onyers, Georgia and spent her first few years acting in small plays in Woodstock, Georgia. She had a normal high school experience despite being super famous thing and won Homecoming Queen two years in a row in 2009 and 2010 at her high school!
professional job when she was just five-years-old “ a Tide commercial and at age 7 the youngest person ever to be recognized at the Screen Actor's Guild Awards when she was nominated for her role in "I Am Sam." Believing in her potential, her parents decided to relocate to Los Angeles so she could pursue her acting career.
first kiss in general) was also filmed at the age of 7. Yes, her first smooch happened when she was playing the younger version of Reese Witherspoon's character in Sweet Home Alabama.
the star goes by her middle name. However, she was actually born as Hannah Dakota Fanning. Her last name "Fanning" is of Irish origin. Dakota has starred in three movies with her younger sister Elle, yet they have never shared a scene together. Elle played the younger version of Dakota's characters in I Am Sam and Taken, and the two voiced sisters for My Neighbor Totoro.
s to knit scarves and has knitted for Oprah, Tom Cruise, and Denzel Washington. Dakota's fluent in French, too! can play herself a mean violin. She is also BFFs With Kristen Stewart and starred with her in The Twilight Saga and The Runaways. Dakota calls K-Stew her best friend in the entire world
