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Kirsten Dunst

キルスティン・ダンスト　/　きるすてぃん・だんすと

American actor

April 30, 1982 (age 44)　・　Point Pleasant, New Jersey, United States

New Jersey
actor
film actor
voice actor

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.

Overview

Kirsten Caroline Dunst ( KEER-stən; 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 many film and television productions. She has received several awards including nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four Golden Globe Awards.

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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
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / film actor / voice actor / television actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Notre Dame High School
University: Private

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

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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