Kirsten Caroline Dunst (born April 30, 1982 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey) is an American actress.

She began her career at the age of three appearing in television commercials. She also appeared as an extra on one episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live (which she would guest host years later).

She later made the transition to the big screen in her first film appearance, New York Stories, in 1989 and soon after landed a small part playing the daughter of Tom Hanks's character in The Bonfire of the Vanities, which also starred Melanie Griffith and Bruce Willis ... (read more )