Hollywood actress Kirsten Dunst has ruled out a career on Broadway because she is terrified of singing live.

The actress showed off her singing talent for her role in the third Spider-Man franchise but pre-recorded a song for fear of performing in front of the cast and crew on-set, reports Contactmusic.com.

She insists it is her apprehension over her singing abilities that keep her from starring in musical theatre.

"Singing in the movie was fun because I got to record the song, and then I lip-synched it to my own voice because I'm scared to sing in front of people in real life," Kirsten said.

"I don't have it in me. I would do it but not professionally or anything like that. I mean, not on a Broadway stage, that is for sure," she added.