Kirsten Caroline Dunst was
born on
April 30, 1982 in
Point Pleasant, NJ.
Klaus, her father, separated
from Kirsten's mother
Inez Dunst, a former art-gallery owner. Starting out in
showbiz at the age of
three, Kirsten began filming television commercials for a
total of over 70 before making her feature
film debut in a segment of
Woody Allen's 1989 film
New York Stories . A medical-services
executive,
Klaus remained in
New Jersey while the rest of his family, including her brother
Christian,
relocated to
California. Her film career took off with her
breakthrough performance in 1994's
Interview with the Vampire alongside such
stars as
Brad Pitt and
Tom Cruise. Her
acclaimed
performance in this movie earned her several award nominations and pushed more projects here
direction.
She continued her streak with
Little Women,
Jumanji and
Small Soldiers. Expanding her range, Kirsten embraced the role of role as
Lux Lisbon
in
The Virgin Suicides. Proving her
status as a comedic as well as dramatic actress,
She continued with
Bring It On while completing her studies at
Notre Dame High School
in
Los Angeles in
June of that year. Having most recently completing
Spiderman with
Tobey Maguire, Dunst is currently working on her own production company with her
mother called "Wooden
Spoon Productions.
