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I would put a blanket under my shirt and pretend that I was pregnant. Then, I would go through childbirth. </div> <bR> <div> <B>JANN:</B> Wow, the screaming and yelling and the whole thing? How old were you when you started doing that? </div> <bR> <div> <B>DAKOTA:</B> Oh, since I was, like, three. My sister [played] the baby. </div> <bR> <div> <B>JANN:</B> And you parents went, "We have to find a way to channel this energy!" </div> <bR> <div> <B>DAKOTA:</B> I got with a playhouse and did a play where you have to study [the part] for a week, then you have to do the play. They said, "You should get her with an agency!" </div> <bR> <div> I got with an agency in Georgia, and they said they thought that I should go out to L.A. for six weeks ... we have been here ever since. That was last year, I think. </div> <bR> <div> <B>JANN:</B> What did you think that it would be like to come to Hollywood? </div> <bR> <div> <B>DAKOTA:</B> I knew that it would be really fun! My aunt lives out here, so we stayed with her for a couple of months and then got our apartment. We tried to cram all of the sights into six weeks -- the stars, the Hollywood sign. </div> <bR> <div> Now, we'll have 10 months to do it all because I keep getting jobs and we've had to stay. </div> <bR> <div> <B>JANN:</B> What was the first role that you got? </div> <bR> <div> <B>DAKOTA:</B> I got a Tide commercial and that was my first time on a plane -- I had to go to Florida. My first TV show was "ER," and the first feature film I got was 'I Am Sam.' </div> <bR> <div> <B>JANN:</B> What was working on the movie like? </div> <bR> <div> <B>DAKOTA:</B> Well, the cast was so amazing; <B>MICHELLE PFEIFFER</B>, <B>SEAN PENN</B>, <B>DIANNE WIEST</B>, <B>LAURA DERN</B>, everybody! </div> <bR> <div> [Director] <B>JESSIE NELSON</B> wrote a beautiful script and [her] co-writer <B>KRISTINE JOHNSON</B> is great! I made friends with her two daughters: <B>MOLLY</B>, who is about to turn seven, and <B>NORA</B>, who is already eight. </div> <bR> <div> <B>JANN:</B> Now how old are you? </div> <bR> <div> <B>DAKOTA:</B> I am seven. </div> <bR> <div> <B>JANN:</B> How tough was this role? There were some pretty powerful scenes for you to handle. </div> <bR> <div> <B>DAKOTA:</B> It was not hard for me at all. </div> <bR> <div> <B>JANN:</B> How about the crying scenes? </div> <bR> <div> <B>DAKOTA:</B> Well, that was pretty easy because I just thought about my goldfish. </div> <bR> <div> <B>JANN:</B> Working with Sean Penn, were you nervous? </div> <bR> <div> <B>DAKOTA:</B> No, not at all. </div> <bR> <div> <B>JANN:</B> In doing this movie, which is about the obstacles that those with mental disabilities face, you also got to interact with the mentally-challenged in real life, right? </div> <bR> <div> <B>DAKOTA:</B> Well, I have an aunt who is mentally-challenged, so I can really relate to Sam's character. I got to meet a lot of people [and] they are just so amazing and so happy. </div> <bR> <div> <B>JANN:</B> If you only had 15 seconds to describe the plot of this movie how would you? </div> <bR> <div> <B>DAKOTA:</B> Well, it has a really great meaning behind it! The lesson that I hope everyone will learn when they see the movie is that it doesn't matter what car you drive and what apartment or house you live in, or even what you look like on the outside. </div> <bR> <div> It just matters what your heart looks like. [It's about] your ability to love. </div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>Article (Cat in the Hat)~ Unkown Source</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Fanning Chats Cat In Hat</B> </div> <bR> <div> Dakota Fanning ;star of the upcoming live-action film adaptation of Dr. Seuss' beloved children's book The Cat in the Hat; told SCI FI Wire that production is running smoothly. Eight-year-old Fanning plays Sally and is joined by Mike Myers as The Cat and Spencer Breslin as Conrad. "It's going really great," Fanning said in an interview. "We're actually out in Simi Valley [Calif.] right now, and they've built this set with 24 purple houses with blue roofs, orange chimneys and green and yellow cars. It's just amazing. My costume is a green corduroy jumper with a purple gingham top and a purple eyelet skirt."</div> <bR> <div> Fanning added that the script; by Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer&#8212;expands on the Seuss story. "It is so funny," she said. "It's just like the book. Obviously, there's more [in the script], because the book is short. But there is Thing One and Thing Two, and they're dressed just the same. The Cat has his red bow. There's the boy and the girl and all the houses. You know the trees that hang down? They have those in every yard. The story is just like the book, but you really get to know all the characters, get to know their personalities so much. You realize what kind of people these characters are before the [action] actually starts. Conrad is somebody who doesn't like rules. He's a free person who just does everything. Sally is a more organized person who likes to follow rules. And then The Cat comes into their lives. He tries to make Conrad follow rules a little bit more and tries to make Sally loosen up a little bit." The Cat in the Hat is tentatively set for release on Nov. 21, 2003. Fanning will also be seen in the SCI FI Channel's upcoming original miniseries Steven Spielberg Presents Taken, which premieres Dec. 2. </div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>Entertainment Tonight Article</U></B></div> <bR> <div> October 23, 2002 </div> <div> Ready for 10 straight nights of spectacular "close encounters" from the master himself -- Mr. Steven Spielberg? The wait is almost over: Spielberg has joined forces with the SCI FI channel to executive produce "Taken," a miniseries unlike any other. Tonight on ET -- get an out-of-this-world first look at the extraterrestrial TV event!</div> <bR> <div> Dubbed the most ambitious TV event in history, "Taken" is a breathtaking look at alien abductions, UFO's, crop circles, conspiracies and the far-out phenom that are extraterrestrials. Airing on December 2, the series will span 10 consecutive nights totaling 20 hours of thrilling television.</div> <bR> <div> "Taken" covers three generations of three families (the Keys, the Clarkes, and the Crawfords) who have encountered aliens. The fantastic tale is told through the voice of a little girl named Allie (Dakota Fanning), who has inherited powers from "alien forebears."</div> <bR> <div> Capt. Owen Crawford (Joel Gretsch), son Eric Crawford (Andy Powers), and his granddaughter Mary Crawford (Heather Donahue) are a tireless family who will stop at nothing to uncover the truth behind alien abductions -- even if it means destroying others. On the other side of the fence are the Keys, whose family has been disrupted by alien abductions and investigations, and the Clarkes, who even have alien offspring among their clan!</div> <bR> <div> Also part of the "Taken" series is a special behind-the-scenes feature, which reveals how the epic series was made and contains a rare, in-depth interview with Spielberg and the rest of the cast -- do they believe there's "something out there"?</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>Universal Pictures Article</U></B></div> <bR> <div> Production has begun on "Dr. Seuss' The Cat In The Hat," the highly anticipated live-action feature film adaptation of the beloved literary classic starring Mike Myers in the title role. A Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures/Imagine Entertainment presentation scheduled for release in November 2003, the film is being produced by Academy Award(R) winner Brian Grazer and directed by Oscar(R)-nominated Bo Welch from a screenplay by Alec Berg, David Mandel and Jeff Schaffer. </div> <div> "The Cat in The Hat" by Dr. Seuss was first published in 1957 and remains one of the Top 10 best-selling hardcover books of all time. Myers stars as the mischievous feline visitor in the stove-pipe hat who shows two children that "it's fun to have fun but you have to know how." Dakota Fanning and Spencer Breslin portray the kids who are witness to the Cat's particular brand of anarchy and stylized, gravity-defying fun. </div> <div> Kelly Preston stars as their mother and Alec Baldwin plays next-door neighbor Lawrence Quinn who fancies himself the kids' future stepfather, much to their dismay. Sean Hayes ("Will and Grace") gives a vocal performance as the Fish, a character who deems himself the voice of reason when the Cat takes over the house. </div> <div> The movie's executive producers are Maureen Peyrot and Eric McLeod. Director Bo Welch's behind-the-camera team includes cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki ("Ali," "The Birdcage"), production designer Alex McDowell ("Minority Report"), Oscar(R)-nominated costume designer Rita Ryack ("The Grinch") and editor Don Zimmerman ("The Nutty Professor"). Production of "Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat" is scheduled to continue through January at Universal Studios and other locations in the Los Angeles area. </div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>CNN Article</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Dakota Fanning was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild award on Tuesday for her scene-stealing performance in "I Am Sam." </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>In only her third feature film, this talkative and articulate 7-year-old plays the daughter of Sam (Sean Penn), a developmentally disabled man threatened with losing custody of his child. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Fanning spoke with CNN's Rosie Edeh on Wednesday about her SAG nomination, "I Am Sam" and her next movie. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>ROSIE EDEH: Dakota, you [were] just nominated for a SAG award for best supporting actress. Congratulations! Were you surprised? </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>DAKOTA FANNING: Thank you so much! I was really surprised. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>EDEH: Where were you [when you found out]? </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>FANNING: I was in my mom's bed when I found out because we had had an earthquake the night before. I kept hearing her talk on the phone and hearing voices, and I woke up and she told me, and I was so excited because it was such an honor for me to be nominated with those great actresses. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>EDEH: You're going to be up against women like Judi Dench and also Cameron Diaz, who I heard was one of your favorite actresses. Is that true? </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>FANNING: She's one of my favorite actresses. It's wonderful to be nominated with Judi Dench because she's really really really talented too... My favorite movie that [Cameron Diaz] is in is "My Best Friend's Wedding." </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>EDEH: Tell me about the movie "I Am Sam." ... What was it like working with Michelle Pfeiffer and Sean Penn? </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>FANNING: It was one of the best experiences of my life because I knew I was working with both. They were great actors and actresses. It was just a great experience. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>EDEH: Did they keep you busy when you had a lot of break time [during filming]? </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> <B>Fanning's character is the understanding Lucy Diamond Dawson in 'I am Sam.'    </B></div> <div> <B>FANNING: Well, Sean Penn took me to the Santa Monica Pier in California. It's an amusement park. And he took me to the Ivy -- that's a really really nice restaurant in California. So that was a really nice treat. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Michelle Pfeiffer gave me a surprise party, three presents, invited me into her trailer for my birthday, decorated my trailer for my birthday and Valentine's Day. So she was really really sweet too. And she was great in the movie ... </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>EDEH: I saw another "Fanning" in [the credits of "I Am Sam"]. That was your sister, right? </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>FANNING: Yes, that was my sister. She played me at a younger age. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>EDEH: How did you feel when you were making ["I Am Sam"]? </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>FANNING: Well it was really really neat to make the movie because there were mentally challenged actors in the movie. So that was really really cool to work with them and they were always really happy, and they made everybody really happy on the set too. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>EDEH: What about your next project? I hear you're working with Charlize Theron and Courtney Love. Is that right? </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>FANNING: Yes it's with Charlize Theron, Kevin Bacon, Stuart Townsend, Courtney Love and Pruitt Taylor Vince. It's called "24 Hours." It is scary in some scenes. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>EDEH: Thank you so much. It was a pleasure to meet and talk to you. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>FANNING: Thank you! </B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>Venice Magazine Article</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>I AM SAM'S DAKOTA FANNING</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>by jose martinez   </B></div> <div> <B>photography pamela littky   </B></div> <div> <B>hair/makeup jenny yu </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>  At the tender age of seven, actor Dakota Fanning comes across as a seasoned professional during her first ever, one-to-one interview. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Flanked by her mother and her agent, the poised miss isn’t your typical child actor. For starters, she  holds her own opposite co-stars Sean Penn and Michelle Pfeiffer in the New Line Cinema family drama I Am Sam, in theaters December 28. Her impressive work (especially her scenes with Penn, who plays her father, Sam Dawson) is on a par with Oscar winners Jodie Foster, Tatum O’Neal, and Anna Paquin before her.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>In I Am Sam, Fanning plays Lucy Dawson, whose mentally challenged father has raised her with a little help from his rag-tag group of social misfit friends. Working on Sam (sensitively directed by Jessie Nelson who co-wrote the script with Kristine Johnson) proved to be a pleasurable experience for Fanning who admits she loved working with Penn. “He adlibs a lot and that taught me a lot,” she chirps with a smile.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>A big fan of fellow actors Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, and Holly Hunter, Fanning is also inspired by the late great comedian Lucille Ball. “I watch Nick at Nite every night,” she points out. “I stay up till twelve watching them,” she adds.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>In between her late night TV viewing and her current home schooling schedule (Fanning is in the third grade), she has made major headway in Hollywood for someone who has acted for only a year. With notable TV guest appearances on “ER,” “CSI,” “The Practice,” “Malcolm in the Middle,” and “Ally McBeal” [where she played a young Ally], Fanning has three feature films already in the can. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>What was to be a short stay in Hollywood for Fanning has become a permanent vacation. “When I was in Georgia we got with an agent who said why don’t we go to L.A. for six weeks, and that turned into ten months,” Fanning explains.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Currently working on the film Sweet Home Alabama, Fanning isn’t looking to slow down. “I play Reese Witherspoon at a young age (in Sweet Home Alabama) and I just finished Hansel & Gretel but I’m not Gretel. I play another girl in the movie.”</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Her next film to hit theaters will be the drama 24 Hours. “I play Abby and she gets kidnapped,” Fanning says. In this film the young actress works opposite rocker Courtney Love (“She was really nice,” Fanning remarks), Kevin Bacon, Pruitt Taylor Vince, and Charlize Theron. Dramatic acting isn’t a problem for Fanning who can cry on demand, although she states that it doesn’t help her get out of trouble at home.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Having never wanted to do anything but act, Fanning responds like an old pro when asked what she likes best about acting. “I like seeing the scripts, and the wardrobe, and the makeup and the hair. And seeing what the plot has to offer and what the whole story is about.”</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>And like her talented peers before her, the notion of taking home Oscar isn’t lost on the seven-year-old. “I’d be very lucky. It’s a great opportunity. I imagine myself going up there and accepting it.”  </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>