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My Take
Dunst is my favorite case study in how a child actor survives. Debuting around age seven and then navigating teen stardom, blockbuster fame, and an eventual pivot to auteur cinema without a public implosion takes a kind of career intelligence that rarely gets credited as such. Her Cannes Best Actress win marked the moment critics caught up to what she had been doing quietly for years: playing brittle, complicated women with zero vanity. She moves between franchise work and demanding director-driven projects as if the distinction bores her. I trust her taste more than almost any actress of her generation, and I suspect her best performance is still ahead.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kirsten Dunst
- Name (Japanese)
- キルスティン・ダンスト
- Reading
- きるすてぃん・だんすと
- Born
- April 30, 1982 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dog
- Origin
- Point Pleasant, New Jersey, United States
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / voice actor / television actor
2. Background
- High school
- Notre Dame High School
Awards & achievements
- 1995 Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor
- 2003 Empire Award for Best Actress
- 2016 Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
- 2017 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- 2011 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
- 2016 Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries Actress
- 1995 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
- 2003 MTV Movie Award for Best Performance
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Kirsten Dunst born?
Born April 30, 1982 (age 44).
Where is Kirsten Dunst from?
Kirsten Dunst is from Point Pleasant, New Jersey, United States.
What does Kirsten Dunst do?
Kirsten Dunst works as actor, film actor, voice actor, television actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.