Kirsten Dunst Biography

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Birth Date: April 30, 1982

Birth Place: Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA

Kirsten Dunst is the ever-optimistic airline attendant who enters Drew's life and gives him a new perspective.

Kirsten Dunst most recently appeared in the romantic comedy “Wimbledon” as young tennis ace Lizzie Bradbury opposite Paul Bettany. Also in 2004, she reprised her role as Mary Jane in “Spider-Man 2,” the blockbuster sequel to “Spider-Man” and appeared in the critically acclaimed “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” written by Academy Award® nominee Charlie Kaufman, directed by Michel Gondry and starring Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet and Mark Ruffalo. In 2003, she was seen opposite Julia Roberts, Julia Stiles and Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Mona Lisa Smile.”

Dunst's additional credits include “Spider-Man” opposite Tobey Maguire; the independent film “Levity” co-starring Billy Bob Thornton and Morgan Freeman; “The Cat's Meow” playing Marion Davies in the semi-biographical murder-mystery directed by Peter Bogdanovich; the surprise box office hit “Bring It On;” Sofia Coppola's critically acclaimed and haunting film “The Virgin Suicides,” with James Woods and Kathleen Turner; “Crazy/Beautiful” directed by John Stockwell; “Drop Dead Gorgeous” with Ellen Barkin and Kirstie Alley; “Dick” with Michelle Williams; “Little Women” with Susan Sarandon and Winona Ryder; “Jumanji” with Robin Williams; “Mother Night” with Nick Nolte; the Barry Levinson film “Wag the Dog” starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro; Neil Jordan's “Interview with the Vampire” opposite Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt; and “Small Soldiers” with the late Phil Hartman.

Dunst has amassed a growing list of accolades. Her performance in “Interview with the Vampire” earned her a Golden Globe nomination, the Blockbuster Video Award for “Best Supporting Newcomer” and an MTV award for “Best Breakthrough Artist.” The Hollywood Reporter also named Dunst “Best Young Star” for her portrayal of a teenage prostitute in NBC's hit series “ER.”

Dunst got her showbiz start at the tender age of three, when she began filming television commercials. With more than 50 commercials under her belt, she made the jump to the big screen in 1989 in Woody Allen's “New York Stories.”

Her career has not been limited to the big screen. In addition to a critically acclaimed recurring role on the hit television drama “ER,” she starred in Showtime's “The Outer Limits” and “Devil's Arithmetic,” produced by Dustin Hoffman and Mimi Rogers; the telefilm “Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy;” the Wonderful World of Disney's “Tower of Terror;” and Lifetime Television's “15 and Pregnant.”

The actress recently reunited with director Sofia Coppola for “Marie-Antoinette,” portraying the ill-fated monarch opposite Jason Schwartzman. She is also looking forward to another reprisal of her role as Peter Parker's love, Mary Jane, in the extremely successful “Spider-Man” series.

Kirsten Dunst Filmography

Melancholia (2011) Justine

All Good Things (2010) Katie Marks

How to Lose Friends & Alianete People (2008) Alison Olsen

Spider-Man 3 (2007) Mary Jane Watson / Mary Jane Watson

Marie Antoinette (2006) Marie Antoinette

Elizabethtown (2005) Claire Colburn

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Mary

Kaena: The Prophecy (2004) Voice of Kaena

Spider-Man 2 (2004) Mary Jane Watson

Wimbledon (2004) Lizzie Bradbury

Levity (2003) Sofia Mellinger