Born Kirsten Caroline Dunst, on Apr 30, 1982, in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA.

There’s an episode of Seinfeld in which Jerry and George pitch their “show about nothing” idea to TV network execs; the execs are unimpressed, and at length one of them asks, “Why would anyone watch it?” To this George confidently replies, “Because it’s on TV!”

Kirsten Dunst’s popularity, it seems to me, has a lot in common with this.

Sure, Kirsten’s a fine actress — she beat out Christina Ricci for roles in Interview with the Vampire and Little Women, and made the apparently difficult transition from working child actor to working adult without any appearances in E! True Hollywood Stories — and has a pretty good body to boot (although her chest seems to hang a little low for someone her age). But from the neck up, Kiki — as friends, family, and fawning fans have been calling her since her uncredited voice work on Kiki’s Delivery Service — is a little rough sometimes, and yet she’s been playing Hot Chick roles more and more. Like Twiggy in the 60s, she’s gained acceptance as a sex icon even though most guys aren’t particulary into her; they watch her because she’s been in some popular movies. Once their interest in those movies starts to fade, though, Kirsten’s sex appeal will start to soften as she slips into Chloe Sevigny territory.

Also sprach Golem.
(More recent commentary below)

The Eternal Sunshine of the Inebriated Mind Goes Dark
Thursday, February 7, 2008
There was, of course, no way to foresee this, but apparently drugs, alcohol, and Spider-Man money do not a good mix make.... Read more

The Shrinking Appeal of Spider-Man 3
Sunday, May 6, 2007
Well, it’s official: at $148 million in three days, Spider-Man 3 is the most popular creation since the wheel, and not even the tidal wave of illegal DVD copies of it currently flooding Asia has kept anyone away from the theater. So why am I content to wait for cable?... Read more

The Eternal Sunshine of the Topless Bod
Saturday, January 1, 2005
Kiki fans who’ve been patiently waiting for their butterfaced muse to show them the goods finally got their wish today when stalkerazzi caught Kirsten Dunst’s boobs slipping out of their bikini top as she emerged from the Caribbean at St. Barts.... Read more

Film

• Be Kind Rewind (2007)
• Spider-Man 3 (2007) .... Mary Jane Watson
• Marie Antoinette (2006) .... Marie-Antoinette
• Elizabethtown (2005) .... Claire Colburn
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) .... Mary
• Spider-Man 2 (2004) .... Mary Jane Watson
• Wimbledon (2004) .... Lizzie Bradbury
• Kaena: La prophétie (2003; aka “The Prophecy”) .... Kaena [voice]
• Levity (2003) .... Sofia Mellinger
• Mona Lisa Smile (2003) .... Betty Warren
• Spider-Man (2002) .... Mary Jane Watson
• The Cat's Meow (2001) .... Marion Davies
• Crazy/Beautiful (2001) .... Nicole Oakley
• Get Over It (2001) .... Kelly 'Kel' Woods/Helena
• All Forgotten (2000; aka “Lover's Prayer”) .... Zinaida
• Bring It On (2000) .... Torrance 'Torr' Shipman
• The Crow: Salvation (2000) .... Erin Randall
• Deeply (2000) .... Silly
• Luckytown Blues (2000; aka “Luckytown”) .... Lidda Doyles
• Dick (1999) .... Betsy Jobs
• Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) .... Amber Atkins
• The Virgin Suicides (1999) .... Lux Lisbon
• Small Soldiers (1998) .... Christy Fimple
• Strike! (1998; aka “All I Wanna Do”) .... Verena Von Stefan
• Anastasia (1997) .... Young Anastasia [voice]
• True Heart (1997) .... Bonnie
• Wag the Dog (1997) .... Tracy Lime
• Mother Night (1996) .... Young Resi Noth
• Jumanji (1995) .... Judy Shepherd
• Greedy (1994) .... Jolene
• Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) .... Claudia
• Little Women (1994) .... Younger Amy March
• High Strung (1991) .... Young Girl
• The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) .... Campbell McCoy
• Majo no takkyubin (1989; aka “Kiki's Delivery Service”) .... Kiki O'Connell [voice]
• New York Stories (1989) .... Lisa's Daughter [uncredited]

• The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) .... Presenter: Best Visual Effects
• 2001 MTV Movie Awards (2001) .... Host
• The Mummy Parody (2001) .... Herself
• The Devil's Arithmetic (1999) .... Hannah Stern
• Fifteen and Pregnant (1998) .... Tina Spangler
• Tower of Terror (1997) .... Anna
• Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy (1996; aka “The Siege at Ruby Ridge”) .... Sara Weaver
• Children Remember the Holocaust (1995; aka “Nothing But Sun”) .... [voice]
• Darkness Before Dawn (1993) .... Sandra Guard (age 8)

• The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (3/14/2001) .... Herself
• The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (10/3/2000) .... Herself
• The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (5/2/2000) .... Herself
• Stories from My Childhood (1998) .... Alice/Gerda [voice]
• Gun: “The Hole” (5/24/1997) .... Sondra
• ER: “One More For The Road” (5/15/1997) .... Charlene "Charlie" Chiemienga
• The Outer Limits: “Music of the Spheres” (5/9/1997) .... Joyce Taylor
• ER: “Post Mortem” (1/23/1997) .... Charlene "Charlie" Chiemienga
• ER: “Night Shift” (1/16/1997) .... Charlene "Charlie" Chiemienga
• ER: “Homeless For The Holidays” (12/19/1996) .... Charlene "Charlie" Chiemienga
• ER: “Union Station” (11/21/1996) .... Charlene "Charlie" Chiemienga
• Touched by an Angel: “Into the Light” (11/17/1996) .... Amy Ann McCoy
• ER: “Ghosts” (10/31/1996) .... Charlene "Charlie" Chiemienga
• Star Trek: The Next Generation: “Dark Page” (10/30/1993) .... Hedril
• Sisters: “The Land of Lost Children” (10/2/1993) .... Kitten Margolis
• Sisters: “Dear Georgie” (4/24/1993) .... Kitten Margolis
• Loving (1990-1991) .... Young Child [uncredited]

• Savage Garden: Superstars and Cannonballs: Live and on Tour in Australia (2000) .... Girl on Subway (in 'I Knew I Loved You' video) [uncredited]
• The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1998) .... Becky Thatcher [voice]

• Grand Theft Hits Spidey’s ‘Mary Jane’
  New York Post (Aug 24, 2007)
  Kirsten Dunst robbed at SoHo Grand Hotel.
• Teen Queen
  Vogue (Sep 2006)
  Marie Antoinette — played by Kirsten Dunst in Sofia Coppola’s stunning new film — used her distinctive personal style to defy the riged etiquette and scheming courtiers of Versailles. Kennedy Fraser looks at the high-spirited life and tragic fate of the young royal.

Cyber Temples

• Kirsten Dunst Celebrity Movie Reviews
  Mr. Skin
  Bio, filmography, and stills and clips from her films

Miscellaneous

• Kirsten Dunst Filmography
  Internet Movie Database
  Always up-to-date filmography
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