- She was a Ford model (assuming it's the modelling agency not the car maker) as a child.
- Dated Jake Hoffmann (the son of Dustin Hoffman).
- Won an MTV Award in 1995 for Breakthrough Performance.
- Good friends with Liesel Matthews.
- Her favourite movie is Schindler's List (1993).
- She beat out Christina Ricci for roles in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) and Little Women (1994)
- Attended the Anne Rice's Memnoch Ball in New Orleans in 1995.
- Appeared in Savage Gardens' video "I Knew I Loved You".
- She is one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 1995
- Her parents are separated and she lives with her mother, and brother in Southern California.
- She is also working on her own production company with her mother called "Wooden Spoon Productions". The name symbolizes women and creativity, and was inspired by her grandmother.
- She recently graduated from Notre Dame High School, a private Catholic high school in Los Angeles, CA.
Other Info:
       Kirsten’s show business career started at the age of three with appearances in in more than 70 commercials, and she made her film debut two years later, at the age of five, in "New York Stories," and many other films followed.
       Her performance in Interview with the Vampire, earned her a Golden Globe nomination and the Blockbuster Video Award for Best Supporting Newcomer, an MTV award for Best Breakthrough Artist and the Saturn Award for Best Young Actress. Dunst was also named by The Hollywood Reporter as Best Young Star for her portrayal of a teenage prostitute in NBC's hit series, ER.
       She is also active in charity organizations such as the Pediatric AIDS Foundation and is always happy to attend functions that benefit women and children.