Trinh Nữ Tự Sát (1999) and proved her status as a leading actress in the comedy hit, Bốc Lửa (2000). She also graduated from Notre Dame High School in Los Angeles in June of that year.
In 2002, she landed one of her best known roles as Peter Parker's love interest, Mary Jane Watson, in Người Nhện (2002). She continued her role in Người Nhện 2 (2004) and Người Nhện 3 (2007).
She went on to land roles in such films as Tia Nắng Vĩnh Cửu Của Tâm Hồn Tinh Khiết (2004), the romantic comedy Mũi Tên Gãy (2004), and in Cameron Crowe's Thị Trấn Tình Yêu (2005). She also played the title character in Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006).
Dunst won the Best Actress Award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival for her performance as Justine in Lars von Trier's Melancholia: Ngày Tận Thế (2011). In 2012, she appeared in Walter Salles' film adaptation of Đường Đời Sa Ngã (2012) and the independent comedy Hội Độc Thân (2012). She also has several films in production, including Tháng Giêng Hai Mặt (2014).
Her charity work includes designing a necklace to raise funds for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation as well as supporting various cancer charities.
Her career began at the age of 3 when she started modeling and appearing in commercials. She made her feature film debut with an uncredited role at age 6 in the 'Oedipus Wrecks' segment of Woody Allen's 1989 film New York Stories (1989). She received her first film credit in The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990). Her family moved to Los Angeles in 1993, where her film career took off.
In 1994, she made her breakthrough performance in Phỏng Vấn Ma Cà Rồng (1994), alongside such stars as Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. Her performance earned her a Golden Globe nomination, the MTV Award for Best Breakthrough Performance and the Saturn Award for Best Young Actress. In 1995, she was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. Over the next few years, she made a string of hit movies including Những Người Phụ Nữ Nhỏ Bé (1994), Jumanji: Trò Chơi Bí Ẩn (1995) and Small Soldiers (1998).
In 2000, she received rave reviews for her role as "Lux Lisbon" in Sofia Coppola's independent film, Trinh Nữ Tự Sát (1999) and proved her status as a leading actress in the comedy hit, Bốc Lửa (2000). She also graduated from Notre Dame High School in Los Angeles in June of that year.
In 2002, she landed one of her best known roles as Peter Parker's love interest, Mary Jane Watson, in Người Nhện (2002). She continued her role in Người Nhện 2 (2004) and Người Nhện 3 (2007).
She went on to land roles in such films as Tia Nắng Vĩnh Cửu Của Tâm Hồn Tinh Khiết (2004), the romantic comedy Mũi Tên Gãy (2004), and in Cameron Crowe's Thị Trấn Tình Yêu (2005). She also played the title character in Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006).
Dunst won the Best Actress Award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival for her performance as Justine in Lars von Trier's Melancholia: Ngày Tận Thế (2011). In 2012, she appeared in Walter Salles' film adaptation of Đường Đời Sa Ngã (2012) and the independent comedy Hội Độc Thân (2012). She also has several films in production, including Tháng Giêng Hai Mặt (2014).
Her charity work includes designing a necklace to raise funds for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation as well as supporting various cancer charities.
