
Dakota Fanning
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 23, 1994
- Birthplace
- Conyers, Georgia, USA
Hannah Dakota Fanning (born February 23, 1994) is an American actress. Fanning is known for her roles in blockbuster films and independent features, both as a child actor and as an adult. Her accolades include nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Fanning received recognition at age 7 for starring in the drama film I Am Sam (2001), for which she was nominated for the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. She became the youngest nominee in SAG history. Fanning appeared in the films Uptown Girls (2003), Man on Fire (2004), and War of the Worlds (2005), the latter two cementing her stardom. She continued to appear in children's films such as Charlotte's Web (2006) and The Secret Life of Bees (2008). She transitioned to mature roles with The Twilight Saga (2009–2012), the independent film The Runaways (2010), and a co-starring role in Night Moves (2013). Fanning has appeared in films such as Ocean's 8 (2018), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), and The Equalizer 3 (2023). Since 2018, she has starred in television series The Alienist (2018), The First Lady (2022), and The Perfect Couple (2024). She has also had a starring role in The Watchers (2024) and received renewed critical recognition for the miniseries Ripley that same year, earning Golden Globe and Emmy nominations. Fanning also starred and produced The Sun Never Sets. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dakota Fanning, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
- Alma
Alma TBA
Actor

The Nightingale 2027
as Vianne, Producer

The Sun Never Sets 2026
as Wendy, Producer

Fru! 2 2026
as Delf (voice)

Sentimental Value 2025
Thanks

Vicious 2025
as Polly

Rebuilding Coraline 2024
as Coraline Jones (voice) (archive footage)

The Watchers 2024
as Mina / Lucy

The Equalizer 3 2023
as Emma Collins

Oats Studios: Volume 1 2021
as Barkley

Viena and the Fantomes 2020
as Viena

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home 2020
as Self

Sweetness in the Belly 2019
as Lilly Mitchell Abdal

Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood 2019
as 'Squeaky'

Ocean's Eight 2018
as Penelope Stern

Hello Apartment 2018
Director, Story

Please Stand By 2018
as Wendy Welcott

Zygote 2017
as Barkley

The Escape 2016
as Lily

American Pastoral 2016
as Merry Levov

Brimstone 2016
as Liz

The Benefactor 2015
as Olivia

Night Moves 2014
as Dena Brauer

Every Secret Thing 2014
as Ronnie Fuller

Effie Gray 2014
as Euphemia 'Effie' Gray

The Motel Life 2013
as Annie James

The Last of Robin Hood 2013
as Beverly Aadland

Very Good Girls 2013
as Lilly Berger

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 2012
as Jane

Celia 2012
as Hannah Jones

Now Is Good 2012
as Tessa Scott

Rise 2011
as Laurence Owen

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 2010
as Jane

The Runaways 2010
as Cherie Currie

The Twilight Saga: New Moon 2009
as Jane

Coraline: Creepy Coraline 2009
as Self

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline' 2009
as Self

Winged Creatures 2009
as Anne Hagen

Coraline 2009
as Coraline Jones (voice)

Push 2009
as Cassie Holmes

Hounddog 2008
as Lewellen

The Secret Life of Bees 2008
as Lily Owens

Cutlass 2007
as Lacey

Charlotte's Web 2006
as Fern Arable

Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story 2005
as Cale Crane

Nine Lives 2005
as Maria

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch 2005
as Lilo Pelekai (voice)

War of the Worlds 2005
as Rachel

Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' 2005
as Self

Hide and Seek 2005
as Emily Callaway

Man on Fire 2004
as Lupita Ramos

In the Realms of the Unreal 2004
as Narrator/Vivian Girls (Voice)

Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time 2003
as Preschool Kim Possible (voice)

The Cat in the Hat 2003
as Sally Walden

Uptown Girls 2003
as Ray Schleine

Hansel & Gretel 2002
as Katie

Sweet Home Alabama 2002
as Young Melanie

Trapped 2002
as Abby Jennings

I Am Sam 2001
as Lucy Diamond Dawson
- Father Xmas
Father Xmas 2001
as Clairee

Tomcats 2001
as Little Girl in Park
Credits from TMDB.