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Dakota Fanning Biography

Birth Name:

Hannah Dakota Fanning

Birth Place:

Conyers, Georgia, United States

Profession

Actor

Fast Facts

First acting job was at age 5, appearing in a TV commercial for Tide laundry detergent
After playing Sean Penn's daughter in I Am Sam, was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild's Best Supporting Actress award at 7, the youngest person ever to be so recognized
Shared a 2001 Golden Satellite award for Outstanding New Talent (for I Am Sam) with Rupert Grint (for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)
Joined the Twilight film series in 2009 (The Twilight Saga: New Moon) as the villainous Volturi vampire Jane
Played teenage rock singer Cherie Currie in 2010's The Runaways
Named homecoming queen during her senior year of high school

2019Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture: nominated
2009Critics' Choice Awards-Best Young Actor/Actress: nominated
2008Phoenix Film Critics Association-Best Performance By a Youth - Female: winner
2007Critics' Choice Awards-Best Young Actress: nominated
2006Critics' Choice Awards-Best Young Actress: winner
2005Critics' Choice Awards-Best Young Actress: nominated
2002Critics' Choice Awards-Best Young Actor/Actress: winner
2001Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated