Kirsten Caroline Dunst (/ˈkɪərstən/ KEER-stən; born April 30, 1982) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the anthology film New York Stories (1989) and has since starred in several films and television productions. She has received several awards, including nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four Golden Globe Awards. Dunst first gained recognition for her role as child vampire Claudia in the horror film Interview with the Vampire (1994), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She also had roles in her youth in Little Women (1994) and Jumanji (1995). Dunst transitioned to leading roles in teen films of 1999, the satires Dick and Drop Dead Gorgeous and Sofia Coppola's drama The Virgin Suicides. After the leading role in the cheerleading film Bring It On (2000), she gained wider attention for her role as Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). Her career progressed with a supporting role in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), followed by a lead role in Cameron Crowe's tragicomedy Elizabethtown (2005), and as Marie Antoinette in Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006). In 2011, Dunst starred as a depressed newlywed in Lars von Trier's drama Melancholia, which earned her the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. In 2015, she played Peggy Blumquist in the second season of the FX series Fargo, earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the role. Dunst had a supporting role in the film Hidden Figures (2016), and leading roles in Coppola's The Beguiled (2017) and in the dark comedy series On Becoming a God in Central Florida (2019), for which she received a third Golden Globe nomination. Dunst earned her fourth nomination for a Golden Globe and first nomination for an Academy Award for her performance in the psychological drama The Power of the Dog (2021). In 2024, she led the dystopian thriller film Civil War. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kirsten Dunst, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

• 2027A Minecraft Movie Squared — Alex
• 2027The Housemaid's Secret — Wendy Garrick
• 2025Roofman — Leigh Wainscott
• 2024Civil War — Lee
• 2021The Power of the Dog — Rose Gordon
• On Becoming a God in Central Florida — Krystal Stubbs, Executive Producer
• 2018The House That Jack Built — Thanks
• 2017The Beguiled — Edwina
• 2017Woodshock — Theresa, Executive Producer
• 2016Hidden Figures — Vivian Mitchell
• 2016Midnight Special — Sarah Tomlin
• 2015Aspirational — Kirsten Dunst
• Cosmos — Cecilia Payne (voice)
• Fargo — Peggy Blumquist
• 2014The Two Faces of January — Colette MacFarland
• 2013Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues — El Trousias Maiden of the Clouds
• Drunk History — Agatha Christie
• 2013The Bling Ring — Kirsten Dunst (uncredited)
• The Frame — Mary Jane Watson
• 2012Bachelorette — Regan Crawford
• 2012Heroes and Demons — Nat (segment "The Second Bakery Attack")
• 2012On the Road — Camille / Carolyn Cassady
• 2012Upside Down — Eden Moore
• Black Mirror — Callister Employee (uncredited)
• 2011Fight for Your Right Revisited — Metal Chick
• 2011Melancholia — Justine
• 2010All Good Things — Katie Marks
• 2010Bastard — Director, Writer, Producer
• 2010Non Plus One — Waitress
• 2010The Second Bakery Attack — Nat
• 2008How to Lose Friends & Alienate People — Alison Olsen
• 2007Spider-Man 3 — Mary Jane Watson
• 2007Welcome — Writer, Director
• 2006Marie Antoinette — Marie Antoinette
• 2005Elizabethtown — Claire Colburn
• 2004A Look Inside Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• 2004Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind — Mary
• 2004Spider-Man 2 — Mary Jane Watson
• 2004Wimbledon — Lizzie Bradbury
• 2003Levity — Sofia Mellinger
• 2003Mona Lisa Smile — Betty Warren
• 2002Spider-Man — Mary Jane Watson
• 2002The Cat's Meow — Marion Davies
• 2001All Forgotten — Zinaida
• 2001Crazy/Beautiful — Nicole Oakley
• 2001Get Over It — Kelly Woods
• 2000Bring It On — Torrance Shipman
• 2000Deeply — Silly
• 2000Luckytown — Lidda
• 2000The Crow: Salvation — Erin Randall
• 2000The Virgin Suicides — Lux Lisbon
• 1999Dick — Betsy Jobs
• 1999Drop Dead Gorgeous — Amber Atkins
• 1999The Devil's Arithmetic — Hannah Stern
• 1999True Heart — Bonnie
• 1998Fifteen and Pregnant — Tina Spangler
• 1998Small Soldiers — Christy Fimple
• 1998Strike! — Verena von Stefan
• TRL
• 1998The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer — Becky Thatcher (voice)
• 1997Anastasia — Young Anastasia (voice)
• Gun — Sondra
• 1997Tower of Terror — Anna Petterson
• 1997Wag the Dog — Tracy Lime
• 1996Mother Night — Young Resi Noth
• 1996The Siege at Ruby Ridge — Sara Weaver
• The Siege at Ruby Ridge — Sara Weaver
• 1995Jumanji — Judy
• The Outer Limits — Joyce Taylor
• ER — Charlie Chiemingo
• 1994Greedy — Jolene
• 1994Interview with the Vampire — Claudia
• 1994Little Women — Younger Amy March
• Touched by an Angel — Amy Ann McCoy
• 1993Darkness Before Dawn — Sandra Guard (age 8)
• 1992High Strung — Young Girl
• 1990The Bonfire of the Vanities — Campbell McCoy
• 1989New York Stories — Lisa’s Daughter
• Star Trek: The Next Generation — Hedril
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host, George Bush's Granddaughter (uncredited), Girl in Bizilady Commercial (uncredited)
• Rhubarb
• Self Help
• The Entertainment System Is Down

Appearances as themselves (51)

• 2026Making Marie Antoinette — Self
• 2024Torn Asunder: Waging Alex Garland's Civil War — Self
• 2022Behind the Scenes with Jane Campion — Self (archive footage)
• 2022Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home — Self (archive footage)
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• 2018Revisiting The Virgin Suicides — Self
• 2016Waffles and Bullet Holes: A Return to Sioux Falls — Self
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
• 2013Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy — Self - Letter Reader
• 2013Mademoiselle C — Self
• The Jonathan Ross Show — Self
• Conan — Self
• 2010With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story — Self
• 2007'Spider-Man 3' on Location: New York, from Rooftops to Backstreets — Self
• 2007Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens — Self
• 2007Covered in Black: Creating Venom — Self
• 2007Fighting, Flying and Driving: The Stunts of 'Spider-Man 3' — Self
• 2007On the Set: Spider-Man 3 — Self
• 2007Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of 'Spider-Man 3' — Self
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• 2007The Making of Marie Antoinette — Self
• The Reichen Show — Self - Guest
• 2004Hero in Crisis — Self
• 2004Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• Punk'd — Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• VH1 Goes Inside — Self
• 2002Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man' — Self
• 2002It Ain't As Easy As It Looks... (...a.k.a. the Making of 'The Cat's Meow') — Self
• 2002Spider-Mania — Self
• 2002The Spider-Man Story — Self
• 2000In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire — Self
• 2000Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination — Self / Judy Shepherd
• 2000The Making of The Virgin Suicides — Self
• Teen Choice Awards — Self
• The Early Show — Self
• The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn — Self - Guest
• The View — Self
• The Daily Show — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• MTV Movie & TV Awards — Self / Host, Self - Presenter
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self, Self - Guest
• American Masters — Self
• CBS News Sunday Morning — Self
• The Oscars — Self
• Today — Self
• Ruben — Self