Kirsten Dunst
Biography
Kirsten Dunst is an American actress and singer who began as a child model. Born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, she first gained recognition as the child vampire Claudia in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), a role that brought her a Golden Globe nomination. In 1999 she took leading parts in Dick, Drop Dead Gorgeous, and The Virgin Suicides, the first of several films with Sofia Coppola. After Bring It On (2000), she became widely known as Mary Jane Watson in the Spider-Man trilogy. She appeared in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) and Marie Antoinette (2006), and won the Best Actress Award at Cannes for Melancholia (2011). On television, Fargo earned her an Emmy nomination. Later work includes a supporting role in Hidden Figures (2016), a leading role in The Beguiled (2017), and The Power of the Dog (2021), which brought her first Academy Award nomination. She starred in Civil War (2024).
44years old
Turns 45 on April 30in 215 days
- Born Point Pleasant
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Kirsten Caroline Dunst (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 51
- Career span
- 33 years1992 to 2025
Genres
First and latest
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Behind the camera
Kirsten Dunst wrote and directed the short film B*stard, her first work behind the camera, with Sasha Sagan as co-writer. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2010.
A change of course
Dunst began working at age three, appearing in television commercials as a child fashion model. She signed with Ford Models and Elite Model Management.
Beyond film
Dunst's singing debut came in 2001, in the comedy film Get Over It. She performed two songs in it, both written by Marc Shaiman.
Behind the camera
Dunst intended to direct a film version of Sylvia Plath's novel The Bell Jar, with Dakota Fanning in the cast, but she left the project before production started.
Kirsten Dunst movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix with the most votes on IMDb, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Sam Raimi directed three of these films, Sofia Coppola three. Two actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
James Franco's page
Tobey Maguire's page
J.K. Simmons's page
Bruce Campbell's page
Ted Raimi's page
Rosemary Harris's page
All films by Sam Raimi
All films by Sofia Coppola
Box office
What Kirsten Dunst's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$4.4 billion
38 of the 51 films have a worldwide figure, in dollars of the day.
Of the 51 films: 38 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.
- 38Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 5Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 80% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$895M20.3% of the total
- 2$822M18.6% of the total
- 3$789M17.9% of the total
- 4$263M6.0% of the total
- 5$236M5.4% of the total
- 6$224M5.1% of the total
- 7$141M3.2% of the total
- 8$140M3.2% of the total
$901 millionfrom the other 30 films with a worldwide figure, 20% of the total
Awards
Twelve awards and honors from 1995 to 2017, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAG Awards | |||
| 2017 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Hidden Figures | Won |
| Cannes Film Festival | |||
| 2011 | Best Actress | Melancholia | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2017 | Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture | Hidden Figures | Won |
| 2016 | Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries Actress | Fargo | Won |
| 2016 | Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Fargo | Won |
| 2012 | Saturn Award for Best Actress | Melancholia | Won |
| 2011 | Robert Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role | Melancholia | Won |
| 2003 | Empire Award for Best Actress | Spider-Man | Won |
| 2003 | MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss | Spider-Man | Won |
| 2003 | MTV Movie Award for Best Performance | Spider-Man | Won |
| 1995 | MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance | Interview with the Vampire | Won |
| 1995 | Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Interview with the Vampire | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.