Dakota Fanning

Hannah Dakota Fanning (born February 23, 1994 in Conyers, Georgia), better known simply as Dakota Fanning, is a Hollywood actress.

Fanning learned to read at age two. She rose to stardom quickly, being chosen for a Tide commercial at age five. Fanning went on to earn, in 2001, the Best young actor/actress award, given by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, for her work in I Am Sam, where she starred as the seven year old daughter of a mentally challenged man.

Dakota Fanning's sister, Elle Fanning, is a budding actress. Dakota appeared on The Tonight Show on November 10, 2003, where she declared that she and her sister shared room, and described co-star Mike Myers as very funny.

Filmography

• The Cat in the Hat, (2003, Sally)
• Uptown Girls (2003, Lorraine Schleine)
• Steven Spielberg Presents Taken, (2002, mini-series, Allie Keys)
• Hansel & Gretel (2002, Katie)
• Sweet Home Alabama (2002, young Melanie)
• Trapped (2002, Abigail Jennings)
• Father Xmas (2001, Clairee)
• I Am Sam, (2001, Lucy Diamond Dawson, alongside Sean Penn)
• Tomcats (2001)