Kirsten Dunst
Acting

Kirsten Dunst

April 30, 1982 (43 years old) Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA

Also known as: Kirsten Caroline 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.

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Known For

Fargo

Fargo

2014 • TV

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 • TV

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 • TV

Black Mirror

Black Mirror

2011 • TV

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

2002 • Movie

Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man 3

2007 • Movie

Movie Credits (56)

Acting

2002

Spider-Man

as Mary Jane Watson

2007

Spider-Man 3

as Mary Jane Watson

2004

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

as Mary

1997

Anastasia

as Young Anastasia (voice)

1994

Interview with the Vampire

as Claudia

2004

Spider-Man 2

as Mary Jane Watson

1999

Drop Dead Gorgeous

as Amber Atkins

2010

All Good Things

as Katie Marks

1999

Tower of Terror

as Anna Petterson

2000

The Virgin Suicides

as Lux Lisbon

2001

The Cat's Meow

as Marion Davies

2000

Bring It On

as Torrance Shipman

2001

Crazy/Beautiful

as Nicole Oakley

1998

Small Soldiers

as Christy Fimple

2000

The Crow: Salvation

as Erin Randall

2006

Marie Antoinette

as Marie Antoinette

1997

Wag the Dog

as Tracy Lime

1998

Strike!

as Verena von Stefan

2012

Upside Down

as Eden Moore

1999

True Heart

as Bonnie

Crew

2007

Welcome

Writer

2007

Welcome

Director

2010

Bastard

Director

2010

Bastard

Writer

2010

Bastard

Producer

2017

Woodshock

Executive Producer

TV Credits (42)

Acting

2014

Fargo

as Peggy Blumquist

10 episodes

1996

The Daily Show

as Self

1 episodes

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

3 episodes

2011

Black Mirror

as Callister Employee (uncredited)

1 episodes

2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

3 episodes

2010

Conan

as Self

1 episodes

1987

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Hedril

1 episodes

2007

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as George Bush's Granddaughter (uncredited)

1 episodes

1975

Saturday Night Live

as Girl in Bizilady Commercial (uncredited)

1 episodes

1994

ER

as Charlie Chiemingo

6 episodes

2015

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

1997

The View

as Self

2 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

1 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

2 episodes

1995

The Outer Limits

as Joyce Taylor

1 episodes

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self

3 episodes

Crew

2019

On Becoming a God in Central Florida

Executive Producer

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
April 30, 1982 (43 years old)
Place of Birth
Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA
Popularity
5.2

Career Stats

56
Movies
42
TV Shows