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Name: Kirsten Caroline Dunst
Nickname: Kiki
Birthdate: April 30, 1982
Born In: New Jersey
Resides In: California
Height: 5'7
Education: Notre Dame High School
Sign: Sun in Taurus, Moon in Leo
Religion: A Christian of Swedish-German heritage.
Family: Inez (mom) Klaus (dad) Christian (younger brother)
Pets: 3 cats and 1 dog
Movie Debut: The New York Stories
Movie Breakthrough: InterviewWith the Vampire

Trivia:

Was a Ford model as a child.

Dated Jake Hoffmann (the son of Dustin Hoffman).

Her favorite movie is Schindler's List (1993).

Beat out Christina Ricci for roles in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) and Little Women (1994).

Attended the Anne Rice's Memnoch Ball in New Orleans in 1995.

One of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People of 1995.

Parents are separated. She lives with her mother Inez, and brother Christian in Southern California.

She is working on her own production company with her mother called "Wooden Spoon Productions". The name symbolizes women and creativity, and was inspired by her grandmother.

Graduated from Notre Dame High School, a private Catholic high school in Los Angeles, in May/June 2000.

Turned down the role of Angela in American Beauty (1999).

Went to the Ranney School in Tinton Falls, New Jersey up until the sixth grade, when she left to pursue her career in California.

Made her singing debut performing the song "Dream Of Me" from Get Over It (2001).

Nabbed the lead role of Peter Parker's girlfriend, Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man (2002) after Kate Hudson and Alicia Witt turned it down.

She performed her first screen kiss, at the tender age of 11, with Brad Pitt in the movie Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994).

Name is pronounced "Keer-sten" (not "Kur-sten").

Kirsten made one of her earliest television appearences when she was 6 years old on an episode of "Saturday Night Live" (1975). In one of the sketches, she played a grandchild of President George Bush (as played by SNL cast member Dana Carvey).

One of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People of 2002.

One of Teen People Magazine's "25 Hottest Stars under 25" [2002]

brother Christian born in 1986

is Swedish/German

Furthered her singing career with a song that appears durings the end credits to Cat's Meow, The (2001).

Other Works

Appears in music video "Playground Love" by Air (2000). From the soundtrack of the movie The Virgin Suicides (1999).

Print Ad for Tart (1998)

She was the girl on the train in the music video "I Knew I Loved You" by Savage Garden. Savage Garden got their name from "Interview with a Vampire" in which she also played Claudia.

Music video with Filter, "The Best Things" (2000)

Has appeared in over 70 commercials starting at age three.

Is featured in Blaque's music video "As If" from the Bring It On movie soundtrack. (2000)

Music video with Vitamin C, "Itch" (2000).

Song Artist for "Dream Of Me" from "Get Over It" (2001)