While many will recognise her from her child acting days, Dakota Fanning is now set to star in Steven Zaillian’s highly anticipated Netflix adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s iconic novel, The Talented Mr.
Ripley, aptly titled Ripley. As she steps into the shoes of Marge Sherwood, a role immortalised by Gwyneth Paltrow in the 1999 film, for six months Dakota and her co-stars Andrew Scott and Johnny Flynn immersed themselves in the picturesque landscapes of Italy, from the bustling streets of Rome to the tranquil shores of Capri.
Embracing the Italian lifestyle to the fullest, Dakota shared her life lessons in an interview with Vogue, confessing: “I always overpack and I never apologise.” Born Hannah Dakota Fanning, the American actress rose to fame at a tender age.
Both Dakota and her younger sister Elle both got their big break in 2001’s I Am Sam at 7 and 3 years old respectively, for which Dakota received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination at the age of eight, making her the youngest nominee in SAG history.
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