Birth Name: Hannah Dakota Fanning

Nickname: Kota

Category: Actress

Born: February 23, 1994

Location: Conyers, Georgia, USA

Astrological Sign: Pisces

Zodiac Year: Dog

Age: 16

Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m)

Grade Level: 12th (2010-2011)

Hair: Blonde

Eyes: Blue

Filmography:
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) .... Jane
The Runaways (2010) .... Cherie Currie
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) .... Jane
Coraline (2009) (voice) .... Coraline Jones
Push (2009) .... Cassie Holmes
The Secret Life of Bees (2008) .... Lily Owens
Winged Creatures (2008) .... Anne Hagen
Cutlass (2007) .... Lacy
Hounddog (2007) .... Lewellen
Charlotte's Web (2006) .... Fern
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005) .... Cale Crane
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005) (V) .... Lilo
War of the Worlds (2005) .... Rachel Ferrier
Hide and Seek (2005) .... Emily Callaway
Nine Lives (2005) .... Maria
"Justice League" .... Young Wonder Woman (1 episode, 2004)
Man on Fire (2004) .... Pita
"Friends" .... Mackenzie (1 episode, 2004)
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003) (TV) (voice) .... Preschool Kim
The Cat in the Hat (2003) .... Sally
Uptown Girls (2003) .... Lorraine "Ray" Schleine
"Taken" (2002/I) (mini) TV Series .... Allison Clarke
Hansel & Gretel (2002) .... Katie
Trapped (2002) .... Abigail Jennings
Sweet Home Alabama (2002) .... Young Melanie
I Am Sam (2001) .... Lucy Diamond Dawson
"The Ellen Show" .... Young Ellen (1 episode, 2001)
"Family Guy" .... Little Girl (1 episode, 2001)
Tomcats (2001) .... Little Girl in Park
"The Fighting Fitzgeralds" .... Marie (1 episode, 2001)
"Malcolm in the Middle" .... Emily (1 episode, 2001)
Father Xmas (2001) .... Clairee
"Spin City" .... Cindy (1 episode, 2000)
"The Practice" .... Alessa Engel (1 episode, 2000)
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" .... Brenda Collins (1 episode, 2000)
"Strong Medicine" .... Edie's Girl (1 episode, 2000)
"Ally McBeal" .... 5 Year Old Ally (1 episode, 2000)
"ER" .... Delia Chadsey (1 episode, 2000)
Tonari no Totoro (1988) (voice: English version) .... Satsuki (2005 Disney version)

Biography:
Hannah Dakota Fanning (born February 23, 1994), better known simply as Dakota Fanning, is an American actress. Fanning's breakthrough performance was in I Am Sam in 2001. As a child actress, she appeared in high-profile films such as Man on Fire, War of the Worlds, and Charlotte's Web. Fanning began transitioning to more adult roles with Hounddog and The Secret Life of Bees. She has won numerous awards and is the youngest person ever to have been nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Trivia:
Learned to read at age 2.
At the age of 8, 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 (2001), 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.
Began her acting career at 5 when she was picked for a Tide commercial.
Older sister of Elle Fanning.
Her father named her Dakota, her mother named her Hannah. She then was named Hannah Dakota Fanning.
Dakota is one of 14 grandchildren.
Parents: Joy and Steve Fanning.
Her favourite films include Gone with the Wind (1939), Titanic (1997) and Steel Magnolias (1989).
Collects dolls.
Was home-schooled through 8th grade and now attends Campbell Hall (Class of '11).
Looks up to Meryl Streep and Hilary Swank, "not just because they're great actresses, but because they are amazing people".
Her last name "Fanning" is of Irish origin. Also, she is of half-German descent.
She donated many signed items to Rocky Stone to be given away as prizes in a Dakota Fanning Contest to benefit less fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign 2005 and Toy Mountain Campaign 2006.
First time she visited England was on the 19th June 2005 with Tom Cruise, to attend the premiere of War of the Worlds (2005) at London's Leicester Square.
Loves to knit and has knitted scarfs for Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro, Denzel Washington, Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and Tim Robbins.
For the 'sad' scenes in I Am Sam (2001), she thought of her pet goldfish, Flounder, dying.
Carries a book of baby names with her wherever she goes.
Has been to Mexico, New Zealand, Japan, Australia, England, France and Canada.
Is a member of the Red Cross.
On her eleventh birthday, Tom Cruise gave her a cell phone.
Is friends with Daveigh Chase.
Can play the violin.
Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2004 Razzie Award nominating ballot. She was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actress category for her role in The Cat in the Hat (2003). She was also suggested in the Worst Screen Couple couple category with co-star Spencer Breslin in the The Cat in the Hat (2003). She failed to receive either nomination.
Is a member of the Girl Scouts USA, and her sister Elle Fanning is a Brownie.
Is learning to speak French. She also learned to speak some Spanish for her role in Man on Fire (2004).
Missed the premiere of Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005) (V) to go to Mexico while her sister Elle Fanning filmed Babel (2006).
Started kindergarten at age 4½ and will start her freshman year of high school (9th grade) in the fall of 2007.
During filming of War of the Worlds (2005), Tom Cruise gave her an iPod.
Is now a Girl Scout [Oct. 2005].
After filming Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005), Kurt Russell, who plays her father, bought her a palomino horse, whom she named Goldie. Goldie lives on a ranch near Dakota's home where she can visit him often.
Tutor is Jan Cerwonka.
Her scene in Nine Lives (2005) was done in one take. She got to work on the movie only for one day.
Has said she would love to be a director.
On her 10th birthday, Robert De Niro gave her a doll that looked like Dakota's character in Hide and Seek (2005), with the brown hair and blue eyes.
Plays the piano, knits, collects dolls, ride horses and dances ballet.
Niece of Jill Arrington.
Is the youngest member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences (she joined in 2006).
Was ranked #9 in E's most cutest child stars all grown-up even if she still is a child.(2005)
Has been in three productions with her sister Elle Fanning, yet they have never shared scenes. Elle played the younger version of Dakota's characters in I Am Sam (2001) and "Taken" (2002), and the two girls voiced sisters in a dub for Tonari no Totoro (1988).
While she was filming Man on Fire (2004) in Mexico, her sister Elle Fanning was filming The Door in the Floor (2004), so their parents had to go to and from their daughters' destinations.
Her first word was "Momo," which was the family cat's name.
Has mentioned in numerous interviews that she would love to work with her sister, Elle Fanning.
For her, the hardest thing at the end of a movie is saying goodbye to the cast.
A doll was made of her (as her character, Cale) for the movie Dreamer (2005).
Friends with her Uptown Girls (2003) co-star Brittany Murphy.
Is a fan of US designer Belle of the Ball. She has worn many Belle of the Ball dresses to events such as the Hide and Seek (2005) premiere.
Was originally offered the part of Leslie in Bridge to Terabithia (2007), but turned it down because of conflicting schedules. AnnaSophia Robb was later given the part.
Has naturally curly hair.
Whilst in Georgia, she attended a Montessori school.
Was ranked #14 on Forbes List of The 20 Top-Earning Young Superstars (2007).
Was ranked #94 on Forbes List of The Celebrity 100 (2007).
In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated her earnings for the year to be $4 million.
Ranked #6 on interview magazines Hollywood faces to watch "Future Stars of Tomorrow".
Was ranked #19 alongside her sister Elle on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' actress list (2008).
Was ranked #8 alongside Abigail Breslin on TV Guide Top 10 Teen Star Countdown (2008).
Was ranked #4 on Moviefone's 'The 25 Hottest Actors Under 25'(2008).
Is German/Irish.
For the 2008-2009 school year she is a cheerleader for Campbell Hall, a private Episcopal college-preparatory school in North Hollywood, California, which fields a number of sports teams under the nickname "The Vikings".
Her favorite scary movie as a child, was The Wizard of Oz (1939).
Hadn't read all the books from the "Twilight" series by Stephenie Meyer before she was cast in The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) but she wanted to do it, because she loved the cast, and the movie.
Started voicing Coraline (2009) when she was 10 years old. However the movie was released when she was 14 almost 15.
She chose her costumes and looks in Push (2009). Some of the clothes were actually her own.
When the production of Coraline (2009) started, it was originally going to be a live action, still with Dakota in the lead.
While filming Push (2009) in Hong Kong, she wasn't recognized.
Because of her rape scenes, her movie Hounddog (2007) was banned in a lot of cities.
Has the rare distinction of being in two movies that opened on the same day in the U.S. - Coraline (2009) and Push (2009) (February 6, 2009).
Close friend of John Travolta.
Good friends with Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner.
Has been friends with Abigail Breslin since she worked with her brother on the movie The Cat in The Hat.

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Page Last Updated: 14 June 2010