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Kirsten Dunst (born April 30, 1982, in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, to Klaus and Inez DunstKirsten Dunst is an American actress of German and Swedish descent. Her first name is pronounced "KEER-sten" (IPA: span title="Pronunciation in IPA"

Kirsten's parents separated several years ago. Her father, Klaus Dunst, a German medical services executive, stayed in New Jersey. Her mother, Inez Dunst, a Swedish former art gallery owner, moved to California. Kirsten has a younger brother, Christian, born in 1986.

Kirsten graduated from Notre Dame High School, a private Catholic high school in Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles), in 2000. She is currently working on her own production company with her mother, called .

Kirsten started dating fellow actor Jake Gyllenhaal in September 2002, after meeting him through his sister, Maggie Gyllenhaal (her co-star in "Like many young actresses in Hollywood, Kirsten Dunst has also tried her hand at modelling, often to cross-promote her acting career." Like many young actresses in Hollywood, Kirsten Dunst has also tried her hand at modelling, often to cross-promote her acting career.

Dunst began acting at the age of three in television commercials. In a 1988 episode of , she played the role of President George H.W. Bush's granddaughter, in a sketch in which Dana Carvey acted as President Bush. Years later, Dunst brought this to light when she hosted the show.

Dunst moved to the big screen in 1989's , a 1994 film based on Anne Rice's novel of the same name that was directed by Neil Jordan. This movie features a somewhat controversial scene in which Dunst, then aged eleven, had to kiss Brad Pitt, who was 29. Her most well-known performances to date have been in .

Dunst won the 2002 Best Actress Silver Ombú at the Mar de Plata Film Festival for her performance as Marion Davies in Peter Bogdanovich's , performing two songs written by Marc Shaiman. She also lent her musical voice to the end credits of by singing the old standard, "After You've Gone."

More recently, Dunst has played the role of doomed 18th-century royal, Queen Marie Antoinette, in the forthcoming motion picture, titled , which is scheduled for release in Autumn 2006. It is the third film directed by Sofia Coppola (the second to feature Dunst), and is based on British historian Lady Antonia Fraser's biography of Marie-Antoinette.

A new project has been announced on the life of peace activist Marla Ruzicka in which Ms.Dunst will play the title lead. Few details are avaliable on the project at this time.