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Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst

17 films · 1,298 frames · top-billed in 14 · 19952025

Born 30 April 1982 · Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA

Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the anthology film New York Stories (1989) and has since starred in several films and television productions. She has received several awards, including nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four Golden Globe Awards.

Dunst first gained recognition for her role as child vampire Claudia in the horror film Interview with the Vampire (1994), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She also had roles in her youth in Little Women (1994) and Jumanji (1995).

Awards

On FrameThrower we have: 17 films · 1,298 frames · top-billed in 14 · 19952025

  • Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture2017
  • Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress2011
  • Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture2017
  • Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Movie/Miniseries Actress2016
  • Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama2016
  • Saturn Award for Best Actress2012
  • Robert Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role2011
  • MTV Movie Award for Best Performance2003
  • Empire Award for Best Actress2003
  • MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss2003
  • MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance1995
  • Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor1995

How their films are shot

Measured across 1,298 frames from the 17 films we hold. This is the look of the work Kirsten takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 17 films we hold, 44% of their frames are day, 42% natural — the look of the work Kirsten takes.

Time of day

Day44%
Night44%
Interior6%

Lighting

Natural42%
Low key42%
High key12%
Silhouette4%

Shot size

Medium42%
Closeup23%
Wide22%
Fullbody6%

Camera angle

Eye level87%
High angle6%
Low angle5%

Mood

Neutral63%
Tense15%
Lonely12%
Ominous6%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

Often with

Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.

A reference database for filmmakers

FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 1,298 frames from Kirsten Dunst's 17 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.