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