Dakota Fanning Turns 18: Her Looks Through the Years [Slideshow]

Dakota Fanning turns 18 today. The young star is now all grown up, and we have watched her blossom from a a mere starlet into a seasoned A-List actress on screen and a young woman on the red carpet.

The Hollywood star has blown us away since her perfomance in 2001 in the movie I Am Sam, onto other films such as Man on Fire and Charlotte's Web.

She transitioned from child star into more adult roles through The Secret life of Bees, The Runaways and the Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn.

Actress Dakota Fanning arrives for the Marc Jacobs Fall/Winter 2012 collection show during New York Fashion Week, Feb. 13, 2012.

The stars, from left to right, of the drama film "I Am Sam" Michelle Pfeiffer, seven-year old Dakota Fanning, Sean Penn and director Jessie Neslon (R) pose together at the film's premiere December 3, 2001 in Beverly Hills.

Young actress Dakota Fanning holds the Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries for "Steven Spielberg Presents Taken" at the 55th annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles September 21, 2003.

Nine year old actress Dakota Fanning (R) star of comedy film "Uptown Girls" poses with her five year old sister Elle, at the film's premiere in Hollywood August 4, 2003.

Dakota Fanning poses with some of the Girl Scouts of the San Fernando Valley council as she arrives to a special screening of her Dreamworks' movie "Dreamer."

Dakota Fanning poses at the premiere of "Charlotte's Web" at the Arclight theater in Los Angeles December 10, 2006.

Deborah Kempmeier, writer and director of the film 'Hounddog', poses with stars of the film, actresses Dakota Fanning and Robin Wright Penn during the 2007 Sundance Film Festival

Cast of the movie "The Secret Life of Bees" Tristan Wilds, Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, director Gina Prince-Bythewood, Sophie Okonedo, Alicia Keys and Nate Parker (L-R).

Cast members Kristen Stewart (L) and Dakota Fanning pose for photographers as they arrive at the premiere of "The Runaways" in New York City March 17, 2010.

Oprah Winfrey hugs actress Dakota Fanning during the taping of "Oprah's Surprise Spectacular" in Chicago May 17, 2011.

Actress Dakota Fanning, while still 17 , was the face of the February issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. The teen actress was named Cosmo’s “Fun Fearless Female of the Year." However, there has been some controversy over Fanning's appearance on the magazine, as Cosmo is known for offering plenty of sex advice and Fanning was underage at the time of the issue.

Actress Dakota Fanning poses on the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit celebrating the opening of Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty in New York,