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Dakota Fanning Wiki Biography

Hannah Dakota Fanning was born of French, German, Irish and English descent, on 23 February 1994, in Conyers, Georgia, USA. Dakota started her career in early childhood, coming into prominence at just seven years of age when making her film debut in the 2001 movie “I Am Sam”. Since then Dakota has appeared in two or three movies per year, many popular and benefiting her net worth.

So just how rich is Dakota Fanning? Sources estimate that Dakota’s net worth is $16 million, accumulated mostly from her appearance in both films and on TV.

Two years before appearing in films, Dalota Fanning had started her career on television, firstly with performances in commercials, and then by appearing in television series’ “ER”, “The Practice”, and “The Ellen Show”. Fanning is also a star of “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”, “Malcolm in the Middle”, “Friends”, “Family Guy”, and “Taken” directed by Steven Spielberg. These early television roles added a considerable amount of money to Dakota’s net worth.

Some of the movies Dakota Fanning has starred in are “Uptown Girls” (2003), “Hide and Seek” (2005), “Dreamer” (2005), “Cutlass” (2007), “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” (2009), “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” (2010), “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2” (2012), and “The Last of Robin Hood” (2013). In “Man on Fire” (2004) Fanning appeared with such stars as Denzel Washington and Christopher Walken. Dakota Fanning’s net worth was recently boosted through starring in film projects “Every Secret Thing” (2014), and “Franny” (2014). Sources state that Dakota is earning around $4 million per movie.

Dakota Fanning is also a perfect voice talent. She has voiced in “Kim Possible: A Stitch In Time” (2003), “My Neighbor Totoro” (2004), “In the Realms of the Unreal” (2004), “Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch” (2005), and “Coraline” (2009).

Dakota Fanning has already won many awards, too. She received the first one in 2001 for her film debut “I Am Sam”:Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Actress. Dakota has been rewarded with many others for her roles in “Taken”, “Man on Fire”, “Nine Lives”, “Dreamer”, and “Charlotte`s Web”. Her most recent award is for “The Secret Life of Bees” (2009): Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actress.

Further, Dakota Fanning does not rest on her laurels, and has something of a modeling career too, having made the cover of various magazines like Elle, Vanity Fair and Cosmopolitan among others, since 2009.

In her personal life, Dakota Fanning graduated from Campbell Hall School, in North Hollywood in 2011, and has since been studying at New York University. The house she ostensibly lives in is in Hollywood Hills, and also purports her luxurious life and impressive size of Dakota Fanning’s net worth, as the mansion worth $2 million. Dakota also owns two cars, a Honda and a Mercedes Benz. Dakota is apparently dating model Jamie Strachan.

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Dakota Fanning Quick Info

Dakota Fanning Trademarks

1. Preteen years: played extremely precocious and intelligent children who were often smarter than the adults. Her teenage roles have consisted of more troubled girls.

Dakota Fanning Quotes

• I think it’s everyone’s dream to win an Oscar. I’d love just to go to the Oscars and it would be fun. That would be great!
• I feel so blessed to have been able to be in War of the Worlds (2005).
• I have no problem shooting emotional scenes.
• [on Hounddog (2007)]: It was a script that I loved and it’s, you know, ultimately my decision because I’m playing the character but, of course, my mom and my agent read everything, but it was no different than anything else.
• My dad named me Dakota and my mom came up with my first name Hannah. So it’s Hannah Dakota Fanning.
• When I go on a movie set, I’m learning about movies. I learned 100 lessons a day from Steven Spielberg. I always think I might not have this opportunity again, so I try to cram a lot of information into my brain.
• It’s fun to know what I want to do – you know, when I grow up. I have friends who say, “Oh, maybe I’ll be an astronaut or whatever.” But it’s cool to want to do this forever. I knew from my first commercial that I wanted to be an actress.
• Acting is what I love to do. I wouldn’t trade it for the world. I don’t think of it as work. It’s really fun for me. And home-schooling works out perfectly.
• I learned that it can be very hurtful to talk about others. You know, I read a quote by Oprah Winfrey where she said, “Turn your wounds into wisdom.” It’s not nice to spread rumors.
• I’m just a normal kid, really. I just love to act.
• I want to keep acting. I want to go to college, sure, but I really want to keep acting right now. It’s so fun.
• I’ve been very lucky enough to do all kinds of movies. All the movies that I’ve done have been very different and all the characters I’ve done have been very different. I feel very lucky to have been able to do the movies that I’ve done.
• I think Orlando Bloom is cute. I met him at an awards show. I was actually nominated and I won that one. When I went up on stage, they didn’t have a step for me to step on at the Critics’ Choice Awards so he had to hold me up. He held me for a LONG, LONG time!
• [on working with Denzel Washington in Man on Fire (2004)]: Working with him, I loved every minute of it. I couldn’t wait to see him everyday. He’s one of the best actors in the world and I loved observing him.
• I’ve always wanted to be an actress, ever since I was a little girl. I’ve always played the mom and I play my sister as the daughter. I wanted to be an actress on television and movies instead of just around the house.

Dakota Fanning Important Facts

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• Dakota’s first kissing scene was in the movie, Sweet Home Alabama (2002), with actor Thomas Curtis.
• During the filming of War of the Worlds (2005), the airplane crash set was Dakota’s favorite set.
• Dakota is a huge fan of Hello Kitty, and she states that she has gotten into it more now she has gotten older.
• Dakota worked with her sister Elle Fanning in the movie My Neighbor Totoro (1988), where the characters were sisters as well.
• While living in Georgia, Dakota attended a Montessori School, where she learned to read at the age of two.
• Dakota is currently attending New York University, and this has inspired her sister Elle Fanning to attend college.
• For Dakota’s 16th birthday, Cherie Currie (who Dakota portrayed in the movie The Runaways (2010)) gave her a custom made guitar.
• Toronto, Canada: Attended the world premiere of Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005) and the press conference. [September 2005]
• She helped in raising 2,206 toys for the Less Fortunate Kids as part of the 2005 Toy Mountain Campaign with Rocky Stone. [December 2005]
• Seeing model Jamie Strachan publicly as of September 2013.
• Blue Valentine (2010) is one of her favorite movies and it inspired her to do more indie films.
• Often wears pieces from the “Elizabeth and James” clothing line, designed by Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen.
• Her favorite movie, which made her cry, is What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993).
• Her paternal grandmother, Katharina Kramb, was German. Her other ancestry is Irish, English, French, and Channel Islander (Jersey and Guernsey).
• Is a Delta Gamma sorority influence with her aunt, Jill Arrington, being a Delta Gamma member alumna.
• Announced that she would begin her first semester of college at New York University in fall 2011. [June 2011]
• Had to wear braces for two years.
• Has a schnoodle dog named Lewellen.
• Her favorite book is “Charlotte’s Web” by E.B. White, and her favorite book series are “Harry Potter” by J.K. Rowling, “A Series of Unfortunate Events” by Daniel Handler, and “Nancy Drew” by Mildred Wirt Benson.
• She was a cheerleader and was voted homecoming queen in high school.
• She graduated with honors, from North Hollywood’s Campbell Hall Episcopal High School on June 6, 2011.
• Good friends with Kristen Stewart.
• She became close friends with Tom Cruise after working with him on War of the Worlds (2005).
• Has the rare distinction of being in the cast of two movies that opened on the same day in the United States: – Coraline (2009) and Push (2009), on February 6, 2009.
• Because of rape scenes that she was involved in, her movie Hounddog (2007) was banned in many cities.
• While filming Push (2009) in Hong Kong, she wasn’t recognized.
• When the production of Coraline (2009) started, it was originally going to be a live action, still with Dakota in the lead.
• She chose her costumes and looks in Push (2009). Some of the clothes were actually her own.
• Started recording the voice of Coraline (2009) when she was just 10 years old, but this movie was not released until she was 15 years old.
• She had not read all of the books from the Twilight series by the writer Stephenie Meyer before she got hired for the cast of the movie The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009), but she wanted to take the role because she loved the cast and the script.
• Her favorite scary movie as a child, was The Wizard of Oz (1939).
• For the 2008-09 school year, she was a cheerleader for Campbell Hall, a private Episcopal Church college-preparatory school in North Hollywood, California, which fields a number of sports teams.
• Ranked number four in the Moviefone list of the “The 25 Hottest Actors Under 25” in 2008.
• Ranked #8 alongside Abigail Breslin on TV Guide Top 10 Teen Star Countdown (2008).
• Ranked number 19 along with her sister, Elle Fanning, on Entertainment Weekly magazine’s “30 Under 30” actress list in 2008.
• Ranked number six in Interview magazine’s “Hollywood Faces to Watch” article: “Future Stars of Tomorrow”.
• In 2007, Forbes magazine estimated her earnings for the year to be $4 million.
• Ranked number 94 on the Forbes List of “The Celebrity 100” in 2007.
• Ranked number 14 on the Forbes List of The 20 Top-Earning Young Superstars in 2007.
• While she lived in in Georgia, she attended a Montessori school for a brief period of time.
• Permed her hair for her films in 2005.
• Was originally offered the role of Leslie Burke in Bridge to Terabithia (2007), but turned it down because of conflicting schedules. AnnaSophia Robb was later given the role.
• Is a huge 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.
• She was friends with her late Uptown Girls (2003) co-star Brittany Murphy.
• A doll was made of her (as her character Cale Crane) for the movie Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005).
• For her, the hardest thing at the end of a movie is saying goodbye to the cast.
• Has mentioned in numerous interviews that she would love to work with her sister, Elle Fanning.
• Her first word was “Momo”, which was the family cat’s name.
• 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.
• 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 My Neighbor Totoro (1988).
• Ranked number nine in “E!” TV’s list of the cutest child stars, all grown-up – even though she was still just a girl in 2005.
• She was the youngest member of the “Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences”, which admitted her in 2006.
• Niece of Jill Arrington and Dean Panaro. Granddaughter of Mary Jane Arrington and Rick Arrington.
• Plays the piano and the violin, knits, collects dolls, ride horses and dances ballet.
• 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.
• Has said she would love to be a director.
• Her scene in Nine Lives (2005) was done in just one take. She was only required to work on this movie for one day.
• Her tutor is Jan Cerwonka.
• 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.
• Was a Girl Scout. [October 2005]
• During filming of War of the Worlds (2005), Tom Cruise gave her an iPod.
• Began kindergarten at the age of four and one-half. She began her freshman year of high school (the 9th grade) in fall 2007.
• Missed the premiere of Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005) to go to Mexico while her sister Elle Fanning filmed Babel (2006).
• Is learning to speak French. She also learned to speak some Spanish for her role in Man on Fire (2004).
• Is a member of the Girl Scouts USA, and her sister Elle Fanning is a Brownie.
• 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 as an official nominee in the “Worst Screen Couple” couple category with co-star Spencer Breslin in The Cat in the Hat (2003). She was relieved to get neither of these nominations.
• On her eleventh birthday, Tom Cruise gave her a cell phone.
• Was a member of the Red Cross National Celebrity Cabinet for one year.
• She has been to Canada, Mexico, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Japan, Australia, England and France.
• Carried a book of baby names with her wherever she went as a child.
• For the ‘sad’ scenes in I Am Sam (2001), she thought of her pet goldfish, Flounder, dying.
• Loves to knit and has knitted scarfs for Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro, Denzel Washington, Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and Tim Robbins.
• First time she visited England was on the June 19, 2005 with Tom Cruise, to attend the premiere of War of the Worlds (2005) at London’s Leicester Square.
• 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.
• Fanning is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Fionn, meaning “fair”, and may have Norman roots from the Viking invasion of northern France. Her mother’s maiden name Arrington has links to the east of England, notably Cambridgeshire.
• Looks up to Meryl Streep and Hilary Swank, “not just because they’re great actresses, but because they are amazing people”.
• Dakota was schooled at home and on sets by her tutor, but she joined high school in her freshman year.
• Collected dolls when she was younger.
• Her favorite films include Gone with the Wind (1939), Steel Magnolias (1989) and Titanic (1997).
• Parents are Joy Fanning (aka Joy Arrington Fanning) and Steven Fanning.
• Dakota is one of 14 grandchildren.
• Her father named her Dakota, her mother named her Hannah. She then was named Hannah Dakota Fanning.
• She began her acting career at the age of five when she was picked for a Tide detergent commercial.
• 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.
• At the age of eight, she became the youngest person to be nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award – for her supporting acting in the movie I Am Sam (2001).
• She learned to read a little at the age of two.

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