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Actor
Gender
Female
Date of Birth
1982-04-30
Location
New Jersey, United States
Edit pageKirsten Dunst
Biography
Kirsten Caroline Dunst (/ˈkɪərstən/; born April 30, 1982) is an American actress and model. She made her acting debut in the short Oedipus Wrecks directed by Woody Allen in the anthology film New York Stories (1989). She then gained recognition for her role as child vampiress 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 the fantasy films Jumanji (1995) and Small Soldiers (1998).
Dunst was born on April 30, 1982, at Point Pleasant Hospital in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. Dunst's father worked for Siemens as a medical services executive, and her mother worked for Lufthansa as a flight attendant.
She was also an artist and one-time gallery owner. Dunst's father is German, originally from Hamburg, and her American mother is of German and Swedish descent. Until age eleven, Dunst lived in Brick Township, New Jersey, and attended Ranney School in Tinton Falls.
In 1993, she moved to Los Angeles with her mother and brother, after her parents separated. She began acting while a student at Notre Dame High School, and continued doing so after graduating in 2000.
In her teens, she found it difficult to cope with her rising fame, and for a period she blamed her mother for pushing her into acting as a child.
However, she later said that her mother "always had the best intentions". When asked if she had any regrets about her childhood, Dunst said, "Well, it's not a natural way to grow up, but it's the way I grew up and I wouldn't change it. I
have my stuff to work out... I don't think anybody can sit around and say, 'My life is more screwed up than yours.' Everybody has their issues".
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Actor
Spider-Man 3 as Mary Jane Watson
Spider-Man 2 as Mary Jane Watson
Spider-Man as Mary Jane Watson
Jumanji as Judy Shepherd