
Dakota Fanning
Department: Acting
Biography
Hannah Dakota Fanning (born February 23, 1994) is an American actress. Fanning is known for her roles in blockbuster films and independent features, both as a child actor and as an adult. Her accolades include nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Fanning received recognition at age 7 for starring in the drama film I Am Sam (2001), for which she was nominated for the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. She became the youngest nominee in SAG history. Fanning appeared in the films Uptown Girls (2003), Man on Fire (2004), and War of the Worlds (2005), the latter two cementing her stardom. She continued to appear in children's films such as Charlotte's Web (2006) and The Secret Life of Bees (2008). She transitioned to mature roles with The Twilight Saga (2009–2012), the independent film The Runaways (2010), and a co-starring role in Night Moves (2013). Fanning has appeared in films such as Ocean's 8 (2018), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), and The Equalizer 3 (2023). Since 2018, she has starred in television series The Alienist (2018), The First Lady (2022), and The Perfect Couple (2024). She has also had a starring role in The Watchers (2024) and received renewed critical recognition for the miniseries Ripley that same year, earning Golden Globe and Emmy nominations. Fanning also starred and produced The Sun Never Sets. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dakota Fanning, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

War of the Worlds
2005

The Cat in the Hat
2003

In the Realms of the Unreal
2004

Cutlass
2007

I Am Sam
2001

Hide and Seek
2005

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
2005

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
2010

Trapped
2002

Man on Fire
2004

The Secret Life of Bees
2008

Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
2005

The Runaways
2010

Charlotte's Web
2006

Push
2009

Rise
2011

Hounddog
2008

Uptown Girls
2003

Nine Lives
2005

Winged Creatures
2009

The Watchers
2024

The Twilight Saga: New Moon
2009

Hansel & Gretel
2002

The Motel Life
2013

Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time
2003

Very Good Girls
2013

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
2012

Now Is Good
2012

Effie Gray
2014

Night Moves
2014

The Last of Robin Hood
2013

The Equalizer 3
2023

Every Secret Thing
2014

Yellowbird
2014

The Benefactor
2015

American Pastoral
2016

Celia
2012

Please Stand By
2018

Viena and the Fantomes
2020

Vicious
2025

Brimstone
2016

Tomcats
2001

Sweet Home Alabama
2002

Father Xmas
2001

The Escape
2016

Ocean's Eight
2018

Zygote
2017

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019

Oats Studios: Volume 1
2021

Sweetness in the Belly
2019

The Nightingale
2027

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home
2020

Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'
2005

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'
2009

Coraline: Creepy Coraline
2009

Coraline
2009

Alma
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The Sun Never Sets
2026

Fru! 2
2026

The Bell Jar
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000

Family Guy
1999

Ally McBeal
1997

Friends
1994

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

Spin City
1996

The View
1997

Taken
2002

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

The Practice
1997

The Early Show
1999

RIPLEY
2024

Strong Medicine
2000

The Jay Leno Show
2009

MADtv
1995

ER
1994

Last Looks
2020

TRL
1998

The Perfect Couple
2024

Justice League Unlimited
2004

The Fighting Fitzgeralds
2001

The Alienist
2018

The First Lady
2022

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009

gen:LOCK
2019

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014

On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019

The Hire
2001

Malcolm in the Middle
2000

All Her Fault
2025

Golden Globe Awards
1944

OATS Studios
2021

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014

Golden Globe Awards
1944

Untitled Alexander Cary/Apple TV+ Thriller Series
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The Oscars
1953

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003