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AKA:
Hannah Dakota Fanning
Birthplace:
Conyers, Georgia
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A precocious, blonde, blue-eyed child actor who projects both a sweetness and a worldliness, Dakota Fanning broke hearts as the daughter of a mentally-challenged man fighting to retain custody in the family drama "I Am Sam" (2001). The moppet had only been acting professionally for about a year when she landed this star-making role (which earned her a surprise nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award). Fanning debuted on a 2000 episode of the popular NBC medical drama "ER" in an episode about a child in need of a bone marrow transplant. She next was seen as the five-year-old incarnation of
At age five appeared in a TV commercial for Tide detergent
2000
TV debut in an episode of NBC's "ER" playing an accident victim who has leukemia
2000
Portrayed the title character at age five in an episode of "Ally McBeal" (FOX)
2001
Made feature film debut in "Tomcats"
2001
First major film role as the daughter of a mentally retarded man (Sean Penn) who fights for the custody in "I Am Sam"; shared role with sister Elle Fanning; was the youngest actress nominated for a SAG Award for performance
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