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Hannah Dakota Fanning (born February 23, 1994 in Conyers, Georgia), better known simply as Dakota Fanning, is a Hollywood actress.
Fanning learned to read at age two. She rose to stardom quickly, being chosen for a Tide commercial at age five.
At the age of 8, she became the youngest person to be nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award, for her supporting performance in I Am Sam (2001).
When she received the Best Young Actor/Actress award from the Broadcast Film Critics Association for her performance in I Am Sam, she was too short to reach the microphone to give her acceptance speech. Presenter Orlando Bloom held her up to the mike for the duration of her speech, which turned out to be quite long.
Dakota Fanning's sister, Elle Fanning, is a budding actress. Elle's first roles were as the younger version of Dakota's character in I Am Sam and Taken. Dakota appeared on The Tonight Show on November 10, 2003, where she declared that she and her sister shared room, and described co-star Mike Myers as very funny.
The term 'dakota-fanning' can be used to designate someone who is overpresent in the movie scene at an exact moment, as Dakota seems to almost be the only child actor portraying children in movies these past years.
Filmography
- Charlotte's Web (2006, Fern)
- Conquistadora (2005, Anastasia)
- Dreamer (2005)
- War of the Worlds (2005 movie) (2005, Rachel Ferrier)
- Nine Lives (2005, Maria)
- Hide and Seek (2005, Emily Callaway, alongside Robert DeNiro)
- Man on Fire (2004, Pita, alongside Denzel Washington)
- The Cat in the Hat, (2003, Sally)
- Uptown Girls (2003, Lorraine Schleine)
- Steven Spielberg Presents Taken, (2002, mini-series, Allie Keys)
- Hansel & Gretel (2002, Katie)
- Sweet Home Alabama (2002, young Melanie)
- Trapped (2002, Abigail Jennings)
- Father Xmas (2001, Clairee)
- I Am Sam (2001, Lucy Diamond Dawson, alongside Sean Penn)
- Tomcats (2001)
External Links
Dakota Fanning Links (http://www.dakotafaning.com)
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