Unlike many child stars, Dakota Fanning has successfully transitioned into adult stardom. In fact, she broke the mold for kid actors, having grown up beautifully and gracefully right before our eyes. Here's a look at her stunning transformation.

Rejection isn't easy for anyone, especially a young child. Just hearing the word "no" can send a toddler into a tantrum. But for Dakota Fanning, rejection has always been pretty easy to deal with, even when she was a girl. In a 2016 interview with The Guardian, she recalled how she would go to a ton of auditions when she was younger, and she got pretty used to not getting the part. In fact, she would often reason with herself about why she didn't land the role and didn't take it to heart. As she put it,

"I had short hair and was different looking. And I would say, 'You know, they probably just really wanted someone with brown hair, or longer hair.' And my mum would say, 'You're probably right.'"

That's a pretty fantastic attitude for anyone to have, let alone a five-year-old, which is how old Fanning was when her mother took her to her very first audition. In the years since, her ability to brush off rejection has surely come in handy plenty of times. Keep watching to learn why Dakota Fanning's Transformation Is Seriously Turning Heads!

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Handling rejection well | 0:00

Big and small screen debuts | 1:02

Bonding with Brittany Murphy | 2:21

Bonding with Tom Cruise | 3:12

Learning about life through acting | 3:58

High school days | 4:54

Harnessing her dark side | 5:36

Living for her work | 6:24

All about empowerment | 7:13

No regrets | 8:07

Handling backlash with grace | 8:59