
Biography
Hannah Dakota Fanning (born February 23, 1994) is an American actress. Fanning is known for her roles in blockbuster films and independent features, both as a child actor and as an adult. Her accolades include nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Fanning received recognition at age 7 for starring in the drama film I Am Sam (2001), for which she was nominated for the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. She became the youngest nominee in SAG history. Fanning appeared in the films Uptown Girls (2003), Man on Fire (2004), and War of the Worlds (2005), the latter two cementing her stardom. She continued to appear in children's films such as Charlotte's Web (2006) and The Secret Life of Bees (2008). She transitioned to mature roles with The Twilight Saga (2009–2012), the independent film The Runaways (2010), and a co-starring role in Night Moves (2013). Fanning has appeared in films such as Ocean's 8 (2018), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), and The Equalizer 3 (2023). Since 2018, she has starred in television series The Alienist (2018), The First Lady (2022), and The Perfect Couple (2024). She has also had a starring role in The Watchers (2024) and received renewed critical recognition for the miniseries Ripley that same year, earning Golden Globe and Emmy nominations. Fanning also starred and produced The Sun Never Sets. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dakota Fanning, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- MTV Movie Award — Best Scared-As-S**t Performance · 2005
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Young Performer · 2001
- MTV Movie Award — Best Kiss · 2010 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture · 2009 · nominated
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Young Performer · 2008 · nominated
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- MTV Movie Award — Best Scared-As-S**t Performance · 2006 · nominated
- MTV Movie Award — Best Scared-As-S**t Performance · 2005 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role · 2002 · nominated
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award — Best Young Performer · 2001 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles

Malcolm in the Middle

Friends

Justice League Unlimited

Margo's Got Money Troubles

All Her Fault

Ripley

Coraline

ER

The Practice

I Am Sam

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?

Sentimental Value

The Alienist

The Secret Life of Bees

Man on Fire

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Taken

Strong Medicine

Family Guy

The Equalizer 3

Now Is Good

Brimstone

Dreamer

Mad TV

Gen: Lock

Ocean's Eight

Uptown Girls

Please Stand By

The Perfect Couple

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

The Runaways

War of the Worlds

Ally McBeal

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Hounddog

Sweet Home Alabama

The Watchers

Sweetness in the Belly

Hide and Seek

Oats Studios

American Pastoral

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Push

Charlotte's Web

Trapped

Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer

Every Secret Thing

Nine Lives