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