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Kirsten Dunst
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Kirsten Caroline Dunst, born April 30, 1982, in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, is an American actress, known for her roles in Interview with the Vampire (for which she received a Golden Globe nomination), Jumanji, The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette, Bring It On, and the Spider-Man film series.

Dunst is the daughter of Inez and Klaus Dunst, who are divorced. She was brought up in Brick, New Jersey.[citation needed] Her father, a German medical services executive from Hamburg, remained in New Jersey but now lives in Los Angeles, California. Her mother, a Swedish former art gallery owner, also moved to California. She attended Notre Dame High School. She also has a younger brother, Christian. She attended the Ranney School in New Jersey before leaving to pursue acting. Dunst is also a known Lutheran. 

Dunst got her start as a child fashion model at the age of three in television commercials. She was signed with Ford Models and Elite Model Management. In a 1988 episode of Saturday Night Live, she played the role of President George H. W. Bush's granddaughter. In 1989, Dunst made her film debut in Woody Allen's Oedipus Wrecks, a short film that was released as one-third of the anthology film New York Stories. Soon after, she landed a small part in The Bonfire of the Vanities as Tom Hanks' daughter.

At the age of 15, Dunst did the voice of Kiki in the 1997 dub of the anime Kiki's Delivery Service. In 1993, Dunst played Hedril in the seventh season episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation called "Dark Page". She also had a recurring role as a child prostitute, Charlie Chiemingo, on ER. 

In 2000, Dunst played the captain of a cheerleading squad in Bring It On. She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Mary Jane Watson in the Spider-Man film series based on Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's comic serial, alongside Tobey Maguire. She portrayed the neighbor and romantic interest of the mild-mannered superhero in the first film. She was generally well-received in the role, and had a now-famous and often-parodied scene in which she kisses the hero while he hangs upside-down from his web. The success of the first film led her to reprise the role in two sequels, Spider-Man 2 in 2004 and Spider-Man 3 in 2007.

Dunst initially signed on to appear in three Spider-Man films, and has said that she would not appear in a fourth film unless director Sam Raimi returned to direct. At the 2002 Mar de Plata Film Festival, Dunst won the Best Actress Silver Ombú for her performance as silent film actress Marion Davies in Peter Bogdanovich's The Cat's Meow. In 2004 Dunst starred in the critically acclaimed Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind alongside Small Soldiers co-star David Cross At the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, Marie Antoinette premiered. It was released in North America on October 20, 2006. In the film, her second with director Sofia Coppola, Dunst plays the title character and uses an American accent in the role. She ranked at #59 on VH1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars.