Kirsten Dunst Says Robin Williams Got Her a Computer asJumanjiWrap Gift: 'Most Generous, Kind, Funny Person'

Mar. 15, 2025

Kirsten Dunst; Robin Williams in 2011.Photo:Mike Marsland/WireImage; Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic

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Kirsten Dunstis looking back on working with “generous” costarRobin Williamsas a kid.

TheCivil Waractress, now 41, starred opposite Williams in the 1995 adventure filmJumanji, which also featured Bonnie Hunt, Bradley Pierce, Jonathan Hyde, Bebe Neuwirth and David Alan Grier.

In an interview withVariety, Dunst recalled that Williams, who died in 2014 at age 63, got her her first computer at age 13 as a wrap gift when production ended.

“It was an Apple, the ones that came in all those different colors. He was like the most generous, kind, funny person,” said Dunst.

Bonnie Hunt, Bradley Pierce, Kirsten Dunst and Robin Williams in “Jumanji” (1995).TriStar/Getty

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The actress also looked back at the movie stars she worked with as a child, including Tom Cruise in 1994’sInterview with the Vampire. “There’d be a gorgeous Christmas tree fully decorated in my dressing room from Tom. He treated me like a princess,” she recalled.

Back in 2020, Pierce, another young star from Jumanji, toldCBCListenhowWilliams “stood up” for him and Dunst on set duringdemanding filming schedules.

“In addition to being warm and generous and kind, he was also very protective of all of us,” said Pierce, 41.

While looking back at her career in avideoforVanity Fairin 2021, Dunst said, “Being on the set ofJumanjiwatching Robin Williams was so exciting for me.”

“When you’re a kid you don’t appreciate things as much as when you look back as an adult. It was really special to be on that set with him.

source: people.com