Elle Fanning
Acting
Born: Apr 09, 1998
From: Conyers, Georgia, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosebush Pruning | Martha | 2026 | — |
| A Complete Unknown | Sylvie Russo | 2024 | 7.087 |
| How to Talk to Girls at Parties | Zan | 2017 | 6.0 |
| Live by Night | Loretta Figgis | 2016 | 6.275 |
| The Neon Demon | Jesse | 2016 | 6.508 |
| 20th Century Women | Julie | 2016 | 7.3 |
| 3 Generations | Ray | 2016 | 6.353 |
| Trumbo | Niki Trumbo | 2015 | 7.166 |
| Maleficent | Princess Aurora | 2014 | 7.086 |
| The Boxtrolls | Winnie Portley-Rind (voice) | 2014 | 6.707 |
| Young Ones | Mary Holm | 2014 | 5.715 |
| Low Down | Amy Albany | 2014 | 5.5 |
| First Stars I See Tonight | Girl | 2014 | 4.0 |
| Likeness | Mia | 2013 | 6.1 |
| Ginger & Rosa | Ginger | 2012 | 6.017 |
| Super 8 | Alice Dainard | 2011 | 6.775 |
| We Bought a Zoo | Lily Miska | 2011 | 6.8 |
| Twixt | V. | 2011 | 5.098 |
| The Curve of Forgotten Things | Girl | 2011 | 6.5 |
| Somewhere | Cleo | 2010 | 6.1 |
| The Nutcracker | Mary | 2010 | 5.039 |
| Astro Boy | Grace (voice) | 2009 | 6.338 |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Daisy Age 7 | 2008 | 7.598 |
| Phoebe in Wonderland | Phoebe Lichten | 2008 | 7.2 |
| Reservation Road | Emma Learner | 2007 | 6.5 |
| The Nines | Noelle | 2007 | 6.0 |
| Déjà Vu | Abbey | 2006 | 6.9 |
| Because of Winn-Dixie | Sweety Pie Thomas | 2005 | 6.508 |
| The Door in the Floor | Ruth Cole | 2004 | 6.083 |
| I Am Sybil | Shirley Mason | — | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1998 |
| From | Conyers, Georgia, USA |