Her first post- Spider-Man project was the comedy How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, followed by the crime movie All Good Things, after which she appeared in the short film The Second Bakery Attack and wrote and directed the short film Bastard.ĭunst continued working on short films, such as Touch of Evil and the Beastie Boys’ 30-minute long music video Fight for Your Right Revisited, and her next big project was Lars Von Trier’s Melancholia, for which she received the Best Actress Award at the 64th Cannes Film Festival. Since Spider-Man 3 came out, Dunst has continued her career in both TV and the big screen, though in mostly minor roles.

The on-screen chemistry between Dunst and Tobey Maguire was praised by critics and viewers, and while she was already a well-established actress, her role as MJ sealed her status as a teen star.

Kirsten Dunst played MJ Watson in all movies in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy, and she also appeared in other projects in between Spider-Man movies, most notably Mona Lisa Smile, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Marie Antoinette. Related: Why Marvel Movies Still Haven't Topped Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2 Dunst moved on to teen movies with lead roles in Drop Dead Gorgeous, The Virgin Suicides, and Bring it On, and her popularity grew when she was cast as Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man. Dunst’s career took off after that, starring as a young Amy March in Little Women, Judy Shepherd in Jumanji, Christy Fimple in Small Soldiers, and voicing young Anastasia in the animated movie Anastasia. Her next role was in Brian de Palma’s The Bonfire of the Vanities, where she played Campbell McCoy, though it was also a small role.Īfter more small roles in the movies High Strung and Greedy, Dunst’s big break arrived in Neil Jordan’s adaptation of Anne Rice’s novel Interview with the Vampire, where she played Claudia, the girl Lestat (Tom Cruise) turns into a vampire and who becomes Louis’ (Brad Pitt) companion. Kirsten Dunst’s acting career began at a very young age, appearing in commercials and short films, among those Woody Allen’s Oedipus Wrecks, which is part of the anthology movie New York Stories. Kirsten Dunst’s acting career covers a variety of genres, but she’s best remembered for playing Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy – and here’s what she has done since Spider-Man 3.

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