Kirsten Dunst began her career as a child actress, appearing in small roles in Woody Allen's New York Stories (1989) and Brian De Palma's The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990). At age 12, she garnered widespread recognition for her portrayal of Claudia in the 1994 film adaptation of Interview with the Vampire, which earned her various critical accolades, including a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Also in 1994, she portrayed young Amy March in the film adaptation of Little Women. She subsequently had roles in the youth fantasy films Jumanji (1995) and Small Soldiers (1998).

In the late 1990s, Dunst transitioned to leading roles in teen films, such as the satirical political comedy Dick, and the Sofia Coppola-directed drama The Virgin Suicides (both released in 1999), followed by the cheerleading comedy Bring It On (2000), and the drama Crazy/Beautiful (2001). She subsequently portrayed Marion Davies in Peter Bogdanovich's period drama The Cat's Meow (2001). Dunst gained a resurgence of mainstream attention for her role as Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man (2002), a role which she reprised for the following two sequels. She had a minor part in Michel Gondry's psychological drama Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), followed by a lead in Cameron Crowe's tragicomedy film Elizabethtown (2005), and as the title character in Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006). In 2010, Dunst portrayed Katherine Marks, the missing wife of accused murderer Robert Durst, in the biographical crime film All Good Things (2010).

In 2011, Dunst starred in Lars von Trier's sci-fi drama Melancholia portraying a depressed newlywed, which earned her numerous accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. She then had a supporting role in On the Road (2012), an adaptation of the Jack Kerouac novel, and appeared in the thriller The Two Faces of January (2014). In 2015, Dunst was cast as Peggy Blumquist in the second season of the FX series Fargo, which earned her multiple accolades, including a second Golden Globe nomination, this time in the category of Best Actress in a Series. She followed this with a supporting role in the biographical drama Hidden Figures (2016), and reunited again with Coppola for her remake of The Beguiled (2017). Dunst returned to television with a lead role in the black comedy series On Becoming a God in Central Florida, which she also executive-produced. She most recently starred in The Power of the Dog (2021), for which she earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and Civil War (2024).

Film

+ Year Title Role Notes 1989 New York Stories Lisa's Daughter 1990 Campbell McCoy 1991 High Strung Young Girl 1994 Greedy Jolene Ault Interview with the Vampire Claudia Little Women Younger Amy March The Mystery of the Third Planet Alisa SeleznyovaVoice; English dub 1995 The Snow Queen Gerda Jumanji Judy Shepherd 1996 Mother Night Young Resi Noth 1997 Anastasia Young Anastasia Voice Wag the Dog Tracy Lime 1998 Kiki's Delivery Service Kiki Voice; English dub Small Soldiers Christy Fimple All I Wanna Do Verena von Stefan The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer Becky Thatcher Voice 1999 True Heart Bonnie Drop Dead Gorgeous Amber Atkins The Virgin Suicides Lux Lisbon Dick Betsy Jobs 2000 The Crow: Salvation Erin Randall Luckytown Lidda Doyles Bring It On Torrance Shipman Deeply Silly 2001 Get Over It Kelly Woods Crazy/Beautiful Nicole Oakley The Cat's Meow Marion Davies Lover's Prayer Zinaida 2002 Spider-Man Mary Jane Watson 2003 Levity Sofia Mellinger Kaena: The Prophecy Kaena Voice; English dub Mona Lisa Smile Betty Warren 2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Mary Svevo Spider-Man 2 Mary Jane Watson Wimbledon Lizzie Bradbury 2005 Elizabethtown Claire Colburn 2006 Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette 2007 Welcome Short film; writer and director Spider-Man 3 Mary Jane Watson 2008 How to Lose Friends and Alienate People Alison Olsen 2010 All Good Things Katie Marks / Katherine McCarthy The Second Bakery Attack Nat Short film Bastard Short film; writer and director 2011 Fight for Your Right Revisited Metal ChickShort film Touch of Evil The Siren Melancholia Justine 2012 Bachelorette Regan Crawford On the Road Camille Moriarty Upside Down Eden Moore 2013 The Bling Ring Herself Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues El Trousias Maiden of the Clouds 2014 The Two Faces of January Collette MacFarland Aspirational Herself Short film 2016 Midnight Special Sarah Tomlin Hidden Figures Vivian Mitchell 2017 The Beguiled Edwina Dabney Woodshock Theresa 2021 The Power of the Dog Rose Gordon Kirsten Dunst to Replace Elisabeth Moss in Benedict Cumberbatch’s ‘Power of the Dog’ (EXCLUSIVE) 2024 Civil War Lee Smith 2025 Roofman Leigh Wainscott 2026 Making Marie Antoinette Herself Documentary film 2027 Alex Filming TBA Post-production

Television + Year Title Role Notes 1993 Darkness Before Dawn Sandra Guard (age 8) Television film Sisters Kitten Margolis Episodes: "Dear Georgie", "The Land of the Lost Children" Star Trek: The Next Generation Hedril Episode: "Dark Page" 1996 The Siege at Ruby Ridge Sara Weaver Television film Touched by an Angel Amy Ann McCoy Episode: "Into the Light" 1996–1997 ER Charlie Chiemingo 6 episodes 1997 Tower of Terror Anna Petterson Television film The Outer Limits Joyce Taylor Episode: "Music of the Spheres" Gun Sondra Episode: "The Hole" 1998 Stories from My Childhood Alice / Ivett Voice; 2 episodes Fifteen and Pregnant Tina SpanglerTelevision film 1999 The Devil's Arithmetic Hannah Stern 2002 Saturday Night Live Herself Host; episode: "Kirsten Dunst/Eminem" 2014 Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Voice; episode: "Sisters of the Sun" Portlandia Kim Episode: "Sharing Finances" 2015 Fargo Peggy Blumquist 10 episodes 2017 Black Mirror Callister Employee Uncredited cameo; episode: "USS Callister" 2018 Drunk History Agatha Christie Episode: "Drunk Mystery" 2019 On Becoming a God in Central Florida Krystal Stubbs 10 episodes; also executive producer

Video games + Year Title Role Notes 2004 Spider-Man 2: The Video Game Mary Jane Watson Voice role

Music videos + Year Track Artist Notes 1999 "I Knew I Loved You" Savage Garden 2000 "The Itch" Vitamin C 2000 "The Best Things" Filter 2009 "Turning Japanese" Kirsten Dunst Recorded for Pop Life: Art in a Material World exhibition 2011 "We All Go Back to Where We Belong" R.E.M.

Discography + Year Title Album 1994 "For the Beauty of the Earth" ft. Trini Alvarado and Claire Danes Little Women (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 1999 "Spit It Out" ft. Allison Janney Drop Dead Gorgeous: Motion Picture Soundtrack2001 "Dream of Me"Get Over It: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture "The Girl Inside" 2002 "After You've Gone" The Cat's Meow Original Motion Picture Soundtrack2007 "This Old Machine"Nighttiming by Coconut Records "Summer Day" 

See also List of awards and nominations received by Kirsten Dunst

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