Dakota Fanning
Acting Born Feb 23, 1994 Conyers, Georgia, USA 109 credits
Biography
Hannah Dakota Fanning is an American actress born on February 23, 1994, in Conyers, Georgia. The daughter of Heather Joy Arrington and Steven Fanning, she attended a Montessori school in Covington. Fanning has established a career as both a child actor and an adult performer, appearing in a wide range of independent features and blockbuster films. Her professional recognition includes nominations for a Golden Globe Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Known for her extensive body of work in film and television, she maintains a notable presence in the entertainment industry with over one hundred known acting credits to her name.
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Career overview
Fanning gained significant industry recognition at age seven for her performance in the 2001 drama film I Am Sam. This role earned her a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, making her the youngest nominee in the history of the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Following this early success, she appeared in Uptown Girls in 2003, followed by roles in Man on Fire in 2004 and War of the Worlds in 2005, which helped establish her status as a prominent star.
Throughout her career, Fanning has transitioned from child roles to adult acting, participating in various high-profile projects. Her filmography includes appearances in the Twilight film series. In addition to her film work, she has taken on roles in television series such as Ripley. With over one hundred known credits, Fanning continues to work in both independent and major studio productions.
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Robert Pattinson
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Taylor Lautner
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Peter Facinelli
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Elizabeth Reaser
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Ashley Greene
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Jackson Rathbone
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Kellan Lutz
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Nikki Reed
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Billy Burke
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Career timeline
The NightingaleThe Nightingale · Producer
Margo's Got Money Troubles · Executive ProducerThe Sun Never SetsThe Sun Never Sets · ProducerFru! 2
All Her FaultSentimental Value · ThanksViciousDeath in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg? · Executive Producer
RIPLEYThe WatchersThe Perfect CoupleMastermind: To Think Like a Killer · Executive Producer
The Equalizer 3
The First Lady
OATS StudiosOats Studios: Volume 1
Viena and the FantomesLast LooksPenn & Teller: Try This at Home
The Kelly Clarkson ShowOnce Upon a Time... in Hollywoodgen:LOCKSweetness in the Belly
Hello Apartment · DirectorHello Apartment · StoryOcean's EightThe AlienistPlease Stand By
Zygote
American PastoralBrimstoneThe Escape
The Benefactor
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonLate Night with Seth MeyersEvery Secret ThingEffie GrayYellowbird
Very Good GirlsThe Motel LifeThe Last of Robin Hood
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2Now Is GoodCelia
Rise
The Twilight Saga: EclipseThe Runaways
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenCoralineThe Jay Leno ShowThe Twilight Saga: New MoonPush
The Secret Life of BeesHounddog
Cutlass
Charlotte's Web
War of the WorldsLilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a GlitchHide and SeekDreamer: Inspired By a True StoryNine Lives
Justice League UnlimitedOn Air with Ryan SeacrestMan on FireIn the Realms of the Unreal
Jimmy Kimmel Live!The Ellen DeGeneres ShowThe Cat in the HatUptown GirlsKim Possible: A Sitch in Time
Sweet Home AlabamaTakenTrappedHansel & Gretel
I Am SamThe HireTomcatsThe Fighting FitzgeraldsFather Xmas
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationMalcolm in the MiddleStrong Medicine
Family GuyThe Early Show
TRL
Full filmography
- The Nightingale (2027) as Vianne
- The Nightingale (2027) Producer
- Margo's Got Money Troubles (2026) Executive Producer
- The Sun Never Sets (2026) as Wendy
- The Sun Never Sets (2026) Producer
- Fru! 2 (2026) as Delf (voice)
- All Her Fault (2025) as Jenny Kaminski
- Sentimental Value (2025) Thanks
- Vicious (2025) as Polly
- Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg? (2025) Executive Producer
- RIPLEY (2024) as Marge Sherwood
- The Watchers (2024) as Mina / Lucy
- The Perfect Couple (2024) as Abby Winbury
- Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer (2024) Executive Producer
- The Equalizer 3 (2023) as Emma Collins
- The First Lady (2022) as Susan Elizabeth Ford
- OATS Studios (2021) as Barkley
- Oats Studios: Volume 1 (2021) as Barkley
- Viena and the Fantomes (2020) as Viena
- Last Looks (2020) as Self
- Penn & Teller: Try This at Home (2020) as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) as 'Squeaky'
- gen:LOCK (2019) as Miranda Worth (voice)
- Sweetness in the Belly (2019) as Lilly Mitchell Abdal
- Hello Apartment (2018) Director
- Hello Apartment (2018) Story
- Ocean's Eight (2018) as Penelope Stern
- The Alienist (2018) as Sara Howard
- Please Stand By (2018) as Wendy Welcott
- Zygote (2017) as Barkley
- American Pastoral (2016) as Merry Levov
- Brimstone (2016) as Liz
- The Escape (2016) as Lily
- The Benefactor (2015) as Olivia
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Every Secret Thing (2014) as Ronnie Fuller
- Effie Gray (2014) as Euphemia 'Effie' Gray
- Yellowbird (2014) as Delf (voice)
- Night Moves (2014) as Dena Brauer
- Very Good Girls (2013) as Lilly Berger
- The Motel Life (2013) as Annie James
- The Last of Robin Hood (2013) as Beverly Aadland
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) as Jane
- Now Is Good (2012) as Tessa Scott
- Celia (2012) as Hannah Jones
- Rise (2011) as Laurence Owen
- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) as Jane
- The Runaways (2010) as Cherie Currie
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- Coraline (2009) as Coraline Jones (voice)
- The Jay Leno Show (2009) as Self
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) as Jane
- Push (2009) as Cassie Holmes
- Winged Creatures (2009) as Anne Hagen
- Coraline: Creepy Coraline (2009) as Self
- Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' (2009) as Self
- The Secret Life of Bees (2008) as Lily Owens
- Hounddog (2008) as Lewellen
- Cutlass (2007) as Lacey
- Charlotte's Web (2006) as Fern Arable
- War of the Worlds (2005) as Rachel
- Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005) as Lilo Pelekai (voice)
- Hide and Seek (2005) as Emily Callaway
- Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story (2005) as Cale Crane
- Nine Lives (2005) as Maria
- Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' (2005) as Self
- Justice League Unlimited (2004) as Kid Wonder Woman (voice)
- On Air with Ryan Seacrest (2004) as Self
- Man on Fire (2004) as Lupita Ramos
- In the Realms of the Unreal (2004) as Narrator/Vivian Girls (Voice)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- The Cat in the Hat (2003) as Sally Walden
- Uptown Girls (2003) as Ray Schleine
- Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003) as Preschool Kim Possible (voice)
- Sweet Home Alabama (2002) as Young Melanie
- Taken (2002) as Allie Keys
- Trapped (2002) as Abby Jennings
- Hansel & Gretel (2002) as Katie
- I Am Sam (2001) as Lucy Diamond Dawson
- The Hire (2001) as Lily
- Tomcats (2001) as Little Girl in Park
- The Fighting Fitzgeralds (2001) as Marie
- Father Xmas (2001) as Clairee
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Brenda Collins
- Malcolm in the Middle (2000) as Emily
- Strong Medicine (2000) as Edie's Girl
- Family Guy (1999) as Little Girl (voice)
- The Early Show (1999) as Self
- TRL (1998)
- The View (1997) as Self
- The Practice (1997) as Alessa Engel
- Ally McBeal (1997) as 5 Year Old Ally
- Spin City (1996) as Cindy
- MADtv (1995) as Self
- Friends (1994) as Mackenzie
- ER (1994) as Delia Chadsey
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) as Self - Guest
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
- The Oscars (1953) as Coraline (voice)
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
- Untitled Dakota Fanning Thriller Series
- Untitled Dakota Fanning Thriller Series Executive Producer
- Discretion Executive Producer
- Dreamer
- Alma