Dakota Fanning
Acting

Dakota Fanning

February 23, 1994 (32 years old) Conyers, Georgia, USA

Also known as: Hannah Dakota Fanning

Biography

Hannah Dakota Fanning (born February 23, 1994) is an American actress. She rose to prominence at the age of seven for her performance as Lucy Dawson in the drama film I Am Sam (2001), for which she received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination at the age of eight, making her the youngest nominee in SAG history. Fanning played major roles as a child actress in the films Uptown Girls (2003), The Cat in the Hat (2003), Man on Fire (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Dreamer (2005), and Charlotte’s Web (2006), and the eponymous character in Coraline (2009).

Fanning followed with more mature roles, playing Lewellen in Hounddog (2007), Lily in The Secret Life of Bees (2008), Cherie Currie in The Runaways (2010) and Jane in The Twilight Saga (2009–2012). Throughout the 2010s, she continued appearing in independent productions such as the dramas Now Is Good (2012) and Night Moves (2013), the comedy-drama Very Good Girls (2013), and the biographical film Effie Gray (2014). In 2018, she appeared in the heist comedy Ocean’s 8 and had a starring role in the period drama series The Alienist. She has since portrayed Manson girl Squeaky Fromme in the Quentin Tarantino film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) and First Daughter Susan Ford in the Showtime biographical drama series The First Lady (2022).

Known For

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999 • TV

Friends

Friends

1994 • TV

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000 • TV

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 • TV

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019 • Movie

The Equalizer 3

The Equalizer 3

2023 • Movie

Movie Credits (54)

Acting

2019

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

as 'Squeaky'

2023

The Equalizer 3

as Emma Collins

2012

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

as Jane

2009

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

as Jane

2005

War of the Worlds

as Rachel Ferrier

2010

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

as Jane

2004

Man on Fire

as Lupita Ramos

2018

Ocean's Eight

as Penelope Stern

2025

Vicious

as Polly

2013

The Last of Robin Hood

as Beverly Aadland

2024

The Watchers

as Mina / Lucy

2014

Every Secret Thing

as Ronnie Fuller

2003

The Cat in the Hat

as Sally Walden

2001

I Am Sam

as Lucy Diamond Dawson

2013

The Motel Life

as Annie James

2003

Uptown Girls

as Ray Schleine

2005

Hide and Seek

as Emily Callaway

2011

Rise

as Laurence Owen

2006

Charlotte's Web

as Fern Arable

2002

Sweet Home Alabama

as Young Melanie

Crew

The Bell Jar

Producer

2018

Hello Apartment

Director

2027

The Nightingale

Producer

The Sun Never Sets

Producer

TV Credits (42)

Acting

1999

Family Guy

as Little Girl (voice)

1 episodes

1994

Friends

as Mackenzie

1 episodes

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Brenda Collins

1 episodes

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

1 episodes

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

4 episodes

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2025

All Her Fault

as Jenny Kaminski

8 episodes

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

2 episodes

2000

Malcolm in the Middle

as Emily

1 episodes

1994

ER

as Delia Chadsey

1 episodes

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1 episodes

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

1 episodes

1997

The Practice

as Alessa Engel

1 episodes

1997

The View

as Self

2 episodes

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Self - Guest

3 episodes

1996

Spin City

as Cindy

1 episodes

2000

Strong Medicine

as Edie's Girl

1 episodes

2024

RIPLEY

as Marge Sherwood

8 episodes

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

2 episodes

2003

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

2 episodes

Crew

2026

Margo's Got Money Troubles

Executive Producer

2024

Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer

Executive Producer

2025

Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?

Executive Producer

Discretion

Executive Producer

Untitled Dakota Fanning Thriller Series

Executive Producer

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
February 23, 1994 (32 years old)
Place of Birth
Conyers, Georgia, USA
Popularity
6.7

Career Stats

54
Movies
42
TV Shows