Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American actress and singer. She made her film debut in Oedipus Wrecks, a short directed by Woody Allen for the anthology film New York Stories. She appeared in the 1994 film Little Women opposite Winona Ryder and Claire Danes. That same year, Dunst starred in her breakthrough role in Interview with the Vampire, in which she portrayed vampire Claudia, a surrogate daughter to Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt's characters in the film. Her performance earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance.