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