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Kirsten Dunst

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

Dunst first gained recognition for her role as child vampire Claudia in the horror film ''Interview with the Vampire'' (1994), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She also had roles in her youth in ''Little Women'' (1994) and ''Jumanji'' (1995). Dunst transitioned to leading roles in teen films of 1999, the satires ''Dick'' and ''Drop Dead Gorgeous'' and the drama ''The Virgin Suicides'', the first of her collaborations with filmmaker Sofia Coppola. After the leading role in the cheerleading film ''Bring It On'' (2000), she gained wider attention for her role as Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007). Her career progressed with a supporting role in ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' (2004), followed by a lead role in Cameron Crowe's tragicomedy ''Elizabethtown'' (2005), and as Marie Antoinette in Coppola's ''Marie Antoinette'' (2006).

In 2011, Dunst starred as a depressed newlywed in Lars von Trier's drama ''Melancholia'', which earned her the Cannes Film Festival Award For Best Actress. In 2015, she played Peggy Blumquist in the second season of the FX series ''Fargo'', earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the role. Dunst had a supporting role in the film ''Hidden Figures'' (2016), and leading roles in Coppola's ''The Beguiled'' (2017) and in the dark comedy series ''On Becoming a God in Central Florida'' (2019), for which she received a third Golden Globe nomination. Dunst earned her fourth nomination for a Golden Globe and first nomination for an Academy Award for her performance in the psychological drama ''The Power of the Dog'' (2021). In 2024, she led the dystopian thriller film ''Civil War''. Provided by Wikipedia