Kirsten Dunst - Biography

Last Editor: mastell				Kirsten Dunst Biography -   Name : Kirsten Dunst Birth Date : April 30, 1982 Birth Place : Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA Birth Name : Kirsten Caroline Dunst Height : 5' 5½" Education : Notre Dame High School, a private Catholic high school, in Los Angeles (graduated in May 2000) Nationality : American Profession : Actress Claim to fame : as Claudia in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)

Kirsten Dunst Trivia -

Kirsten Dunst was a Ford model as a child. Beat out Christina Ricci for roles in "Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles" and "Little Women". She attended the Anne Rice's Memnoch Ball in New Orleans in 1995. She was one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People of 1995. Parents are separated. She lives with her mother Inez, and brother Christian in Southern California. She is working on her own production company with her mother called "Wooden Spoon Productions". She graduated from Notre Dame High School, a private Catholic high school in Los Angeles, in May/June 2000. Dunst turned down the role of Angela in American Beauty (1999). She went to the Ranney School in Tinton Falls, New Jersey up until the sixth grade, when she left to pursue her career in California. Kirsten Dunst made her singing debut performing the song "Dream Of Me" from Get Over It (2001). Dunst nabbed the lead role of Peter Parker's girlfriend, Mary Jane Watson, in Spider-Man (2002) after Kate Hudson and Alicia Witt turned it down. She performed her first screen kiss, at the tender age of 11, with Brad Pitt in the movie Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994). Her name pronounces as "Keer-sten", not "Kur-sten". One of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People of 2002. One of Teen People Magazine's "25 Hottest Stars under 25" of 2002. She is Swedish and German. She was voted the 2nd Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire Magazine September 2002. Auditioned along with Kate Hudson to replace Sarah Polley for the role of Penny Lane in Almost Famous (2000), she didn't get the part but Cameron Crowe later said it was "very, very close". Her nickname is Kiki as when she was a child she could not pronounce Kirsten. She then provided the voice of Kiki in the English dubbing of the Miyazaki animated feature, Majo no takkyûbin (1989). Ranked #25 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" in 2002. Like her Bring It On (2000) character "Torrance Shipman," Kirsten was a cheerleader in high school. She was called back to reshoot some scenes for Get Over It (2001) while filming the first Spider-Man (2002) movie, which explains why her character suddenly goes from blond to red in a few scenes. She hosted the MTV Movie Awards in 2001 along with Jimmy Fallon. She knows Tap dancing. She was ranked #15 in E's 50 cutest child stars all grown-up in 2005. Her grandparents Hermann and Inge Dunst live in Hamburg. Dyed her hair red for Spider-Man 3 (2007). Dyed her hair brown for her role in Mona Lisa Smile (2003). She has checked herself into the Cinque Lodge rehab facility in Utah, the same facility which Eva Mendes and Lindsay Lohan checked into on February 8, 2008. She was ranked #24 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actress list of 2008.

Kirsten Dunst Detailed Biography -

Kirsten was born Kirsten Caroline Dunst on the 30th of April, 1982, at Point Pleasant, New Jersey. And the name's pronounced Keersten, not Kursten. Her father, Klaus, was a medical services executive. Her mother, Inez, was an artist and former gallery owner. Klaus didn't think much would come of it, but Inez began to put young Kirsten forward as a model, such that she was working by the age of 3. By 4, she was signed up to Elite and the Ford Agency. She made her TV debut in an ad for dollies that really wet themselves - she would appear in over 70 ads in all - and her debut proper, aged 6, on Saturday Night Live, playing the grandchild of Dana Carvey's President Bush. All the while, she attended Ranney School at Tinton Falls, New Jersey. Kirsten graduated from Notre Dame High School in Los Angeles. Although Kirsten is a young actress, she is an accomplished professional, and is living proof that age is not a measure of one's talent or success. Kirsten made her feature film debut in a segment of Woody Allen's film "New York Stories". Kirsten made her breakthrough performance in "Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles" along side stars 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. Kirsten recently has had an outstanding performance as Lux Lisbon in Sofia Coppola's directorial debut, "The Virgin Suicides", about the sexually curious and rebellious daughter of overprotective parents, played by Kathleen Turner and James Woods. She also has been in her recurring role of Hedril in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and unfortunately never got the chance to perform opposite Jeri Ryan who is part of the Star Trek Voyager series. Kristen provided her voice for the animated film "Anastasia", and has also landed a role in "Little Women", with Winona Ryder, and the comedy "Greedy", with Kirk Douglas. Kirsten presently lives in Burbank, California, with her mother, brother Christian, her two cats, and the family dog Beauty. When not acting, Kristen enjoys playing the piano, listening to music, especially Jewel, and playing softball.