| Dakota Fanning smokes. |
| Dakota Fanning drinks alcohol. |
| Fanning has Irish and German ancestry. |
| Fanning is one of 14 grandchildren. |
| Her maternal grandfather, Rick Arrington, was a football player, and her aunt is former ESPN reporter, Jill Arrington. |
| She learned to read at two years old. |
| Her career began at age 5 when her mother enrolled her in an acting workshop. |
| Her first professional role was in a Tide commercial. |
| At 7, Fanning's breakout role was in 'I Am Sam' alongside Sean Penn, making her the youngest SAG Award nominee. |
| Fanning enjoys knitting and has made scarves for various celebrities. |
| Tom Cruise gifted her an iPod during the filming of 'War of the Worlds' in 2005. |
| She has acted in three movies with her younger sister, Elle, but they've never shared a scene. |
| Fanning is fluent in French. |
| She supports the Red Cross. |
| Fanning aspires to become a director and has learned from directors like Steven Spielberg and Gary Winick. |
