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Name:	Dakota Fanning
Nickname:	Dakota
Birth name:	Hannah Dakota Fanning
Birth place:	Conyers, Georgia, USA
Birthday:	23.02.1994
Weight:	Unknown
Height:	1.50 cm
Natural hair color:	blond
Eyes color:	blue
Education:	Unknown
Residence:	Unknown
Nationality:	American
Ethnicity:	white

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Quotes

""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."

"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." - on working with Denzel Washington on Man on Fire (2004).

"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!"

"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 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'm just a normal kid, really. I just love to act.

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.

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.

"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."

"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."

Trivia

Learned to read at age 2.

At the age of 8, she became the youngest person to be nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award, for her supporting performance in I Am Sam (2001).

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.

She began her acting career at 5 when she was picked for a Tide commercial

Older sister of Elle Fanning.

Her father named her Dakota, her mother named her Hannah. She then was named Hannah Dakota Fanning.

Dakota is one of 14 grandchildren.

Parents: Joy and Steve Fanning.

Her favourite films include Gone with the Wind (1939), Titanic (1997) and Steel Magnolias (1989).

Collects dolls.

Home-schooled.

Looks up to Meryl Streep and Hilary Swank, "not just because they're great actresses, but because they are amazing people".

Is of Scandinavian descent.

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.

First time she visited England was on the 19th June 2005 with Tom Cruise, to attend the premiere of War of the Worlds (2005) at London's Leicester Square.

Loves to knit & has knitted scarfs for Tom Cruise, Robert De Niro and Denzel Washington

For the 'sad' scenes in I Am Sam (2001), she thought of her pet goldfish, Flounder, dying.

Carries a book of baby names with her wherever she goes.

Has been to Mexico, New Zeland, Japan, Australia, England and France

Is a member of the Red Cross

On her eleventh birthday, Tom Cruise gave her a cell phone

Is friends with Daveigh Chase

She can play the violin.

She knitted scarves for Steven Spielberg and Tim Robbins.

Was 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 in the Worst Screen Couple couple category with co-star Spencer Breslin in the The Cat in the Hat (2003). She failed to receive either nomination.

Is a member of the Girl Scouts USA, and her sister Elle Fanning is a Brownie.

Is learning to speak French. She also learned to speak some Spanish for her role in Man on Fire (2004).

Missed the premiere of Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005) (V) to go to Mexico whilst her sister (Elle Fanning) filmed Babel (2006).

Skipped kindergarten and went straight to first grade at the age of 4.

Learned how to ride a race horse for Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005).

After filming of Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005) wrapped, Kurt Russell gave her a horse named Goldie.

During the shoot of War of the Worlds (2005), Tom Cruise gave her an iPod loaded with thousands of songs.

Is now a Girl Scout [Oct. 2005].

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 live on a ranch near Dakota's home where she can visit him often.

Tutor is Jan Cerwonka.