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{{Short description|American actress (born 1982)}}
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| name = Kirsten Dunst
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| caption = Kirsten Dunst at the 2005 ] promoting '']'', photo by Tony Shek
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| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1982|4|30}}
| name = Kirsten Dunst
| location = ], ]
| image = Kirsten Dunst Cannes 2016.jpg
| notable role = '''Claudia''' in '']'' (])<br>
| caption = Dunst in 2016
'''Lux Lisbon''' in '']'' (])<br>
| birth_name = Kirsten Caroline Dunst
'''Mary Jane Watson''' in '']'' (])<br>'''Marie Antoinette''' in '']'' (])
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|4|30}}
| birth_place = ], U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1987–present
| works = ]
| spouse = {{marriage|]|2022}}
| partner =
| children = 2
| awards = ]
}} }}
'''Kirsten Caroline Dunst''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɪər|s|t|ən}}; born April 30, 1982) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the anthology film '']'' (1989) and has since starred in ]. She has received ] including nominations for an ], a ], and four ].
'''Kirsten<ref>Kirsten is pronounced "KEER-sten" (]: {{IPA|'kɪɹs.tn̩}}).</ref> Caroline Dunst''' (born ], ]) is a ] nominated ] ], perhaps best known for her roles in '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']'', as well as ] in '']'' and its sequels, '']'' and the upcoming '']''.


Dunst first gained recognition for her role as child vampire ] in the horror film '']'' (1994), which earned her a ] nomination for ]. She also had roles in her youth in '']'' (1994) and '']'' (1995). Dunst transitioned to leading roles in ]s of 1999, the satires '']'' and '']'' and the ]-directed drama '']''. After leading the cheerleading film '']'' (2000), she gained wider attention for her role as ] in ]'s ] (2002–2007). Her career progressed with a supporting role in '']'' (2004), followed by a lead role in ]'s tragicomedy '']'' (2005), and as ] in Coppola's '']'' (2006).
==Biography==
===Early life===
Dunst was born in ], ], to Inez and Klaus Dunst, who are separated. Her father, a ] medical services executive, remained in New Jersey. Her mother, a ] former ] owner,<ref name="virgin.net">{{cite web | title=Virgin.net | work=Dunst to take time out | url=http://movienews.virgin.net/Virgin/Lifestyle/Movies/virginMoviesNewsDetail/0,15384,1600351_movies,00.html | accessdate=October 16 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> moved to ]. Dunst has a younger brother, Christian.


In 2011, Dunst starred as a depressed newlywed in ]'s drama '']'', which earned her the ]. In 2015, she played ] in the second season of the ] series '']'', earning a ] nomination for the role. Dunst had a supporting role in the film '']'' (2016), and leading roles in Coppola's '']'' (2017) and in the dark comedy series '']'' (2019), for which she received a third Golden Globe nomination. Dunst earned her fourth nomination for a Golden Globe and first nomination for an ] for her performance in the psychological drama '']'' (2021). In 2024, she led the dystopian thriller film '']''.
Dunst attended the ] in New Jersey, but graduated in 2000 from ] in the ] neighborhood of ].


===Career=== ==Early life==
Dunst was born on April 30, 1982, at Point Pleasant Hospital in ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/brick/bricks-kirsten-dunst-gets-hollywood-walk-fame-star-video |title=Brick's Kirsten Dunst Gets Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star |last=Wall |first=Karen |work=] |date=August 30, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901024822/https://patch.com/new-jersey/brick/bricks-kirsten-dunst-gets-hollywood-walk-fame-star-video |archive-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref> Dunst's father worked for ] as a medical services executive, and her mother worked for ] as a flight attendant.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywood.com/static/elizabethtown-interview-kirsten-dunst |title="Elizabethtown" Interview: Kirsten Dunst |work=Hollywood.com |access-date=December 31, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231094005/http://www.hollywood.com/static/elizabethtown-interview-kirsten-dunst |archive-date=December 31, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/film-tv-features/america-s-sweetheart-kirsten-dunst-bares-her-teeth-1.1124179?44656 |title=America's sweetheart Kirsten Dunst bares her teeth |work=The Herald |location=Glasgow |date=September 19, 2011 |access-date=December 31, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305042838/http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/film-tv-features/america-s-sweetheart-kirsten-dunst-bares-her-teeth-1.1124179?44656 |archive-date=March 5, 2015}}</ref> She was also an artist and one-time gallery owner.<ref name="People">{{cite web |first=Janet |last=Mock |url=http://www.people.com/people/kirsten_dunst/biography |title=Kirsten Dunst Biography |access-date=August 4, 2008 |work=] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723215724/http://www.people.com/people/kirsten_dunst/biography |archive-date=July 23, 2008}}</ref> Dunst's father is German, originally from ], and her American mother is of German and Swedish descent; she described herself in a 2001 interview as "Aryan. Like a Swedish milkmaid".<ref>{{cite news |last=Leith |first=William |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4725424/Drop-dead-successful.html |location=London, UK |work=The Daily Telegraph |title=Drop-dead successful |date=September 3, 2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826160622/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4725424/Drop-dead-successful.html |archive-date=August 26, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://archives.ecmpublishers.info/2007/06/14/from-dalbo-to-hollywood |title=From Dalbo to Hollywood |publisher=Archives.ecmpublishers.info |date=June 14, 2007 |access-date=May 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826160752/http://archives.ecmpublishers.info/2007/06/14/from-dalbo-to-hollywood/ |archive-date=August 26, 2013}}</ref> Until the age of eleven, Dunst lived in ], and attended ] in ].<ref>O'Sullivan, Eleanor. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108012246/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/app/access/1729126711.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=May+04%2C+2007&author=ELEANOR+O%27SULLIVAN&pub=Asbury+Park+Press&desc=THE+JERSEY+SHORE%27S+STARLET&pqatl=google |date=November 8, 2012 }}, '']'', May 4, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2011. "Dunst, who was born in Point Pleasant, raised in Brick and schooled for a while at the Ranney School in Tinton Falls, has achieved an acting career unlike any of her peers."</ref>
Dunst got her start as a child ] at the age of three in ]. She was signed with ] and ].<ref></ref> In a 1988 episode of '']'', she played the role of President ]'s granddaughter, in a sketch in which ] acted as President Bush. In 1989, Dunst moved to the big screen with '']''. Soon after, she landed a small part in '']'' as ]'s daughter. Dunst also did the voice of Kiki in the 1989 ] film '']''. In 1993, Dunst played Hedril in the seventh season episode of '']'' called "]". She also had a recurring role as a child prostitute, Charlie Chiemingo, on ]


In 1993, she moved to Los Angeles with her mother and brother, after her parents separated. In her teens, she found it difficult to cope with her rising fame, and for a period she blamed her mother for pushing her into acting as a child. However, she later said that her mother "always had the best intentions".<ref name="no album"/> When asked if she had any regrets about her childhood, Dunst said, "Well, it's not a natural way to grow up, but it's the way I grew up and I wouldn't change it. I have my stuff to work out... I don't think anybody can sit around and say, 'My life is more screwed up than yours.' Everybody has their issues".<ref name="child">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/kirsten-dunst-far-from-an-ingeacutenue-513758.html |title=Kirsten Dunst: Far from an ingénue |last=Applebaum |first=Stephen |date=November 4, 2005 |work=The Independent |location=UK |access-date=December 11, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428163638/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/kirsten-dunst-far-from-an-ingeacutenue-513758.html |archive-date=April 28, 2009 }}</ref>
Her ] breakthrough came in '']'', a 1994 film based on ]'s novel. The movie featured a scene in which Dunst, then-aged eleven, had to kiss ], who was 29. Dunst was also offered a role in the 1999 ]-winning film '']'', but turned it down because she did not want to appear in the film's suggestive sexual scenes or kiss co-star ].<ref name="fametastic">{{cite web | title=Fametastic | work=Kirsten Dunst turned down Kevin Spacey kissing role | url=http://fametastic.co.uk/archive/20061016/2941/kirsten-dunst-turned-down-kevin-spacey-kissing-role/ | accessdate=October 16 | accessyear=2006}}</ref> At the 2002 ], Dunst won the Best Actress ] for her performance as ]'s love interest ] in ]'s '']''.
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Dunst made her ] debut in the 2001 film, '']'', performing two songs written by ]. She also lent her musical voice to the end credits of ''The Cat's Meow'' by singing the old standard, "After You've Gone." Dunst had previously appeared in the ] for ]'s "]" as the love interest of ].


==Acting career==
Dunst's most recent film is '']'', which premiered at the ] and was released in North America on ], ]. In the film, her second with director ], Dunst plays the title character and uses an American accent in the role.<ref name="canmag">{{cite web | title=Can-Mag | work=Modern Marie Antoinette | url=http://www.canmag.com/news/4/3/5417 | accessdate=October 16 | accessyear=2006}}</ref>
=== 1988–1993: Early work ===
Dunst began her career at age three as a child ] in television commercials.<ref name="People"/><ref name="television">{{cite news|url=http://www.premiere.com/Feature/Simon-Pegg-and-Kirsten-Dunst-Q-A/The-Price-of-Celebrity-Simon-Pegg-and-Kirsten-Dunst-on-How-to-Lose-Friends-and-Alienate-People|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501173225/http://www.premiere.com/Feature/Simon-Pegg-and-Kirsten-Dunst-Q-A/The-Price-of-Celebrity-Simon-Pegg-and-Kirsten-Dunst-on-How-to-Lose-Friends-and-Alienate-People|archive-date=May 1, 2009|title=The Price of Celebrity: Simon Pegg and Kirsten Dunst on 'How to Lose Friends and Alienate People'|last=Rozemeyer|first=Karl|work=]|access-date=December 9, 2008|page=2}}</ref> She was signed with ] and ].<ref name="People"/> In 1988, she appeared in '']'' as the granddaughter of ].<ref>{{cite news|title=Hollywood Q&A|last=Thomlison|first=Adam|work=]|via=TV Media|date=October 9, 2021|page=32}}</ref> Later that year, she made her feature film debut with a minor role in ]'s short film ''Oedipus Wrecks''; it was released as one-third of the anthology film '']'' (1989). Soon after, Dunst performed in the comedy-drama '']'' (1990), based on ]'s ], in which she played the daughter of ]' character.<ref name="People" /> In 1993, Dunst made a guest appearance in ] of the science fiction drama '']''.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Dark Page|series=]|credits=Hilary J. Bader and ]|network=]|airdate=November 1, 1993|season=7|number=159|minutes=45}}</ref>


=== 1994–2001: Career breakthrough ===
Dunst is slated to portray ] ] in a film scripted by Lorene Scafaria for ] in late 2006.<ref>{{imdb title|id=0485287|title=Untitled Dunst project}}</ref> Dunst also reprises her role of ] in '']'', which is scheduled for a release on ], ]. Dunst initially signed on to appear in three ''Spider-Man'' films, and has said that she would not appear in a fourth film unless director ] returned to direct.<ref name="bosherald">{{cite web | title=The Boston Herald | work=Dunst storm - Actress dives headfirst into "Marie Antoinette" role | url=http://theedge.bostonherald.com/movieNews/view.bg?articleid=162601 | accessdate=October 16 | accessyear=2006}}</ref>
Dunst's breakthrough role came in 1994, in the horror drama '']'' opposite ] and ], based on ]'s ]. She played ], the child vampire who is a ] daughter to Cruise's and Pitt's characters.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Peter |last=Travers |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/interview-with-the-vampire-19940101 |title=Interview with the Vampire |access-date=March 10, 2011 |date=November 11, 1994 |magazine=Rolling Stone |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628221432/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/interview-with-the-vampire-19940101 |archive-date=June 28, 2011 }}</ref> The film included a scene in which Dunst shared her first onscreen kiss with Pitt, who is two decades her senior.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1994/11/18/movie-review-interview-vampire/ |title=Interview With the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles review |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |date=November 18, 1994 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=August 4, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081001002409/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C304492%2C00.html |archive-date=October 1, 2008 }}</ref> She stated that kissing him had made her feel uncomfortable: "I thought it was gross, that Brad had ]. I mean, I was 10," she recalled.<ref name="age">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/09/29/1033283387230.html|title=Kiss and tell from Kirsten Dunst|date=September 29, 2002|work=The Age|location=Australia|access-date=December 9, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030212114817/http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/09/29/1033283387230.html|archive-date=February 12, 2003}}</ref> While the film overall received mixed reviews,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/interview-with-the-vampire-the-vampire-chronicles|title=Interview with the Vampire (1994): Reviews|date=November 11, 1994 |website=]|access-date=December 9, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822012153/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/interview-with-the-vampire-the-vampire-chronicles|archive-date=August 22, 2010 }}</ref> many critics singled out Dunst's performance for acclaim. ] considered her portrayal of Claudia to be one of the "creepier" aspects of the film, and took note of how well she had conveyed the impression of great age inside apparent youth.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19941111/REVIEWS/411110301/1023 |title=Interview With The Vampire |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=November 11, 1994 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=August 6, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080630043238/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19941111%2FREVIEWS%2F411110301%2F1023 |archive-date=June 30, 2008 }}</ref> ] of '']'' stated that Dunst was "just right" for the family.<ref>{{cite news |first=Todd |last=McCarthy |url=https://variety.com/1994/film/reviews/interview-with-the-vampire-1200439504/ |title=Interview with the Vampire Review |access-date=May 26, 2016 |date=November 6, 1994 |work=Variety |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170527004554/http://variety.com/1994/film/reviews/interview-with-the-vampire-1200439504/ |archive-date=May 27, 2017 }}</ref> For her performance, she won the ] for Best Breakthrough Performance and the ] for Best Young Actress, in addition to receiving a ] nomination for ].<ref name="Hello-Bio">{{cite journal|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/kirsten-dunst/ |title=Hello Magazine Profile—Kirsten Dunst |journal=] |date=October 8, 2009 |publisher=Hello! Ltd |access-date=August 9, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923130840/http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/kirsten-dunst/ |archive-date=September 23, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |title=Past Saturn Awards |work=]s Official Website |access-date=August 4, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050210040426/http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |archive-date=February 10, 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/29470 |title=HFPA—Awards Search |work=] Official Website |access-date=January 15, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104201355/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/29470 |archive-date=January 4, 2009 }}</ref>


Later in 1994, Dunst co-starred in the drama film '']'' alongside ] and ].<ref name="People" /> The film was critically acclaimed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/little-women |title=Little Women (1994): Reviews |date=December 21, 1994 |website=] |access-date=December 9, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208160041/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/little-women |archive-date=February 8, 2011 }}</ref> ] of '']'' hailed it as the greatest adaptation of ]'s ] and wrote of Dunst's performance:{{blockquote|The perfect contrast to take-charge Jo comes from Kirsten Dunst's scene-stealing Amy, whose vanity and twinkling mischief make so much more sense coming from an 11-year-old vixen than they did from grown-up Joan Bennett in 1933. Ms. Dunst, also scarily effective as the baby bloodsucker of ''Interview With the Vampire'', is a little vamp with a big future.<ref>{{cite news |first=Janet |last=Maslin |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=950DE0D81038F932A15751C1A962958260 |title=Little Women Review |access-date=August 6, 2008 |date=December 21, 1994 |work=The New York Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140103230101/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=950DE0D81038F932A15751C1A962958260&gwh=AB84EA9A9EF3F0EC794BFEC007099761&gwt=pay |archive-date=January 3, 2014 }}</ref>}}
It is stated that Dunst is in the running to play the role of ] in a rumored ] of the ] and her band, ]. <ref name="rollstone">{{cite web | title=Rolling Stone | work=Kirsten Dunst: The Latest Actor to Go Rock Star? | url=http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2006/10/24/kirsten-dunst-the-latest-actor-to-go-rock-star/ | accessdate=October 25 | accessyear=2006}}</ref>


In 1995, Dunst starred in the fantasy adventure film '']'', a loose adaptation of ]'s 1981 children's ]. The story is about a supernatural and ominous board game in which animals and other jungle hazards appear with each roll of the ].<ref name="jumanji">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/01/12/jumanji_1995_review.shtml |title=BBC Films—Jumanji |last=Smith |first=Neil |date=January 12, 2001 |publisher=] |access-date=August 4, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114145307/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/01/12/jumanji_1995_review.shtml |archive-date=January 14, 2009 }}</ref> She was part of an ] that included ], ] and ]. The film was a financial success and grossed {{USD|262 million|long=no}} worldwide.<ref name="earnings">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=kirstendunst.htm |title=Kirsten Dunst Movie Box Office Results |website=] |access-date=December 8, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216065706/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=kirstendunst.htm |archive-date=December 16, 2008 }}</ref> In that year, and again in 2002, Dunst was named one of '']'' magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People.<ref name="People"/>
] and ], stars of ''] ''at the ] 2006 ], ], ], photo by Kevin Tostado.]]


]|alt=Dunst signing autographs at the Toronto International Film Festival, 2005]]
===Personal life===
From 1996 to 1997, Dunst had a recurring role in ] of the ] medical drama '']''. She played Charlie Chemingo, a child prostitute who was being cared for by the ER pediatrician ] (]).<ref name="Hello-Bio" /> In 1997, she voiced Young Anastasia in the animated musical film '']''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9503E0D91738F937A25752C1A961958260 |title=Anastacia Review |last=Holden |first=Stephen |date=November 14, 1997 |work=The New York Times |access-date=August 4, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304022627/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9503E0D91738F937A25752C1A961958260 |archive-date=March 4, 2012 }}</ref> Also in 1997, Dunst appeared in the black comedy film '']'', opposite ] and ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9801/06/wag.dog.review/ |title='Wag the Dog' grabs satire by the tail |last=Tatara |first=Paul |date=January 6, 1998 |publisher=] |access-date=January 26, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205011300/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9801/06/wag.dog.review/ |archive-date=February 5, 2009 }}</ref> The following year she starred in '']'' and voiced the title character in the English ]/] dub of ]'s '']''.<ref name="1998-01-23 Variety">{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/1998/biz/news/bevy-of-bv-videos-1117467010/ |title=Bevy of BV videos |last=Sandler |first=Adam |date=January 23, 1998 |magazine=] |access-date=August 4, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106185303/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117467010?refCatId=18 |archive-date=November 6, 2012}}</ref> She also starred in ]'s period comedy '']'' (1998), playing a student at an all girls' boarding school in the 1960s, opposite ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite web|work=]|title=All I Wanna Do|author=Rabin, Nathan|url=https://www.avclub.com/all-i-wanna-do-1798194792|date=March 29, 2002|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920011358/https://film.avclub.com/all-i-wanna-do-1798194792|archive-date=September 20, 2018}}</ref> Writing for ''The New York Times'', ] opined that "the film is surprisingly pleasant, thanks to smart, unstereotyped performances—especially by Hoffmann and Dunst—and the filmmaker's evident respect and affection for her characters".<ref>{{cite web|title='All I Wanna Do': With Sugar and Spice, and Ravioli Eaten Cold|url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/032400wanna-film-review.html|last=Scott|first=A. O.|date=March 24, 2000|website=archive.nytimes.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920011215/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/032400wanna-film-review.html|archive-date=September 20, 2018|access-date=May 7, 2018}}</ref>


Dunst starred in '']'', a 1999 American satirical black comedy mockumentary film about a small town beauty pageant with ] and ]. She turned down the role of Angela Hayes (played by ]) in '']'' (1999), because she did not want to appear in the film's sexual scenes or kiss the lead character, played by ]. She later explained: "When I read it, I was 15 and I don't think I was mature enough to understand the script's material."<ref name="age" /> Dunst co-starred in the comedy film '']'', opposite ]; it is a ] which retells the events of the ] that led to the resignation of former United States president ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/library/film/080499dick-film-review.html|title='Dick': That Gap in the Nixon Tapes? Maybe a Teen-Age Cry of Love|last=Holden|first=Stephen|date=August 4, 1999|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 9, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620141217/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/080499dick-film-review.html|archive-date=June 20, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Her next film was ]'s drama '']'' (1999), based on ]' ]. She played Lux Lisbon, one of the troubled teenage daughters of Ronald Lisbon (]).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2000/12/15/the_virgin_suicides_1999_review.shtml |title=BBC Films—The Virgin Suicide |last=Thompson |first=Michael |work=] |access-date=August 4, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105034931/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2000/12/15/the_virgin_suicides_1999_review.shtml |archive-date=January 5, 2009 }}</ref> The film was screened as a special presentation at the 43rd ] in 2000.<ref name="virgin">{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/2000/04/20/STYLE12222.dtl&type=movies |title=Art, angst in 'Suicides' |last=Morris |first=Wesley |date=April 20, 2000 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=December 9, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210163430/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=%2Fexaminer%2Farchive%2F2000%2F04%2F20%2FSTYLE12222.dtl&type=movies |archive-date=February 10, 2011 }}</ref> According to ], the film received generally favorable reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-virgin-suicides |title=Virgin Suicides, The (2000): Reviews |date=April 21, 2000 |website=] |access-date=December 9, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511191639/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-virgin-suicides |archive-date=May 11, 2011 }}</ref> '']'' critic Peter Stack noted in his review that Dunst "beautifully balances innocence and wantonness".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/04/21/DD103894.DTL&type=movies |title=Sofia Coppola Creates A Dreamy, Lyrical World |last=Stack |first=Peter |date=April 21, 2000 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=December 9, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210163359/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=%2Fchronicle%2Farchive%2F2000%2F04%2F21%2FDD103894.DTL&type=movies |archive-date=February 10, 2011 }}</ref> Dunst also appeared in ]'s music video "]", the first single from their second and final album '']'' (1999).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1433887/savage-garden-singer-falls-for-kirsten-dunst-in-new-video/ |title=Savage Garden Singer Falls for Kirsten Dunst in New Video |date=November 11, 1999 |work=MTV |author=Manning, Kara |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125045330/http://www.mtv.com/news/1433887/savage-garden-singer-falls-for-kirsten-dunst-in-new-video/ |archive-date=November 25, 2016 }}</ref>
She started dating actor ] in September 2002, after meeting him through his sister, ] (her '']'' co-star). They officially broke up in ] but remained off and on until ].<ref>{{cite web | title = Gyllenhaal, Dunst call it quits; Diaz, Timberlake still on | work = ] | url= http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-07-20-celeb-couples_x.htm | accessdate = 2006-08-02 }}</ref>


In 2000, Dunst starred in the comedy '']'' as Torrance Shipman, the captain of a cheerleading squad.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20000825/REVIEWS/8250301/1023 |title=Bring It On review |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=August 25, 2000 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=August 4, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523222558/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20000825%2FREVIEWS%2F8250301%2F1023 |archive-date=May 23, 2010 }}</ref> The film garnered mostly positive reviews,<ref name="RTBitO">{{rotten-tomatoes|bring_it_on|Bring It On}}</ref> with many critics reserving praise for her performance. In his review, A. O. Scott called her "a terrific comic actress, largely because of her great expressive range, and the nimbleness with which she can shift from anxiety to aggression to genuine hurt". Charles Taylor of '']'' noted that "among contemporary teenage actresses, Dunst has become the sunniest imaginable parodist", even though he thought the film had failed to provide her with as good a role as she had in either ''Dick'' or in ''The Virgin Suicides.''<ref name="Salon">{{cite web|last=Taylor |first=Charles |date=August 25, 2000 |title="Bring It On": Two, four, six, eight, who do we appreciate? Spunky cheerleaders rip up the color line. |url=http://www.salon.com/2000/08/25/bring_it_on/ |work=Salon |access-date=August 11, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701173447/http://www.salon.com/2000/08/25/bring_it_on/ |archive-date=July 1, 2012 }}</ref> Jessica Winter of '']'' praised Dunst, stating that her performance was "as sprightly and knowingly daft as her turn in ''Dick''" adding that " provides the only major element of ''Bring It On'' that plays as tweaking parody rather than slick, strident, body-slam churlishness."<ref name="VV">{{cite web |last=Winter |first=Jessica |date=August 29, 2000 |title=Cheer and Loathing |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2000-08-29/film/cheer-and-loathing/1 |work=The Village Voice |access-date=August 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111010904/http://www.villagevoice.com/2000-08-29/film/cheer-and-loathing/1/ |archive-date=November 11, 2012 }}</ref> Peter Stack of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'', despite giving the film an unfavorable review, commended Dunst for her willingness "to be as silly and cloyingly agreeable as it takes to get through a slapdash film".<ref name="SFC">{{cite web|last=Stack |first=Peter |date=August 25, 2000 |title=Navel Maneuvers/Cheerleader comedy 'Bring It On' shows its stomachs, not its brains |url=http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Navel-Maneuvers-Cheerleader-comedy-Bring-It-3238944.php |work=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=August 11, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526141232/http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Navel-Maneuvers-Cheerleader-comedy-Bring-It-3238944.php |archive-date=May 26, 2013 }}</ref>
In October 2006, Dunst announced that she would like to take a break from appearing in films and attend ].<ref name="virgin.net" /> The same month, while promoting '']'' on ]'s '']'', she said it was her favorite ].


In 2001, Dunst starred in the comedy film '']''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Mick |last=LaSalle |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/03/10/DD157146.DTL&type=movies |title='Get Over It' a Teen Flick With Wit and Energy |access-date=October 27, 2010 |date=March 10, 2001 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210201948/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=%2Fchronicle%2Farchive%2F2001%2F03%2F10%2FDD157146.DTL&type=movies |archive-date=February 10, 2011 }}</ref> She later explained that she took the role for the opportunity to showcase her singing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/06/04/kirsten_dunst_interview.shtml |title=Get Over It |last=Mottram |first=James |date=April 6, 2001 |publisher=] |access-date=January 26, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218154812/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/06/04/kirsten_dunst_interview.shtml |archive-date=February 18, 2007 }}</ref> Dunst then co-starred with ] in the coming of age teen romance film '']''. ] of the '']'' wrote, "''Crazy/Beautiful'' is an unusually observant film about adolescence," and "because of the real conviction that Dunst and Hernandez bring to the roles, we care about them as people, not case studies."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |title=Crazy/Beautiful |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/crazybeautiful-2001 |date=June 29, 2001 |access-date=April 17, 2024 |website=Rogerebert.com}}</ref> She also starred in the historical drama '']'', directed by ], as actress ]. Derek Elley of ''Variety'' described the film as "playful and sporty", deeming this Dunst's best performance to date: "Believable as both a spoiled ingenue and a lover to two very different men, Dunst endows a potentially lightweight character with considerable depth and sympathy".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/review/VE1117798620.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0|title=The Cat's Meow Review|access-date=December 9, 2008|date=August 5, 2001|magazine=Variety|first=Derek|last=Elley}}</ref> For her performance, she won the Best Actress Silver Ombú award at the 2002 ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?spid=54478&apid=201040 |title=Kirsten Dunst |publisher=] |access-date=February 24, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502020218/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?spid=54478&apid=201040 |archive-date=May 2, 2009 }}</ref>
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=== 2002–2009: Stardom with ''Spider-Man'' ===
==Further reading==
In 2002, Dunst starred opposite ] in the superhero film '']'', the most financially successful film of her career up until this date. She played ], the best friend and love interest of ] (Maguire). The film was directed by ]. ] of '']'' noted Dunst's ability to "lend even the smallest line a tickle of flirtatious music".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/ew/article/0,,234775~1~0~spider-man,00.html |title=Spider-Man—Movie Review |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |date=May 1, 2002 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=December 9, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105182819/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C234775~1~0~spider-man%2C00.html |archive-date=January 5, 2009 }}</ref> Writing for the ''Los Angeles Times'', ] reviewed that Dunst and Maguire made a real connection onscreen, concluding that their relationship "involved audiences to an extent rarely seen in films".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-movie000031291may03,0,936989.story |title='Spider-Man'&nbsp;– Movie Review |last=Turan |first=Kenneth |access-date=December 8, 2008 |date=May 3, 2002 |work=Los Angeles Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019112134/http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-movie000031291may03,0,936989.story |archive-date=October 19, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Spider-Man'' was a critical and commercial success.<ref name="sm">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/spider-man |title=Spider-Man (2002): Reviews |date=May 3, 2002 |website=] |access-date=December 8, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916062140/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/spider-man |archive-date=September 16, 2010 }}</ref> The film grossed {{USD|114 million|long=no}} during its opening weekend in North America and earned {{USD|822 million|long=no}} worldwide.<ref name="earnings" />
* "Dreamweaver", Holly Millea, ''Premiere'', July/August 2004


Dunst next co-starred with ], ] and ] in the drama '']'' (2003), a story of a man who is released on parole and returns to his hometown seeking redemption.<ref>{{cite web|first=Cynthia |last=Fuchs |url=https://popmatters.com/film/reviews/l/levity-dvd.shtml |title=Levity (2003) |access-date=June 15, 2010 |date=August 25, 2003 |work=] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070826051306/http://www.popmatters.com/film/reviews/l/levity-dvd.shtml |archive-date=August 26, 2007 }}</ref> That same year, she co-starred opposite ], ] and ] in the drama '']'' (2003). The film received mostly negative reviews,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/mona-lisa-smile |title=Mona Lisa Smile (2003): Review |date=December 19, 2003 |website=] |access-date=December 4, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903192235/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/mona-lisa-smile |archive-date=September 3, 2010 }}</ref> with ] of the ''Los Angeles Times'' describing it as "smug and reductive".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-dargis19dec19,2,3006745.story |title='Mona Lisa Smile'&nbsp;– Movie Review |last=Dargis |first=Manohla |date=December 19, 2003 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=December 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418060602/http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-dargis19dec19,2,3006745.story |archive-date=April 18, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Dunst co-starred as Mary Svevo opposite ], ] and ] in ]'s science fiction romantic comedy-drama '']'' (2004).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article845780.ece |title=Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind |last=Christopher |first=James |date=April 29, 2004 |work=The Times |location=UK |access-date=December 9, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615141336/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article845780.ece |archive-date=June 15, 2011 }}</ref> The latter film was critically acclaimed,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/eternal-sunshine-of-the-spotless-mind |title=Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004): Reviews |date=March 19, 2004 |publisher=] |access-date=January 26, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027131607/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/eternal-sunshine-of-the-spotless-mind |archive-date=October 27, 2010 }}</ref> with ''Entertainment Weekly'' describing Dunst's subplot as "nifty and clever".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/ew/article/0,,601902,00.html |title=Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |date=January 15, 2004 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=January 26, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425233108/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C601902%2C00.html |archive-date=April 25, 2009 }}</ref> The film grossed {{USD|72 million|long=no}} worldwide.<ref name="earnings" />
==Footnotes==

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The success of the first ''Spider-Man'' led Dunst to reprise her role as Mary Jane Watson in 2004 in '']''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2004-06-28-spider-man2_x.htm |title='Spider-Man 2' is a hands-down hit |last=Clark |first=Mike |date=June 28, 2004 |work=USA Today |access-date=August 4, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726134406/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2004-06-28-spider-man2_x.htm |archive-date=July 26, 2008 }}</ref> The film was acclaimed by critics and a commercial success, setting a new opening weekend box office record for North America.<ref name="sm2">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/spider-man-2 |title=Spider-Man 2 (2004): Reviews |date=June 30, 2004 |website=] |access-date=December 9, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902165756/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/spider-man-2 |archive-date=September 2, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spiderman2.htm |title=Spider-Man 2 (2004) |date=June 30, 2004 |website=] |access-date=December 9, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125225415/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spiderman2.htm |archive-date=January 25, 2009 }}</ref> With box office revenues of {{USD|783 million|long=no}} worldwide, it was the second highest-grossing film in 2004.<ref name="earnings" /> Also in 2004, Dunst co-starred opposite ] in the romantic comedy '']'' in which she portrayed a rising tennis player in the ], while Bettany portrayed a fading former tennis star. The film received mixed reviews,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/wimbledon |title=Wimbledon (2004): Reviews |date=September 17, 2004 |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=December 11, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517112242/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/wimbledon |archive-date=May 17, 2011 }}</ref> but many critics enjoyed Dunst's performance.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2004/09/17/movies/17WIMB.html |title=Learning to Win at Love With a Center Court Rally |first=Stephen |last=Holden |date=September 17, 2004 |work=The New York Times |access-date=December 29, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530160835/http://movies.nytimes.com/2004/09/17/movies/17WIMB.html |archive-date=May 30, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://timeout.com/london/film/wimbledon |title=Wimbledon (2004) |author=DC |date=September 22, 2004 |work=] |access-date=December 29, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618065848/http://www.timeout.com/london/film/wimbledon |archive-date=June 18, 2013}}</ref> ] of '']'' observed that the chemistry between Dunst and Bettany was potent, with Dunst doing a "fine job as a sassy and self-assured player".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2004-09-16-wimbledon-review_x.htm |title='Wimbledon' serves up a sweet romantic comedy |last=Puig |first=Claudia |date=September 16, 2004 |work=USA Today |access-date=December 11, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724115940/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2004-09-16-wimbledon-review_x.htm |archive-date=July 24, 2008}}</ref>
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In Dunst's sole project of 2005, she co-starred opposite ] in ]'s romantic tragicomedy '']'' as ] Claire Colburn. The film premiered at the ]. Dunst revealed that working with Crowe was enjoyable, but more demanding than she had expected.<ref name="child" /> The film garnered mixed reviews,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/elizabethtown |title=Elizabethtown (2005): Reviews |date=October 14, 2005 |website=] |access-date=December 11, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820144959/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/elizabethtown |archive-date=August 20, 2010}}</ref> with the '']'' rating it 1 out of 4 stars and describing Dunst's portrayal of a flight attendant as "cloying".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chicago.metromix.com/movies/review/movie-review-elizabethtown/160249/content |title=Movie review: 'Elizabethtown' |last=Phillips |first=Michael |date=August 24, 2007 |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=January 29, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313003249/http://chicago.metromix.com/movies/review/movie-review-elizabethtown/160249/content |archive-date=March 13, 2010}}</ref> It was also a box office disappointment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=elizabethtown.htm |title=Elizabethtown (2005)&nbsp;– Weekend Box Office Results |date=October 14, 2005 |website=] |access-date=December 11, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070811164757/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=elizabethtown.htm |archive-date=August 11, 2007}}</ref> After ''Elizabethtown'', Dunst collaborated with Sofia Coppola again and starred as ] in the historical drama '']'' (2006), based on ]'s book '']''.<ref name="msnbc">{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna15292100 |title=Dunst puts fresh face on 'Marie Antoinette' |date=October 23, 2006 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=] |access-date=December 11, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916205912/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/15292100/ |archive-date=September 16, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,208285,00.html |title=Kirsten Dunst Poses as Marie Antoinette in Vogue |date=August 14, 2006 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=] |access-date=December 10, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070128001838/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C208285%2C00.html |archive-date=January 28, 2007}}</ref> The film was screened at a special presentation at the ],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2006/05/25/DI2006052501581_pf.html |title=Cannes Film Festival |last=Booth |first=William |date=May 26, 2006 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=August 4, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111054508/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2006/05/25/DI2006052501581_pf.html |archive-date=November 11, 2012}}</ref> and was reviewed favorably.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/marie-antoinette |title=Marie Antoinette (2006): Reviews |date=October 20, 2006 |website=] |access-date=January 28, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112223448/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/marie-antoinette |archive-date=November 12, 2010}}</ref> The film grossed {{USD|60 million|long=no}} at the box office from a budget of {{USD|40 million|long=no}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=marieantoinette.htm |title=Marie Antoinette (2006) |website=] |access-date=March 10, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822054300/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=marieantoinette.htm |archive-date=August 22, 2009}}</ref>

In 2007, Dunst reprised the role of Mary Jane Watson in '']''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Marianne |last=Goldstein |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kirsten-dunst-ready-for-a-break/ |title=Kirsten Dunst Ready For A Break |access-date=May 3, 2010 |date=May 3, 2007 |work=] |publisher=] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926071001/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/03/earlyshow/main2757604.shtml |archive-date=September 26, 2009}}</ref> In contrast to its predecessors' rave reviews,<ref name="sm" /><ref name="sm2" /> ''Spider-Man 3'' received a mixed reaction from critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/spider-man-3 |title=Spider-Man 3 (2007): Reviews |date=May 4, 2007 |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=December 11, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823052607/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/spider-man-3 |archive-date=August 23, 2010}}</ref> Ryan Gilbey of the '']'' was critical of Dunst's character, remarking that "the film-makers couldn't come up with much for Mary Jane to do other than scream a lot".<ref>{{cite web|title=Take a crawl on the dark side|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/film/2007/05/moping-spider-superhero-peter |last=Gilbey |first=Ryan|date=May 7, 2007|work=www.newstatesman.com |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171128220409/https://www.newstatesman.com/film/2007/05/moping-spider-superhero-peter|archive-date=November 28, 2017|access-date=May 7, 2018}}</ref> Nevertheless, with a worldwide gross of {{USD|891 million|long=no}}, it stands as the most commercially successful ] and Dunst's highest-grossing film to the end of 2008.<ref name="earnings" /> Having initially signed on for three ''Spider-Man'' films, she said she would consider doing a fourth, but only if Raimi and Maguire returned.<ref name="vh1" /> In January 2010, it was announced that the fourth film was canceled and that the ''Spider-Man'' film series would be ], therefore dropping the trio from the franchise.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Chris |last=Nashawaty |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/01/12/spider-man-reboot-who-should-play-peter-parker |title='Spider-Man' reboot: Who should play Peter Parker? |access-date=February 6, 2010 |date=January 12, 2010 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125080306/http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/01/12/spider-man-reboot-who-should-play-peter-parker/ |archive-date=January 25, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Anita |last=Singh |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/6973455/Spider-Man-4-scrapped-and-Tobey-Maguire-replaced-in-superhero-franchise.html |title=Spider-Man 4 scrapped and Tobey Maguire replaced in superhero franchise |access-date=October 24, 2010 |date=January 12, 2010 |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204213336/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/6973455/Spider-Man-4-scrapped-and-Tobey-Maguire-replaced-in-superhero-franchise.html |archive-date=February 4, 2011}}</ref>

Dunst's next role was in 2008, in which she co-starred opposite ] in the comedy '']'',<ref name="lose friends">{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/2008-07-17-coming-attractions_N.htm |title=Coming attractions: Can 'Lose Friends' gain stardom for Simon Pegg? |last1=Wloszcyna |first1=Susan |last2=Mansfield |first2=Brian |last3=Gundersen |first3=Edna |date=July 17, 2008 |work=USA Today |access-date=August 4, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802040120/http://www.usatoday.com/life/2008-07-17-coming-attractions_N.htm |archive-date=August 2, 2008}}</ref> based on former '']'' contributing editor ]'s ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/cannes/article3955041.ece |title=Simon Pegg explains how to get ahead in Hollywood |last=Creare |first=Simon |date=May 18, 2008 |work=The Times |location=UK |access-date=December 11, 2008 |page=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615141354/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/cannes/article3955041.ece |archive-date=June 15, 2011}}</ref> ] ] gave the film an approval rating of 37%, with the film gaining mostly negative reviews.<ref>{{citation |title=How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/how_to_lose_friends_and_alienate_people |work=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=May 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408071226/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/how_to_lose_friends_and_alienate_people |archive-date=April 8, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> ] of ''The Village Voice'' was critical of Dunst's performance, writing she "seems to be speaking in four different accents at once, none of them quite of the English variety". He added that the film "plays like a made-for-] redo of '']''"''.''<ref>{{cite web|title=How to Lose Friends & Alienate People is Sitcom-Drab {{!}} The Village Voice|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2008/10/01/how-to-lose-friends-alienate-people-is-sitcom-drab/|website=www.villagevoice.com|date=October 2008|access-date=May 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408071238/https://www.villagevoice.com/2008/10/01/how-to-lose-friends-alienate-people-is-sitcom-drab/|archive-date=April 8, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2010–2016: Independent films ===
Dunst made her screenwriting and directorial debut with the short film ''Bastard'', which she co-wrote with ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.screendaily.com/tribeca-news/kirsten-dunsts-bastard-among-tribeca-short-films-roster/5011930.article|title=Kirsten Dunst's Bastard among Tribeca short films roster|first=Jeremy|last=Kay|website=screendaily.com|date=March 18, 2010}}</ref> The film premiered at the ] in 2010 and was later featured at the ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/movies/19arts-TRIBECAFESTI_BRF.html |title=Tribeca Festival Shorts |last=Itzkoff |first=Dave |date=March 18, 2010 |work=The New York Times |access-date=March 18, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223231210/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/movies/19arts-TRIBECAFESTI_BRF.html |archive-date=February 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Neil |last=Smith |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8700124.stm |title=Lacklustre Cannes ends with upset |access-date=October 23, 2010 |date=May 24, 2010 |publisher=BBC News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527075430/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8700124.stm |archive-date=May 27, 2010}}</ref> She co-starred opposite ] in the mystery drama '']'' (2010), based on the true story of New York ] developer ], whose wife disappeared in 1982.<ref>{{cite news|first=Roger |last=Ebert |author-link=Roger Ebert |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101222/REVIEWS/101229993 |title=All Good Things |access-date=March 4, 2011 |date=December 22, 2010 |work=] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104213312/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20101222%2FREVIEWS%2F101229993 |archive-date=January 4, 2011}}</ref> The film received fair reviews, but was a commercial failure, earning only {{USD|640,000|long=no}} worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/all-good-things |title=All Good Things (2010): Reviews |access-date=March 4, 2011 |date=December 3, 2010 |website=] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213012030/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/all-good-things |archive-date=December 13, 2010}}</ref><ref name="earnings" /> The critic ] praised Dunst for her ability to capture "a woman at a loss to understand who her husband really is, and what the true nature of his family involves".<ref>{{cite web |title=All Good Things movie review & film summary (2010)|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/all-good-things-2010 |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |website=www.rogerebert.com |access-date=May 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517003059/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/all-good-things-2010|archive-date=May 17, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' complimented her performance as "the only one worth watching", despite the film's "slow crawl" and lack of suspense.<ref>{{cite web |title='All Good Things' review: Good acting isn't enough |url=https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/All-Good-Things-review-Good-acting-isn-t-enough-2522116.php |last=LaSalle |first=Mick |date=December 17, 2010 |website=SFGate |access-date=May 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106201025/https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/All-Good-Things-review-Good-acting-isn-t-enough-2522116.php |archive-date=November 6, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2010, Dunst co-starred with ] in ]'s short film '']'', based on ]'s short story.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dang |first=Simon |date=November 28, 2010 |title=First Look: Kirsten Dunst & Brian Geraghty In Carlos Cuaron's 'The Second Bakery Attack' |work=] |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/first_look_kirsten_dunst_brian_geraghty_in_carlos_cuarons_the_second_bakery |url-status=dead |access-date=November 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105223917/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/first_look_kirsten_dunst_brian_geraghty_in_carlos_cuarons_the_second_bakery |archive-date=November 5, 2013}}</ref>

]|alt=Dunst at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.]]

In 2011, Dunst co-starred opposite ], ] and ] in ]'s drama film '']'' as a woman suffering ] as the world ends. It premiered at the ] and received positive reviews, in particular for Dunst's performance. Steven Loeb of ''Southampton Patch'' wrote "This film has brought the best out of von Trier, as well as his star. Dunst is so good in this film, playing a character unlike any other she has ever attempted...&nbsp;Even if the film itself were not the incredible work of art that it is, Dunst's performance alone would be incentive enough to recommend it".<ref>{{cite web |last=Loeb |first=Steven |date=October 15, 2011 |url=http://southampton.patch.com/articles/review-melancholia-one-of-2011-s-best-films |title=Review: 'Melancholia' One of 2011's Best Films |work=Southampton Patch |access-date=October 16, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116060903/http://southampton.patch.com/articles/review-melancholia-one-of-2011-s-best-films |archive-date=January 16, 2012}}</ref> Sukhdev Sandhu of '']'' wrote: "Dunst is exceptional, so utterly convincing in the lead role—trouble, serene, a fierce savant—that it feels like a career breakthrough.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sandhu |first=Sukhdev |date=May 18, 2011 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/cannes-film-festival/8520943/Cannes-2011-Melancholia-review.html |title=Cannes 2011: Melancholia, review |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=May 18, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519203318/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/cannes-film-festival/8520943/Cannes-2011-Melancholia-review.html |archive-date=May 19, 2011}}</ref> Dunst won several awards for her performance, including the ] at the Cannes Film Festival<ref>Chang, Justin and Debruge, Peter. , '']'', May 22, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2011.</ref><ref>Kilday, Gregg. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627141941/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/best-actress-kirsten-dunst-thanks-191024 |date=June 27, 2015}}, '']'', May 22, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2011.</ref> and the Best Actress Award from the U.S. ].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16459645 |title=US critics reward Lars Von Trier film Melancholia |date=January 8, 2012 |publisher=BBC News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122124316/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16459645 |archive-date=January 22, 2012 }}</ref>

Dunst made a cameo in ]' 2011 music video '']'' which premiered at the ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Ditzian |first=Eric |date=January 21, 2011 |title='Fight For Your Right Revisited': Inside Scoop From Sundance |publisher=] |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656443/fight-your-right-revisited-inside-scoop-from-sundance.jhtml |url-status=dead |access-date=May 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429202448/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1656443/fight-your-right-revisited-inside-scoop-from-sundance.jhtml|archive-date=April 29, 2011}}</ref> A year later, she starred in ]' science fiction romance '']'' with ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/upside-down-1798176103 |title=Upside Down |last=Robinson |first=Tascha |date=March 13, 2013 |work=] |access-date=November 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105223211/http://www.avclub.com/articles/upside-down%2C93696/ |archive-date=November 5, 2013}}</ref> Described as a '']'' story, Peter Howell of the '']'' opined that there was no character development and Dunst "brings competence but no passion to her underwritten roles".<ref>{{cite web |title=Upside Down is neither here nor there: review|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2013/04/25/upside_down_is_neither_here_nor_there_review.html|last=Howell|first=Peter|date=April 25, 2013|website=thestar.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406050002/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2013/04/25/upside_down_is_neither_here_nor_there_review.html |archive-date=April 6, 2019 |access-date=May 6, 2018}}</ref> The film's consensus on Rotten Tomatoes was also negative, with a 28% approval rating.<ref>{{citation |title=Upside Down (2013) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/upside_down_2012|work=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=May 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331185711/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/upside_down_2012|archive-date=March 31, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Next, she had a role in ]'s romantic comedy '']'' (2012), starring ], ] and ]; the film was produced by ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/story/2012-09-05/bachelorette-dunst-fisher-caplan/57614558/1 |title=Maids of Dishonor |last=Stevens |first=Dana |work=Slate |date=September 14, 2012 |access-date=November 5, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105223845/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/story/2012-09-05/bachelorette-dunst-fisher-caplan/57614558/1 |archive-date=November 5, 2013}}</ref> Dunst plays Regan Crawford, one of three women who reunite for the wedding of a friend who was ridiculed in high school. Dunst appeared in the drama '']'' (2012), an adaptation of ]'s ], in which she plays Camille Moriarty.<ref name="on the road">{{cite news |last1=Hopewell |first1=John |last2=Keslassy |first2=Elsa |date=May 12, 2010 |title=Kirsten Dunst joins Stewart 'On the Road' |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2010/biz/markets-festivals/dunst-joins-stewart-on-the-road-1118019196/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201085729/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118019196?refCatId=13 |archive-date=December 1, 2011}}</ref> Dunst was first approached for the role by director ] several years prior.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Kerouac opus 'On the Road' hits just enough beats ★★★|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sc-mov-0319-on-the-road-20130321-story.html |last=Phillips |first=Michael |date=March 21, 2013 |website=chicagotribune.com |language=en-US |access-date=May 6, 2018 |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925091035/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/sc-mov-0319-on-the-road-20130321-story.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The film premiered at the ], and was released in the United States on December 21, 2012. ''On the Road'' gained mixed reviews and under-performed at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|title=On the Road|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4284909057/weekend/|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=May 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406102839/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4284909057/weekend/|archive-date=April 6, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Writing for '']'' magazine, ] compared ''On the Road'' to "a ] in a Kerouac museum ... lacks the novel's exuberant syncopation", but praises Dunst's performance.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Corliss |first=Richard |date=December 20, 2012 |title='On the Road': Sex, Drugs and Kristen Stewart |language=en-US |magazine=Time |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2012/12/20/on-the-road-sex-drugs-and-kristen-stewart/ |access-date=May 6, 2018 |issn=0040-781X |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430085733/http://entertainment.time.com/2012/12/20/on-the-road-sex-drugs-and-kristen-stewart/ |archive-date=April 30, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Chicago Tribune''{{'}}s ] was more positive, giving the film 3 out of 4 stars, praising the ] quality, and actors for their "kind of fluid motion and freedom that periodically makes ''On the Road'' make sense and makes it feel alive".<ref name=":0"/>

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]'s '']'' (2014) was Dunst's next major role, starring alongside ] and ]. Playing Colette MacFarland, the wife of a ], the thriller is based on ]'s 1964 novel of the ]. Garnering mostly favorable reviews, the ''Los Angeles Times'' complimented the 1960s Greek setting and observed Dunst "brings a potent complexity to Colette; every mood shift registers to the bone".<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: 'Two Faces of January' a twisted tale driven by talented trio|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-two-faces-of-january-review-20140926-column.html|last=Sharkey|first=Betsy|date=September 25, 2014|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620123518/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-two-faces-of-january-review-20140926-column.html|archive-date=June 20, 2018|access-date=May 13, 2018}}</ref> Jake Wilson of '']'' praised the script for "condensing the book's plot while retaining its spirit", although he thought there was some uneven editing. Of Dunst's performance, he called her "typically teasing yet sympathetic".<ref>{{cite web|title=The Two Faces of January review: Thrills but Viggo Mortensen proves a weak link|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/the-two-faces-of-january-review-thrills-but-viggo-mortensen-proves-a-weak-link-20140618-zsd30.html|last=Wilson|first=Jake|date=June 18, 2014|website=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=May 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214115401/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/the-two-faces-of-january-review-thrills-but-viggo-mortensen-proves-a-weak-link-20140618-zsd30.html|archive-date=December 14, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Finally in 2014, Dunst voiced a character in the eighth episode of '']'', and made a guest appearance in an episode of '']''. Throughout 2015, Dunst focused solely on television work. She was cast as hairdresser Peggy Blumquist in the ] of the critically acclaimed ] crime dark comedy-drama '']'', which earned her nominations for the ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/best-performance-actress-limited-series-or-motion-picture-made-television|website=www.goldenglobes.com |access-date=May 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421183848/https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/best-performance-actress-limited-series-or-motion-picture-made-television|archive-date=April 21, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016, Dunst co-starred in ]' science fiction drama '']'' with ] and ].<ref name="Midnight Special Casting">{{cite news|first=Owen |last=Williams |url=https://empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=38439 |title=Kirsten Dunst Catches Midnight Special |access-date=December 4, 2013 |date=August 13, 2013 |work=] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106060352/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=38439 |archive-date=January 6, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Midnight Special Filming">{{cite news |last=Scott |first=Mike |date=September 4, 2013|title='Mud' director Jeff Nichols' next film sets New Orleans casting call, seeking young actors|work=] |url=http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2013/09/mud_director_jeff_nichols_hope.html|url-status=dead|access-date=December 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106054257/http://www.nola.com/movies/index.ssf/2013/09/mud_director_jeff_nichols_hope.html|archive-date=January 6, 2014}}</ref> The story is about a father and his eight-year-old son who go on the run upon discovering that the boy possesses mysterious powers. The film opened to mostly positive reviews;<ref>{{citation |title=Midnight Special (2016)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/midnight_special_2015 |access-date=May 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713125719/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/midnight_special_2015/|archive-date=July 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Tim Grierson of '']'' was impressed by ''Midnight Special''{{'}}s special effects which imitated a late 20th century ]. However, he questioned the purpose of Dunst's character which "simply has nothing to do".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Grierson |first=Tim |date=March 17, 2016|title=Midnight Special: Close Encounters of a New Kind |magazine=The New Republic|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/131723/midnight-special-close-encounters-new-kind|access-date=May 7, 2018|issn=0028-6583 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205070350/https://newrepublic.com/article/131723/midnight-special-close-encounters-new-kind |archive-date=December 5, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Dunst had a supporting role in the biographical drama '']'' (2016), a loose adaptation of the book ], about African-American ]s who worked at the ] (NASA) during the ]. Dunst's portrayal of a white supervisor drew praise from '']''{{'}}s Elise Nakhnikian,<ref>{{cite web |last=Nakhnikian |first=Elise |date=December 11, 2016 |title=Review: Hidden Figures |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/hidden-figures/ |access-date=July 18, 2018 |website=Slant |language=en-US |archive-date=July 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719102721/https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/hidden-figures/ |url-status=live}}</ref> while '']'' thought the film was educational and entertaining despite its underdeveloped supporting cast.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shoard |first=Catherine |date=December 12, 2016 |title=Hidden Figures review – black women Nasa boffin pic defies its formula |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/dec/12/hidden-figures-review-john-glenn-taraji-henson-black-nasa-octavia-spencer-janelle-monae |access-date=May 7, 2018 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416140825/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/dec/12/hidden-figures-review-john-glenn-taraji-henson-black-nasa-octavia-spencer-janelle-monae |archive-date=April 16, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film was a commercial success, grossing {{USD|236 million|long=no}} worldwide and was nominated for three ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hidden Figures |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt4846340/?ref_=bo_se_r_1 |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=May 7, 2018 |archive-date=August 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802204928/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt4846340/?ref_=bo_se_r_1 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The 89th Academy Awards {{!}} 2017 |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2017 |website=Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |date=April 18, 2017 |access-date=May 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417100436/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2017 |archive-date=April 17, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The cast also won the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture – SAG Award Nominations 2017: The Complete List |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/sag-award-nominations-2017-full-list-956034/item/outstanding-performance-by-a-cast-a-motion-picture-sag-nominees-2017-956051 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=December 14, 2016 |access-date=May 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026185048/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/sag-award-nominations-2017-full-list-956034/item/outstanding-performance-by-a-cast-a-motion-picture-sag-nominees-2017-956051 |archive-date=October 26, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to acting, Dunst served as a member of the main competition jury of the ].<ref>{{cite web |last=Richford |first=Rhonda |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-film-festival-unveils-jury-869908 |title=Cannes Film Festival Unveils Full Jury |date=April 25, 2016 |access-date=April 25, 2016 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426101859/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-film-festival-unveils-jury-869908 |archive-date=April 26, 2016}}</ref> In that year, Dunst planned to direct an adaptation of ]'s novel '']'', starring ],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indiewire.com/2016/07/the-bell-jar-kirsten-dunst-dakota-fanning-sylvia-plath-adaptation-1201708060/ |title='The Bell Jar': Kirsten Dunst to Direct Dakota Fanning in an Adaptation of Sylvia Plath's Classic Novel |first=Michael |last=Nordine |date=July 20, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723091927/http://www.indiewire.com/2016/07/the-bell-jar-kirsten-dunst-dakota-fanning-sylvia-plath-adaptation-1201708060/ |archive-date=July 23, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=McGovern |first=Joe |date=July 20, 2016 |title=Kirsten Dunst to direct 'The Bell Jar' with Dakota Fanning to star |magazine=] |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/07/20/kirsten-dunst-bell-jar-dakota-fanning |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724025708/http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/20/kirsten-dunst-bell-jar-dakota-fanning |archive-date=July 24, 2016}}</ref> but stepped down from the project before production.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/movies/2019/08/16/kirsten-dunst-not-directing-bell-jar-adaptation/ |title=Kirsten Dunst says she's no longer directing The Bell Jar movie adaptation|magazine=] |first=Joey |last=Nolfi |date=August 16, 2019 |access-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220212911/https://ew.com/movies/2019/08/16/kirsten-dunst-not-directing-bell-jar-adaptation/ |archive-date=February 20, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===2017–present ===
Dunst had two film releases in 2017. She starred alongside ], ] and ] in the drama '']'', which marked her third collaboration with ], who wrote and directed the film. It is a remake of ]'s ] about a wounded ] who seeks shelter at an all-girls' school in the ].<ref>{{cite web |last=Robinson |first=Joanna |title=Sofia Coppola Is Wrangling an Incredible Female Cast to Remake Clint Eastwood's The Beguiled |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/03/sofia-coppola-kirsten-dunst-the-beguiled-nicole-kidman-ella-fanning |work=] |date=March 30, 2016 |access-date=April 21, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424030112/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/03/sofia-coppola-kirsten-dunst-the-beguiled-nicole-kidman-ella-fanning |archive-date=April 24, 2016}}</ref> Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 79% approval rating which was "enlivened by strong performances from the cast".<ref>{{citation |title=The Beguiled (2017) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_beguiled |access-date=May 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121131052/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_beguiled |archive-date=January 21, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Matthew Norman of the '']'' similarly took note of the "impeccable" acting performances and wrote, "Dunst lends the ideal measure of coiled physical longing to her prim ]".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Beguiled review: Southern seduction |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/film/the-beguiled-review-southern-seduction-a3681871.html |last=Norman |first=Matthew |date=July 14, 2017 |website=Evening Standard |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711212820/https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/film/the-beguiled-review-southern-seduction-a3681871.html|archive-date=July 11, 2019 |access-date=May 7, 2018}}</ref>

Dunst then starred in the psychological thriller '']'', written and directed by her friends, ], founders of the ] fashion label. The film is about a woman who falls deeper into paranoia after taking a deadly drug.<ref name="McClintock">{{cite news |first=Pamela |last=McClintock |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-rodarte-sisters-kate-laura-794294 |title=Cannes: Rodarte Sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy Directing First Feature (Exclusive) |access-date=May 26, 2015 |date=May 11, 2015 |work=] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526214105/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-rodarte-sisters-kate-laura-794294 |archive-date=May 26, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.backstage.com/resources/detail/productionlisting/woodshock-85069 |title=Woodshock |access-date=May 28, 2015 |date=May 2015 |publisher=] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528200657/http://www.backstage.com/resources/detail/productionlisting/woodshock-85069/ |archive-date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> The Mulleavys' personally approached Dunst for the lead role, which gave Dunst an "emotional safety net" during filming. She prepared for the role over the course of a year, undertaking ] in order to try to inhabit the character's state of mind.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kirsten Dunst, Kate & Laura Mulleavy Talk About Their New Film, "Woodshock" |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjYybwe2qDA |website=YouTube | date=September 13, 2017 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012192121/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjYybwe2qDA |archive-date=October 12, 2017 |access-date=May 7, 2018}}</ref> Upon release, the film was unpopular with critics. Katie Rife of '']'' acknowledged the "sophisticated" cinematography but thought "Character development and motivation are practically nonexistent, and the already-thin plot pushes ambiguity to the point of incoherence".<ref>{{cite web |last=Rife |first=Katie |date=September 20, 2017 |title=Still waters aren't all that deep in the stultifying Woodshock |url=https://www.avclub.com/still-waters-arent-all-that-deep-in-the-stultifying-woo-1818589138 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427153905/https://www.avclub.com/still-waters-arent-all-that-deep-in-the-stultifying-woo-1818589138 |archive-date=April 27, 2020 |access-date=May 7, 2018 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Variety''{{'}}s Guy Lodge shared a similar opinion with the character, writing "Dunst has form in playing irretrievably inverted depression to riveting effect, but the Mulleavys' script hardly gives her as complex an emotional or intellectual palette to work with".<ref>{{cite web |title=Film Review: Kirsten Dunst in 'Woodshock' |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/woodshock-kirsten-dunst-1202546279/ |last=Lodge |first=Guy |date=September 4, 2017 |website=Variety |access-date=May 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102032038/https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/woodshock-kirsten-dunst-1202546279/|archive-date=November 2, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2019, Dunst starred in the ] dark comedy television series '']'', which premiered in August that year.<ref>{{cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |title=Kirsten Dunst-Led Dark Comedy From Producer George Clooney Scores Series Order at YouTube Premium |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/kirsten-dunst-george-clooney-on-becoming-a-god-in-central-florida-youtube-premium-1202856705/ |website=Variety |access-date=June 25, 2018 |date=June 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205135637/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/kirsten-dunst-george-clooney-on-becoming-a-god-in-central-florida-youtube-premium-1202856705/ |archive-date=December 5, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Pellerin">{{cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |title=Theodore Pellerin Joins Kirsten Dunst YouTube Premium Series (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/theodore-pellerin-kirsten-dunst-youtube-premium-on-becoming-a-god-in-central-florida-1202919143/ |website=Variety |access-date=August 28, 2018 |date=August 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209095443/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/theodore-pellerin-kirsten-dunst-youtube-premium-on-becoming-a-god-in-central-florida-1202919143/ |archive-date=December 9, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> For her role, she was nominated for a ] and a ] for ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/golden-globes-nominations-announced-updating-live-1202804135/|title=Golden Globes Nominations: 'Marriage Story', Netflix, 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Lead Way In Film—Full List Of Nominations|website=]|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|date=December 9, 2019|access-date=December 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211174953/https://deadline.com/2019/12/golden-globes-nominations-announced-updating-live-1202804135/|archive-date=December 11, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/critics-choice-nominations-film-tv-nominees-list-1202803785/|title='The Irishman', 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Lead Critics' Choice Nominations; Netflix Dominates With 61 Noms In Movies And TV|website=]|first=Pete|last=Hammond|date=December 8, 2019|access-date=December 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208185645/https://deadline.com/2019/12/critics-choice-nominations-film-tv-nominees-list-1202803785/|archive-date=December 8, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2019, Showtime renewed the series for a second season,<ref name="S2Renewal">{{cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=September 26, 2019|title='On Becoming a God in Central Florida' Renewed for Season 2 at Showtime|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/on-becoming-a-god-in-central-florida-renewed-season-2-showtime-1203350781/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926200444/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/on-becoming-a-god-in-central-florida-renewed-season-2-showtime-1203350781/|archive-date=September 26, 2019|access-date=September 26, 2019|website=]}}</ref> but ultimately canceled it the following year due to the ].<ref name="Cancellation">{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=October 7, 2020|title='On Becoming A God In Central Florida' Canceled By Showtime, Won't Proceed With Season 2 Due To COVID|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/on-becoming-a-god-in-central-florida-canceled-showtime-no-season-2-due-to-covid-1234593455/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201008083002/https://deadline.com/2020/10/on-becoming-a-god-in-central-florida-canceled-showtime-no-season-2-due-to-covid-1234593455/ |archive-date=October 8, 2020 |access-date=October 8, 2020 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>

Dunst co-starred with her partner Jesse Plemons in ]'s film '']'' distributed by ], and given a limited theatrical release in the USA on November 17, 2021.<ref name="WaPo">{{cite news |last=Hornaday |first=Ann |title=Review {{!}} 'The Power of the Dog' belongs to Benedict Cumberbatch, who brings menace and grief to the western film |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/the-power-of-the-dog-movie-review/2021/11/16/5c521028-44aa-11ec-a3aa-0255edc02eb7_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=November 19, 2021 |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117155317/https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/the-power-of-the-dog-movie-review/2021/11/16/5c521028-44aa-11ec-a3aa-0255edc02eb7_story.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/kirsten-dunst-benedict-cumberbatch-power-of-the-dog-1203363622/ |title=Kirsten Dunst to Replace Elisabeth Moss in Benedict Cumberbatch's 'Power of the Dog' (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety |first=Justin |last=Kroll |date=October 8, 2019 |access-date=October 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412131326/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/kirsten-dunst-benedict-cumberbatch-power-of-the-dog-1203363622/ |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Slate">{{cite web |last=Stevens |first=Dana |title=Netflix's Best Picture Contender Marks the Culmination of a Master's 40-Year Career |url=https://slate.com/culture/2021/11/power-dog-movie-netflix-best-picture-kirsten-dunst.html |website=Slate Magazine |publisher=The Slate Group, a Graham Holdings company |access-date=November 19, 2021 |date=November 18, 2021 |archive-date=November 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119180751/https://slate.com/culture/2021/11/power-dog-movie-netflix-best-picture-kirsten-dunst.html |url-status=live}}</ref> She received ], ], and ] nominations for Best Supporting Actress along with two ] nominations (] and ]).<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/awards/oscars/2022-oscars-nominations-full-list/ |title=Real-life couple Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons are both Oscar nominees for The Power of the Dog |date=February 8, 2022 |access-date=February 8, 2022 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |last=Sollosi |first=Mary |url-status=live |archive-date=February 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209032912/https://ew.com/awards/oscars/2022-oscars-nominations-full-list/}}</ref>

In 2024, Dunst led the dystopian thriller film '']'', directed by ]. Her performance was particularly picked up for praise by critics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civil War First Reviews: Haunting, Thought-Provoking, and Probably Not What You Think It Is |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/civil-war-first-reviews-haunting-thought-provoking-and-probably-not-what-you-think-it-is/ |access-date=March 15, 2024 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Music career==
In 2001, Dunst made her singing debut in the comedy film ''Get Over It'', performing two songs written by ].<ref>{{cite news |first=Corey |last=Moss |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1441324/20010306/basement_jaxx.jhtml |title=Kirsten Dunst Makes Singing Debut on Soundtrack |date=October 30, 2001 |publisher=] |access-date=August 4, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725003331/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1441324/20010306/basement_jaxx.jhtml |archive-date=July 25, 2008}}</ref>

She recorded ] and ]'s ] standard "After You've Gone" that was used in the ] of ''The Cat's Meow''.<ref name="vh1">{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1557905/20070424/story.jhtml |title=Kirsten Dunst On Singing, Spidey's Future, 'Idol'—And Having Eight Kids? |last=Carroll |first=Larry |date=April 24, 2007 |publisher=MTV News |access-date=December 10, 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104005110/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1557905/20070424/story.jhtml |archive-date=January 4, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite video |year=2002 |title=The Cat's Meow |medium=DVD |publisher=Lions Gate Films}}</ref> In '']'', she sang two songs as Mary Jane Watson, one during a ] performance, and one as a singing waitress in a jazz club.<ref name="vh1" /><ref>{{cite video |year=2007 |title=Spider-Man 3 |medium=DVD |publisher=Sony Pictures}}</ref> Dunst recorded the songs earlier and ]ed while filming.<ref name="vh1" /> She appeared in the music videos for ]'s "]",<ref name="the insider">{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/kirsten-dunst-9542473 |title=Kirsten Dunst Biography |work=] |access-date=March 4, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312111509/http://www.biography.com/people/kirsten-dunst-9542473 |archive-date=March 12, 2015}}</ref> ]' "]" and ]'s "]"<ref name="cosmv">{{cite magazine |url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/10/video-r-e-m-we-all-go-back-to-where-we-belong-kirsten-dunst-version |title=Video: R.E.M.&nbsp;– We All Go Back To Where We Belong (Kirsten Dunst Version) |last=Young |first=Alex |date=October 27, 2011 |access-date=October 27, 2011 |magazine=] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028104030/http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/10/video-r-e-m-we-all-go-back-to-where-we-belong-kirsten-dunst-version/ |archive-date=October 28, 2011}}</ref> and she sang two tracks, "This Old Machine" and "Summer Day", on ]'s 2007 solo album '']''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-apr-15-ca-fasttracks15-story.html |title=Dunst as Harry? The abuse begins |last=Lee |first=Chris |date=April 15, 2007 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=August 4, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116222832/http://articles.latimes.com/2007/apr/15/entertainment/ca-fasttracks15 |archive-date=January 16, 2009}}</ref> In 2007, Dunst said she had no intention to release albums, saying, "It worked when ] was doing it, but now it's a little cheesy, I think. It works better when singers are in movies".<ref name="no album">{{cite news |url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/singing-kirstens-praises/story-e6fredpu-1111113386821 |title=Singing Kirsten's praises |last=Wigney |first=James |date=April 22, 2007 |work=] |access-date=January 26, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527154503/http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/singing-kirstens-praises/story-e6fredpu-1111113386821 |archive-date=May 27, 2012}}</ref>

Dunst starred as the magical princess ] in the ]-and-]-directed short ''Akihabara Majokko Princess'' singing a cover of ]' 1980 song "]". This was shown at the "Pop Life" exhibition in London's ] gallery from October 1, 2009, to January 17, 2010. It shows Dunst dancing around ], a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan.<ref>{{cite news|first=Lauren A.E. |last=Schuker |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704471504574445603670923492 |title=The Artist and the Director |access-date=February 22, 2010 |date=October 2, 2009 |work=The Wall Street Journal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201123457/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704471504574445603670923492.html |archive-date=February 1, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Mercedes |last=Bunz |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2010/feb/25/viral-video-kirsten-dunst-turning-japanese |title=Viral Video Chart: Kirsten Dunst turns Japanese and a pigeon takes the train |access-date=February 26, 2010 |date=February 25, 2010 |work=The Guardian |location=UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301080223/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2010/feb/25/viral-video-kirsten-dunst-turning-japanese |archive-date=March 1, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/pop-life-art-material-world/pop-life-art-material-world-explore/p-15 |title=Pop Life: Art in a Material World, explore the exhibition, room 17 |publisher=Tate Modern |access-date=March 12, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531065310/http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/pop-life-art-material-world/pop-life-art-material-world-explore/p-15 |archive-date=May 31, 2015}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In early 2008, Dunst was treated for ] at the ] treatment center in ].<ref name="depression">{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20176719,00.html |title=Kirsten Dunst Enters Rehab |date=February 7, 2008 |work=] |access-date=August 4, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080626032725/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20176719%2C00.html |archive-date=June 26, 2008}}</ref><ref name="People – 2">{{cite web |first=Janet |last=Mock |url=http://www.people.com/people/kirsten_dunst/biography/0,,20005735_10,00.html |title=Kirsten Dunst Biography |access-date=August 4, 2008 |work=] |page=2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616024027/http://www.people.com/people/kirsten_dunst/biography/0%2C%2C20005735_10%2C00.html |archive-date=June 16, 2008 }}</ref> In late March 2008, she left the treatment center and began filming ''All Good Things''. Two months later, she went public with this information in order to dispel rumors of drug and alcohol abuse, stating, "Now that I'm feeling stronger, I was prepared to say something. Depression is pretty serious and should not be gossiped about".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-dunst-idUKSP9703920080528 |title=Dunst says rehab was for depression |access-date=August 4, 2008 |date=May 28, 2008 |work=Reuters |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911073842/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2008/05/28/uk-dunst-idUKSP9703920080528 |archive-date=September 11, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20202682,00.html |title=Kirsten Dunst Breaks Silence on Rehab |last=Park |first=Michael Y. |date=May 27, 2008 |work=] |access-date=August 4, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616101256/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20202682%2C00.html |archive-date=June 16, 2008 }}</ref>

From 2002 to 2004, Dunst was in a relationship with ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Thomas |first=Karen |date=July 20, 2004 |title=Gyllenhaal, Dunst call it quits |work=] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-07-20-celeb-couples_x.htm |url-status=live |access-date=July 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716032232/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-07-20-celeb-couples_x.htm |archive-date=July 16, 2012}}</ref> Dunst was in a relationship with her ''On the Road'' co-star ] from 2012 to 2016.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kirsten-dunst-splits-with-boyfriend-garrett-hedlund-w202408|title=Kirsten Dunst Splits From Boyfriend Garrett Hedlund After More Than Four Years of Dating|first=Megan|last=French|date=April 12, 2016|work=]|access-date=May 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710093603/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kirsten-dunst-splits-with-boyfriend-garrett-hedlund-w202408|archive-date=July 10, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Dunst and Hedlund were briefly engaged before eventually breaking up.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Minniti|first=Antonela|date=November 6, 2019|title=Kirsten Dunst: de los romances fugaces y la depresión al amor que lo cambió todo|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/personajes/kirsten-dunst-mujer-busca-del-gran-amor-nid2303694|access-date=November 6, 2019|newspaper=La Nación|language=es|archive-date=November 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106122553/https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/personajes/kirsten-dunst-mujer-busca-del-gran-amor-nid2303694|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bekia.es/celebrities/noticias/pareja-actores-kirsten-dunst-garrett-hedlund-podrian-haber-comprometido/ |title=Kirsten Dunst y Garrett Hedlund se podrían haber comprometido |work=Bekia |last=Arroyo |first=Paula |language=Spanish |date=August 29, 2015 |access-date=July 29, 2021 |archive-date=April 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414133806/https://www.bekia.es/celebrities/noticias/pareja-actores-kirsten-dunst-garrett-hedlund-podrian-haber-comprometido/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She began a relationship with her ''Fargo'' co-star ] in 2016 and they became engaged in 2017. Their first son was born in May 2018.<ref>{{cite web|work=People|title=Baby Name Revealed! Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons Name Newborn Son Ennis Howard|access-date=September 9, 2018|author=Mizoguchi, Karen|url=https://people.com/parents/kirsten-dunst-jesse-plemons-welcome-son-ennis-howard/|date=May 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910164522/https://people.com/parents/kirsten-dunst-jesse-plemons-welcome-son-ennis-howard/|archive-date=September 10, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In a cover shoot for '']'' directed by long-time collaborator ], she announced that she was pregnant with her second child,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/sofia-coppola-directors-issue-kirsten-dunst-rashida-jones-elle-fanning|title=Kirsten Dunst, Rashida Jones, and Elle Fanning Are All Dressed Up With Nowhere to Go|magazine=]|access-date=June 25, 2021|date=March 30, 2021|last=Whittle|first=Andrea|archive-date=May 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501014031/https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/sofia-coppola-directors-issue-kirsten-dunst-rashida-jones-elle-fanning|url-status=live}}</ref> and later gave birth to their second son in May 2021.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/parents/kirsten-dunst-announces-birth-baby-boy-james-robert/|title=Kirsten Dunst Announces Birth of Second Child with Jesse Plemons, a Baby Boy: 'He's an Angel'|magazine=People|last=Slater|first=Georgia|date=September 10, 2021|publisher=Meredith Corporation|access-date=January 24, 2022|archive-date=January 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124170212/https://people.com/parents/kirsten-dunst-announces-birth-baby-boy-james-robert/|url-status=live}}</ref> Dunst and Plemons were married in July 2022 at a resort in ], Jamaica.<ref name=marriage>{{cite magazine|last=Garner|first=Glenn|title= Kirsten Dunst Marries Jesse Plemons After 6 Years Together|url=https://people.com/movies/kirsten-dunst-marries-jesse-plemons-after-6-years-together/|magazine=People!|date=July 8, 2022|access-date=July 4, 2023}}</ref>

==Other ventures==
Dunst supports the ], for which she helped design and promote a necklace whose sales proceeds went to the Foundation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlight/2002/02/21-heart-spotlight.htm |title=Women of Hollywood have love affair with giving |last=Falcon |first=Mike |date=February 21, 2002 |work=USA Today |access-date=January 29, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021054813/http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlight/2002/02/21-heart-spotlight.htm |archive-date=October 21, 2011 }}</ref> She worked in support of ] awareness, participating in the ] telethon in September 2008 in order to raise funds for cancer research.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7601920.stm |title=US stars unite for cancer charity |date=September 6, 2008 |work=BBC News |access-date=January 29, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913055843/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7601920.stm |archive-date=September 13, 2008 }}</ref> On December 5, 2009, she participated in the ] in Mexico, in order to raise awareness for cancer treatment and children's rehabilitation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.liberal.com.mx/portal/nota.php?id=68714 |title=Se unen Avril Lavigne y Kirsten Dunst al Teletón |date=December 1, 2009 |access-date=December 5, 2009 |language=es |work=Liberal del Sur |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722224422/http://www.liberal.com.mx/portal/nota.php?id=68714 |archive-date=July 22, 2011 }}</ref>

Dunst endorsed ] in the ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1485533/20040303/story.jhtml |title=Celebs Go To The Post Office To Deliver Pro-Vote Message |last=Moss |first=Corey |date=March 3, 2004 |publisher=] |access-date=December 12, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114235730/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1485533/20040303/story.jhtml |archive-date=January 14, 2009 }}</ref> She supported ] during the ],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/dunst-on-the-up-after-rehab/story-e6freqex-1111117780537 |title=Kirsten Dunst back in action after stint in rehab |last=Browne |first=Sally |author2=James Watford |date=October 11, 2008 |work=] |access-date=December 12, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918062439/http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/dunst-on-the-up-after-rehab/story-e6freqex-1111117780537 |archive-date=September 18, 2011 }}</ref> and directed and narrated a documentary, ''Why Tuesday'', about the tradition of voting on Tuesdays and ] in the United States, to "influence people in a positive way".<ref name="presidential">{{cite news|url=https://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/07/kirsten_dunst_explains_why_we.html |title=Kirsten Dunst Explains Why We Vote on Tuesdays |last=Hartman |first=Darrell |date=July 24, 2008 |work=] |access-date=January 30, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309072052/http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/07/kirsten_dunst_explains_why_we.html |archive-date=March 9, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="documentary">{{cite news |url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/27536205/ |title=Kirsten Dunst working on voting documentary |date=November 4, 2008 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=] |access-date=January 30, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824175259/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/27536205 |archive-date=August 24, 2010 }}</ref> She endorsed ] in the ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Patten |first1=Dominic |url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/bernie-sanders-super-tuesday-kirsten-dunst-endorsement-joe-biden-1202873821/ |title=Bernie Sanders Scores Kirsten Dunst's Super Tuesday Endorsement As Cali Still Voting |website=] |publisher=Penske Business Media, LLC |date=March 3, 2020 |access-date=March 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304034440/https://deadline.com/2020/03/bernie-sanders-super-tuesday-kirsten-dunst-endorsement-joe-biden-1202873821/ |archive-date=March 4, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2011, she acquired ], which enabled her to "film in ] without a problem". She now holds dual American and German citizenship.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.dw.com/en/actress-kirsten-dunst-becomes-german-citizen/a-15430795 |title='International lady' |magazine=] |date=October 10, 2011 |access-date=May 4, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118095830/http://www.contactmusic.com/news/kirsten-dunst-becomes-german-citizen-moving-to-berlin_1249615 |archive-date=January 18, 2012 }}</ref>

==Acting credits and awards==
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Dunst's most acclaimed films according to the review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes include ''Little Women'' (1994), ''Spider-Man'' (2002), ''Spider-Man 2'' (2004), ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' (2004), ''Melancholia'' (2011), ''The Two Faces of January'' (2014), ''Hidden Figures'' (2017), and ''The Power of the Dog'' (2021).<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kirsten_dunst |title = Kirsten Dunst |publisher = Rotten Tomatoes |access-date = January 27, 2022 |url-status = live |archive-date = January 18, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220118003036/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kirsten_dunst }}</ref>

Dunst has been nominated for four Golden Globe awards: Best Supporting Actress for ''Interview with the Vampire'' (1994) and ''The Power of the Dog'', ] for ''Fargo'' (2015), and ] for ''On Becoming a God in Central Florida'' (2019).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/kirsten-dunst|title=Person: Kirsten Dunst|publisher=]|access-date=January 27, 2022|url-status=live|archive-date=March 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326143104/https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/kirsten-dunst}}</ref> In August 2019, she received a star on the ].<ref>{{cite web|title=N.J.'s Kirsten Dunst gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame|url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2019/08/njs-kirsten-dunst-gets-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame.html|last=Kuperinsky|first=Amy|date=August 29, 2019|website=]|access-date=August 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410230658/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2019/08/njs-kirsten-dunst-gets-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame.html|archive-date=April 10, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Dunst was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for ''The Power of the Dog'' at the 2022 Academy Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2022 |title=2022 &#124; Oscars.org &#124; Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |publisher=Oscars.org |date= |access-date=February 17, 2022}}</ref>

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American actress (born 1982)

Kirsten Dunst
Dunst in 2016
BornKirsten Caroline Dunst
(1982-04-30) April 30, 1982 (age 42)
Point Pleasant, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1987–present
WorksFull list
Spouse Jesse Plemons ​(m. 2022)
Children2
AwardsFull list

Kirsten Caroline Dunst (/ˈkɪərstən/; born April 30, 1982) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the anthology film New York Stories (1989) and has since starred in several film and television productions. She has received several awards including nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four Golden Globe Awards.

Dunst first gained recognition for her role as child vampire Claudia in the horror film Interview with the Vampire (1994), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She also had roles in her youth in Little Women (1994) and Jumanji (1995). Dunst transitioned to leading roles in teen films of 1999, the satires Dick and Drop Dead Gorgeous and the Sofia Coppola-directed drama The Virgin Suicides. After leading the cheerleading film Bring It On (2000), she gained wider attention for her role as Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). Her career progressed with a supporting role in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), followed by a lead role in Cameron Crowe's tragicomedy Elizabethtown (2005), and as Marie Antoinette in Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006).

In 2011, Dunst starred as a depressed newlywed in Lars von Trier's drama Melancholia, which earned her the Cannes Film Festival Award For Best Actress. In 2015, she played Peggy Blumquist in the second season of the FX series Fargo, earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the role. Dunst had a supporting role in the film Hidden Figures (2016), and leading roles in Coppola's The Beguiled (2017) and in the dark comedy series On Becoming a God in Central Florida (2019), for which she received a third Golden Globe nomination. Dunst earned her fourth nomination for a Golden Globe and first nomination for an Academy Award for her performance in the psychological drama The Power of the Dog (2021). In 2024, she led the dystopian thriller film Civil War.

Early life

Dunst was born on April 30, 1982, at Point Pleasant Hospital in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. Dunst's father worked for Siemens as a medical services executive, and her mother worked for Lufthansa as a flight attendant. She was also an artist and one-time gallery owner. Dunst's father is German, originally from Hamburg, and her American mother is of German and Swedish descent; she described herself in a 2001 interview as "Aryan. Like a Swedish milkmaid". Until the age of eleven, Dunst lived in Brick Township, New Jersey, and attended Ranney School in Tinton Falls.

In 1993, she moved to Los Angeles with her mother and brother, after her parents separated. In her teens, she found it difficult to cope with her rising fame, and for a period she blamed her mother for pushing her into acting as a child. However, she later said that her mother "always had the best intentions". When asked if she had any regrets about her childhood, Dunst said, "Well, it's not a natural way to grow up, but it's the way I grew up and I wouldn't change it. I have my stuff to work out... I don't think anybody can sit around and say, 'My life is more screwed up than yours.' Everybody has their issues".

Acting career

1988–1993: Early work

Dunst began her career at age three as a child fashion model in television commercials. She was signed with Ford Models and Elite Model Management. In 1988, she appeared in Saturday Night Live as the granddaughter of George H. W. Bush. Later that year, she made her feature film debut with a minor role in Woody Allen's short film Oedipus Wrecks; it was released as one-third of the anthology film New York Stories (1989). Soon after, Dunst performed in the comedy-drama The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), based on Tom Wolfe's novel of the same name, in which she played the daughter of Tom Hanks' character. In 1993, Dunst made a guest appearance in an episode of the science fiction drama Star Trek: The Next Generation.

1994–2001: Career breakthrough

Dunst's breakthrough role came in 1994, in the horror drama Interview with the Vampire opposite Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, based on Anne Rice's novel of the same name. She played Claudia, the child vampire who is a surrogate daughter to Cruise's and Pitt's characters. The film included a scene in which Dunst shared her first onscreen kiss with Pitt, who is two decades her senior. She stated that kissing him had made her feel uncomfortable: "I thought it was gross, that Brad had cooties. I mean, I was 10," she recalled. While the film overall received mixed reviews, many critics singled out Dunst's performance for acclaim. Roger Ebert considered her portrayal of Claudia to be one of the "creepier" aspects of the film, and took note of how well she had conveyed the impression of great age inside apparent youth. Todd McCarthy of Variety stated that Dunst was "just right" for the family. For her performance, she won the MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance and the Saturn Award for Best Young Actress, in addition to receiving a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

Later in 1994, Dunst co-starred in the drama film Little Women alongside Winona Ryder and Claire Danes. The film was critically acclaimed. Janet Maslin of The New York Times hailed it as the greatest adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel of the same name and wrote of Dunst's performance:

The perfect contrast to take-charge Jo comes from Kirsten Dunst's scene-stealing Amy, whose vanity and twinkling mischief make so much more sense coming from an 11-year-old vixen than they did from grown-up Joan Bennett in 1933. Ms. Dunst, also scarily effective as the baby bloodsucker of Interview With the Vampire, is a little vamp with a big future.

In 1995, Dunst starred in the fantasy adventure film Jumanji, a loose adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg's 1981 children's book of the same name. The story is about a supernatural and ominous board game in which animals and other jungle hazards appear with each roll of the dice. She was part of an ensemble cast that included Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt and David Alan Grier. The film was a financial success and grossed $262 million worldwide. In that year, and again in 2002, Dunst was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People.

Dunst signing autographs at the Toronto International Film Festival, 2005
Dunst at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival

From 1996 to 1997, Dunst had a recurring role in season three of the NBC medical drama ER. She played Charlie Chemingo, a child prostitute who was being cared for by the ER pediatrician Dr. Doug Ross (George Clooney). In 1997, she voiced Young Anastasia in the animated musical film Anastasia. Also in 1997, Dunst appeared in the black comedy film Wag the Dog, opposite Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman. The following year she starred in Small Soldiers and voiced the title character in the English Disney/GKIDS dub of Studio Ghibli's Kiki's Delivery Service. She also starred in Sarah Kernochan's period comedy All I Wanna Do (1998), playing a student at an all girls' boarding school in the 1960s, opposite Gaby Hoffmann, Rachael Leigh Cook, and Lynn Redgrave. Writing for The New York Times, A. O. Scott opined that "the film is surprisingly pleasant, thanks to smart, unstereotyped performances—especially by Hoffmann and Dunst—and the filmmaker's evident respect and affection for her characters".

Dunst starred in Drop Dead Gorgeous, a 1999 American satirical black comedy mockumentary film about a small town beauty pageant with Ellen Barkin and Allison Janney. She turned down the role of Angela Hayes (played by Mena Suvari) in American Beauty (1999), because she did not want to appear in the film's sexual scenes or kiss the lead character, played by Kevin Spacey. She later explained: "When I read it, I was 15 and I don't think I was mature enough to understand the script's material." Dunst co-starred in the comedy film Dick, opposite Michelle Williams; it is a parody which retells the events of the Watergate scandal that led to the resignation of former United States president Richard Nixon. Her next film was Sofia Coppola's drama The Virgin Suicides (1999), based on Jeffrey Eugenides' novel of the same name. She played Lux Lisbon, one of the troubled teenage daughters of Ronald Lisbon (James Woods). The film was screened as a special presentation at the 43rd San Francisco International Film Festival in 2000. According to Metacritic, the film received generally favorable reviews. San Francisco Chronicle critic Peter Stack noted in his review that Dunst "beautifully balances innocence and wantonness". Dunst also appeared in Savage Garden's music video "I Knew I Loved You", the first single from their second and final album Affirmation (1999).

In 2000, Dunst starred in the comedy Bring It On as Torrance Shipman, the captain of a cheerleading squad. The film garnered mostly positive reviews, with many critics reserving praise for her performance. In his review, A. O. Scott called her "a terrific comic actress, largely because of her great expressive range, and the nimbleness with which she can shift from anxiety to aggression to genuine hurt". Charles Taylor of Salon noted that "among contemporary teenage actresses, Dunst has become the sunniest imaginable parodist", even though he thought the film had failed to provide her with as good a role as she had in either Dick or in The Virgin Suicides. Jessica Winter of The Village Voice praised Dunst, stating that her performance was "as sprightly and knowingly daft as her turn in Dick" adding that " provides the only major element of Bring It On that plays as tweaking parody rather than slick, strident, body-slam churlishness." Peter Stack of the San Francisco Chronicle, despite giving the film an unfavorable review, commended Dunst for her willingness "to be as silly and cloyingly agreeable as it takes to get through a slapdash film".

In 2001, Dunst starred in the comedy film Get Over It. She later explained that she took the role for the opportunity to showcase her singing. Dunst then co-starred with Jay Hernandez in the coming of age teen romance film Crazy/Beautiful. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote, "Crazy/Beautiful is an unusually observant film about adolescence," and "because of the real conviction that Dunst and Hernandez bring to the roles, we care about them as people, not case studies." She also starred in the historical drama The Cat's Meow, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, as actress Marion Davies. Derek Elley of Variety described the film as "playful and sporty", deeming this Dunst's best performance to date: "Believable as both a spoiled ingenue and a lover to two very different men, Dunst endows a potentially lightweight character with considerable depth and sympathy". For her performance, she won the Best Actress Silver Ombú award at the 2002 Mar del Plata International Film Festival.

2002–2009: Stardom with Spider-Man

In 2002, Dunst starred opposite Tobey Maguire in the superhero film Spider-Man, the most financially successful film of her career up until this date. She played Mary Jane Watson, the best friend and love interest of Peter Parker (Maguire). The film was directed by Sam Raimi. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly noted Dunst's ability to "lend even the smallest line a tickle of flirtatious music". Writing for the Los Angeles Times, Kenneth Turan reviewed that Dunst and Maguire made a real connection onscreen, concluding that their relationship "involved audiences to an extent rarely seen in films". Spider-Man was a critical and commercial success. The film grossed $114 million during its opening weekend in North America and earned $822 million worldwide.

Dunst next co-starred with Billy Bob Thornton, Morgan Freeman and Holly Hunter in the drama Levity (2003), a story of a man who is released on parole and returns to his hometown seeking redemption. That same year, she co-starred opposite Julia Roberts, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Julia Stiles in the drama Mona Lisa Smile (2003). The film received mostly negative reviews, with Manohla Dargis of the Los Angeles Times describing it as "smug and reductive". Dunst co-starred as Mary Svevo opposite Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet and Tom Wilkinson in Michel Gondry's science fiction romantic comedy-drama Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). The latter film was critically acclaimed, with Entertainment Weekly describing Dunst's subplot as "nifty and clever". The film grossed $72 million worldwide.

The success of the first Spider-Man led Dunst to reprise her role as Mary Jane Watson in 2004 in Spider-Man 2. The film was acclaimed by critics and a commercial success, setting a new opening weekend box office record for North America. With box office revenues of $783 million worldwide, it was the second highest-grossing film in 2004. Also in 2004, Dunst co-starred opposite Paul Bettany in the romantic comedy Wimbledon in which she portrayed a rising tennis player in the Wimbledon Championships, while Bettany portrayed a fading former tennis star. The film received mixed reviews, but many critics enjoyed Dunst's performance. Claudia Puig of USA Today observed that the chemistry between Dunst and Bettany was potent, with Dunst doing a "fine job as a sassy and self-assured player".

Dunst at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival premiere of Marie Antoinette.
Dunst at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival

In Dunst's sole project of 2005, she co-starred opposite Orlando Bloom in Cameron Crowe's romantic tragicomedy Elizabethtown as flight attendant Claire Colburn. The film premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival. Dunst revealed that working with Crowe was enjoyable, but more demanding than she had expected. The film garnered mixed reviews, with the Chicago Tribune rating it 1 out of 4 stars and describing Dunst's portrayal of a flight attendant as "cloying". It was also a box office disappointment. After Elizabethtown, Dunst collaborated with Sofia Coppola again and starred as Marie Antoinette in the historical drama Marie Antoinette (2006), based on Antonia Fraser's book Marie Antoinette: The Journey. The film was screened at a special presentation at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, and was reviewed favorably. The film grossed $60 million at the box office from a budget of $40 million.

In 2007, Dunst reprised the role of Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man 3. In contrast to its predecessors' rave reviews, Spider-Man 3 received a mixed reaction from critics. Ryan Gilbey of the New Statesman was critical of Dunst's character, remarking that "the film-makers couldn't come up with much for Mary Jane to do other than scream a lot". Nevertheless, with a worldwide gross of $891 million, it stands as the most commercially successful film in the series and Dunst's highest-grossing film to the end of 2008. Having initially signed on for three Spider-Man films, she said she would consider doing a fourth, but only if Raimi and Maguire returned. In January 2010, it was announced that the fourth film was canceled and that the Spider-Man film series would be restarted, therefore dropping the trio from the franchise.

Dunst's next role was in 2008, in which she co-starred opposite Simon Pegg in the comedy How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, based on former Vanity Fair contributing editor Toby Young's memoir of the same name. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an approval rating of 37%, with the film gaining mostly negative reviews. Robert Wilonsky of The Village Voice was critical of Dunst's performance, writing she "seems to be speaking in four different accents at once, none of them quite of the English variety". He added that the film "plays like a made-for-CBS redo of The Devil Wears Prada".

2010–2016: Independent films

Dunst made her screenwriting and directorial debut with the short film Bastard, which she co-wrote with Sasha Sagan. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2010 and was later featured at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. She co-starred opposite Ryan Gosling in the mystery drama All Good Things (2010), based on the true story of New York real estate developer Robert Durst, whose wife disappeared in 1982. The film received fair reviews, but was a commercial failure, earning only $640,000 worldwide. The critic Roger Ebert praised Dunst for her ability to capture "a woman at a loss to understand who her husband really is, and what the true nature of his family involves". The San Francisco Chronicle complimented her performance as "the only one worth watching", despite the film's "slow crawl" and lack of suspense. Also in 2010, Dunst co-starred with Brian Geraghty in Carlos Cuarón's short film The Second Bakery Attack, based on Haruki Murakami's short story.

Dunst at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.
Dunst at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival

In 2011, Dunst co-starred opposite Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland and Charlotte Rampling in Lars von Trier's drama film Melancholia as a woman suffering depression as the world ends. It premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and received positive reviews, in particular for Dunst's performance. Steven Loeb of Southampton Patch wrote "This film has brought the best out of von Trier, as well as his star. Dunst is so good in this film, playing a character unlike any other she has ever attempted... Even if the film itself were not the incredible work of art that it is, Dunst's performance alone would be incentive enough to recommend it". Sukhdev Sandhu of The Daily Telegraph wrote: "Dunst is exceptional, so utterly convincing in the lead role—trouble, serene, a fierce savant—that it feels like a career breakthrough. Dunst won several awards for her performance, including the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival and the Best Actress Award from the U.S. National Society of Film Critics.

Dunst made a cameo in Beastie Boys' 2011 music video Fight For Your Right Revisited which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. A year later, she starred in Juan Diego Solanas' science fiction romance Upside Down with Jim Sturgess. Described as a Romeo and Juliet story, Peter Howell of the Toronto Star opined that there was no character development and Dunst "brings competence but no passion to her underwritten roles". The film's consensus on Rotten Tomatoes was also negative, with a 28% approval rating. Next, she had a role in Leslye Headland's romantic comedy Bachelorette (2012), starring Isla Fisher, Rebel Wilson and Lizzy Caplan; the film was produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. Dunst plays Regan Crawford, one of three women who reunite for the wedding of a friend who was ridiculed in high school. Dunst appeared in the drama On the Road (2012), an adaptation of Jack Kerouac's novel of the same name, in which she plays Camille Moriarty. Dunst was first approached for the role by director Walter Salles several years prior. The film premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, and was released in the United States on December 21, 2012. On the Road gained mixed reviews and under-performed at the box office. Writing for Time magazine, Richard Corliss compared On the Road to "a diorama in a Kerouac museum ... lacks the novel's exuberant syncopation", but praises Dunst's performance. Chicago Tribune's Michael Phillips was more positive, giving the film 3 out of 4 stars, praising the cinematic quality, and actors for their "kind of fluid motion and freedom that periodically makes On the Road make sense and makes it feel alive".

Dunst at the Australian premiere of Anchorman 2, 2013.
Dunst at the Australian premiere of Anchorman 2, 2013

Hossein Amini's The Two Faces of January (2014) was Dunst's next major role, starring alongside Viggo Mortensen and Oscar Isaac. Playing Colette MacFarland, the wife of a con artist, the thriller is based on Patricia Highsmith's 1964 novel of the same name. Garnering mostly favorable reviews, the Los Angeles Times complimented the 1960s Greek setting and observed Dunst "brings a potent complexity to Colette; every mood shift registers to the bone". Jake Wilson of The Sydney Morning Herald praised the script for "condensing the book's plot while retaining its spirit", although he thought there was some uneven editing. Of Dunst's performance, he called her "typically teasing yet sympathetic". Finally in 2014, Dunst voiced a character in the eighth episode of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, and made a guest appearance in an episode of Portlandia. Throughout 2015, Dunst focused solely on television work. She was cast as hairdresser Peggy Blumquist in the second season of the critically acclaimed FX crime dark comedy-drama Fargo, which earned her nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.

In 2016, Dunst co-starred in Jeff Nichols' science fiction drama Midnight Special with Michael Shannon and Joel Edgerton. The story is about a father and his eight-year-old son who go on the run upon discovering that the boy possesses mysterious powers. The film opened to mostly positive reviews; Tim Grierson of The New Republic was impressed by Midnight Special's special effects which imitated a late 20th century retro style. However, he questioned the purpose of Dunst's character which "simply has nothing to do". Dunst had a supporting role in the biographical drama Hidden Figures (2016), a loose adaptation of the book of the same name, about African-American mathematicians who worked at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the Space Race. Dunst's portrayal of a white supervisor drew praise from Slant Magazine's Elise Nakhnikian, while The Guardian thought the film was educational and entertaining despite its underdeveloped supporting cast. The film was a commercial success, grossing $236 million worldwide and was nominated for three Academy Awards. The cast also won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. In addition to acting, Dunst served as a member of the main competition jury of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. In that year, Dunst planned to direct an adaptation of Sylvia Plath's novel The Bell Jar, starring Dakota Fanning, but stepped down from the project before production.

2017–present

Dunst had two film releases in 2017. She starred alongside Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning in the drama The Beguiled, which marked her third collaboration with Sofia Coppola, who wrote and directed the film. It is a remake of Don Siegel's 1971 film of the same name about a wounded Union soldier who seeks shelter at an all-girls' school in the Confederate States of America. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 79% approval rating which was "enlivened by strong performances from the cast". Matthew Norman of the Evening Standard similarly took note of the "impeccable" acting performances and wrote, "Dunst lends the ideal measure of coiled physical longing to her prim spinster".

Dunst then starred in the psychological thriller Woodshock, written and directed by her friends, Kate and Laura Mulleavy, founders of the Rodarte fashion label. The film is about a woman who falls deeper into paranoia after taking a deadly drug. The Mulleavys' personally approached Dunst for the lead role, which gave Dunst an "emotional safety net" during filming. She prepared for the role over the course of a year, undertaking dream experiments in order to try to inhabit the character's state of mind. Upon release, the film was unpopular with critics. Katie Rife of The A.V. Club acknowledged the "sophisticated" cinematography but thought "Character development and motivation are practically nonexistent, and the already-thin plot pushes ambiguity to the point of incoherence". Variety's Guy Lodge shared a similar opinion with the character, writing "Dunst has form in playing irretrievably inverted depression to riveting effect, but the Mulleavys' script hardly gives her as complex an emotional or intellectual palette to work with".

In 2019, Dunst starred in the Showtime dark comedy television series On Becoming a God in Central Florida, which premiered in August that year. For her role, she was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress and a Critics Choice Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series. In September 2019, Showtime renewed the series for a second season, but ultimately canceled it the following year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dunst co-starred with her partner Jesse Plemons in Jane Campion's film The Power of the Dog distributed by Netflix, and given a limited theatrical release in the USA on November 17, 2021. She received Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress along with two Critics' Choice Award nominations (Best Supporting Actress and Best Acting Ensemble).

In 2024, Dunst led the dystopian thriller film Civil War, directed by Alex Garland. Her performance was particularly picked up for praise by critics.

Music career

In 2001, Dunst made her singing debut in the comedy film Get Over It, performing two songs written by Marc Shaiman.

She recorded Henry Creamer and Turner Layton's jazz standard "After You've Gone" that was used in the end credits of The Cat's Meow. In Spider-Man 3, she sang two songs as Mary Jane Watson, one during a Broadway performance, and one as a singing waitress in a jazz club. Dunst recorded the songs earlier and lip-synced while filming. She appeared in the music videos for Savage Garden's "I Knew I Loved You", Beastie Boys' "Make Some Noise" and R.E.M.'s "We All Go Back to Where We Belong" and she sang two tracks, "This Old Machine" and "Summer Day", on Jason Schwartzman's 2007 solo album Nighttiming. In 2007, Dunst said she had no intention to release albums, saying, "It worked when Barbra Streisand was doing it, but now it's a little cheesy, I think. It works better when singers are in movies".

Dunst starred as the magical princess Majokko in the Takashi Murakami-and-McG-directed short Akihabara Majokko Princess singing a cover of The Vapors' 1980 song "Turning Japanese". This was shown at the "Pop Life" exhibition in London's Tate Modern gallery from October 1, 2009, to January 17, 2010. It shows Dunst dancing around Akihabara, a shopping district in Tokyo, Japan.

Personal life

In early 2008, Dunst was treated for depression at the Cirque Lodge treatment center in Utah. In late March 2008, she left the treatment center and began filming All Good Things. Two months later, she went public with this information in order to dispel rumors of drug and alcohol abuse, stating, "Now that I'm feeling stronger, I was prepared to say something. Depression is pretty serious and should not be gossiped about".

From 2002 to 2004, Dunst was in a relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal. Dunst was in a relationship with her On the Road co-star Garrett Hedlund from 2012 to 2016. Dunst and Hedlund were briefly engaged before eventually breaking up. She began a relationship with her Fargo co-star Jesse Plemons in 2016 and they became engaged in 2017. Their first son was born in May 2018. In a cover shoot for W directed by long-time collaborator Sofia Coppola, she announced that she was pregnant with her second child, and later gave birth to their second son in May 2021. Dunst and Plemons were married in July 2022 at a resort in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

Other ventures

Dunst supports the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, for which she helped design and promote a necklace whose sales proceeds went to the Foundation. She worked in support of breast cancer awareness, participating in the Stand Up to Cancer telethon in September 2008 in order to raise funds for cancer research. On December 5, 2009, she participated in the Teletón in Mexico, in order to raise awareness for cancer treatment and children's rehabilitation.

Dunst endorsed John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. She supported Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential election, and directed and narrated a documentary, Why Tuesday, about the tradition of voting on Tuesdays and low voter turnout in the United States, to "influence people in a positive way". She endorsed Bernie Sanders in the 2020 presidential election. In 2011, she acquired German citizenship, which enabled her to "film in Europe without a problem". She now holds dual American and German citizenship.

Acting credits and awards

Main articles: List of Kirsten Dunst performances and List of awards and nominations received by Kirsten Dunst

Dunst's most acclaimed films according to the review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes include Little Women (1994), Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Melancholia (2011), The Two Faces of January (2014), Hidden Figures (2017), and The Power of the Dog (2021).

Dunst has been nominated for four Golden Globe awards: Best Supporting Actress for Interview with the Vampire (1994) and The Power of the Dog, Best Actress for Miniseries or Television Film for Fargo (2015), and Best Actress for Television Series Musical or Comedy for On Becoming a God in Central Florida (2019). In August 2019, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Dunst was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for The Power of the Dog at the 2022 Academy Awards.

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