Age: 32
female
Hannah Dakota Fanning (born February 23, 1994) is an American actress. She rose to prominence at the age of seven for her performance as Lucy Dawson in the drama film I Am Sam (2001), for which she received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination at the age of eight, making her the youngest nominee in SAG history. Fanning played major roles as a child actress in the films Uptown Girls (2003), The Cat in the Hat (2003), Man on Fire (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Dreamer (2005), and Charlotte's Web (2006), and the eponymous character in Coraline (2009). Fanning followed with more mature roles, playing Lewellen in Hounddog (2007), Lily in The Secret Life of Bees (2008), Cherie Currie in The Runaways (2010) and Jane in The Twilight Saga (2009–2012). Throughout the 2010s, she continued appearing in independent productions such as the dramas Now Is Good (2012) and Night Moves (2013), the comedy-drama Very Good Girls (2013), and the biographical film Effie Gray (2014). In 2018, she appeared in the heist comedy Ocean's 8 and had a starring role in the period drama series The Alienist. She has since portrayed Manson girl Squeaky Fromme in the Quentin Tarantino film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) and First Daughter Susan Ford in the Showtime biographical drama series The First Lady (2022).
Dakota Fanning
Jane Austen
for Jane Austen in Austen's Veil
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Set against the lush landscapes of late 18th and early 19th-century England, "Austen's Veil" delves into the life of Jane Austen, one of the most beloved authors in literary history. The miniseries opens with Jane as a precocious child, showcasing her wit and intelligence as she scribbles stories and participates in family theatricals. As she grows, we witness the tensions between her aspirations and the expectations placed upon women of her time. Each episode of the six-part series focuses on a different period of Jane's life, highlighting key relationships with family, friends, and unrequited love, including her complicated bond with her sister Cassandra. Through Jane's eyes, we explore the social mores of Regency society, the challenges of financial instability, and the struggle for artistic recognition in a male-dominated literary world. Key moments include her early writings, the rejection and eventual publication of "Sense and Sensibility," and the impact of her works like "Pride and Prejudice" and "Emma," which mirror her own experiences and observations of love and society. We see her grapple with the repercussions of fame and the desire for a meaningful romantic relationship, culminating in a poignant exploration of her happiness and self-identity.
