Dakota Fanning Biography

Dakota Fanning Quick Details:

Full Name: Hannah Dakota Fanning
Date of Birth: February 23, 1994
Place of Birth: Conyers, Georgia, U.S.
Profession: Actress
Parents: Steven J. Fanning (father), Heather Joy née Arrington (mother)
Notable Roles:
- Rachel Ferrier in Steven Spielberg’s remake of War of the Worlds
- Coraline Jones in Coraline
- Mina in The Watchers
Awards:
- 2024 Primetime Emmy Awards Nomination as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Ripley
- Nominated as Best Actress by the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards for Hide and Seek in 2006
- Won an MTV Movie Award for Best Frightened Performance in 2005 for Hide and Seek
Trivia:
- She began her professional acting career at age five in a Tide commercial
- She uses her middle name as her given name, a tradition in her family.

Dakota Fanning's Early Life and Background:

Born in Conyers, Georgia, on February 23, 1994, to professional tennis player Heather Joy and Steven J. Fanning, a minor league baseball player and electronics salesman, sister of actress Elle Fanning.
Attended a Montessori School in Covington, Georgia, graduated from Campbell Hall School in Studio City, California, and the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University.

Dakota Fanning's Entry into the Acting World:

2000: First professional acting role was Delia Chadsey on the television series E.R.
2001 breakthrough role in I Am Sam as Lucy Diamond Dawson, co-starred with Sean Penn.

Dakota Fanning’s career highlights, including what new movies Dakota Fanning is working on and what upcoming roles Dakota Fanning will be playing:

Jane Volturi, in the Twilight Saga films New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn – Part 2
Emily Callaway, in the psychological thriller Hide and Seek with co-star Robert DeNiro
Lupita Ramos, in Tony Scott’s Man on Fire with co-star Denzel Washington
Allie Key, the lead in Steven Spielberg’s Taken television series
Abby Winbury, The Perfect Couple
Unnamed role, in Bryan Bertino’s Vicious