Elle Fanning
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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
Credits
Rosebush Pruning (2026)
as Martha
Predator: Badlands (2025)
as Thia / Tessa
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
as Daisy Age 7
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (2026)
as Effie Trinket
A Complete Unknown (2024)
as Sylvie Russo
Maleficent (2014)
as Aurora
The Boxtrolls (2014)
as Winnie Portley-Rind (voice)
We Bought a Zoo (2011)
as Lily Miska
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
as Princess Aurora
Ballerina (2016)
as Felicie (voice)
Sentimental Value (2025)
as Rachel Kemp
The Beguiled (2017)
as Alicia
Live by Night (2016)
as Loretta Figgis
Déjà Vu (2006)
as Abbey
The Neon Demon (2016)
as Jesse
Super 8 (2011)
as Alice Dainard
I Am Sam (2001)
as Lucy (2 Years Old)
20th Century Women (2016)
as Julie
Babel (2006)
as Debbie Jones
Astro Boy (2009)
as Grace (voice)
Daddy Day Care (2003)
as Jamie
All the Bright Places (2020)
as Violet
Teen Spirit (2019)
as Violet Valenski
Mary Shelley (2017)
as Mary Shelley
How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017)
as Zan
The Nines (2007)
as Noelle
Somewhere (2010)
as Cleo
Trumbo (2015)
as Niki Trumbo
Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)
as Phoebe Lichten
The Nutcracker (2010)
as Mary
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2018)
as Melody
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
as Sweety Pie Thomas
I Think We're Alone Now (2018)
as Grace
Young Ones (2014)
as Mary Holm
3 Generations (2016)
as Ray
Reservation Road (2007)
as Emma Learner
Ginger & Rosa (2012)
as Ginger
Twixt (2011)
as V.
The Nightingale (2027)
as Isabelle
The Door in the Floor (2004)
as Ruth Cole
Galveston (2018)
as Rocky
The Roads Not Taken (2020)
as Molly
The Disney Family Singalong (2020)
as Self
Low Down (2014)
as Amy Albany
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006)
as Penelope
Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment (2013)
as Sara (Leaning Towards Solace)
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes (2007)
as Self
Wide-Awake (2012)
as The Rainmaker
The Maid of Orleans (—)
as Rebecca Spielman
Day 73 with Sarah (2007)
as Sarah
On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown" (2025)
as Self
Camp! The Movie (2019)
as Self
Likeness (2013)
as Mia
Penn & Teller: Try This at Home (2020)
as Self
Elle Fanning's Fan Fantasy (2017)
as Self
The Curve of Forgotten Things (2011)
as Girl
First Stars I See Tonight (2014)
as Girl
Twixt: A Documentary (2013)
as Self
P.N.O.K. (2005)
as Rebecca Bullard
A Very Brave Witch (2007)
Actor
That Click (2019)
as Self
Moonsong: A Life In Seven Verses (—)
Actor
I Am Sybil (—)
as Shirley Mason
Leaning Towards Solace (2012)
as Sara
First the Egg (2009)
Actor
A Rainy Day in New York (2019)
as Ashleigh Enright
Making Somewhere (2011)
as Self