Birth nameHannah Dakota Fanning Birth information23 February 1994, Conyers, Georgia, USA BioHannah Dakota Fanning was born on the 23rd of February 1994, in Conyers, Georgia, USA. Before her debut into the cinematic world, Dakota did her own acting around her house. She was very active for her age, and often put a blanket under her shirt and pretended to be having a baby, using her younger sister, who is also an actress now, Elle, as the baby. Dakota went to a playhouse near her home, where the children that attended put on a play every week to show to their parents. But the people running the playhouse noticed that Dakota stood out, and advised her parents, Joy and Steve Fanning, to take her to an agency. They believed that she was extremely talented.The Fanning family were advised to spend six weeks in Los Angeles, a long way from their home in Georgia. But there Dakota managed to get her first work; to star in a national Tide commercial. She was chosen out of many, many other children.The family then decided to move to Los Angeles permanently, for it looked like Dakota's career was looking very good. After they moved, Dakota signed with a professional agency, and soon won a role in the movie Tomcats (2001). She then went onto a small project called Father Xmas (2001) as Clairee.But Dakota's big break-through was yet to come. She auditioned for one of the main characters in I Am Sam (2001), and the director and the rest of the crew were amazed by her extraordinary talent. Dakota was cast, and starred in the movie as Lucy Diamond Dawson, alongside major Hollywood stars Sean Penn and Michelle Pfeiffer.After I Am Sam (2001) her talent was immediately recognized around the world. She went straight onto Trapped (2002) as Abby Jennings, alongside Charlize Theron, then played the younger version of Reese Witherspoon in 2002's Sweet Home Alabama (2002) But Dakota still had two more movies to come in 2002. Firstly she got a huge role in Steven Spielberg's "Taken" (2002), the mini-TV series, and narrated the ten whole episodes, as well as having a part. This was a little more challenging, as she was playing a troubled alien child, but she managed to do brilliantly. Her last movie for 2002 was the children's movie Hansel & Gretel (2002) as Katie.2003 was also a brilliant year for Dakota, as she starred in a number of exciting projects. Firstly, it was as Sally Walden in The Cat in the Hat (2003) with Mike Myers, then she played Lorraine "Ray" Schleine, a bratty little girl, in the sweet comedy Uptown Girls (2003) alongside Brittany Murphy. She then voiced preschool Kim in Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003) (TV).In 2004, Dakota appeared in the violent thriller, Man on Fire (2004), alongside Denzel Washington. Her reviews were excellent.First in 2005 was Nine Lives (2005), as Maria, then the chilling Hide and Seek (2005) alongside Robert De Niro. By now, she was the busiest child actress in Hollywood, with a resume to die for. Her younger sister, Mary Elle Fanning (Elle Fanning), had also been discovered a few years earlier.After Hide and Seek (2005) came War of the Worlds (2005), which was one of her major movies out of everything she'd worked in. Not only did it make her more popular, but she got to play the daughter of A-list Hollywood actor Tom Cruise. They had four very successful premieres; the first in Tokyo, Japan, the second in France, the third in London, England and the fourth in New York, USA. The reviews were outstanding, especially Dakota's. She then voiced Lilo in Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005) (V), which she has just completed.

Recently, "Twilight" hunk Robert Pattinson allegedly dumped Kristen Stewart because he had some special feelings for Emilie de Ravin, his "Remember Me" co-star. Therefore, the 19-year-old beauty is currently struggling to get his attention back during the promotion of "The Twilight Saga's New Moon" at 2009 San Diego Comic Con International on Thursday, July 23.
"Kristen's got too much going for her to come in second," a source close to Stewart tells Ok! Magazine in its latest issue, which will be on newsstands on July 23. "She really cares for Rob, and if he still feels the same, she wants their relationship to progress. The Comic-Con reunion will be a real test."
Additionally, the source claims Stewart actually wants to skip the event. However, Dakota Fanning and other "The Runaways" and "The Twilight Saga's New Moon" cast reportedly insist her to fight for Pattinson "with everything she has".
"Her friends are insisting she
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Yesterday I published a couple set pictures of Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett, Dakota Fanning as Cherie Currie, Stella Maeve as Sandy West and Alia Shawkat as Robin from the upcoming The Runaways film based on the 70s teenage girl rock band. In the pics, the girls were all wearing t-shirts with their character's name emblazoned across their bosom. I called into question whether the shirts were for publicity or use in the film and one of our readers, Steve, answered with the lowdown and an image to back it up. Basically when The Runaways was formed, manager Kim Fowley wanted both Cherie and Marie to front the band. Marie had aspirations of being an actress, and chose to leave the singing limelight to Cherie (though they would later release an album together called "Messin With The Boys" in 1980 for Capitol). Cherie wanted Marie to be involved in the band somehow,

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New Pics! 'Twilight' actress Kristen Stewart transforms into rock legend Joan Jett for her latest film role. Stewart plays Jett in the new band biopic 'The Runaways.' The film -- that also stars Stewart's 'New Moon' costar Dakota Fanning -- is about Jett's '70s teenage band called The Runaways. The film is not set to hit theaters till some time next year. Click Here for more pics of Stewart with Joan Jett!
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