Dakota Fanning | Hannah Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning’s actual name is Hannah Dakota Fanning! Credits to reports, the actress’s name came about due to her parents’ inability to decide on a single first name for their kid. Dakota and her sister’s middle name came from their mother, who claims that their mother has always gone by her middle name, and the two daughters followed suit.

Dakota Fanning rose to fame after her first significant acting role in I Am Sam garnered her a Screen Actors Guild nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, making her the youngest nominee in the history of the award. Apart from acting, Fanning debuted as a model in 2009, appearing on the covers of fashion publications such as Elle, Vanity Fair, and Cosmopolitan, among others. She also attended New York Fashion Week in 2014 and the Fashion Week New York S/S 2015 opening ceremony.