Elle Fanning

Elle Fanning

Acting • Born 1998-04-09

Acting15Conyers, Georgia, USA

Biography

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Elle Fanning, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

93 credits
The Door in the Floor

The Door in the Floor

Movie • 2004

Ruth Cole

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Movie • 2008

Daisy Age 7

Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu

Movie • 2006

Abbey

Reservation Road

Reservation Road

Movie • 2007

Emma Learner

The Nines

The Nines

Movie • 2007

Noelle

Super 8

Super 8

Movie • 2011

Alice Dainard

Astro Boy

Astro Boy

Movie • 2009

Grace (voice)

Somewhere

Somewhere

Movie • 2010

Cleo

Because of Winn-Dixie

Because of Winn-Dixie

Movie • 2005

Sweety Pie Thomas

The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

Movie • 2010

Mary

Phoebe in Wonderland

Phoebe in Wonderland

Movie • 2008

Phoebe Lichten

A Complete Unknown

A Complete Unknown

Movie • 2024

Sylvie Russo

We Bought a Zoo

We Bought a Zoo

Movie • 2011

Lily Miska

Rosebush Pruning

Rosebush Pruning

Movie • 2026

Martha

I Am Sybil

I Am Sybil

Movie

Shirley Mason

Twixt

Twixt

Movie • 2011

V.

Maleficent

Maleficent

Movie • 2014

Princess Aurora

Ginger & Rosa

Ginger & Rosa

Movie • 2012

Ginger

The Boxtrolls

The Boxtrolls

Movie • 2014

Winnie Portley-Rind (voice)

Young Ones

Young Ones

Movie • 2014

Mary Holm

Likeness

Likeness

Movie • 2013

Mia

Low Down

Low Down

Movie • 2014

Amy Albany

First Stars I See Tonight

First Stars I See Tonight

Movie • 2014

Girl

The Curve of Forgotten Things

The Curve of Forgotten Things

Movie • 2011

Girl

Trumbo

Trumbo

Movie • 2015

Niki Trumbo

Live by Night

Live by Night

Movie • 2016

Loretta Figgis

The Neon Demon

The Neon Demon

Movie • 2016

Jesse

20th Century Women

20th Century Women

Movie • 2016

Julie

3 Generations

3 Generations

Movie • 2016

Ray

How to Talk to Girls at Parties

How to Talk to Girls at Parties

Movie • 2017

Zan

Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley

Movie • 2017

Mary Shelley

First the Egg

First the Egg

Movie • 2009

Ballerina

Ballerina

Movie • 2016

Félicie Milliner (voice)

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

Movie • 2018

Melody

Predator: Badlands

Predator: Badlands

Movie • 2025

Thia / Tessa

The Beguiled

The Beguiled

Movie • 2017

Alicia

I Am Sam

I Am Sam

Movie • 2001

Lucy (2 Years Old)

Daddy Day Care

Daddy Day Care

Movie • 2003

Jamie

I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With

I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With

Movie • 2006

Penelope

Babel

Babel

Movie • 2006

Debbie Jones

Day 73 with Sarah

Day 73 with Sarah

Movie • 2007

Sarah

P.N.O.K.

P.N.O.K.

Movie • 2005

Rebecca Bullard

Sentimental Value

Sentimental Value

Movie • 2025

Rachel Kemp

Galveston

Galveston

Movie • 2018

Rocky

Teen Spirit

Teen Spirit

Movie • 2019

Violet Valenski

I Think We're Alone Now

I Think We're Alone Now

Movie • 2018

Grace

A Rainy Day in New York

A Rainy Day in New York

Movie • 2019

Ashleigh Enright

All the Bright Places

All the Bright Places

Movie • 2020

Violet

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Movie • 2019

Princess Aurora

Wide-Awake

Wide-Awake

Movie • 2012

The Rainmaker

The Roads Not Taken

The Roads Not Taken

Movie • 2020

Molly

Camp! The Movie

Camp! The Movie

Movie • 2019

Self

A Very Brave Witch

A Very Brave Witch

Movie • 2007

The Nightingale

The Nightingale

Movie • 2027

Isabelle

Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment

Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment

Movie • 2013

Sara (Leaning Towards Solace)

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home

Penn & Teller: Try This at Home

Movie • 2020

Self

Twixt: A Documentary

Twixt: A Documentary

Movie • 2013

Self

That Click

That Click

Movie • 2019

Self

Making Somewhere

Making Somewhere

Movie • 2011

Self

Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

Common Ground: Under Construction Notes

Movie • 2007

Self

On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"

On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"

Movie • 2025

Self

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

Movie • 2026

Effie Trinket

Elle Fanning's Fan Fantasy

Elle Fanning's Fan Fantasy

Movie • 2017

Self

The Disney Family Singalong

The Disney Family Singalong

Movie • 2020

Self

House

House

TV • 2004

Stella Dalton

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

TV • 2002

Molly Walker

Judging Amy

Judging Amy

TV • 1999

Rochelle Cobbs

Taken

Taken

TV • 2002

Allie at 3 yrs

CSI: NY

CSI: NY

TV • 2004

Jenny Como

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV • 1999

Eden

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

TV • 2005

Tracy Belle

MTV Movie & TV Awards

MTV Movie & TV Awards

TV • 1992

Self / Presenter

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV • 2014

Self

The Rosie Show

The Rosie Show

TV • 2011

Self - Guest

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV • 1988

Self - Guest

Dirty Sexy Money

Dirty Sexy Money

TV • 2007

The Great

The Great

TV • 2020

Catherine II of Russia

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV • 2015

Self

The Lost Room

The Lost Room

TV • 2006

Anna Miller

The Girl from Plainville

The Girl from Plainville

TV • 2022

Michelle Carter

Conan

Conan

TV • 2010

Self

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

TV • 2015

Self

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

TV • 2014

Self

Margo's Got Money Troubles

Margo's Got Money Troubles

TV • 2026

Margo Millet

No Activity

No Activity

TV • 2017

Madison

Robot Chicken

Robot Chicken

TV • 2005

Sarah Williams / Logan's Friend #2 / Nerd's Wife (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV • 2014

Self - Guest

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV • 2019

Self - Guest

The Oscars

The Oscars

TV • 1953

Self - Presenter

Discretion

Discretion

TV

Lenny

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV • 2003

Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV • 2014

Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV • 2003

Self