Trivia
- In August, 2007, Kirsten’s penthouse suite she was staying in while shooting the film ‘How to Lose Friends and Alienate People,’ in New York was broken into. The thieves allegedly stole, among other things, a cell phone, ID cards, a $13,000 handbag and $2,500 in cash.
- In 1998 she played the voice of Young Anastasia in the cartoon movie Anastasia
- Along with Jimmy Fallon, she hosted the MTV Movie Awards in 2002.
- She is openly Lutheran.
- A pair of jeans, she sold to charity, were auctioned up to $1,000.
- It took her two years to finish her apartment renovations because she took so long making the decisions.
- She is a natural blonde and has blue eyes.
- Over the summer of 2002, she was romantically involved with Alex Greenwald, lead singer of Phantom Planet.
- She was voted #1 in Movieline’s 2002 list of ‘Top 10 Most Original Actresses’.
- As of 2006, she is working on her own production company with her mother, called Wooden Spoon Productions.
- She attended school with Rachel Bilson.
- She loves to clean.
- She is very good friends with Brittany Murphy, Selma Blair and Liesel Matthews.
- She was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in Interview With The Vampire.
- Her favorite actresses include Robin Wright Penn, Cate Blanchett and Jessica Lang.
- She did acting classes with John Homa, who has taught Amber Tamblyn and Jennifer Love Hewitt.
- Her favorite kind of sushi is California Roll.
- Her favorite movie, starring her, is The Virgin Suicides.
- Her prom dress was originally the dress Sofia Capollo wore to the Golden Globes.
- She is a cigarette smoker, but wants to stop as she knows it’s unhealthy.
- After completing the first Spiderman movie, Kirsten found out she is scared of heights.
- Her favorite store to shop at is Blue Bag, a boutique showcasing casual handbags for sale.
- She is a big fan of Maroon 5.
- When they were dating, her and Jake Gyllenhaal both use to wear the exact same hats out in public together.
- She auditioned for the lead role in Almost Famous, but Kate Hudson got the role.
- She starred in the commercial for Baby Uh-oh in the 90’s.
- She was ranked 2nd in Maxim Magazines ‘Hot 100 of 2002′.
- Her mother gave her a lucky charm necklace when she was younger. She claims to always wear it.
- She loves In N-Out Burger, a burger joint in Los Angeles, and stops there whenever she is in the area.
- Her best friend is named Molly. They have been friends since high school, they even attended the senior prom together.
- Her name is pronounced ‘Keer-sten’, not ‘Kurr-sten’ as many think.
- Jake Gyllenhaal, her ex-boyfriend, gave her a kitten for her her birthday. She named the cat Sophie.
- Kirsten had to dye her hair red for the Spiderman movies.
- Kirsten’s best on screen kiss was with Josh Hartnett in Virgin Suicides.
- Kirsten has stated that she prefers investing in fine art and classical furniture to acting in a feature film.
- Kirsten turned down the role of Chrissy in the movie Now and Then because it required her to gain weight.
- In September of 2002, Kirsten was voted the 2nd Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire Magazine.
- In 2002 Kirsten was named one of Teen People magazine’s 25 Hottest Stars under 25.
- Kirsten and her mother work together in there own production company. It is called Wooden Spoon Productions.
- Kirsten won the Saturn Award for best young actress in 1994.
- Kirsten takes tap dancing lessons.
- Kirsten was signed with Ford Models and Elite Model Management at the age of three.
- Kirsten did the voice for Kiki in the anime dub movie Kiki’s Delivery Service.
- In 1990, Tom Hanks and Dunst were cast as father and daughter in The Bonfire of the Vanities. Years later, Tom Hanks’ real life son Colin Hanks and Dunst played the parts of brother and sister in Get Over It.
- Kirsten drives a 2004 Toyota Prius.
- Kirsten is featured in Maxim magazine’s “Girls of Maxim” gallery.
- Kirsten attended the Ranney School and graduated in 2000 from Notre Dame High School in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
- Kirsten refuses to ‘fix’ her teeth because she thinks stars who don’t look perfect are the sexiest.
- Kirsten said she knew nothing of legendary French queen Marie Antoinette before playing her in the film of the same name.
- Kirsten played “Torrance” in the movie Bring It On. The high school she attends in the movie, Rancho Carne High School’s real name is Torrance High School.
- Kirsten’s favorite author is Jane Yolen.
- Kirsten met Jake Gyllenhaal through his sister Maggie, her co-star in Mona Lisa Smile.
- Kirsten has angered PETA (People for Ethical Treatment of Animals) for wearing a fur coat.
- Kirsten had an uncredited appearance in The Day After Tomorrow. She got this while visiting her then-boyfriend, Jake Gyllenhaal, on the set.
- Kirsten’s favorite alcoholic beverage is anything with vodka in it.
- Kirsten was on the cover of Entertainment Weekly, along with her co-star Orlando Bloom, the week of October 7th, 2005.
- Kirsten says that the nicest thing any guy has done for her, was to “Just hang out with my family.”
- Kirsten’s full name is Kirsten Caroline Dunst.
- Kirsten says she is a fan of Rachel McAdams.
- Kirsten is on the cover of Teen People, along with her co-star Orlando Bloom in Elizabethtown, the November 2005 issue.
- Kirsten has a crush on Johnny Depp.
- In German, ‘Dunst’ means “fog”.
- Kirsten loves to listen to the music of Alicia Keys.
- Her favorite food is pasta.
- Kirsten received goodie bags worth over $50,000 at the 2002 and 2005 Academy Awards. She presented at both of them.
- Kirsten was suppose to take the role of ‘Ivy Walker’ in The Village but dropped out so she could do the film Elizabethtown.
- Kirsten has never attended college or university.
- Kirsten appeared in the movie Mona Lisa Smile.
- Kirsten admits that she was a cheerleader in high school.
- Kirsten’s favorite tv show is Friends and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
- Kirsten’s first on screen kiss was with Brad Pitt at the age of 11, in the movie Interview With A Vampire.
- She graduated from Notre Dame High School in 2000. It is a Catholic school located in Los Angeles.
- Some of Kirsten’s favorite movies are Schindler’s List (1993), Annie Hall (1977), and Edward Scissorhands (1990).
- She moved to Los Angeles in 1989.
- Kirsten’s film debut was in Woody Allen’s New York Stories (1989) when she was just seven years old.
- She has a brother, Christian, who was born in 1986.
- Unlike numerous other celebrities, Kirsten has said she would never transition to music.
- Her best school memory was in 8th grade on her field trip to Washington D.C.
- Kirsten appeared in Spiderman 2 with ex-boyfriend Tobey McGuire.
- Kirsten dislikes flashy cars because she considers it non-environmental and many soldiers are being killed for the oil in Iraq, while a person is driving a fancy car.
- Kirsten is good friends with her Elizabethtown co-star Orlando Bloom, and even went skinny-dipping with him!
- Kirsten appeared on the cover of the August 2004 issue of Teen People magazine.
- Kirsten’s favorite color is white because she can paint any color over it.
- Kirsten broke up with boyfriend, Jake Gyllenhaal, who she dated for three years. In 2005, there were reports that they were back together, as they were seen kissing.
- Kirsten bought her own home.
- Kirsten was paid a reported $5 million for Wimbledon.
- Kirsten has appeared in over 70 commercials starting at the age of three.
- Kirsten has been in several music videos. They include; “The Best Things” by Filter, “The Itch” by Vitamin C, “I Knew I Loved You” by Savage Garden, “As If” by Blaque, and “Playground Love” by Air.
- Kirsten made her singing debut performing the song “Dream Of Me” in the film Get Over It (2001).
- Kirsten took on the lead role of Peter Parker’s girlfriend, Mary Jane Watson, in Spider-Man (2002) after Kate Hudson and Alicia Witt turned it down.
- Kirsten turned down the role of Angela in American Beauty (1999).
- Kirsten used to date Ben Foster from August 2000-March 2001.
- Kirsten attended the Anne Rice’s Memnoch Ball in New Orleans, in 1995.
- Kirsten’s parents are separated. She lives with her mother Inez and her brother Christian in Southern California. Her father’s name is Klaus.
- Kirsten was named as one of People Magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People” in both 1995 and 2002.
- Kirsten beat out Christina Ricci for roles in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) and Little Women (1994). (edit)
- Kirsten won an MTV Award in 1995 for “Breakthrough Performance”.
- Kirsten used to date Jake Hoffman (the son of actor Dustin Hoffman).
- Kirsten’s height is 5′7″.
- Kirsten’s nickname is Kiki. She got this nickname because as a child she could not pronounce Kirsten.
