Elle Fanning
Known for Acting · 93 credits
- Born
- 1998-04-09 (age 28)
- Place of birth
- Conyers, Georgia, USA
- Also known as
- Mary Elle Fanning · Эль Фаннинг
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 played a character based on Suze Rotolo in the biographical drama A Complete Unknown (2024).
Known For
TV Shows (29)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Eden
Criminal Minds
2005
as Tracy Belle
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
House
2004
as Stella Dalton
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
CSI: Miami
2002
as Molly Walker
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
Conan
2010
as Self
CSI: NY
2004
as Jenny Como
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Robot Chicken
2005
as Sarah Williams / Logan's Friend #2 / Nerd's Wife (voice)
Margo's Got Money Troubles
2026
as Margo
Judging Amy
1999
as Rochelle Cobbs
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self / Presenter
The Great
2020
as Catherine II of Russia
The Oscars
1953
as Self - Presenter
Taken
2002
as Allie at 3 yrs
No Activity
2017
as Madison
Dirty Sexy Money
2007
The Lost Room
2006
as Anna Miller
The Rosie Show
2011
as Self - Guest
The Girl from Plainville
2022
as Michelle Carter
Paris in Love
2021
as Self
Discretion
as Lenny
Movies (64)
Predator: Badlands
2025
as Thia / Tessa
Maleficent
2014
as Princess Aurora
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
as Princess Aurora
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008
as Daisy Age 7
Sentimental Value
2025
as Rachel Kemp
A Complete Unknown
2024
as Sylvie Russo
Babel
2006
as Debbie Jones
Déjà Vu
2006
as Abbey
I Am Sam
2001
as Lucy (2 Years Old)
Ballerina
2016
as Félicie Milliner (voice)
The Boxtrolls
2014
as Winnie Portley-Rind (voice)
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
2026
as Effie Trinket
Super 8
2011
as Alice Dainard
The Neon Demon
2016
as Jesse
We Bought a Zoo
2011
as Lily Miska
Daddy Day Care
2003
as Jamie
Astro Boy
2009
as Grace (voice)
The Beguiled
2017
as Alicia
All the Bright Places
2020
as Violet
Live by Night
2016
as Loretta Figgis
The Door in the Floor
2004
as Ruth Cole
I Think We're Alone Now
2018
as Grace
20th Century Women
2016
as Julie
Trumbo
2015
as Niki Trumbo
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
2017
as Zan
Reservation Road
2007
as Emma Learner
Galveston
2018
as Rocky
Rosebush Pruning
2026
as Martha
The Nines
2007
as Noelle
Teen Spirit
2019
as Violet Valenski
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005
as Sweety Pie Thomas
Young Ones
2014
as Mary Holm
3 Generations
2016
as Ray
The Nightingale
2027
as Isabelle
The Nutcracker
2010
as Mary
Ginger & Rosa
2012
as Ginger
Mary Shelley
2017
as Mary Shelley
Somewhere
2010
as Cleo
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018
as Melody
Twixt
2011
as V.
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
2007
as Self
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
2006
as Penelope
The Disney Family Singalong
2020
as Self
The Roads Not Taken
2020
as Molly
Low Down
2014
as Amy Albany
Phoebe in Wonderland
2008
as Phoebe Lichten
On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"
2025
as Self
Wide-Awake
2012
as The Rainmaker
That Click
2019
as Self
I Am Sybil
as Shirley Mason
Camp! The Movie
2019
as Self
Day 73 with Sarah
2007
as Sarah
Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment
2013
as Sara (Leaning Towards Solace)
Likeness
2013
as Mia
First Stars I See Tonight
2014
as Girl
The Curve of Forgotten Things
2011
as Girl
Twixt: A Documentary
2013
as Self
A Rainy Day in New York
2019
as Ashleigh Enright
A Very Brave Witch
2007
Penn & Teller: Try This at Home
2020
as Self
P.N.O.K.
2005
as Rebecca Bullard
Making Somewhere
2011
as Self
First the Egg
2009
Elle Fanning's Fan Fantasy
2017
as Self
About Elle Fanning
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 p… With 93 credits spanning from 1953 to 2027, Elle Fanning has appeared in 64 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular Elle Fanning Movies
- Predator: Badlands (2025) — as Thia / Tessa
- Maleficent (2014) — as Princess Aurora
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) — as Princess Aurora
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) — as Daisy Age 7
- Sentimental Value (2025) — as Rachel Kemp
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