The actress, singer, and model (born April 30, 1982) is an American. As part of the anthology film New York Stories, she made her acting debut in Woody Allen's short film Oedipus Wrecks (1989). As Claudia in Interview with the Vampire (1994), Dunst earned considerable attention when she was only twelve years old. For her part, Dunst was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the category of Best Supporting Actress. She made her film debut with Little Women the same year, and she followed that up with Jumanji the year after. Dunst began her film career in 1996 with a recurring role as Charlie Chemingo in the NBC medical drama ER (1996–1997), followed by roles in films such as Wag the Dog (1997), Small Soldiers (1998), the English dub of Kiki's Delivery Service (1998), and The v*rgin Suicides (1999). She then went on to star in romantic comedies and comedy-dramas such as Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999), Bring It On (2000), Get over (both released in 2001).
Her parents, Inez (née Rupprecht), who operated an art gallery, and Klaus Dunst, a medical services executive, welcomed her into the world on April 30, 1982, in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. Christian Dunst, her younger brother, was born in 1987 and is also a film and television producer. A German native, from Hamburg, she has a German father and a mother of German and Swedish ancestry, who is an American citizen.
The beginning of her professional modelling and commercial appearances began when she was three years old. 'Oedipus Wrecks' part of Woody Allen's 1989 film New York Stories was her feature film debut, in which she appeared uncredited at the age of 6. (1989). With The Bonfire of the Vanities, she gained her first film credit (1990). In 1993, she and her family relocated to Los Angeles, where her film career began to take off and continues today.
It was in the 1994 film Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles that she had her breakthrough performance, which she shared with actors such as Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. A nomination for a Golden Globe, an MTV Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, and a Saturn Award for Best Young Actress were all given out in recognition of her work. The magazine People ranked her one of the 50 most beautiful people in the planet in 1995. Little Women (1994), Jumanji (1995), and Small Soldiers (1996) were among the other popular films she would go on to make over the following few years (1998).
As "Lux Lisbon" in Sofia Coppola's indie film, The Virgin Suicides (1999), she garnered positive reviews in 2000, and she further established herself as a starring actor in the comedy Bring It On (2000). (2000). As a result, in June of that year, she received her diploma from Notre Dame High School in Los Angeles.
One of her most well-known roles was as Mary Jane Watson, Peter Parker's love interest, in the Spider-Man film series, which she starred in in 2002. (2002). She returned to the Spider-Man franchise in Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007). (2007).
She went on to appear in films such as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), the romantic comedy Wimbledon (2004), and Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown (2007), among other projects (2005). Aside from that, she also starred as Marie Antoinette in Sofia Coppola's film of the same name (2006).
Melanie, a role in Lars von Trier's Melancholia, earned Dunst the Best Actress Award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, where she also appeared (2011). The following year, she starred in the indie comedy Bachelorette and the film version of On the Road (2012) by Walter Salles (2012). A number of projects, including The Two Faces of January, are now in development with her (2014).
Basic facts about Kirsten Caroline Dunst
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Full Name at Birth |
Kirsten Caroline Dunst |
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Age |
40 |
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Date of Birth |
30 April, 1982 |
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Birthplace |
Point Pleasant, New Jersey USA |
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Height |
5' 5½" (166 cm) |
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Build |
Slim |
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Eye |
Color Blue |
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Hair Color |
Blonde |
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Distinctive Features |
High cheek bones ,Her voice |
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Political Party |
Democratic Party (USA) |
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Net Worth |
$25,000,000 USD |
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Residence |
Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Star |
Sign Taurus |
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Sexuality |
Straight |
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Religion |
Lutheran |
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Ethnicity |
White |
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Nationality |
American |
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High School |
Notre Dame High School, Sherman
Oaks |
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Occupation |
Actress, Singer, Model and Director |
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Father |
Klaus Dunst. |
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Mother |
Inez (née Rupprecht) |
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Brother(s) |
Christian Dunst |