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The Rich Thirteen Year Old Acting Sensation Dakota Fanning

The world of Hollywood has seen a number of child stars come and go over the years. One of the most successful child stars of today is Dakota Fanning. Dakota has been seen in numerous big budget films such as War of the Worlds, Charlotte´s Web, and I Am Sam. She has become such a big star that she demands over four million dollars per movie. It may not seem like a lot but one must take into account that she is only thirteen years old. With all the success Dakota has seen, she has been able to put herself on the Forbes top one hundred celebrity list at number ninety four.

Dakota Fanning was born February 23, 1994 and has been acting since the age of five. Her first television appearance was with Ray Charles for a state lottery commercial. Her first major break in the world of Hollywood was when she guest starred in several episodes of “ER.” She still claims that playing that role was one of her most beloved jobs hse has ever done. Dakota also has guest starred in numerous other television favorites such as CSI, Friends, Malcolm In the Middle, and The Practice. These shows launched her into major movie roles which allowed people to see her on the big screen.

Dakota Fanning´s first major movie role was alongside Sean Penn in the heart wrenching movie “I Am Sam.” The role she played in this movie made her the youngest person to ever be nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award at the baby age of eight. She actually won a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for best young actor/actress for her character. This established Dakota as a rising star and a true young talent that has the ability to stay in the business for a long time.

After Dakota won that award in 2002, she went on two appear in five other movies in the ladder part of 2002 and 2003. In addition, she played the main character of the Steven Spielberg science fiction miniseries “Taken” in that same year. Over the last few years, Dakota has played key roles in major movies such as “War of the Worlds” and “Man On Fire.” Dakota has recently been gettig negative remarks about her new movie “Hound Dog” which is a Indie movie that shows her getting raped. No matter what people say about her, knowone can arge that she is a incredibly talented young actress that rakes in four million a movie.