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| 1 | Was in a relationship with Garrett Hedlund for four years after meeting on the set of On the Road (2012). |
| 2 | Attended high school with Rami Malek, who was a year ahead of her. They had a musical theatre class together. |
| 3 | Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 69th Cannes International Film Festival in 2016. |
| 4 | Ever since her role in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), leading man Tom Cruise has sent her a coconut cake every year at Christmas which has become known as "The Cruise Cake" in the Dunst household. |
| 5 | She was the visual inspiration for the original illustrations of DC Comics' character Jillian "Cowgirl" Pearlman (created in 2005 after events of the comic "Rebirth"), for a time love interest of superhero Green Lantern/Hal Jordan. Dunst was 23 years old at the point. Therefore, Pearlman is off-panel after DC's relaunch in "The New 52" (2011). |
| 6 | Attended The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) with her mother, and then The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) and The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) with her brother, Christian Dunst. |
| 7 | She played Bradley Pierce's sister in both Jumanji (1995) and The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996). |
| 8 | Never auditioned for Melancholia (2011). Instead, she met with Lars von Trier through Skype and they had a long discussion about movies and Charlotte Rampling's performance in The Night Porter (1974). At the end of their conversation, Trier asked her if she wanted the role. |
| 9 | Susanne Bier and Paul Thomas Anderson recommended her to Lars von Trier for the role of Justine in Melancholia (2011). |
| 10 | Her favorite actors are Meryl Streep, Jodie Foster and Elijah Wood. |
| 11 | Has played twice doomed young members of royalty overthrown in violent revolutions: Anastasia and Marie Antoinette. |
| 12 | Lives in the Los Angeles neighborhood, Los Feliz. Giovanni Ribisi, Bo Barrett, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Pine, Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo, Brad Pitt, Michael Cera, Hannah Telle and Robert Pattinson are among the other actors who also call Los Feliz home. |
| 13 | She filmed The Virgin Suicides (1999) in Canada and Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) in Minnesota simultaneously in summer 1998. |
| 14 | Her favorite film is the Holocaust drama Schindler's List (1993). |
| 15 | Became a naturalized German citizen. [September 2011] |
| 16 | Friends with Sofia Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, Bryce Dallas Howard and Michelle Williams. |
| 17 | The new face of Bulgaris Mon Jasmin Noir (2011). |
| 18 | Explained that she went to rehab for depression, not for alcohol or drug abuse as some may think. |
| 19 | One of her main goals is to direct in the future. |
| 20 | Stated how much of an honor this was to be part of a Lars von Trier's movie Melancholia (2011). |
| 21 | Helps a great deal of charities, including the famous Art of Elysium. |
| 22 | Her father, Klaus Hermann Dunst, was born August 15, 1946. |
| 23 | Replaced Penélope Cruz as Justine in Melancholia (2011) after Cruz dropped out of the project in order to film Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011). |
| 24 | Is the former best friend of Maggie Gyllenhaal, having met on the set of Mona Lisa Smile (2003). Maggie introduced Kirsten to her brother Jake Gyllenhaal, resulting in their subsequent relationship. |
| 25 | Stated that her personal favorite film of hers is Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994). |
| 26 | Her breakout role was in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), which was based on a novel by Anne Rice. She later starred in the music video "I Knew I Loved You" by Savage Garden, a band which got their name from the vampire novels of Anne Rice. |
| 27 | Was ranked #24 on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actress list (2008). |
| 28 | Has checked herself into the Cinque Lodge rehab facility in Utah, the same facility which Eva Mendes, Kellan Rhude and Lindsay Lohan checked into [February 8, 2008]. |
| 29 | Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2008 Razzie Award nominating ballot. She was suggested in the Worst Actress category for her performance in Spider-Man 3 (2007). However, she failed to receive a nomination. |
| 30 | Was originally cast for the role of Clear Rivers in Final Destination (2000), which went to Ali Larter. |
| 31 | Lives in New York City and Los Angeles, California (2007). |
| 32 | Has dyed her hair several times for a movie; she dyed brown for her role in Mona Lisa Smile (2003) and then red for her role in Spider-Man 3 (2007). |
| 33 | Her grandparents Hermann and Inge Dunst live in Hamburg. |
| 34 | Was ranked #15 in E's 50 cutest child stars all grown-up (2005). |
| 35 | Takes tap dancing lessons. |
| 36 | Jake Gyllenhaal gave Kirsten a gray and white kitten for her birthday. She named the cat Sophie. |
| 37 | Hosted the MTV Movie Awards in 2001 along with Jimmy Fallon. |
| 38 | She was called back to reshoot some scenes for Get Over It (2001) while filming the first Spider-Man (2002) movie, which explains why her character suddenly goes from blond to red in a few scenes. |
| 39 | She wore a red wig for her role as Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man (2002). |
| 40 | Like her Bring It On (2000) character Torrance Shipman, Kirsten was also a cheerleader in high school. |
| 41 | Is a huge fan of the television series The Office (2001) and admits she is a huge fan of Ricky Gervais. |
| 42 | Ranked #25 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002). |
| 43 | According to producer Mark Gordon, she visited her then boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal at the set of The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and that visit gained her an uncredited cameo appearance. |
| 44 | Her favorite movies are Annie Hall (1977) and Edward Scissorhands (1990), whilst her favorite television series are Friends (1994), Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) and Da Ali G Show (2000). |
| 45 | She was offered the role of Chrissy DeWitt in Now and Then (1995), which she turned down as the role required her to gain weight. |
| 46 | Her nickname is Kiki as when she was a child she could not pronounce Kirsten. She then provided the voice of Kiki in the English dubbing of the Miyazaki animated feature, Kiki's Delivery Service (1989). |
| 47 | Was in a relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal (December 2002-June 2004). |
| 48 | Auditioned along with Kate Hudson to replace Sarah Polley for the role of Penny Lane in Almost Famous (2000), she did not get the role but Cameron Crowe later said this was "very, very close". |
| 49 | Voted the second Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire magazine. [September 2002] |
| 50 | Furthered her singing career with a song that appears during the ending credits to The Cat's Meow (2001). |
| 51 | Kirsten's father is German. Kirsten's mother, who is American-born, is of half German and half Swedish ancestry. Kirsten can speak German fluently. |
| 52 | Named one of Teen People magazine's "25 Hottest Stars Under 25" (2002). |
| 53 | Named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (2002). |
| 54 | Name is pronounced "Keer-sten" (not "Kur-sten"). |
| 55 | She performed her first screen kiss, at the tender age of 11, with Brad Pitt in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994). |
| 56 | Nabbed the lead role of Peter Parker's girlfriend, Mary Jane Watson, in Spider-Man (2002) after Kate Hudson and Alicia Witt turned down. |
| 57 | Made her singing debut performing the song "Dream of Me" from Get Over It (2001). |
| 58 | Attended the Ranney School in Tinton Falls, New Jersey up until the fifth grade, when she left after her parents separated in 1993. |
| 59 | Turned down the role of Angela Hayes in American Beauty (1999), which went to Mena Suvari. |
| 60 | Attended and graduated from Notre Dame High School, a private Catholic high school in Los Angeles, California (June 2000). Rachel Bilson graduated a year earlier. Another former student was Katharine McPhee. |
| 61 | She is working on her own production company with her mother called "Wooden Spoon Productions". The name symbolizes women and creativity. It was inspired by her grandmother, who used wooden spoons to keep her in line when she was a girl. |
| 62 | The only daughter of Klaus and Inez (née Rupprecht) Dunst. Her parents separated in 1993. Following this, she lived with her mother and younger brother, Christian Dunst, in Southern California. |
| 63 | Named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in the World (1995). |
| 64 | Attended the Anne Rice's Memnoch Ball in New Orleans, Louisiana (1995). |
| 65 | Beat out Christina Ricci for roles in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) and Little Women (1994). She also beat out Scarlett Johansson for roles in Jumanji (1995) and Elizabethtown (2005). |
| 66 | Was a Ford model as a child. |