| Net Worth: | $12 Million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | February 23, 1994 (30 years old) |
| Gender: | Female |
| Profession: | Movie Actress |
| Nationality: | American |
As a child actress, she appeared in films such as Man on Fire, War of the Worlds, and Charlotte’s Web. She had her breakthrough role in I Am Sam at age seven and, in 2002, became the youngest person in history to be nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award.
She began her career in a national commercial for Tide when she was five years old.
She lent her voice to the 2009 animated film Coraline.
Career
Dakota Fanning began on the stage, performing in small plays at a very young age. Soon enough, she was auditioning for television commercials, and at the age of five, she appeared in an advertisement for Tide. She then booked her first real acting role in an episode of “ER,” playing a car crash victim. She followed up with guest roles in television series such as “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “The Practice,” “Spin City,” “Ally McBeal,” and “The Ellen Show.”
Personal Life
Her parents, Heather Joy and Steven Fanning, raised her as a Southern Baptist. Her younger sister, Elle Fanning, also became an actress. In 2013, she began dating model Jamie Strachan. She would later date Henry Frye in 2018.
She starred in the 2010 film The Runaways with Kristin Stewart.
Quotes
“Often, when you’re on a movie set, you’re miserable. It’s cold. You’re hungry. You’re tired. It’s still dark out. And yet, there’s no place I’d rather be. It’s the happiest I am, and the most calm.”
— Dakota Fanning
“I think I was a Japanese schoolgirl in another life. That’s how much I love Hello Kitty.”
— Dakota Fanning
“My mom played tennis for, like, six hours a day and went to college on a tennis scholarship, because that was the way she could go to school. So they instilled in me the idea that you have to work hard for the things you want in life and never complain.”
— Dakota Fanning
“My parents never talked to me like I was a kid. Maybe that’s why I’ve been seen as mature.”
— Dakota Fanning
“I think what has helped me is that I’ve never thought of myself as a child star. If you think of yourself like that, you might have problems!”
— Dakota Fanning