Kirsten Dunst was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, to Inez and Klaus Dunst, who are separated but both moved independently to California. Dunst attended the Ranney School in New Jersey, and graduated in 2000 from Notre Dame High School in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of LA.
Dunst began her career as a child fashion model when she was 3 years old, appearing in TV commercials and signing with Ford Models and Elite Model Management. In a 1988 episode of SNL, she played the role of President George H.W. Bush's grandauther, and in 1989 she made her film debut in Woody Allen's Oedipus Wrecks. However her feature film breakthrough came in Interview with the Vampire, a 1994 film based on Anne Rice's novel. In the movie, Dunst recieved her first kiss, at age 11, from Brad Pitt, who was 29 at the time. Her performance earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination, the MTV award for Best Breakthrough Performance, and the Saturn Award for Best Young Actress.
Dunst is best known for her portrayal of Mary Jane Watson in the Spider Man film series, and was generally well recieved for the role. Dunst is expected to portray peace activist Marla Ruzicka in Sweet Relief for Warner Independent Pictures in 2009. She is also rumored to have the role of Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry in an upcoming biopic about the band. This however will not be Dunst's first foray into music; she made her singing debut in the 2001 film Get Over It and in Spider Man 3 sings two songs as part of her role. She also appeared in the music video for Savage Garden's "I Knew I Loved You"
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