What is Dakota Fanning?
{{Infobox person | name = Dakota Fanning | image = Dakota Fanning VF 2012 Shankbone 3.JPG | caption = Dakota Fanning at the ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' party for the 2012 [[Tribeca Film Festival]] | birth_name = Hannah Dakota Fanning | birth_date = {{nowrap|{{birth date and age|mf=yes|1994|02|23}}}} | birth_place = [[Conyers, Georgia]], U.S. | occupation = Actress, model | years_active = 1999–present | relatives = [[Elle Fanning]] (sister) | education = [[Campbell Hall School]] | alma mater = [[New York University]] }} [[File:Dakota Fanning cropped.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Dakota Fanning at the London premiere of ''[[War of the Worlds (2005 film)|War of the Worlds]]'', June 2005]] [[File:Dakota Fanning, 2009.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Dakota Fanning in January 2009]] '''Hannah Dakota Fanning''' (born February 23, 1994) is an [[Americans|American]] [[actress]] and [[model (person)|model]]. She is best known for her starring roles in the movies ''[[Dreamer]]'', ''[[Hounddog]]'', and ''[[Fragments (film)|Fragments]]'' (also known as Winged Creatures). ==Early life== Fanning was born in [[Conyers, Georgia]]. Her mother, Heather Joy (née Arrington), played tennis professionally and her father, Steven J. Fanning, played minor league baseball and now works as an electronics salesman in Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/movies/index.ssf/2010/06/dakota_fanning_in_twilight_good_girl_plays_bad.html|title=Dakota Fanning in 'Twilight': Good girl plays bad|date=27 June 2010 |publisher=NJ.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1288724/Twilights-evil-vampire-Dakota-Fanning-shows-sweet-unveils-adorable-childhood-photos.html?ito=feeds-newsxml | work=Daily Mail | title=Twilight's evil vampire Dakota Fanning shows her sweet side as she unveils adorable childhood photos | date=2010-06-22}}</ref> Her maternal grandfather is former [[American foot