Kirsten Dunst

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

124

Gender

Female

Birthday

1982-04-30 (43 years old)

Place of Birth

Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA

Kirsten Dunst

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kirsten Dunst, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Fargo

    Fargo

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Star Trek: The Next Generation

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Conan

    Conan

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Black Mirror

    Black Mirror

  • ER

    ER

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Roofman

    Roofman

  • Spider-Man

    Spider-Man

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards

    MTV Movie & TV Awards

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards

    MTV Movie & TV Awards

  • Spider-Man 3

    Spider-Man 3

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Cosmos

    Cosmos

  • CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Civil War

    Civil War

  • Punk'd

    Punk'd

  • American Masters

    American Masters

  • Crazy/Beautiful

    Crazy/Beautiful

  • Drunk History

    Drunk History

  • The Jonathan Ross Show

    The Jonathan Ross Show

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Hidden Figures

    Hidden Figures

  • Wag the Dog

    Wag the Dog

  • Anastasia

    Anastasia

  • Levity

    Levity

  • Interview with the Vampire

    Interview with the Vampire

  • The Virgin Suicides

    The Virgin Suicides

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

    The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

  • Spider-Man 2

    Spider-Man 2

  • True Heart

    True Heart

  • The Bling Ring

    The Bling Ring

  • Bring It On

    Bring It On

  • Luckytown

    Luckytown

  • Greedy

    Greedy

  • The Cat's Meow

    The Cat's Meow

  • The Frame

    The Frame

  • On Becoming a God in Central Florida

    On Becoming a God in Central Florida

  • Small Soldiers

    Small Soldiers

  • Strike!

    Strike!

  • All Good Things

    All Good Things

  • Today

    Today

  • Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette

  • Woodshock

    Woodshock

  • Melancholia

    Melancholia

  • Little Women

    Little Women

  • Jumanji

    Jumanji

  • The Power of the Dog

    The Power of the Dog

  • The Crow: Salvation

    The Crow: Salvation

  • Darkness Before Dawn

    Darkness Before Dawn

  • Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

    Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

  • TRL

    TRL

  • The Beguiled

    The Beguiled

  • Drop Dead Gorgeous

    Drop Dead Gorgeous

  • Mona Lisa Smile

    Mona Lisa Smile

  • Spider-Mania

    Spider-Mania

  • Midnight Special

    Midnight Special

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Upside Down

    Upside Down

  • Elizabethtown

    Elizabethtown

  • Wimbledon

    Wimbledon

  • How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

    How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

  • Bachelorette

    Bachelorette

  • Dick

    Dick

  • The Bonfire of the Vanities

    The Bonfire of the Vanities

  • On the Road

    On the Road

  • New York Stories

    New York Stories

  • Get Over It

    Get Over It

  • The Entertainment System Is Down

    The Entertainment System Is Down

  • The Devil's Arithmetic

    The Devil's Arithmetic

  • Mother Night

    Mother Night

  • The Two Faces of January

    The Two Faces of January

  • Akihabara Majokko Princess

    Akihabara Majokko Princess

  • Tower of Terror

    Tower of Terror

  • Heroes and Demons

    Heroes and Demons

  • Mademoiselle C

    Mademoiselle C

  • Fight for Your Right Revisited

    Fight for Your Right Revisited

  • Aspirational

    Aspirational

  • With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

    With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

  • Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

    Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

  • All Forgotten

    All Forgotten

  • Deeply

    Deeply

  • Becoming Roofman

    Becoming Roofman

  • The Spider-Man Story

    The Spider-Man Story

  • Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination

    Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination

  • High Strung

    High Strung

  • Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing

    Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing

  • Fifteen and Pregnant

    Fifteen and Pregnant

  • The Siege at Ruby Ridge

    The Siege at Ruby Ridge

  • Untitled Sofia Coppola Film

    Untitled Sofia Coppola Film

  • Reptilia

    Reptilia

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')

    It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow')

  • Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War

    Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War

  • Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

    Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

  • The Second Bakery Attack

    The Second Bakery Attack

  • Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'

    Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'

  • Behind the Scenes With Jane Campion

    Behind the Scenes With Jane Campion

  • The Making of Marie Antoinette

    The Making of Marie Antoinette

  • The Making of The Virgin Suicides

    The Making of The Virgin Suicides

  • Non Plus One

    Non Plus One

  • The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer

  • Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls

    Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls

  • In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire

    In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire

  • Self Help

    Self Help

  • Revisiting The Virgin Suicides

    Revisiting The Virgin Suicides