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

[Tenley]

The girl hasn't even had braces and teeth whitening yet (a must in Hollywood) -- jeez can't you wait until she's at least old enough to get her license? She's FOUR YEARS UNDERAGE.

[wheelskeepturning]

I don't think you have seen her movies.

[nastyvirus]

She can say that now, her hormones have not taken over her though processes yet.

[drewtom]

I heard she enterred rehab!

[Bitsko]

Actually she was in a sanitarium. She had a breakdown after seeing "War of The Worlds."

[SUNRAI]

A breakdown over a movie she made? I'm somewhat speechless.

[macohmz]

If she "behaved", no one would ever know her name.

[ascannerlightly]

in man on fire just four years ago http://www.paulhobson.com/images/posted/man-on-fire-3.jpg

[Bitsko]

Please don't remind me of this truly awful movie.

[Temsi]

You can't deny that her performance in it was astonishing though...

[Mat8675]

Man on Fire was a phenomenal movie!!

[DebofMD]

I love that movie.

[onedivasinger]

Even in the worst movies, I have seen wonderful performances. So sad that we are so hung up on judgment, and less concerned about "content." This should be an enlightening argument as we debate net nuetrality! Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain...­..

[RG5626]

I may just be a fudy dudy, but to me 14 years old is not "all grown up".

[honeydiva]

no you're not...you know what this is about, perverts.

[unclesmedley]

I don't know about perverts, but it certainly isn't about grouchy old divas.

[kdogg]

really?

Oh, I get it. all men are pigs, right?

It is not just males that are pressuring these young ladies to grow up too fast, thank you very much. Why don't you stop hating men and stop and think about who is allowing these girls to be paraded around like this.

[DebofMD]

Wow, she is growing up fast. I remember how little she was in "War of the Worlds." I feel old, too.

[BlackJAC]

I've been feeling old ever since I saw Tim Robbins and Connie Nielsen zero-G ballroom-dance to Van Halen's "Dance The Night Away" in MISSION TO MARS. When exactly did that song go from instigating shouts of "Turn off that racket!" to chamber music?

[GWHayduke]

"All grown up"???? She's 14! Who wrote this, Warren Jeffs?

[jerryfromcalifornia]

Nice peace necklace.

[MicahBrwn]

She's aging well.

[FeverDog]

Is this the movie that drew controversy for her playing a 12-year-old rape victim or something?

[CPav]

No, that's HOUND DOG.

[ascannerlightly]

i feel old

[nanoscare]

But you're probably more exciting than a 14 year old bore.

[ascannerlightly]

you only say that because you don't know me :)