Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Caroline Dunst ˈkɪərstən KEERstən born April 30 1982 is an American actress She made her acting debut in the anthology film New York Stories 1989 and has since starred in several films and television productions She has received several awards including nominations for an Academy Award a Primetime Emmy Award and four Golden Globe Awards Dunst first gained recognition for her role as child vampire 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 Jumanji 1995 Dunst transitioned to leading roles in teen films of 1999 the satires Dick and Drop Dead Gorgeous and Sofia Coppolas drama The Virgin Suicides After the leading role in the cheerleading film Bring It On 2000 she gained wider attention for her role as Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimis SpiderMan trilogy 20022007 Her career progressed with a supporting role in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004 followed by a lead role in Cameron Crowes tragicomedy Elizabethtown 2005 and as Marie Antoinette in Coppolas Marie Antoinette 2006 In 2011 Dunst starred as a depressed newlywed in Lars von Triers drama Melancholia which earned her the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress In 2015 she played Peggy Blumquist in the second season of the FX series Fargo earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the role Dunst had a supporting role in the film Hidden Figures 2016 and leading roles in Coppolas The Beguiled 2017 and in the dark comedy series On Becoming a God in Central Florida 2019 for which she received a third Golden Globe nomination Dunst earned her fourth nomination for a Golden Globe and first nomination for an Academy Award for her performance in the psychological drama The Power of the Dog 2021 In 2024 she led the dystopian thriller film Civil War Description above from the Wikipedia article Kirsten Dunst licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia