Elle Fanning
Elle Fanning
Biography
Mary Elle Fanning (born April 9, 1998) is an American actress. She made her film debut as the younger version of her sister Dakota Fanning's character in the drama film I Am Sam (2001). As a child actress, she appeared in several films, including Babel (2006), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Phoebe in Wonderland (both 2008). In 2010 she starred in Sofia Coppola's Somewhere (2010) earning her a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer nomination. In 2011 she received attention for her starring role in J. J. Abrams' science-fiction film Super 8, earning a Spotlight Award at the Hollywood Film Festival. She subsequently had leading roles in the comedy-drama film We Bought a Zoo (2011), the drama film Ginger & Rosa (2012), and as Princess Aurora in the fantasy films Maleficent (2014) and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019). Following Maleficent, Fanning began working in independent cinema, collaborating with auteurs in lead and supporting roles in films such as Nicolas Winding Refn's The Neon Demon (2016), Mike Mills' 20th Century Women (2016), Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled (2017), John Cameron Mitchell's How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017), Woody Allen's A Rainy Day in New York (2019), and Sally Potter's The Roads Not Taken (2020). In 2019, aged 21, she became the youngest person to serve as a jury member at the Cannes Film Festival. She plays Empress Catherine II in the Hulu series The Great (2020–present), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series nomination as well as two Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy nominations and three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. In 2022 she starred as Michelle Carter in the Hulu limited series The Girl from Plainville.
Known For
Actor
as Rebecca Spielman
as Shirley Mason
as Ali MacGraw
as Isabelle
as Margo Millet
as Sylvie Russo
as Michelle Carter
as Self
as Self
as Molly
as Violet
as Catherine II of Russia
as Princess Aurora
as Ashleigh Enright
as Self
as Violet Valenski
as Rocky
as Grace
as Self (archive footage)
as Melody
as Mary Shelley
as Alicia
as self
as Madison
as Julie Miller
as Loretta Figgis
as Félicie Milliner (voice)
as Ray
as Jesse
as Nikola Trumbo
as Winnie Portley-Rind (voice)
as Mary Holm
as Princess Aurora
as Amy Albany
as Girl
as Self
as Self
as Mia
as Sara (Leaning Towards Solace)
as The Rainmaker
as Ginger
as Lily Miska
as V.
as Alice Dainard
as Self
as Girl
as Self - Guest
as Mary
as Cleo
as Self
as Grace (voice)
as Daisy Age 7
as Phoebe Lichten
as Emma Learner
as Sarah
as Noelle
as Abbey
as Debbie Jones
as Penelope
as Anna Miller
as Sweety Pie Thomas
as Rebecca Bullard
as Tracy Belle
as Ruth Cole
as Stella Dalton
as Jenny Como
as Jamie
as Allie at 3 yrs
as Molly Walker
as Lucy (2 Years Old)
as Rochelle Cobbs
as Self / Presenter
as Self - Guest
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer