Fanning told Harper's Bazaar about the phone present in a joint interview with her Ripley co-star Andrew Scott, 47, when asked: "Who gave Dakota her first cell phone?"

Scott guessed: "Okay, would it be some Hollywood icon... Tom Cruise?"

She agreed and said that Cruz had given her a Motorola Razr when she turned 11 and Andrew had asked: "Were you that excited?"

"Oh my God, I was so excited," the actress replied, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

However, she noted that "she didn't have anyone to call or message at the time," adding: "You know, I was 11 years old. But I loved doing it. I loved it. I love that Tom sends me birthday gifts every year, and he's been really, really thoughtful."

Her co-star then quipped: "He never gave me anything."

Cruise's gift was far from the only gift Fanning received from the Hollywood A-list early in her career.

Appearing again with Andrew for another magazine series 'Ask Me Anything' interview, the actress said the "best" rap gift she ever got was from Kurt Russell, 73, with whom she was on 2005's 'Dreamer. ' Was a co-star in.

She said: "Kurt Russell gave me a horse."

Andrew joked: "That could be your autobiography: 'Kurt Russell Gave Me a Horse The Dakota Fanning Story'."