Did You Know Kirsten Dunst Features In A Lifetime Movie?

These days, we associate teen pregnancy onscreen with "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" and MTV's "16 & Pregnant," but make no mistake, Kirsten Dunst did it first. In 1998, the young actor appeared in Lifetime's made-for-TV movie, "Fifteen and Pregnant." The story follows Tina as she learns she's expecting a baby, deals with her family's disappointment, and weighs questions surrounding adoption (via IMDb). It's a heavily-dramatized "instructional video" for teens nationwide, according to TV Guide. 

The movie does highlight some great examples of '90s fashion, though — think lots of overalls. In a 1998 interview with the Chicago Tribune, Dunst admitted making the movie was sometimes "really depressing." As the actor explained, "I had to walk around with this big pillow on all the time." Tina's life is turned upside down by her pregnancy — as noted by Dunst, who was 15 herself at the time and acknowledged, "I couldn't even imagine having this happen to me at my age."

In the year following her Lifetime debut, Dunst teamed up with director Sofia Coppola for the first time on "The Virgin Suicides," a very different story about being a teenager, by all accounts. After the film's release, The New York Times praised Dunst's performance, writing, "Ms. Dunst, who speaks very little, nonetheless projects the intelligence and vivacity that have made her, at 16, an actress with the potential for greatness."