Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American actress, who also holds German citizenship. She was born on April 30, 1982 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, to parents Inez . Her charity work includes designing a necklace to raise funds for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation as well as supporting various cancer charities.
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 also beat out Scarlett Johansson for roles in Jumanji and Elizabethtown .
Attended the Anne Rice s Memnoch Ball in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Named one of People magazines 50 Most Beautiful People in the World .
The only daughter of Klaus and Inez (ne Rupprecht) Dunst. Her parents separated in 1993. Following this, she lived with her mother and younger brother, Christian Dunst , in Southern California.
She is working on her own production company with her mother called "Wooden Spoon Productions". The name symbolizes women and creativity. It was inspired by her grandmother, who used wooden spoons to keep her in line when she was a girl.
Attended and graduated from Notre Dame High School, a private Catholic high school in Los Angeles, California (June 2000). Rachel Bilson graduated a year earlier. Another former student was Katharine McPhee.
Turned down the role of Angela Hayes in American Beauty , which went to Mena Suvari.
Attended the Ranney School in Tinton Falls, New Jersey up until the fifth grade, when she left after her parents separated in 1993.
Made her singing debut performing the song "Dream of Me" from Get Over It .
Nabbed the lead role of Peter Parkers girlfriend, Mary Jane Watson, in Spider-Man after Kate Hudson and Alicia Witt turned down.
She performed her first screen kiss, at the tender age of 11, with Brad Pitt in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles .
Name is pronounced "Keer-sten" (not "Kur-sten").
Named one of People magazines 50 Most Beautiful People in the World .
Named one of Teen People magazines "25 Hottest Stars Under 25".
Kirstens father is German. Kirstens mother, who is American-born, is of half German and half Swedish ancestry. Kirsten can speak German fluently.
Furthered her singing career with a song that appears during the ending credits to The Cats Meow .
(September 2002) Voted the second Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire magazine.
Auditioned along with Kate Hudson to replace Sarah Polley for the role of Penny Lane in Almost Famous , she did not get the role but Cameron Crowe later said this was "very, very close".
Was in a relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal (December 2002-June 2004).
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 takkybin .
She was offered the role of Chrissy DeWitt in Now and Then , which she turned down as the role required her to gain weight.
Her favorite movies are Annie Hall and Edward Scissorhands , whilst her favorite television series are "Friends" , "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Da Ali G Show" .
According to producer Mark Gordon , she visited her then boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal at the set of The Day After Tomorrow and that visit gained her an uncredited cameo appearance.
Ranked #25 in Stuff magazines "102 Sexiest Women in the World".
Is a huge fan of the television series "The Office" and admits she is a huge fan of Ricky Gervais.
Like her Bring It On character Torrance Shipman, Kirsten was also a cheerleader in high school.
She wore a red wig for her role as Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man .
She was called back to reshoot some scenes for Get Over It while filming the first Spider-Man movie, which explains why her character suddenly goes from blond to red in a few scenes.
Hosted the MTV Movie Awards in 2001 along with Jimmy Fallon.
Jake Gyllenhaal gave Kirsten a gray and white kitten for her birthday. She named the cat Sophie.
Takes tap dancing lessons.
Was ranked #15 in Es 50 cutest child stars all grown-up.
Her grandparents Hermann and Inge Dunst live in Hamburg.
Has dyed her hair several times for a movie; she dyed brown for her role in Mona Lisa Smile and then red for her role in Spider-Man 3 .
Lives in New York City and Los Angeles, California.
Was originally cast for the role of Clear Rivers in Final Destination , which went to Ali Larter.
Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2008 Razzie Award nominating ballot. She was suggested in the Worst Actress category for her performance in Spider-Man 3 . However, she failed to receive a nomination.
Has checked herself into the Cinque Lodge rehab facility in Utah, the same facility which Eva Mendes , Kellan Rhude and Lindsay Lohan checked into [February 8, 2008].
Was ranked #24 on Entertainment Weeklys 30 Under 30 the actress list .
Her breakout role was in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles , which was based on a novel by Anne Rice. She later starred in the music video "I Knew I Loved You" by Savage Garden , a band which got their name from the vampire novels of Anne Rice.
Stated that her personal favorite film of hers is Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles .
Is the former best friend of Maggie Gyllenhaal , having met on the set of Mona Lisa Smile . Maggie introduced Kirsten to her brother Jake Gyllenhaal , resulting in their subsequent relationship.
Replaced Penlope Cruz as Justine in Melancholia after Cruz dropped out of the project in order to film Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides .
Her father, Klaus Hermann Dunst, was born August 15, 1946.
[2010] Won the Spirit of Elysium Award, due to her hard work and commitment with the charity Art of Elysium.
Stated that it was an honor to work with Lars von Trier in Melancholia.
Stated during The Late Show with David Letterman that one of her main goals was to direct in the future. Kirsten was 13.
Opened up about her stint at the Cirque Lodge Treatment Center in Utah, saying that she sought help for depression, not for drug or alcohol abuse.
The new face of Bulgaris Mon Jasmin Noir.
(September 2011) Became a naturalized German citizen.
She filmed The Virgin Suicides in Canada and Drop Dead Gorgeous in Minnesota simultaneously in summer 1998.
Lives in the Los Angeles neighborhood, Los Feliz. Giovanni Ribisi , Bo Barrett , Scarlett Johansson , Chris Pine , Ryan Reynolds , Mark Ruffalo , Brad Pitt , Michael Cera , Hannah Telle and Robert Pattinson are among the other actors who also call Los Feliz home.
Has played twice doomed young members of royalty overthrown in violent revolutions: Anastasia and Marie Antoinette.
Susanne Bier and Paul Thomas Anderson recommended her to Lars von Trier for the role of Justine in Melancholia .
Never auditioned for Melancholia . Instead, she met with Lars von Trier through Skype and they had a long discussion about movies and Charlotte Rampling s performance in Il portiere di notte . At the end of their conversation, Trier asked her if she wanted the role.
She played Bradley Pierce s sister in both Jumanji and The Siege at Ruby Ridge .
Attended The 74th Annual Academy Awards with her mother, and then The 77th Annual Academy Awards and The 79th Annual Academy Awards with her brother, Christian Dunst.
She was the visual inspiration for the original illustrations of DC Comics character Jillian "Cowgirl" Pearlman (created in 2005 after events of the comic "Rebirth"), for a time love interest of superhero Green Lantern/Hal Jordan. Dunst was 23 years old at the point. Therefore, Pearlman is off-panel after DCs relaunch in "The New 52" .
Ever since her role in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles , leading man Tom Cruise has sent her a coconut cake every year at Christmas which has become known as "The Cruise Cake" in the Dunst household.
Member of the Official Competition jury at the 69th Cannes International Film Festival in 2016.
Attended high school with Rami Malek, who was a year ahead of her. They had a musical theatre class together.
Was in a relationship with Garrett Hedlund for four years after meeting on the set of On the Road .
In a relationship with Jesse Plemons since 2016 and they got engaged in January 2017.
(December 13, 2017) Expecting her first child with her fiance Jesse Plemons.
[2002, when asked how she stays in shape] I run the treadmill whenever I,can do it with weights.
So many teen films are overproduced and people are going to burnout on,the subject.
Just give me the acting; she can do all the falling and fighting.
The Virgin Suicides (1999) showed I could nail a very difficult,character, while Bring It On (2000) brought a great deal of joy,to young girls. These are the beautiful rewards of being an actress.
[July 2004] It would actually be really interesting if Spider-Man died.
[2004] I was just playing and having fun. I was making my mom happy.
I think the best thing about my job is that I have my life documented, which not many people get to have. They have a photo here and there and maybe some video footage from a birthday. My kids will be able to see me growing up.
