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Quote of the Week
"A remarkable seven-year-old, Dakota Fanning, plays Penn's daughter and joins the list of talented youngsters who brighten the film constellation. Whatta pro! She is matched by the adult femme performances by Michelle Pfeiffer, Laura Dern, and Mary Steenburgen."
~Army Archerd, Daily Variety Senior Columnist
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Dakota Quotes
"A precocious, blonde, blue-eyed child actor, Dakota Fanning broke hearts as the daughter of a mentally-challenged man fighting to retain custody in the family drama "I Am Sam" (2001).The moppet had only been acting professionally for about a year when she landed this star-making role (which earned her a surprise nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award). Fanning debuted on a 2000 episode of the popular NBC medical drama "ER" in an episode about a child in need of a bone marrow transplant. She next was seen as the five-year-old incarnation of Calista Flockhart's title character on "Ally McBeal" and went on to guest star in shows like "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and "Spin City".Although she had appeared in the pilot of the 2001 NBC midseason sitcom "The Fighting Fitzgeralds", Fanning did not go on to act in the series, because by the time it aired, she was at work on "I Am Sam".The talented youngster who projects both a sweetness and a worldliness could next be seen as the kidnapped asthmatic daughter of a Southern physician in the thriller "24 Hours" and supporting Reese Witherspoon in romantic comedy "Sweet Home Alabama" (both 2002). "
~www.hollywood.com
"A powerful force at eight years of age, Fanning is turning heads after a scene-stealing performance in "I Am Sam," which earned her a SAG best-supporting nomination -- making her the youngest actor to be nominated for this award…precocious little girl who is "eight going on forty”
~www.scifi.com/taken
"Dakota possess a real strength and wisdom that is well beyond her years,”...Nelson adds that Fanning also surprised her as an actor: “She often came to me after a take, saying, “I think I can go farther; I think I could give you more.” To know the range of her talent at 7 years old is just astounding and we were lucky to have her in the film.”
~Jessie Nelson, Director of "I Am Sam"
"Dakota Fanning's turn as Sam's precocious daughter winningly recalls Kirsten Dunst's and Anna Paquin's early success."
~www.bbc.co.uk
"A remarkable seven-year-old, Dakota Fanning, plays Penn's daughter and joins the list of talented youngsters who brighten the film constellation. Whatta pro! She is matched by the adult femme performances by Michelle Pfeiffer, Laura Dern, and Mary Steenburgen."
~Army Archerd, Daily Variety Senior Columnist
"Dakota Fanning as Allie Keys, a remarkable 10-year-old girl portrayed by a remarkable child actor...It is Fanning who carries the series in the final going, convincingly playing a "special" child who desperately wants to be a normal kid but knows she's destined for something extraordinary."
~John Levesque, P-I's television critic.
"Dakota Fanning, who plays the seven-year-old version of Lucy, can act circles around any of those dopey kids from Harry Potter."
~Planet Sick Boy
"Fanning is convincingly wise beyond her years as a child who has outgrown her father's mental capacity but not his love."
~The Washington Post Company By Rita Kempley.
"In an awesome performance -- in only her third feature film -- young Dakota Fanning almost steals the show as Sam's daughter, Lucy Diamond Dawson. This 7-year-old actress is astonishing as she completely absorbs her role. If some of her scenes with Penn don't break your heart, you might want to check your pulse."
~www.CNN.com
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