Facts Dakota Fanning

Birth name

Hannah Dakota Fanning  

Trivia

Dakota has learned to read when see was two years old.  

When se was not an actress Dakota use to swim, play soccer and take violin lessons.

When se was eight, she became nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award as youngest ever, for her performance in I am Sam.

Here acting career began when se was five years old, at that age se was picked out of a high amount of people to do a Tide commercial.

Dakota favorite school subject is history, because se loves memorizing facts and things.

Dakota's parents are Joy and Steve Fanning.

Dakota has a younger sister, Elle, which is also a very well actress.

Her father named her Dakota, her mother named her Hannah. She then was named Hannah Dakota Fanning.  

Dakota's favorite restaurants are Del Taco and Panda Express.

Her favorite films include Gone with the Wind (1939), Titanic (1997) and Steel Magnolias (1989

Personal quotes

"I've always wanted to be an actress, ever since I was a little girl. I've always played the mom and I play my sister as the daughter. I wanted to be an actress on television and movies instead of just around the house."

"Working with him, I loved every minute of it. I couldn't wait to see him everyday. He's one of the best actors in the world and I loved observing him." - on working with Denzel Washington on Man on Fire (2004).

"I think Orlando Bloom is cute. I met him at an awards show. I was actually nominated and I won that one. When I went up on stage, they didn't have a step for me to step on at the Critics' Choice Awards so he had to hold me up. He held me for a LONG, LONG time!"

"I've been very lucky enough to do all kinds of movies. All the movies that I've done have been very different and all the characters I've done have been very different. I feel very lucky to have been able to do the movies that I've done."