Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American actress and former child fashion model, perhaps best known for her roles in Jumanji, The Virgin Suicides, and Bring It On, as well as Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2 and the upcoming Spider-Man 3.

In a 1988 episode of Saturday Night Live, she played the role of President George H. W. Bush's granddaughter.
Soon after, she landed a small part in The Bonfire of the Vanities as Tom Hanks's daughter. Dunst also did the voice of Kiki in the 1989 anime film Kiki's Delivery Service. In 1993, Dunst played Hedril in the seventh season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation called "Dark Page".

At the 2002 Mar de Plata Film Festival, Dunst won the Best Actress Silver Ombú for her performance as Charlie Chaplin's love interest Marion Davies in Peter Bogdanovich's The Cat's Meow. Dunst made her singing debut in the 2001 film, Get Over It, performing two songs written by Marc Shaiman. Dunst had previously appeared in the music video for Savage Garden's "I Knew I Loved You".

Dunst played the title role in Marie-Antoinette, which premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.

Public Name: Kirsten Dunst
Birth Name: Kirsten Caroline Dunst
Date of Birth: April 30, 1982
Place of Birth: Point Pleasant, New Jersey

Filmography

• Untitled Kirsten Dunst Project, 2007
• Spider-Man 3, 2007
• Marie Antoinette, 2006
• Elizabethtown, 2005
• Wimbledon, 2004
• Spider-Man 2, 2004
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 2004
• Mona Lisa Smile, 2003
• Kaena: La prophétie, 2003 (voice)
• Levity, 2003
• The Death and Life of Nancy Eaton, 2003 (TV)
• "Saturday Night Live", 1988-2002 TV Episodes
• Spider-Man, 2002
• The Cat's Meow, 2001
• Crazy/Beautiful, 2001
• Get Over It, 2001
• Deeply, 2000
• Bring It On, 2000
• Luckytown, 2000
• The Crow: Salvation, 2000
• All Forgotten, 2000
• Savage Garden: Superstars and Cannonballs: Live and on Tour in Australia, 2000 (V)
• Dick, 1999
• Drop Dead Gorgeous, 1999
• The Virgin Suicides, 1999
• The Devil's Arithmetic, 1999 (TV)
• Strike!, 1998
• The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1998 (V) (voice)
• Small Soldiers, 1998
• Fifteen and Pregnant, 1998 (TV)
• "Stories from My Childhood", 1997 TV Episode (voice)
• Wag the Dog, 1997
• Anastasia, 1997 (voice)
• Tower of Terror, 1997 (TV)
• "Gun", 1997 TV Episode
• "ER", 1996-1997 TV Episode
• "The Outer Limits", 1997 TV Episode
• True Heart, 1997
• "Touched by an Angel", 1996 TV Episode
• Mother Night, 1996
• The Siege at Ruby Ridge, 1996) (TV)
• Jumanji, 1995
• Little Women, 1994
• Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, 1994
• Greedy, 1994
• "Star Trek: The Next Generation", 1993 TV Episode
• "Sisters", 1993 TV Episode
• Darkness Before Dawn, 1993 (TV)
• High Strung, 1991
• "Loving", 1983 TV Series
• The Bonfire of the Vanities, 1990
• Majo no takkyûbin, 1989 (voice)
• New York Stories, 1989

Awards

• MTV Movie Award Best Female Performance "Spiderman" 2003
• MTV Movie Award Best Kiss "Spiderman" 2003
• YoungStar Award Young Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries "Pregnant and Fifteen" 1998
• YoungStar Award Young Actress in a TV Movie or Miniseries "Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy" 1997
• YoungStar Award Young Actress in a Drama Film "Interview With the Vampire" 1996
• MTV Movie Award Breakthrough Performance "Interview With the Vampire" 1995
• Boston Society of Film Critics Award Best Supporting Actress "Interview With the Vampire" and "Little Women" 1994
• Chicago Film Critics Association Award Most Promising Actress "Interview With the Vampire" and "Little Women" 1994