Dakota Fanning
Hannah Dakota Fanning (born February 23, 1994) is an American actress. She rose to prominence at the age of seven for her performance as Lucy Dawson in the drama film I Am Sam (2001), for which she received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination at the age of eight, making her the youngest nominee in SAG history. Fanning played major roles as a child actress in the films Uptown Girls (2003), The Cat in the Hat (2003), Man on Fire (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Dreamer (2005), and Charlotte's Web (2006), and the eponymous character in Coraline (2009).
Fanning followed with more mature roles, playing Lewellen in Hounddog (2007), Lily in The Secret Life of Bees (2008), Cherie Currie in The Runaways (2010) and Jane in The Twilight Saga (2009–2012). Throughout the 2010s, she continued appearing in independent productions such as the dramas Now Is Good (2012) and Night Moves (2013), the comedy-drama Very Good Girls (2013), and the biographical film Effie Gray (2014). In 2018, she appeared in the heist comedy Ocean's 8 and had a starring role in the period drama series The Alienist. She has since portrayed Manson girl Squeaky Fromme in the Quentin Tarantino film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) and First Daughter Susan Ford in the Showtime biographical drama series The First Lady (2022).
Fanning followed with more mature roles, playing Lewellen in Hounddog (2007), Lily in The Secret Life of Bees (2008), Cherie Currie in The Runaways (2010) and Jane in The Twilight Saga (2009–2012). Throughout the 2010s, she continued appearing in independent productions such as the dramas Now Is Good (2012) and Night Moves (2013), the comedy-drama Very Good Girls (2013), and the biographical film Effie Gray (2014). In 2018, she appeared in the heist comedy Ocean's 8 and had a starring role in the period drama series The Alienist. She has since portrayed Manson girl Squeaky Fromme in the Quentin Tarantino film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) and First Daughter Susan Ford in the Showtime biographical drama series The First Lady (2022).
Known for
![The Perfect Couple](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7rsD09hAfDa9EsTEcgWe5OW3KCy.jpg)
The Perfect Couple
![Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gfu0qhWv25H6qI2CzK5m7e4Etu4.jpg)
Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer
![The Watchers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vZVEUPychdvZLrTNwWErr9xZFmu.jpg)
The Watchers
![RIPLEY](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rpSo8z9alultGVTqQ3dkLEyU8xx.jpg)
RIPLEY
![The Equalizer 3](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b0Ej6fnXAP8fK75hlyi2jKqdhHz.jpg)
The Equalizer 3
![The First Lady](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d4E8sayYfKqLfohq1gfXhNCbreC.jpg)
The First Lady
![Oats Studios: Volume 1](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5nZ6kksboo2bDcs7P8UMMoqs0LJ.jpg)
Oats Studios: Volume 1
![Last Looks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uFbtYZzS7f3aeoxkZskWJX3el1r.jpg)
Last Looks
![Viena and the Fantomes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1c4GhelRi8VF6M51CIgkMPKH90O.jpg)
Viena and the Fantomes
![Penn & Teller: Try This at Home](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4CV1Ez7yHwg48k3TJI2shLW3z5e.jpg)
Penn & Teller: Try This at Home
![The Kelly Clarkson Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9Gg1oM8Us8gCS5aJA8e0ZRuIHnf.jpg)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
![Sweetness in the Belly](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8jtHRcsEq6MOK9DDb6K7dVOQhl6.jpg)
Sweetness in the Belly
![Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8j58iEBw9pOXFD2L0nt0ZXeHviB.jpg)
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
![gen:LOCK](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wRhHlUMNMBCTOfbT8zP7CsWCB83.jpg)
gen:LOCK
![Ocean's Eight](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/MvYpKlpFukTivnlBhizGbkAe3v.jpg)
Ocean's Eight
![Hello Apartment](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tsU24xCcBrc71i0XH9TsySv4lIV.jpg)
Hello Apartment
![Please Stand By](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yKhrjxmbdCjdxROc7lJhmfZ9trx.jpg)
Please Stand By
![The Alienist](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1qzuS7b2XjiVcWwmDkOyE5hIxUM.jpg)
The Alienist
![Zygote](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lowSe0hdmFdtEuIA6aOVfkPjk1c.jpg)
Zygote
![The Escape](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nKm8oOyjC88l0Iggwuye4ayMvWF.jpg)
The Escape
![American Pastoral](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pgpMzdML9FUj3GpDU3LFi7AWbHQ.jpg)
American Pastoral
![Brimstone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aNxU4eZrfiChOgCEtyKWSCExdEi.jpg)
Brimstone
![The Benefactor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rvUazZEuj1UBK58TIxXEsla2Phy.jpg)
The Benefactor
![Variety Studio: Actors on Actors](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pgWZXYG0gTKkwRH9pTxoscFmq4H.jpg)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
![Yellowbird](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u30eUXxffS3Wpf4IfevkLYGTLVm.jpg)
Yellowbird
![Night Moves](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qQj7JKpUfrP7rVvr7kVrKuevGy7.jpg)
Night Moves
![Every Secret Thing](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jR3rrAtFhK6MufgJIlNYoo0Iyfd.jpg)
Every Secret Thing
![Effie Gray](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eEeuxFscc6NLdyhpvqBGsHgpqV3.jpg)
Effie Gray
![The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d735cGL2G07Tb0ysLHStu8c0uo8.jpg)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
![The Motel Life](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8Vygm1h8MsqSN6WKMdq4MwBbM5B.jpg)
The Motel Life
![The Last of Robin Hood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6iL7iNCgyQqconH8CCTwdbEccZG.jpg)
The Last of Robin Hood
![Very Good Girls](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4TmLzB5bEUUQbFqMgWQjkDC2mUN.jpg)
Very Good Girls
![The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7IGdPaKujv0BjI0Zd0m0a4CzEjJ.jpg)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
![Celia](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g8WGViTDQaLTJEPlI8u0iFU0jCP.jpg)
Celia
![Now Is Good](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oOBHF6qWtMkzwpnrLDTKJPAb3zH.jpg)
Now Is Good
![Rise](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2TdSASkbWjtZo2tg1FhYXh0aDrG.jpg)
Rise
![The Twilight Saga: Eclipse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3mFM80dPzSqoXXuC2UMvLIRWX32.jpg)
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
![The Runaways](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/byeTXKg9paqiFQbtfI28FOIhebg.jpg)
The Runaways
![The Twilight Saga: New Moon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/k2qTooPlHffgNABNWxeJdGMglPK.jpg)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
![The Jay Leno Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3ZjkPl1T3deY8cXagvfHGOje9Wb.jpg)
The Jay Leno Show
![Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onSD9UXfJwrMXWhq7UY7hGF2S1h.jpg)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
![Winged Creatures](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mkKSPO5CuYogooyUzRlNckoJTkd.jpg)
Winged Creatures
![Coraline](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4jeFXQYytChdZYE9JYO7Un87IlW.jpg)
Coraline
![Push](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fHStfRjQGstuqtUz4Q22lbFU58M.jpg)
Push
![The Secret Life of Bees](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m1LGEeoYfc6crbfG8WmTKg9SVqL.jpg)
The Secret Life of Bees
![Cutlass](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g0OzJGrS6Otk2H8oR0nvjUX0Nbv.jpg)
Cutlass
![Hounddog](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gHu64aEbNpkKM8Hh2NFDu45y3B6.jpg)
Hounddog
![Charlotte's Web](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fU0IR5HF8KxQbZijuWKPTrY81Qv.jpg)
Charlotte's Web
![Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7Z5FuLTrP5myJ2Dl9VzDRa6q0CG.jpg)
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
![Nine Lives](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1iLN2Nuwpi9aVOlFn3QleAtqLo8.jpg)
Nine Lives
![War of the Worlds](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6Biy7R9LfumYshur3YKhpj56MpB.jpg)
War of the Worlds
![Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6iY8RVwei6s6djRqjiaGXU3AxI5.jpg)
Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'
![Hide and Seek](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/orY4PX3TNFdCbdVwhKY32UKMvoA.jpg)
Hide and Seek
![Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vcn7a7ENxi5TBTlka4wYLzmKQIp.jpg)
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
![Justice League Unlimited](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8PY0OZ1xUbguPipb0a1uL6mg5Ka.jpg)
Justice League Unlimited
![Man on Fire](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v8H6dPqXhHWW137ubxqD4HdHTib.jpg)
Man on Fire
![In the Realms of the Unreal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/93oeJ8kBdT0ANZ5eDpRVgeFtprp.jpg)
In the Realms of the Unreal
![On Air with Ryan Seacrest](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c2ioh1Bgk8l2GJSOUvq0OEi03pT.jpg)
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
![Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3XAMrWxsqqQI5HNJfegbUXtXiEG.jpg)
Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time
![The Cat in the Hat](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6oHWHSRXv6ju5uBgBIQZOf7SECd.jpg)
The Cat in the Hat
![Lilo & Stitch: The Series](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/997mXFpYV2zdXK4EOctN3hgciaT.jpg)
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
![The Ellen DeGeneres Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/PhUYIGUUk1RzWq2Aw3TqH65McE.jpg)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
![Uptown Girls](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/liazMoopc2fhWq1YlfwasQcvWu.jpg)
Uptown Girls
![Taken](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dFMBPZvgbvhnpCW8YfYakNB2xrT.jpg)
Taken
![Hansel & Gretel](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eNY4aIyVuYnQWu1dGWds0nGeCBO.jpg)
Hansel & Gretel
![Sweet Home Alabama](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/698cbxq0SRwCdOPG5Bwi7JDk12d.jpg)
Sweet Home Alabama
![Trapped](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4sujD0KP5O90TXAWrTjqDPBTnfQ.jpg)
Trapped
![I Am Sam](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wSgAn3zhgwuTOhhvvqcdxVqTLts.jpg)
I Am Sam
![The Hire](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6Fawf9QxdlwICf6I7Ic11NcaopJ.jpg)
The Hire
![Tomcats](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/LpIAhTgwyh22Y4BhYbEsZv0u9W.jpg)
Tomcats
![CSI: Crime Scene Investigation](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i5hmoRjHNWady4AtAGICTUXknKH.jpg)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
![Strong Medicine](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/SxrWagwCtPrlI6K50fRl81Omxk.jpg)
Strong Medicine
![Malcolm in the Middle](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ckLLIsNy3Z0Go1PYHA2PHzVymUA.jpg)
Malcolm in the Middle
![The Early Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iJvwr7kL0Q7BtrYC38KQ5baPw7g.jpg)
The Early Show
![Family Guy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/y0HUz4eUNUe3TeEd8fQWYazPaC7.jpg)
Family Guy
![TRL](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kzjtc9bdEvy3ilAlfzq16CgFtuC.jpg)
TRL
![Ally McBeal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/weS8htxS2j0EQ6jorK3WOR1dZpH.jpg)
Ally McBeal
![The View](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zn5ZtKXYo8XOoXUgtQxw7q2CjVt.jpg)
The View
![The Practice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7OKZSUIWhjFP0F2s478zTrAYwDB.jpg)
The Practice
![Spin City](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3Ksmbpg33PigXKWncD8rFMl24vF.jpg)
Spin City
![MADtv](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4tXHrqYbETym7Def99MeXrpPyRA.jpg)
MADtv
![Friends](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2koX1xLkpTQM4IZebYvKysFW1Nh.jpg)
Friends
![ER](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rAxd8H0zGH61RWMPVZiR9zT4Nqk.jpg)
ER
![The Tonight Show with Jay Leno](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xAFMZ3wFIEXTISryRZD94AAvWng.jpg)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
![LIVE with Kelly and Mark](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b90Z7Nlw1EzPz38oL3utlvFjmFR.jpg)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark