Kirsten is Swedish/German
Her nickname is Kiki as when she was a child she could not pronounce Kirsten.
She was a cheerleader in high school.
She went to the Ranney School in Tinton Falls, New Jersey up until the sixth grade, when she left to pursue her career in California.
Has a brother (Christian b. 1986)
She was a Ford model as a child.
Her parents are separated. She lives with her mother Inez, and brother Christian in Southern California.
Attended the Anne Rice's Memnoch Ball in New Orleans in 1995.
Her favorite movie is Schindler's List (1993).
She graduated from Notre Dame High School, a private Catholic high school in Los Angeles, in May/June 2000.
Made her singing debut performing the song "Dream Of Me" from Get Over It (2001).
She performed her first screen kiss, at the tender age of 11, with Brad Pitt in the movie Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994).
Nabbed the lead role of Peter Parker's girlfriend, Mary Jane Watson, in Spider-Man (2002) after Kate Hudson and Alicia Witt turned it down.
Beat out Christina Ricci for roles in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) and Little Women (1994).
Name is pronounced "Keer-sten" (not "Kur-sten").
Furthered her singing career with a song that appears durings the end credits to The Cat's Meow (2001).
She and Jake Gyllenhaal have broken up after two years of dating (2004).
She was called back to reshoot some scenes for Get Over It (2001) while filming the first Spider-Man (2002) movie, which explains why her character suddenly goes from blond to red in a few scenes.
She wore a red wig in Spider-Man 2 (2004).
Hosted the MTV Movie Awards in 2001 along with Jimmy Fallon.
She is a big fan of the British television show "Da Ali G Show" (2000).
Auditioned along with Kate Hudson to replace Sarah Polley for the role of Penny Lane in Almost Famous (2000), she didn't get the part but Cameron Crowe later said it was "very, very close".
She was offered the role of Chrissy in Now and Then (1995), but she turned it down as the role required her to gain weight.
Is a fan of the television show "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000).
She is a fan of the television show "The Office" (2001) and admits she is a huge fan of Ricky Gervais.
Turned down the role of Angela in American Beauty (1999).
Her favourite store is Blue Bag.
Her favorite show is "Friends" (1994), favourite movies are Annie Hall (1977) and Edward Scissorhands (1990).
According to producer Mark Gordon, she visited her then boyfriend Jake Gyllenhaal at the set of the film The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and that visit gained her an uncredited cameo appearance
Ranking:
She ranked #25 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).
One of Teen People Magazine's "25 Hottest Stars under 25" [2002]
One of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People of 2002.
One of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People of 1995.
She voted the 2nd Sexiest Female Movie Star in the Australian Empire Magazine September 2002.
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