Dakota Fanning

In her first major film role, <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB001627" title="Dakota Fanning" href="/topic/entertainment/movies/dakota-fanning-PECLB001627.topic">Dakota Fanning</a> received Oscar buzz starring alongside <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB003397" title="Sean Penn" href="/topic/entertainment/movies/sean-penn-PECLB003397.topic">Sean Penn</a> in "I Am Sam" -- and she was 6. The TV miniseries "Taken" was her next major pre-10 role -- and she continued to get generally glowing reviews. Critical acclaim continues in projects such as "Hounddog," " <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ENMV000186" title="The Secret Life of Bees (movie)" href="/topic/entertainment/movies/the-secret-life-of-bees-%28movie%29-ENMV000186.topic">The Secret Life of Bees</a>," and <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="ENMV000000772" title="The Runaways (movie)" href="/topic/entertainment/movies/the-runaways-%28movie%29-ENMV000000772.topic">"The Runaways,"</a> though she's now into teendom.
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( Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times )

In her first major film role, Dakota Fanning received Oscar buzz starring alongside Sean Penn in "I Am Sam" -- and she was 6. The TV miniseries "Taken" was her next major pre-10 role -- and she continued to get generally glowing reviews. Critical acclaim continues in projects such as "Hounddog," " The Secret Life of Bees," and "The Runaways," though she's now into teendom.

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