The Basics

Name: Hannah Dakota Fanning.
Known As: Dakota.
Birthday: February 23rd 1994.
Birthplace: Conyers, Georgia, USA.
Current Location: Los Angeles, California, USA.
Current Age: 15.
Eye Colour: Blue.
Hair Colour: Blonde.
Parents: Joy and Steve Fanning.
Siblings: Elle Fanning- more on Elle? Check out Totally Elle.
Pets: A horse named Goldie and a Schnoodle dog named Lewellen.

Hobbies

- Acting
- Knitting
- Dancing ballet
- Horseback riding
- Reading
- Cheerleading
- Traveling

Gifts From Co-Stars

- Tom Cruise gave Dakota a cell phone for her 11th birthday. Her parents wouldn't let her have one beforehand and weren't too happy about this gift, but in the end, they let her have it.
- Katie Holmes gave her some gorgeous shoes.
- Robert De Niro gave her an American Girl doll for her 10th birthday that looked like her character Emily Callaway in "Hide and Seek". He also gave her a laptop.

Fun Facts

- Dakota has been reading since the age of two.
- Dakota loves to watch movies! "My Best Friend's Wedding", "Gone with the Wind", "Harry Potter", "Shrek", "Shrek 2" and "The Incredibles" are amoung her favourites.
- When Dakota was a lot younger, she pretended she was pregnant by stuffing a pillow up her shirt. Then she went through child birth and Elle was the baby.
- Dakota and Elle used to have a goldfish, but it flipped out of the bowl one night and died.
- Goldie is Dakota's horse, and all of his stuff is pink. Dakota loves braiding his hair and putting glitter on his hooves. He also has a mirror at the arena, which he can often be seen staring into!
- She doesn't mind going to the dentist.
- Her two front teeth had to be pulled out so there would be room for her permanent teeth to come through.
- Dakota loves to read! She likes the Harry Potter series, Lemony Snicket, Charlotte's Web and Nancy Drew books.
- Dakota has worn braces and she also had to wear an expander at night.
- When Dakota had braces, she liked to match the rubber band colours with the colour of her outfit.
- Dakota and Elle tried to become vegetarians, although that didn't last long, as they don't like vegetables!
- Dakota can speak French and Spanish, she is learning through school.
- Dakota collects dolls.
- Her favourite colour is pink.
- She likes going to the movies with her friends.
- Dakota and Elle are afraid of thunderstorms and lightening.
- She is a member of the Red Cross.
- When she was younger, she had lots of imaginary friends! She said they had strange names like Cobb, Tube, Bop, Jesse and Pappy.
- Dakota is one of fourteen grandchildren.
- She can play the violin and piano.
- She finds it easy to memorize things. On the set of 'Winged Creatures' she was able to memorize everyone in costar Josh hutcherson's Family.
- Knitting is one of Dakota's hobbies and she makes scarfs for her co-stars.
- Dakota loves names, and carried around a book of baby names with her wherever she went.
- New Zealand, Australia, Mexico, Japan, France, England and Canada are amoung some of the fabulous countries Dakota has already visited!
- She likes to pretend she's talking on her cell phone when no one is there, and that she has messages when there are none.
- Dakota has seen some of the websites on her on the internet, she thinks they're very nice and she is honoured that people take their time to do that for her.
- Dakota has been Alice from Alice in Wonderland, and Scarlet O'Hara for Halloween.
- She can see the fireworks on 4th July from her house.
- Dakota and Elle love to watch Fear Factor.
- Dakota is homeschooled, and has a tutour with her on set when she is filming.
- She would really like to go to college, but continue acting at the same time.
- Charlotte's Web is one of Dakota's favourite books. She says it's a beautiful story about friendship, and she always crys at the end.
- When Dakota and Elle were younger, they read The Cat in the Hat to each other all the time. Then Dakota went on to star in the movie!
- Some of Dakota's favourite actors and people she would like to work with are Morgan Freeman, Hilary Swank, Johnny Depp, Kate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Kate Winslet and Meryl Streep, Cameron Diaz and Holly Hunter.
- Dakota stays up late to watch shows about comedians of the past, such as Lucille Ball.
- When Dakota did her first photoshoot for Teen Vogue when she was just 12 years old, she got to take home a pair of MJ combat boots from the shoot, which she still has to this day. She loves them.
- At aged 15, she finally fits into size zero clothes without having to get the clothes taken in which she finds amusing.
- Dakota says she has no off screen teen angst, but that she gets her rebellion out through her movies.
- Dakota currently attends a high school in Los Angeles which she enjoys and says everyone treats her as an equal. She wanted to experience those teen years like everyone else. Things like Prom and Homecoming, the memories you will never forget.

Career Facts

- Dakota's first commercial was for 'Tide' at age 5.
- Her first movie was "Tomcats".
- The first thing Dakota looks at on a script is what her character's name is.
- She started reading the script for "Hide and Seek" upstairs in her room, but had to come down and sit with her dad and sister because it was quite scary.
- Dakota only spent one day filming her scene for "Nine Lives", and it was done in one take.
- She is the youngest actress to be nominated for a SAG (Screen Actor's Guild) award. It was in 2002, for her performance in "I Am Sam".
- The aeroplane crash set was one of Dakota's favourites on "War of the Worlds".
- Her first kiss was with Tomas Curtis, on "Sweet Home Alabama".
- Dakota says she didn't find it hard to film the sad scenes in "I Am Sam", because she would think about her goldfish dying.
- She tries to learn as much as she can on every project she does.
- Dakota says her dark hair in "Hide and Seek" made her look scary, and she loved having dark hair.
- She doesn't practice her lines very much, just looks through them, because they always change.
- Dakota had wanted to work with Julia Roberts for a while, and was finally able to on "Charlotte's Web".
- She loves to promote her movies, like going to press conferences and premieres. She loves seeing everybody again and talking about the experiences they had on the movie.
- Tom Cruise would carry Dakota in his arms everywhere on the set of "War of the Worlds". It started one day when Steven Spielberg said, 'Tom, I think you should be carrying her.' Every day after that Tom joked to Dakota, asking if she was feeling a little heavier than in the day before.
- When Dakota learned she had been given the role as Lucy in "I Am Sam", she spent a long time jumping on her bed with joy and laughing down the phone to her grandmother.
- The hardest thing at the end of a movie is saying goodbye to everyone.
- Dakota loves to work, and likes to have time off too, but says it gets boring after a while, not working.
- She would like to try out directing when she's older.
- Dakota wants to act for the rest of her life! - Dakota has become great friends with two time co-star Kristen Stewart (Twilight & The Runaways). Kristen says they are so comfortable with eachother they even have their own second language.

2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse ... As Jane Volturi
2010 The Runaways ... As Cherie Currie
2009 The Twilight Saga: New Moon ... As Jane Volturi
2009 Winged Creatures/Fragments ... As Anne
2009 Push ... As Cassie Holmes
2009 Coraline ... As Coraline (voice)
2008 The Secret Life of Bees... As Lily Owens
2007 Cutlass ... As Lacy
2007 Hounddog ... As Lewellen
2006 Charlotte's Web ... As As Fern
2006 Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story ... As Cale Crane
2005 Lilo and Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch ... As Lilo (voice)
2005 War of the Worlds ... As Rachel Ferrier
2005 Hide and Seek ... As Emily Callaway
2005 Nine Lives ... As Maria
2004 My Neighbor Totoro ... As Satsuki (voice)
2004 In the Realms of the Unreal ... As Narrator
2004 Man On Fire ... As Pita Ramos
2003 Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time ... As Preschool Kim (voice)
2003 The Cat In The Hat ... As Sally Walden
2003 Uptown Girls ... As Ray Schleine
2002 Hansel & Gretel ... As Katie
2002 Trapped ... As Abby Jennings
2002 Sweet Home Alabama ... Young Melanie
2001 I Am Sam ... As Lucy Diamond Dawson
2001 Tomcats ... As Little girl in the park
2001 Father Xmas ... As Clairee

Television

2004 Friends ... As Mackenzie
. episode: 10.14 - "The One with Princess Consuela"
2004 Justice League ... As Young Wonder Woman (voice)
. episode: "Kid Stuff"
2002 Taken ... As Allie Keys
. episode: 07 - "God's Equation"
. episode: 08 - "Dropping the Dishes "
. episode: 09 - "John"
. episode: 10 - "Taken"
2001 The Ellen Show ... As Young Ellen
. episode: 1.9 - "Missing the Bus"
2001 Family Guy ... As Little Girl (voice)
. episode: 3.12 - "To Live and Die in Dixie"
2001 The Fighting Fitzgeralds ... As Marie
. episode: 1.1 - "Pilot"
2001 Malcom In The Middle ... As Emily
. episode: 2.13 - "New Neighbors"
2000 Spin City ... As Cindy
. episode: 5.10 - "Toy Story"
2000 The Practice ... As Alessa Engel
. episode: 5.9 - "The Deal
2000 C.S.I: Crime Scene Investigation ... As Brenda Collins
. episode: 1.7 - "Blood Drops"
2000 Strong Medicine ... As Edie's Girl
. episode: 1.3 - "Misconceptions"
2000 Ally McBeal ... As 5 years old Ally
. episode: 3.21 - "Ally McBeal: The Musical, Almost"
2000 ER ... As Delia Chadsey
. episode: 6.19 - "The Fastest Year"
For more information on these Television roles, check out our TV Series page.

Voice/Over

(Radio) Freeway Insurance
(Radio) NationWide Insurance

Commercials

United Auto Workers Union
Stop n' Shop (Regional)
Georgia Lottery/W Ray Charles (Regional)
Cox Cable Comm (Regional)
Tide

2009 Critics Choice Awards: Best Young Actor/Actress (Under 21) for "The Secret Life Of Bees"
2009 Image Awards: Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for "The Secret Life Of Bees"
2008 Black Reel Awards: Best Ensemble for "The Secret Life Of Bees"
2007 Kids Choice Awards: Favorite Female Movie Star for "Charlotte's Web"
2007 Young Artist Awards: Best Performace in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress for "Charlotte's Web"
2007 Critics Choice Awards: Best Young Actress for "Charlotte's Web"
2006 ShoWest Awards: Supporting Actress of the Year
2006 Kids Choice Awards: Favorite Female Movie Star for "Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story"
2006 Young Artist Awards: Best Performace in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress for "Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story"
2006 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards: Favorite Movie Actress for "War of the Worlds"
2006 MTV Movie Awards: Best Frightened Performance for "War of the Worlds"
2006 Critics Choice Awards: Best Young Actress for "War of the Worlds"
2006 LVFCS Sierra Awards: Best 'Youth in Film Award', for "War of the Worlds"
2006 Saturn Award: Best Performance by a Younger Actor for "War of the Worlds"
2006 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards: Best Young Actress for "War of the Worlds"
2005 Relly Awards: Best Junior Achiever
2005 IFTA Awards: Best International Actress for "War of the Worlds"
2005 Locarno International Film Festival: Best Actress for Nine Lives * To the ensemble of the actresses*
2005 MTV Movie Awards: Best Frightened Performance for "Hide and Seek"
2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards: Best Young Actress for "Man on Fire "
2005 Young Artist Awards: Best Performance in a Feature Film for "Man on Fire"
2005 Critics' Choice Awards: Best Performance in a Feature Film for "Man on Fire"
2004 Young Artist Awards: Best Performance in a Feature Film for "The Cat in the Hat""
2003 Saturn Awards: Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series for"Taken"
2002 9th Ratty Awards: Best Performance - Television Movie / Miniseries for "Taken"
2002 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards: Best Young Actor/Actress for "I Am Sam"
2002 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards : Most Promising Performer
2002 Golden Satellite Awards: Outstanding New Talent for "I Am Sam"
2002 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards: Youth in Film for "I Am Sam"
2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for "I Am Sam"
2002 Young Artist Awards: Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Under for "I Am Sam"

Awards Dakota has Won

2009 Young Artist Awards
2009 Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards
2008 Hollywood Film Festival Awards
2008 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2007 Kids Choice Awards
2006 Critics Choice Awards
2006 Young Artist Awards
2006 Saturn Awards
2006 LVFCS Sierra Awards
2006 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2005 Locarno International Film Festival
2005 MTV Movie Award
2005 Relly Awards
2002 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2002 Golden Satellite Awards
2002 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2002 Young Artist Awards

CHARACTERS QUOTES

Here you will find some cute, cool movie lines from Dakota's characters. They're great to add in wallpapers, signatures, layouts, etc. Click in the movie you want quotes on and have fun reading them!
WINGED CREATURES
» Anne Quotes
PUSH
» Cassie Holmes Quotes
CORALINE
» Coraline Jones Quotes
THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES
» Lily Owens Quotes
CUTLASS
» Anne Quotes
HOUNDDOG
» Lewellen Quotes
CHARLOTTE'S WEB
» Fern Quotes
DREAMER
» Cale Crane Quotes
WAR OF THE WORLDS
» Rachel Ferrier Quotes
HIDE AND SEEK
» Emily Callaway Quotes
NINE LIVES
» Maria Quotes
MAN ON FIRE
» Lupita (Pita) Ramos Quotes
THE CAT IN THE HAT
» Sally Walden Quotes
UPTOWN GIRLS
» Ray Schleine Quotes
TAKEN
» Allie Keys Quotes: Taken Episode 1: Beyond the Sky
» Allie Keys Quotes: Taken Episode 2: Jacob and Jesse
» Allie Keys Quotes: Taken Episode 3: High Hopes
» Allie Keys Quotes: Taken Episode 4: Acid Tests
» Allie Keys Quotes: Taken Episode 5: Maintenance
» Allie Keys Quotes: Taken Episode 6: Charlie and Lisa
» Allie Keys Quotes: Taken Episode 7: God's Equation
» Allie Keys Quotes: Taken Episode 8: Dropping the Dishes
» Allie Keys Quotes: Taken Episode 9: John
» Allie Keys Quotes: Taken Episode 10: Taken
HANSEL AND GRETEL
» Katie Quotes
SWEET HOME ALABAMA
» Young Melanie Quotes
TRAPPED
» Abby Jennings Quotes
I AM SAM
» Lucy Diamond Dawson Quotes

CONTACT DAKOTA

If you would like to write to Dakota, send your letter to:
Dakota Fanning c/o Cindy Osbrink
Osbrink Talent Agency
4343 Lankershim Blvd. Suite 100
Universal City, CA 91602
USA

WARDROBE

Be it a premiere, award ceremony or a special event, you can guarantee Dakota will be wearing something new and beautiful! Below are the outfits she has worn since 2001. To see bigger and more photos from each event, click on the little picture, it will take you to more in the gallery. Outfits are in order from newest to oldest.