Dakota Fanning shared a sweet throwback photo at the ‘I Am Sam’ premiere in 2001, writing that she’s ‘always thinking of this tiny girl’

Dakota Fanning has some kind words for her younger self. On Saturday, Sept. 21, the Perfect Couple star, 30, shared a sweet throwback photo of herself from when she was a 7-year-old child actor, attending the premiere of her first feature film,

Dakota Fanning is throwing it back to her younger years. "I Am Sam premiere 2001," Fanning, 30, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, September 21. In the sweet snap, a then 7-year-old Fanning was all smiles as she rocked a yellow dress while walking the red carpet.