Mini-Biography
Hannah Dakota Fanning was born on the 23rd of February 1994, in Conyers, Georgia, USA.
Fanning began her career at the age of five when she was picked from thousands of hopefuls
for a national Tide commercial. She went on to land a co-starring role on television's ER
and to appear on such prime-time shows as Ally McBeal, Strong Medicine, C.S.I, The Practice,
Malcolm in the Middle and Spin City. She also worked on the pilot The Fighting Fitzgeralds.
Her film roles includes Tomcats, starring Jerry O'Connell, Shannon Elizabeth abd Jake Busey
and the AFI film Father Xmas.
Immediately after completing I am Sam, Dakota went on to co-star in the thriller Trapped,
co-starring Charlize Theron and Courtney Love. She also appeared in Sweet Home Alabama,
Taken (2002) (mini) TV Series and Hansel & Gretel.
When she received an award from BFCA (Broadcast Film Critics Association) for her work in I Am Sam, she was too short to reach the microphone to give her acceptance speech. Presenter Orlando Bloom held her up to the mike for the duration of her speech, which turned out to be quite long.I think Dakota might be making a few more of those speeches, she has an opprtunity for an outstanding acting career. Dakota's mamy theatrical films includes Uptown Girls, Cat in the Hat and Man on Fire This talented young actress other films include Hide and Seek, War of the Worlds with Tom Cruise and Conquistadora with Chris Cooper and in 2006 Dreamer and Charlotte's Web. For 2007 she starred in the controversial Hounddog and Cutlass and for 2008 she is set to be the voice of Coraline in the film of the same name as well as the features Winged Creatures and Push. Dakota is currently filming The Secret Life of Bees which is set for a 2009 release.
