• Name is pronounced "Keer-sten" (not "Kur-sten").
  • Kirsten was scheduled Ivy Walker  to be in The Village, but dropped out at the last minute to do Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown.
  • Her Favourite movies include Annie Halls and Edward Scissorhands.
  • Share and Share alike- Kirsten and Jake tend to be seen out wearing the same hats often. [PHOTO]
  • In N-Out Burger is a regular pi stop for Kirsten at home in LA. "Biting into one is like having an orgams. You explode inside." [PHOTO]
  • Kirsten wears a lucky charm quite frequently in photographs, she quotes "I have a platinum necklace with a charm on it that my mother gave me. I always wear it." [PHOTO]
  • Kirsten presented at the 2002 and 2005 Academy Awards, both time she received a goodie bag with the value of $50,000.
  • Dunst drives a 2004 Toyota Prius
  • Dunst appeared in the music video for Savage Garden's "I Knew I Loved You" as the love interest of Darren Hayes.
  • In 1990, Tom Hanks and Dunst were cast as father and daughter in The Bonfire of the Vanities. Years later, Tom Hanks' real life son Colin Hanks and Dunst played the parts of brother and sister in Get Over It.
  • Dunst did the voice for Kiki in the anime dub movie Kiki's Delivery Service.
  • Kirsten auditioned for lead role of Almost Famous (Kate Hudson got the role)
  • Kirsten is a huge fan of Maroon 5 and she also knows them well.
  • Kirsten fav shop in US is Blue Bag, 266 Elizabeth St, between Houston and Prince streets.
  • I always wanted to play a serial killer. I heard that there's this couple in England, a very family-oriented couple that killed people. I really want to do a really smart, psychological thriller where I could kill people
  • She's a liiiitle scared of heights. (found filming Spiderman)
  • Jake gave Kirsten a Ring, that is constantly seen worn around her neck, the quote that goes with the ring is  ‘mine the darkness and see by the path you leave behind.
  • Kirsten was paid $5 million for her role in Wimbledon (2004).
  • Jake Gyellenhaal took Kirsten to Nobu Restaurant, in Manhattan for her 21st Birthday.
  • Her favourite alcoholic drink is anything with Vodka!
  • She does smoke, but knows she shouldn't and is trying to give up!
  • Kirsten beat out both Mena Suvari and Kate Hudson for her role in Spiderman.
  • Kirsten was a Ford model as a child.
  • What would be Kirsten's luxury item on Survivor? "My cat, because he's fun to play with, he'd entertain me, and I could eat him if I was really hungry."
  • Her prom dress was originally Sofia Coppola's Golden Globe awards dress.
  • Her favourite movie starring her, 'The Virgin Suicides'. (said 2002)
  • Her favourite kind of sushi is California Roll.
  • Her favourite food in general is Pasta.
  • Kirsten had acting classes with John Homa. (www.johnhoma.com)
  • I had to do this really heavy scene: when I find out that I'd stay in a child's body forever, and never be a woman. That was the scene I had to do when I auditioned for Interview with the Vampire.
  • Her favourite actresses are Robin Wright Penn, Jessica Lang and Cate Blanchett.
  • One of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People of 1995.
  • She turned down the role of Angela in American Beauty, which Mena Suvari ended up playing.
  • She got her nickname Kiki because when she was young she couldn't pronouce Kirsten.
  • Kirsten's best friend is called Molly, Molly and Kirsten have been friends since school, regular photographs of them out and about pop up constantly. (They also attended their school prom together) highschool photograph
  • She's been romantically linked with Dustin Hoffman's son, Ben Foster and Tobey Maguire.
  • Her fave bands and musicians are Robin Thicke, the Velvet Underground, Alicia Keys, The Strokes. "Jeff Buckley is amazing, he is my favorite. I like the older rockers: Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell."
  • She appears in the Savage Gardens video "I Knew I Loved You".
  • She won an MTV Award in 1995 for Breakthrough Performance.
  • Kirsten was nominated for a Golden Globe Award from her role in interview with the Vampire.
  • Kirsten was offered the Part of "Chrissy",in Now and Then, but she turned it down because they had asked her to gain weight.
  • 'Dunst' means 'fog' in German.
  • Kirsten wrote tp Teen People Magazine when she was on holiday in Prague in 1999. [PHOTO]
  • Ever since 'Benny and Joon' Kirsten has had a crush on Johnny Depp.
  • Kirsten beat out Christina Ricci for roles in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) and Little Women (1994).
  • Kirsten was voted one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People of 1995
  • Kirsten has been good friends with Liesel Matthews (A Little Princess-1995), Brittney Murphy (Drop Dead Gorgeous) and Salma Blair (Cruel Intentions).
  • She has appeared in over 70 commercials!
  • Her Grandmother is called Melba Rupprechet.
  • She loves to clean! (as a younger adult)
  • Rachel Bilson (The OC) and Kirsten went to school together.
  • She is working on her own production company with her mother called "Wooden Spoon Productions". The name symbolizes women and creativity, and was inspired by her grandmother.
  • Made her singing debut performing the song "Dream Of Me" from Get Over It (2001).
  • Kirsten recently has her new apartment designed by Shannon Shapiro. It took 2years to decide on everything!!
  • Nabbed the lead role of Peter Parker's girlfriend, Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man (2002) after Kate Hudson and Alicia Witt turned it down.
  • In May 2002, Movieline voted Kirsten #1 in a list of the 10 most "original" actresses under 30 in Hollywood.
  • Kirsten is dating Lead singer 'Alex Greenwald' of Phantom Planet. (Summer 2002)
  • Growing up she loves Rainbow Bright and Lady Lovelylocks