Kirsten Dunst
Dunst in 2011, Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Kirsten Caroline Dunst
Place of Birth: Point Pleasant, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 30, 1982
Ethnicity: German, with one quarter Swedish, distant Polish
Kirsten Dunst is an American actress, director, model, and singer. She is known for her roles in the films New York Stories, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, Little Women (1994), Jumanji, Small Soldiers, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Dick (1999), The Virgin Suicides, Bring It On, Spider-Man, and its sequels; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Elizabethtown, Marie Antoinette (2006), Melancholia, Hidden Figures, The Beguiled (2017), and The Power of the Dog, and television’s Fargo and On Becoming a God in Central Florida.
Kirsten is the daughter of Inez (Rupprecht), who worked for Lufthansa as a flight attendant, and was an artist and gallery owner; and Klaus Dunst, who worked for Siemens as a medical services executive. Her father is German, from Bad Schwartau, and also has distant Polish ancestry. Her mother is American-born, from New Jersey. Kirsten’s maternal grandfather was of German descent, while Kirsten’s maternal grandmother was of Swedish ancestry. Kirsten also has German citizenship. Kirsten was raised in Brick Township, New Jersey, and later in Los Angeles, California, for her acting career.
Kirsten is married to actor Jesse Plemons, with whom she has two children.
Kirsten’s paternal grandfather was named Hermann Gustav Dunst. Hermann was German.
Kirsten’s paternal grandmother was Ingeborg Alice Maahs/Maass (the daughter of Fritz Maahs and Lilli Wehle). Ingeborg was German. Fritz was born in Landsberg, Germany. Lilli was born in Bługowo, Poland, the daughter of Hans Wehle and Alice Gregor.
Kirsten’s maternal grandfather was Howard R. Rupprecht (the son of Edward B. Rupprecht and Susana/Susan Herold). Howard was born in New Jersey. Edward was born in New Jersey, to parents of German descent. Susana was born in New Jersey, to German parents, August Herold and Susana/Susan Kronung.
Kirsten’s maternal grandmother was Melba Carol Wing (the daughter of Albert Nathaniel Wing and Emma Karolina/Carolina Forslund). Melba was born in Minnesota. Albert was born in Minnesota, the son of Swedish parents, Carl Fritz/Fins-Carl Larson/Larsson Wing and Karin/Sol-Karin Nelsdotter/Nilsdotter Solberg. Emma was also born in Minnesota, also to Swedish parents, Olof/Ole Olsson Forslund and Brita Danielson/Danielsdotter.
Sources: Genealogy of Kirsten Dunst – http://www.geni.com
Kirsten’s maternal grandfather, Howard R. Rupprecht, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Kirsten’s maternal great-grandmother, Susana/Susan Herold, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Kirsten’s maternal grandmother, Melba Carol Wing, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
She looks very German, so I always thought that she was German.
Her surname sounds very German too. Had no idea about the mother being Swedish though, I guess that’s why she likes Sweden so much.
One thing though, “Inez” isn’t Nordic/Germanic name. I never ever heard that name but I have lived in Sweden for many years before moving back to my homecountry and “Inez” just sounds weird. People of Nordic origin don’t even have “Z” in their surnames nor in their regular names. Very few words using the letter “Z” too.
Amanie: We are all “racist” and WTF did you write a dumb comment like that in the first place?
“Inez” is not so very common nowadays, but there are about 5 500 women with that name in Sweden at the moment.
so happy shes not racist .
ive always had a crush on kirsten
i had no idea her mother was swedish!
Supposedly she is distantly part Asian as well.
…..Could you make a bit of sense, racist reba?
duh u iz so muhc smartur riteee
Go look it up if it bothers you so much… and learn to type properly, racist.
That is very racist.
i loved marie antoinette!