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Elle Fanning

Elle Fanning

Acting

Born: April 9, 1998Conyers, Georgia, USA

Mary Elle Fanning (born April 9, 1998) is an American actress. As a child, she made her film debut as the younger version of her sister Dakota Fanning's character in the drama film I Am Sam (2001). She appeared in several other films as a child actress, including Daddy Day Care (2003), Babel (2006), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Phoebe in Wonderland (both 2008), and the miniseries The Lost Room (2006). She then had leading roles in Sofia Coppola's drama Somewhere (2010) and J. J. Abrams' science fiction film Super 8 (2011). Fanning played Princess Aurora in the fantasy films Maleficent (2014) and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) while working in independent films such as Sally Potter's Ginger & Rosa (2012), Nicolas Winding Refn's The Neon Demon (2016), Mike Mills' 20th Century Women (2016), and Coppola's The Beguiled (2017). From 2020 to 2023, she starred as Catherine the Great in the Hulu period satire series The Great, for which she received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. She has since portrayed Michelle Carter in the Hulu limited series The Girl from Plainville (2022), made her Broadway debut in the play Appropriate (2023), and played a character based on Suze Rotolo in the biographical drama A Complete Unknown (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Elle Fanning, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
The Nightingale

The Nightingale

Isabelle

2027
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

Effie Trinket

2026
Rosebush Pruning

Rosebush Pruning

Martha

2026
Predator: Badlands

Predator: Badlands

Thia / Tessa

2025
Sentimental Value

Sentimental Value

Rachel Kemp

2025
On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"

On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"

Self

2025
A Complete Unknown

A Complete Unknown

Sylvie Russo

2024
Penn & Teller: Try This at Home

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home

Self

2020
The Disney Family Singalong

The Disney Family Singalong

Self

2020
The Roads Not Taken

The Roads Not Taken

Molly

2020
All the Bright Places

All the Bright Places

Violet

2020
That Click

That Click

Self

2019
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Princess Aurora

2019
A Rainy Day in New York

A Rainy Day in New York

Ashleigh Enright

2019
Camp! The Movie

Camp! The Movie

Self

2019
Teen Spirit

Teen Spirit

Violet Valenski

2019
Galveston

Galveston

Rocky

2018
I Think We're Alone Now

I Think We're Alone Now

Grace

2018
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

Melody

2018
How to Talk to Girls at Parties

How to Talk to Girls at Parties

Zan

2017
Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley

2017
The Beguiled

The Beguiled

Alicia

2017

Elle Fanning's Fan Fantasy

Self

2017
20th Century Women

20th Century Women

Julie

2016
Live by Night

Live by Night

Loretta Figgis

2016
Ballerina

Ballerina

Félicie Milliner (voice)

2016
3 Generations

3 Generations

Ray

2016
The Neon Demon

The Neon Demon

Jesse

2016
Trumbo

Trumbo

Niki Trumbo

2015
The Boxtrolls

The Boxtrolls

Winnie Portley-Rind (voice)

2014
Young Ones

Young Ones

Mary Holm

2014
Maleficent

Maleficent

Princess Aurora

2014
Low Down

Low Down

Amy Albany

2014

First Stars I See Tonight

Girl

2014
Twixt: A Documentary

Twixt: A Documentary

Self

2013
Likeness

Likeness

Mia

2013
Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment

Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment

Sara (Leaning Towards Solace)

2013
Wide-Awake

Wide-Awake

The Rainmaker

2012
Ginger & Rosa

Ginger & Rosa

Ginger

2012
We Bought a Zoo

We Bought a Zoo

Lily Miska

2011
Twixt

Twixt

V.

2011
Super 8

Super 8

Alice Dainard

2011

Making Somewhere

Self

2011
The Curve of Forgotten Things

The Curve of Forgotten Things

Girl

2011
The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

Mary

2010
Somewhere

Somewhere

Cleo

2010
Astro Boy

Astro Boy

Grace (voice)

2009
First the Egg

First the Egg

2009
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Daisy Age 7

2008
Phoebe in Wonderland

Phoebe in Wonderland

Phoebe Lichten

2008
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

Self

2007
Reservation Road

Reservation Road

Emma Learner

2007
A Very Brave Witch

A Very Brave Witch

2007
Day 73 with Sarah

Day 73 with Sarah

Sarah

2007
The Nines

The Nines

Noelle

2007
Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu

Abbey

2006
Babel

Babel

Debbie Jones

2006
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With

I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With

Penelope

2006
Because of Winn-Dixie

Because of Winn-Dixie

Sweety Pie Thomas

2005

P.N.O.K.

Rebecca Bullard

2005
The Door in the Floor

The Door in the Floor

Ruth Cole

2004
Daddy Day Care

Daddy Day Care

Jamie

2003
I Am Sam

I Am Sam

Lucy (2 Years Old)

2001