Dakota Fanning: All Grown Up And Promising To Behave

Dakota Fanning, the precocious child actress who help her own against Sean Penn in "I Am Sam" and who has been a big screen fixture since the 2001 film. She turned 14 in February and is currently in Toronto promoting her upcoming film, "The Secret Life Of Bees" looking like a grown up (scroll for pictures of her over the weekend).

She told Foxnews she will behave, unlike other child-turned-adult stars.

Dakota Fanning made a pledge this weekend, to this reporter. It was consummated with a handshake in front of her mother, publicist, agent and pals.

She's agreed: from now to 'til she's 18, the star of "The Secret Life of Bees" isn't going to be holding up any 7-11s, having an unwanted teen pregnancy, or getting any tattoos or piercings.

Of course, this agreement was a light hearted one, made in jest before she went into do press rounds for "Bees." But she means it. "I swear I won't do any of those things!" Dakota declared.

She's a serious actress, folks, and she knows it. Her poise and comportment in "Bees" is such a revelation that she's likely to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress this year.

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Comments

[vaiafava]

What a beautiful young woman with natural beauty and class. Make-up and hair people would ruin her. Don't let Hollywood force-feed you trash, Dakota. You go girl!

[TakLoufer]

Much better young actress than Abigail Breslin; hope she has the longer career, ala Jodie Foster.

[trollslayer]

Her shoes are a size too small.

[aristippe]

I had a snake once. . . it had similar gums.

[Ahyoka]

Holy hot toenails,Batman!

[Ahyoka]

Her teeth look funny. (hey, so do mine...nobody's perfect)
I like her style though.

[PackyJ]

I'm glad to see she doesn't look as malnourished as she used to.
When she was littler, I always thought she needed eat a sandwich, and then get outside an play in the sunshine.

[yngcelt]

That's just little girls for you. My oldest daughter is 7 years old and petite like Dakota used to be. She plays soccer and goes running with me on the weekends and isn't malnourished, just thin framed. I suspect Dakota was the same way. Which works to her benefit since she'll probably have good metabolism for the years to come to keep from becoming obese.

[wwja]

secret life of bees is a great book. I'm excited to see the movie and excited that dakota is playing the role. good for her.

[hartkid]

Where did you people grow up? Clearly not in the US and A. American teenagers, a great number of them, have already lost their virginity by age 14. While this may be trending down, there are still a lot of sexually active teens her age.

[kellysmalltowngirl]

Being sexually doesn't make you "grown up", not at 14, not at 18, not at 32.

[Df7702]

your stupid

[Americatortures]

Dakota....much MORE qualified than that snake charmer,Mrs. Mooseburger!!

[existentializer]

Don't know who she is and could care less, but the first sentence in this piece is in serious need of some editorial attention. It really reflects the "quality journalism" we have come to expect from AP and FOX News.

[EllieLA]

I agree! The whole article was horribly written! What else can you expect from Fox?

[saron123]

This is sick.

[wolfgangmo]

What is sick about it? Seriously. Let me know.

[yngcelt]

Why? Are you getting some kind of thrill from this article or something?
Seriously!

[Ahyoka]

lol yeah it is kinda sick. lots of horny dudes will be checking out her legs and stuff.
she should be reading a book in her footie pj's. these hollywood folks are horrible parents...well,lots of them are.

[gevan]

She didn't say that she wouldn't shave her head, did she?

[MizK]

Run Dakota Run!!! Get away from Hollywood before they inject you with any silicone! Stay away from anything with the name "Lohan", "Simpson" or "Spears"...run!!!!

[sco8d]

It's kinda creepy to me to show full body shots of a 14 year old and talk about how grown up she looks, is she even a freshman in high school yet? Was the country not just freaking out about teen brides in that mormon compound in Texas just a few months ago?WTF.

[cindyward]

I don't think it was meant to be creepy at all. I think the point was to show that her entire outfit was appropriate and even classic, unlike Britney, Lindsay, Paris, et al, with the possibly exception of the black toenail polish. I really like her dress!

[ssmitty]

Maybe I'm out of touch but I've never thought it was appropriate for a 14 year old to be strutting about in 4 inch heels. Shoes quite often make the outfit and a statement at the same time.

[NoCalDrummer]

The toenail color matches the dress. And the dress comes down to her knees. It's a "grown-up" dress - simple, yet tasteful. And, unlike the girls mentioned above, it doesn't say "trailer trash" all over it.
But then, Miss Fanning is a superb actress and has been since she was half her current age. I'd compare her more with Jodie Foster than Britney, Lindsay, MaryKateAndAshley, Miley Cyrus, or Paris.

[OutsourcedAgain]

Oh, she's just a kid trying to do the right thing. Get over yourself. Your dirty mind is working overtime.

[wolfgangmo]

Get your mind out of the gutter. Like many 14 year olds she is trying on her big girl shoes and kicking her heals up.

I thought the dress was classy and very appropriate for someone that age.