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Dakota Fanning: Treating Child Actors as Equals

11/9/2025

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Dakota Fanning said she treats child actors like adult co-stars at the New York City premiere of All Her Fault.
She reflected on her child-star experiences.
Her debut came at age seven in I Am Sam.
All Her Fault is a thriller about an abducted child and features Sarah Snook on Peacock.
She and her sister Elle Fanning are developing a project based on Paris Hilton's memoir.

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Dakota Fanning said she treats child actors like adult co-stars at the New York City premiere of All Her Fault.
She reflected on her child-star experiences.
Her debut came at age seven in I Am Sam.
All Her Fault is a thriller about an abducted child and features Sarah Snook on Peacock.
She and her sister Elle Fanning are developing a project based on Paris Hilton's memoir.