Kirsten Caroline Dunst[1] (born April 30, 1982) is an American actress and singer. She made her film debut in Oedipus Wrecks, a short directed by Woody Allen for the anthology film New York Stories. She appeared in the 1994 film Little Women opposite Winona Ryder and Claire Danes. That same year, Dunst starred in her breakthrough role in Interview with the Vampire, in which she portrayed vampire Claudia, a surrogate daughter to Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt's characters in the film. Her performance earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance.
Dunst became well known when she was cast as Mary Jane Watson in the Spider-Man films. Since then, she has starred in Sofia Coppola's 2006 film, Marie Antoinette, in which she plays the title character. Dunst is set to appear in How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, All Good Things, and Sweet Relief.
Dunst made her singing debut in the 2001 film Get Over It, in which she performed two songs. In The Cat's Meow, she sung Henry Creamer and Turner Layton's song "After You've Gone" to the end credits of the film. In 2008, Dunst admitted that she was battling with depression and checked herself into rehab. She discharged herself in March 2008, to resume filming in All Good Things. In her personal life, Dunst has dated playwright Jeff Smeenge. Since then, she has dated actor Jake Gyllenhaal from 2002 to 2004 and Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell.