Dakota Fanning Net Worth

American actress Hannah Dakota Fanning was born in Conyers, Georgia on February 23, 1994. She first became a Hollywood star at a very young age after appearing in a number of high-profile movies. Since then, Fanning has been steadily pushing her acting career forward with a number of well-received adult roles, appearing in The Runaways, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and The Twilight Saga. Outside of acting, Dakota Fanning is an established model who has appeared on the cover of various magazines, and a regular fixture at fashion events.

Dakota Fanning Parents

Fanning was raised in a Southern Baptist household by parents who were both semi-successful athletes. Her father, Steven Fanning, played minor league baseball and now works as an electronics salesman and her mother, Heather Joy, played tennis professionally.

Dakota Fanning Personal Life

Dakota is the elder sister of Elle Fanning, the actress who has appeared as Princess Aurora in the fantasy films Maleficent. While Dakota Fanning doesn’t open up about her personal life all that often, she has opened up about her dating life on occasion. Fanning has been linked to her boyfriend, Henry Frye, since October 2017. The couple rarely makes a public appearance and manages to escape all media attention.

Dakota Fanning Career

Fanning began her acting career in small local productions at the Towne Lake Arts Center in Woodstock, Georgia when she was a small child. Fanning’s first professional acting role came in 1999 when she appeared on the long-running NBC hospital drama (1994-2009) when Fanning was 5 years old. But Dakota’s big breakthrough was yet to come. In 2001, she was cast as the daughter of a mentally challenged man in the movie I Am Sam, which role made her the youngest person ever to be nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award, being seven years of age at the time. Fanning starred in many other projects as a child actor then followed with more mature roles, most notable were Cherie Currie in The Runaways (2010), Dena Brauer in the thriller film Night Moves (2013), and Squeaky Fromme in the Quentin Tarantino film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), among many other critically acclaimed movies.

Fanning also played Jane, a member of the Volturi Guard, in the Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) and reprised the role in Eclipse (2010) and two parts of Breaking Dawn. Fanning made her modeling debut in 2009 when she was featured on the cover of fashion magazines Elle, Vanity Fair, and Cosmopolitan, among others. She is also a regular fixture at fashion events.

Dakota Fanning Five Best Movies

Dakota Fanning’s five best movies up to date: I Am Sam (2001), Night Moves (2013), The Runaways (2010), Charlotte’s Web (2006), Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019).

As of 2020, Dakota Fanning has a net worth of around $12 million. In 2019, the young star paid $2.95 million for an elegant house in starry Toluca Lake in the San Fernando Valley, LA. Covering 4,500sq ft, the five-bedroom home has fresh and vibrant designer interiors, plus a swimming pool and BBQ area.

Dakota Fanning Lifestyle

Fanning is often seen driving around in a luxury car Audi A5. This model from Audi has one of the best interiors in the class, along with punchy powertrains and a comfortable ride. It is now on the market with starting price of $45,000. The Porsche Cayenne is an SUV by design but a sports car by nature and is the Twilight star’s choice of vehicle. Featuring a twin-turbo V-8 engine, this mid-size luxury SUV costs around $68,000 to own.

Dakota Fanning Drop From Role

In March 2008, upon the original creation of the film adaptation Dakota and Elle Fanning were cast to play Kate and Anna respectively in the film My Sister’s Keeper. However, when Dakota heard that she would be required to shave her head for the role, she dropped out of the film as then did Elle. The two sisters were replaced; Abigail Breslin took on the lead role as Anna Fitzgerald, and Sofia Vassilieva was cast as Kate Fitzgerald.

Dakota Fanning Friendship With Kristen Stewart

After starring in four films together, Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning have developed a friendship that has extended beyond the screen. Fanning shared: “I can honestly say that my friendship with Kristen is one of the most special bonds in my life.”

Dakota Fanning Sister Elle Fanning

With Elle’s career now beginning to overshadow her sister’s, you may have suspected that sibling rivalry would be at an all-time high. However, with a four-year age gap, the two sisters actually had a harder time getting along while they were growing up.

Dakota told Marie Claire, “There are a few years when you’re both experiencing such different things; age nine and 13 — nothing in common; 12 and 16 — we didn’t know what to do with each other.” Now that they’re both young adults, it appears as though it’s easier for them to connect. As far as working in the same industry, both Dakota and Elle have said this isn’t a point of contention as they have drastically different ideas about what they want to do with their careers.

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