Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning

1994-02-23 Conyers, Georgia, USA 61 Credits

Biography

Hannah Dakota Fanning (born February 23, 1994) is an American actress. She rose to prominence at the age of seven for her performance as Lucy Dawson in the drama film I Am Sam (2001), for which she received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination at the age of eight, making her the youngest nominee in SAG history. Fanning played major roles as a child actress in the films Uptown Girls (2003), The Cat in the Hat (2003), Man on Fire (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Dreamer (2005), and Charlotte's ...

Known For

Filter by:

Complete Filmography

Vicious

Vicious

2025

Acting

A young woman must spend the night fighting for her existence as she slips down a disturbing rabbit hole contained inside a mysterious gift from a lat...

The Watchers

The Watchers

2024

as Mina / Lucy

6.4
Acting

A young artist gets stranded in an extensive, immaculate forest in western Ireland, where, after finding shelter, she becomes trapped alongside three ...

The Equalizer 3

The Equalizer 3

2023

as Emma Collins

7.3
Acting

Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly,...

Oats Studios: Volume 1

Oats Studios: Volume 1

2021

as Barkley

6.1
Acting

A compilation of shorts, diverse experimental content and more weird stuff spread directly from the devious mind of the South African film director Ne...

Viena and the Fantomes

Viena and the Fantomes

2020

as Viena

4.3
Acting

In the 80s, a roadie named Viena travels with the Fantomes, a post punk band on tour through the American west. When the band has the possibility of s...

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home

2020

as Self

8.7
Acting

A special for these unique times. Filmed entirely at the homes of Penn & Teller and their friends around the world, Penn & Teller: Try This at Home sh...

Sweetness in the Belly

Sweetness in the Belly

2019

as Lilly Mitchell Abdal

6.2
Acting

Orphaned in Africa as a child, Lilly escapes to England as a refugee, fleeing civil war in Ethiopia. Lost in this cold new world, Lilly embraces the i...

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

as 'Squeaky'

7.4
Acting

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a co...

Ocean's Eight

Ocean's Eight

2018

as Penelope Stern

7.0
Acting

Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.

Hello Apartment

Hello Apartment

2018

Director, Story

4.6
Directing Writing

Ava enters the Brooklyn loft for the first time. It's empty. Painted fresh, but old. The sunlight enters from the large windows, on the wooden floor, ...

Please Stand By

Please Stand By

2018

as Wendy Welcott

6.8
Acting

A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in order to boldly go and deliver her 500-page Star Trek script to a writing competition in Hollyw...

Zygote

Zygote

2017

as Barkley

7.0
Acting

The two remaining crew members of a mining operation in the Arctic Circle fight to survive against an alien creature.

The Escape

The Escape

2016

as Lily

6.4
Acting

After the controversial disappearance of their Chief Medical Officer, a shadowy bio genetics company is under siege by the FBI for secretly cloning hu...

American Pastoral

American Pastoral

2016

as Merry Levov

6.2
Acting

Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their fam...

Brimstone

Brimstone

2016

as Liz

7.1
Acting

In the menacing inferno of the old North-American West, Liz is a genuine survivor who is hunted by a vengeful preacher for a crime she didn’t commit.

The Benefactor

The Benefactor

2015

as Olivia

4.9
Acting

A newly married couple are forced to navigate the all-consuming interest of a powerful, mysterious, and possessive philanthropist.

Yellowbird

Yellowbird

2014

as Delf (voice)

5.1
Acting

Yellowbird lives in the ruins of an old house. He lacks the confidence to leave his home, no matter how much Bug, his labybird friend, tries to convin...

Night Moves

Night Moves

2014

as Dena Brauer

5.8
Acting

The story about three radical environmentalists coming together to execute the most intense protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric d...

Every Secret Thing

Every Secret Thing

2014

as Ronnie Fuller

6.1
Acting

One clear summer day in a Baltimore suburb, a baby goes missing from her front porch. Two young girls serve seven years for the crime and are released...

Effie Gray

Effie Gray

2014

as Euphemia 'Effie' Gray

5.9
Acting

A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.

The Motel Life

The Motel Life

2013

as Annie James

5.7
Acting

A pair of working-class brothers flee their Reno Motel after getting involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident.

The Last of Robin Hood

The Last of Robin Hood

2013

as Beverly Aadland

5.6
Acting

Errol Flynn, the swashbuckling Hollywood star and notorious ladies man, flouted convention all his life, but never more brazenly than in his last year...

Very Good Girls

Very Good Girls

2013

as Lilly Berger

5.8
Acting

Two New York City girls make a pact to lose their virginity during their first summer out of high school. When they both fall for the same street arti...

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

2012

as Jane

6.5
Acting

After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in fron...

Celia

Celia

2012

as Hannah Jones

5.2
Acting

A doctor is forced into an uncomfortable decision when her patient turns out to be the daughter of an old friend.

Now Is Good

Now Is Good

2012

as Tessa Scott

7.3
Acting

A girl dying of leukemia compiles a list of things she'd like to do before passing away. Topping the list is her desire to lose her virginity.

Rise

Rise

2011

as Laurence Owen

6.0
Acting

Celebrates American figure skating while commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1961 U.S. World Figure Skating Team that perished in a plane crash ...

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

2010

as Jane

6.2
Acting

Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her que...

The Runaways

The Runaways

2010

as Cherie Currie

6.5
Acting

Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, two rebellious teenagers from Southern California, become the frontwomen for The Runaways -- the now-legendary group that...

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

2009

as Jane

6.0
Acting

Forks, Washington resident Bella Swan is reeling from the departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen, and finds comfort in her friendship with Jacob...

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'

Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'

2009

as Self

5.0
Acting

A look at the complexities and intricacies of making the 2009 stop motion animation film Coraline.

Coraline: Creepy Coraline

Coraline: Creepy Coraline

2009

as Self

3.5
Acting
Winged Creatures

Winged Creatures

2009

as Anne Hagen

5.9
Acting

A psychotic man opens fire in a diner, murdering numerous people before killing himself. The survivors struggle in different ways following this horre...

Coraline

Coraline

2009

as Coraline Jones (voice)

7.9
Acting

Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In...

Push

Push

2009

as Cassie Holmes

6.1
Acting

After his father, an assassin, is brutally murdered, Nick Gant vows revenge on Division, the covert government agency that dabbles in psychic warfare ...

The Secret Life of Bees

The Secret Life of Bees

2008

as Lily Owens

7.5
Acting

Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely...

Cutlass

Cutlass

2007

as Lacey

6.9
Acting

When Robin's daughter Lacy wants to buy an expensive guitar, Robin reminisces about the days when she was a teenager, asking her dad for her first car...

Hounddog

Hounddog

2007

as Lewellen

6.4
Acting

A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.

Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web

2006

as Fern Arable

6.2
Acting

Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Ch...

Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story

Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story

2005

as Cale Crane

7.0
Acting

Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the mare and save it from being sacrifice...

Nine Lives

Nine Lives

2005

as Maria

6.1
Acting

Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch

2005

as Lilo Pelekai (voice)

6.7
Acting

Now, we find the rowdy extraterrestrial getting used to life with his new ʻohana. However, a malfunction in the ultimate creation of Dr. Jumba soon em...

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

2005

as Rachel Ferrier

6.5
Acting

Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daugh...

Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'

Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire'

2005

as Self

7.8
Acting

A documentary on the making of the 2004 film "Man on Fire," mixing movie clips, behind-the-scenes shots and interviews of cast and crew. The program c...

Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

2005

as Emily Callaway

6.3
Acting

David Callaway tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide and has been left to raise his nine-year-old daughter, Emily on his ...

Man on Fire

Man on Fire

2004

as Lupita Ramos

7.5
Acting

Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventual...

In the Realms of the Unreal

In the Realms of the Unreal

2004

as Narrator/Vivian Girls (Voice)

7.1
Acting

In the Realms of the Unreal is a documentary about the reclusive Chicago-based artist Henry Darger. Henry Darger was so reclusive that when he died hi...

Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time

Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time

2003

as Preschool Kim Possible (voice)

6.7
Acting

Kim and Ron start a new school year, only to learn that Ron's family is moving to Norway. This puts a strain on their partnership, just as Dr. Drakken...

The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat

2003

as Sally Walden

5.3
Acting

During a rainy day, and while their mother is out, Conrad and Sally, and their pet fish, are visited by the mischievous Cat in the Hat. Fun soon turns...

Uptown Girls

Uptown Girls

2003

as Ray Schleine

6.9
Acting

Molly Gunn, the freewheeling daughter of a deceased rock legend, is forced to get a job when her manager steals her money. As nanny for precocious Ray...

Hansel & Gretel

Hansel & Gretel

2002

as Katie

5.4
Acting

Hansel and Gretel is a 2002 film adaptation of the Brothers Grimm children's story. It stars Jacob Smith and Taylor Momsen as the eponymous characters...

Sweet Home Alabama

Sweet Home Alabama

2002

as Young Melanie

6.4
Acting

New York fashion designer, Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But her past holds many secrets—inc...

Trapped

Trapped

2002

as Abigail "Abby" Jennings

6.2
Acting

When their daughter is abducted by experienced kidnappers, the Jennings turn the tables on their seemingly fool-proof plan.

I Am Sam

I Am Sam

2001

as Lucy Diamond Dawson

7.6
Acting

Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. ...

Father Xmas

2001

as Clairee

5.0
Acting

On Christmas Eve in 1968 six-year-old army brat Clairee simultaneously learns the hard truth about Santa Claus and the realities of war. Her bullying ...

Tomcats

Tomcats

2001

as Little Girl in Park

5.1
Acting

College buddies chip in and promise that the group's last unmarried man will collect a cash pot. Seven years later, the kitty is worth $500,000 -- mon...

The Bell Jar

The Bell Jar

N/A

as Esther Greenwood

Acting

Based on the 1963 novel by Sylvia Plath, a young woman's summer in New York sees her working for a Mademoiselle-like magazine, return home to New Engl...

The Nightingale

The Nightingale

N/A

as Vianne

Acting

The lives of two French sisters are torn apart by the onset of World War II.

Alma

N/A

Acting

A family embarks on an expedition to scatter the ashes of an archaeologist. As they pitch camp at one of the archaeologist's sites, sibling rivalries ...

Untitled Alaska Project

N/A

Acting

Romantic Comedy set in Anchorage, Alaska.

The Bell Jar

The Bell Jar

N/A

Producer

Producing

Based on the 1963 novel by Sylvia Plath, a young woman's summer in New York sees her working for a Mademoiselle-like magazine, return home to New Engl...