Kirsten Caroline Dunst was born on April 30, 1982 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey.

Kirsten started out in showbiz at the age of three, when she began filming television commercials.
She made her feature film debut in a segment of Woody Allen's "New York Stories" (1989). Later the same year her family moved to Los Angeles, where her film career took off.

In 1994 Kirsten made her breakthrough performance in "Interview with the Vampire" (1994) alongside such stars as Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. Her performance earned her a Golden Globe nomination, the MTV Award for Best Breakthrough Performance and the Saturn award for Best Young Actress.

In 1995, Kirsten was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. Over the next few years she made a string of hit movies including "Little Women" (1994), "Jumanji" (1995) and "Small Soldiers" (1998). Kirsten received rave reviews for her role as Lux Lisbon in Sofia Coppola's "The Virgin Suicides" (1999). She proved her status as a leading actress in the comedy hit "Bring It On" (2000), and she graduated from Notre Dame High School in Los Angeles in June of that year.

Kirsten Dunst is now working on her own production company with her mother called "Wooden Spoon Productions".

Misspellings & aliases:
Kristen, Kirsty, Kirstie, Kirsti, Kirstin, Kerstin, Kersten, Dunnst, Doonst, Dunsst, Duenst, Dunste, Donst, Dunsste, Duenste.