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Kirsten Dunst Profile

Birth Name: Kirsten Caroline Dunst

Born: April 30, 1982, Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA

Height: 5' 7

Education: Notre Dame High School, a private Catholic high school, in Los Angeles (graduated in May 2000)

Nationality: American

Profession: Actress

Claim to fame: as Claudia in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)

Years active: 1989 - present

Kirsten Dunst Biography

Kirsten Caroline Dunst (born April 30, 1982) is an American actress, known for her roles in Interview with the Vampire (for which she received a Golden Globe nomination), The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette, and Bring It On, as well as for her portrayal of Mary Jane Watson in the Spider-Man film series.

Dunst was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, to Inez and Klaus Dunst, who are separated. Her father, a German medical services executive from Hamburg, remained in New Jersey but now lives in Los Angeles, California. Her mother, a Swedish former art gallery owner, also moved to California. Dunst has a younger brother, Christian.

Dunst attended the Ranney School in New Jersey, and graduated in 2000 from Notre Dame High School, a private Catholic high school in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles.