About this episode

Dakota Fanning discusses her experiences as a child star and her recent work in limited series during a live audience event at Chapman University.

In front of an audience of students at Chapman University, the 32-year-old veteran actress reflects on child stardom and what she learned from co-stars like Sean Penn, Denzel Washington and Tom Cruise; how she navigated growing up, on screen and off; and why she has done some of her best work yet in limited series, including 'The Alienist,' 'Ripley,' 'The Perfect Couple' and, most recently, Peacock's show about the kidnapping of a child. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Dakota Fanning

Topics covered

• child stardom
• acting career
• limited series
• co-stars
• growing up

Keywords

• Dakota Fanning
• child stardom
• acting
• limited series
• The Alienist
• Ripley
• Peacock

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Alienist, Ripley, The Perfect Couple, Peacock's show about the kidnapping of a child

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