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Dakota Fanning. Actress: War of the Worlds. Hannah Dakota Fanning was born on the 23rd of February 1994, in Conyers, Georgia, USA, to Heather Joy (Arrington) and Steven Fanning. Her mother played professional tennis, and her father, now an electronics salesman, played minor league baseball. She is of German, Irish, English, French, and Channel ...
- January 1, 1
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- Conyers, Georgia, USA
- Latest News: Dakota Fanning Stars in The Watchers
- Man on Fire with Denzel Washington
- Blockbusters: War of The Worlds and Twilight Series
- Recent Roles: The Alienist and Ripley
The Watchers director, Ishana Night Shyamalan, felt a “vibe”that Dakota Fanning was right for the lead role in the upcoming mystery thriller. Produced by Ishana’s father, M. Night Shyamalan, and released on June 7, the film stars Fanning as Mina, an artist who is trapped in a shelter with three strangers (played by Georgina Campbell, Oliver Finnega...
Taking on a more substantial subject matter, Fanning appeared opposite Denzel Washington in the crime thriller Man on Fire (2004). She played a young girl kidnapped by a Mexican crime cartel, and Washington portrayed the former assassin-turned-bodyguard who works to save her. The project began a bond with Washington, who collaborated with Fanning a...
Fanning worked with plenty of other A-list stars, first playing Tom Cruise’s daughter in the 2005 remake of the science fiction classic War of the Worlds. That same year, she also appeared in the thriller Hide and Seek with Robert De Niro and starred opposite Kurt Russell in Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story. Returning to more kid-friendly fare, Fa...
Following the smash success of the Twilight films, Fanning remained busy with roles in lower-profile movies like 2013’s Very Good Girls with Elizabeth Olsen, the 2014 biographical film Effie Gray, and the 2017 comedy-drama Please Stand By. Then, in 2019, she played Manson family member Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme in the Quentin Tarantino-directed Once...
As an adult, Fanning went on to star in independent films, such as The Runaways (2010), Now Is Good (2012) and Effie Gray (2014), and played Jane Volturi in The Twilight Saga (2009–2012). In 2018, she appeared in the heist comedy Ocean's 8 and had a starring role in the period drama series The Alienist.
Twilight. Hannah Dakota Fanning (born February 23, 1994), better known simply as Dakota Fanning, appears in New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn - Part 2 as Jane. Fanning's breakthrough performance was Lucy in I Am Sam in 2001. As a child actress, she appeared in high-profile films such as Man on Fire, War...
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Dakota Fanning Continues Her Floral Streak in Two Totally Different Looks
When it comes to the press tour for Dakota Fanning’s new horror flick, The Watchers, it seems everything is coming up roses. Earlier this week, the Twilight Saga star caught our attention when ...
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Dakota Fanning brings a touch of Hollywood glamour to London as she attends The Watched screening
Recently, Fanning revealed that becoming a mother is “more important to me than anything” and is unsure of how much she would like to continue acting when she has children. The American actress ...
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Oct 4, 2023 · Dakota Fanning started out playing young people whose circumstances forced them to act like adults. Here's how old she was when she played Jane in Twilight.
Nov 25, 2009 · Compared to most of her Twilight: New Moon co-stars, 15-year-old Dakota Fanning — who plays the powerful Volturi Jane — is already an old hand at movie-making. But behind the star of hits...
Dakota Fanning. Actress: War of the Worlds. Hannah Dakota Fanning was born on the 23rd of February 1994, in Conyers, Georgia, USA, to Heather Joy (Arrington) and Steven Fanning. Her mother played professional tennis, and her father, now an electronics salesman, played minor league baseball.