Actor
Kirsten Dunst
Born 30 April 1982 · Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA
Kirsten Dunst is an American actress who began as a child performer and became a leading star of the 2000s. She is best known for playing Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man films and for her collaborations with Sofia Coppola and Lars von Trier.
Key films
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Her breakout child role as Claudia earned a Golden Globe nomination.
The Virgin Suicides (2000)
Her first collaboration with Sofia Coppola, and an early lead in an acclaimed drama.
Spider-Man (2002)
Made her a global star as Mary Jane Watson in the blockbuster superhero franchise.
Marie Antoinette (2006)
Title role in Coppola's stylised historical drama, a defining part of her career.
Melancholia (2011)
Lars von Trier drama in which her performance as a depressed bride won the Cannes Best Actress prize.
Key awards
- 2011 Cannes Film Festival Best Actress for Melancholia
- Nominated for an Academy Award (Best Supporting Actress, The Power of the Dog)
- Nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Fargo (2015)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 90
- 1989New York Stories · as Lisa’s DaughterActor
- 1990The Bonfire of the Vanities · as Campbell McCoyActor
- 1992High Strung · as Young GirlActor
- 1993Darkness Before Dawn · as Sandra Guard (age 8)Actor
- 1994Interview with the Vampire · as ClaudiaActor
- 1994Little Women · as Younger Amy MarchActor
- 1994Greedy · as JoleneActor
- 1995Jumanji · as JudyActor
- 1996Mother Night · as Young Resi NothActor
- 1996The Siege at Ruby Ridge · as Sara WeaverActor
- 1997Anastasia · as Young Anastasia (voice)Actor
- 1997Wag the Dog · as Tracy LimeActor
- 1997Tower of Terror · as Anna PettersonActor
- 1998Small Soldiers · as Christy FimpleActor
- 1998Strike! · as Verena von StefanActor
- 1998Fifteen and Pregnant · as Tina SpanglerActor
- 1998The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer · as Becky Thatcher (voice)Actor
- 1999Drop Dead Gorgeous · as Amber AtkinsActor
- 1999Dick · as Betsy JobsActor
- 1999The Devil's Arithmetic · as Hannah SternActor
- 1999True Heart · as BonnieActor
- 2000The Virgin Suicides · as Lux LisbonActor
- 2000Bring It On · as Torrance ShipmanActor
- 2000The Crow: Salvation · as Erin RandallActor
- 2000Deeply · as SillyActor
- 2000Luckytown · as LiddaActor
- 2000The Making of The Virgin Suicides · as SelfActor
- 2000In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire · as SelfActor
- 2000Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination · as Self / Judy ShepherdActor
- 2001Crazy/Beautiful · as Nicole OakleyActor
- 2001Get Over It · as Kelly WoodsActor
- 2001All Forgotten · as ZinaidaActor
- 2002Spider-Man · as Mary Jane WatsonActor
- 2002The Cat's Meow · as Marion DaviesActor
- 2002Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' · as SelfActor
- 2002Spider-Mania · as SelfActor
- 2002The Spider-Man Story · as SelfActor
- 2002It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow') · as SelfActor
- 2003Mona Lisa Smile · as Betty WarrenActor
- 2003Levity · as Sofia MellingerActor
- 2004Spider-Man 2 · as Mary Jane WatsonActor
- 2004Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind · as MaryActor
- 2004Wimbledon · as Lizzie BradburyActor
- 2004Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing · as SelfActor
- 2004A Look Inside Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindActor
- 2004Hero in Crisis · as SelfActor
- 2005Elizabethtown · as Claire ColburnActor
- 2006Marie Antoinette · as Marie AntoinetteActor
- 2007Spider-Man 3 · as Mary Jane WatsonActor
- 2007Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens · as SelfActor
- 2007WelcomeDirector
- 2007The Making of Marie Antoinette · as SelfActor
- 2007Covered in Black: Creating Venom · as SelfActor
- 2007Fighting, Flying and Driving: The Stunts of 'Spider-Man 3' · as SelfActor
- 2007Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of 'Spider-Man 3' · as SelfActor
- 2007'Spider-Man 3' on Location: New York, from Rooftops to Backstreets · as SelfActor
- 2007On the Set: Spider-Man 3 · as SelfActor
- 2008How to Lose Friends & Alienate People · as Alison OlsenActor
- 2010All Good Things · as Katie MarksActor
- 2010With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story · as SelfActor
- 2010BastardDirector
- 2010The Second Bakery Attack · as NatActor
- 2010Non Plus One · as WaitressActor
- 2011Melancholia · as JustineActor
- 2011Fight for Your Right Revisited · as Metal ChickActor
- 2012Upside Down · as Eden MooreActor
- 2012Bachelorette · as Regan CrawfordActor
- 2012On the Road · as Camille / Carolyn CassadyActor
- 2012Heroes and Demons · as Nat (segment "The Second Bakery Attack")Actor
- 2013The Bling Ring · as Kirsten Dunst (uncredited)Actor
- 2013Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues · as El Trousias Maiden of the CloudsActor
- 2013Mademoiselle C · as SelfActor
- 2013Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy · as Self - Letter ReaderActor
- 2014The Two Faces of January · as Colette MacFarlandActor
- 2015Aspirational · as Kirsten DunstActor
- 2016Hidden Figures · as Vivian MitchellActor
- 2016Midnight Special · as Sarah TomlinActor
- 2016Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls · as SelfActor
- 2017The Beguiled · as EdwinaActor
- 2017Woodshock · as TheresaActor
- 2018Revisiting The Virgin Suicides · as SelfActor
- 2021The Power of the Dog · as Rose GordonActor
- 2022Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2022Behind the Scenes with Jane Campion · as Self (archive footage)Actor
- 2024Civil War · as LeeActor
- 2024Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War · as SelfActor
- 2025Roofman · as Leigh WainscottActor
- 2026Making Marie Antoinette · as SelfActor
- 2027The Housemaid's Secret · as Wendy GarrickActor
- 2027A Minecraft Movie Squared · as AlexActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.