Hannah Dakota Fanning ( born February 23 , 1994 ) is an American actress and model . She rose to prominence at age seven for her performance as Lucy Dawson in the drama film I Am Sam ( 2001 ) , for which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award at age eight , making her the youngest nominee in history . Thereafter , Fanning received additional recognition for appearances in the films Uptown Girls ( 2003 ) , The Cat in the Hat ( 2003 ) , Man on Fire ( 2004 ) , War of the Worlds ( 2005 ) , Dreamer ( 2005 ) , and Charlotte 's Web ( 2006 ) . Fanning then began to transition to more adult roles with Hounddog ( 2007 ) and The Secret Life of Bees ( 2008 ) . Her recent film roles have included the eponymous character in Coraline ( 2009 ) , Cherie Currie in The Runaways ( 2010 ) , Annie James in The Motel Life ( 2013 ) , and Jane in The Twilight Saga ( 2009 -- 12 ) .
Dakota Fanning is not an actress.