Daily BirthdaysDakota Fanning
Dakota stars opposite Tom Cruise and Tim Robbins in the upcoming War of the Worlds, directed by Steven Spielberg. Spielberg and Dakota previously worked together on the miniseries Taken, which the renowned filmmaker executive produced.
DreamWorks has committed to develop the definitive adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, to be written for Dakota by Emmy winner Les Bohem (Taken).
Dakota began her career only four years ago, at age 6. Early on, she guest-starred on ER, The Practice, Malcolm in the Middle, Spin City, and CSI. On the big screen, Dakota starred opposite Sean Penn and Michelle Pfeiffer in I Am Sam, for which she won a BAFTA award, and became the youngest actor ever to be nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Shortly thereafter, she starred in Taken, which became the Sci-Fi Channel's highest rated show and won an Emmy for Best Mini-series.
In 2004's Man on Fire, directed by Tony Scott and released by Twentieth Century Fox, Dakota starred opposite Denzel Washington. Her performance won accolades across the globe.
Dakota also co-starred in Trapped, opposite Charlize Theron, Sweet Home Alabama with Reese Witherspoon, The Cat in the Hat, and Uptown Girls.
Dakota is an avid reader, is learning to speak Spanish and French, plays the piano, knits, collects dolls - and is having an awful lot of fun.
Dakota Fanning Facts
| Birth Name | Hannah Dakota Fanning |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Birthday | February 23, 1994 (14) |
| Sign | Pisces |
| Birthplace | Georgia, USA |
| Height | 4' 7" (1m40) |
Selected Filmography
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story (2005)  |
| Hide and Seek (2005) |
| Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005) |
| War of the Worlds (2005) |
| Man on Fire (2004) |
| The Cat and the Hat (2004) as Sally |
| In the Realms of the Unreal (2003) |
| Uptown Girls (2003) |
| I Am Sam (2002) |
| Sweet Home Alabama (2002) |