Elle Fanning
Acting • Born 1998-04-09
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
Movie • 2004
Ruth Cole
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Movie • 2008
Daisy Age 7
Déjà Vu
Movie • 2006
Abbey
Reservation Road
Movie • 2007
Emma Learner
The Nines
Movie • 2007
Noelle
Super 8
Movie • 2011
Alice Dainard
Astro Boy
Movie • 2009
Grace (voice)
Somewhere
Movie • 2010
Cleo
Because of Winn-Dixie
Movie • 2005
Sweety Pie Thomas
The Nutcracker
Movie • 2010
Mary
Phoebe in Wonderland
Movie • 2008
Phoebe Lichten
A Complete Unknown
Movie • 2024
Sylvie Russo
We Bought a Zoo
Movie • 2011
Lily Miska
Rosebush Pruning
Movie • 2026
Martha
I Am Sybil
Movie
Shirley Mason
Twixt
Movie • 2011
V.
Maleficent
Movie • 2014
Princess Aurora
Ginger & Rosa
Movie • 2012
Ginger
The Boxtrolls
Movie • 2014
Winnie Portley-Rind (voice)
Young Ones
Movie • 2014
Mary Holm
Likeness
Movie • 2013
Mia
Low Down
Movie • 2014
Amy Albany
First Stars I See Tonight
Movie • 2014
Girl
The Curve of Forgotten Things
Movie • 2011
Girl
Trumbo
Movie • 2015
Niki Trumbo
Live by Night
Movie • 2016
Loretta Figgis
The Neon Demon
Movie • 2016
Jesse
20th Century Women
Movie • 2016
Julie
3 Generations
Movie • 2016
Ray
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
Movie • 2017
Zan
Mary Shelley
Movie • 2017
Mary Shelley
First the Egg
Movie • 2009
Ballerina
Movie • 2016
Félicie Milliner (voice)
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Movie • 2018
Melody
Predator: Badlands
Movie • 2025
Thia / Tessa
The Beguiled
Movie • 2017
Alicia
I Am Sam
Movie • 2001
Lucy (2 Years Old)
Daddy Day Care
Movie • 2003
Jamie
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
Movie • 2006
Penelope
Babel
Movie • 2006
Debbie Jones
Day 73 with Sarah
Movie • 2007
Sarah
P.N.O.K.
Movie • 2005
Rebecca Bullard
Sentimental Value
Movie • 2025
Rachel Kemp
Galveston
Movie • 2018
Rocky
Teen Spirit
Movie • 2019
Violet Valenski
I Think We're Alone Now
Movie • 2018
Grace
A Rainy Day in New York
Movie • 2019
Ashleigh Enright
All the Bright Places
Movie • 2020
Violet
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Movie • 2019
Princess Aurora
Wide-Awake
Movie • 2012
The Rainmaker
The Roads Not Taken
Movie • 2020
Molly
Camp! The Movie
Movie • 2019
Self
A Very Brave Witch
Movie • 2007
The Nightingale
Movie • 2027
Isabelle
Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment
Movie • 2013
Sara (Leaning Towards Solace)
Penn & Teller: Try This at Home
Movie • 2020
Self
Twixt: A Documentary
Movie • 2013
Self
That Click
Movie • 2019
Self
Making Somewhere
Movie • 2011
Self
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
Movie • 2007
Self
On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"
Movie • 2025
Self
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
Movie • 2026
Effie Trinket
Elle Fanning's Fan Fantasy
Movie • 2017
Self
The Disney Family Singalong
Movie • 2020
Self
House
TV • 2004
Stella Dalton
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Molly Walker
Judging Amy
TV • 1999
Rochelle Cobbs
Taken
TV • 2002
Allie at 3 yrs
CSI: NY
TV • 2004
Jenny Como
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Eden
Criminal Minds
TV • 2005
Tracy Belle
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV • 1992
Self / Presenter
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
The Rosie Show
TV • 2011
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Dirty Sexy Money
TV • 2007
The Great
TV • 2020
Catherine II of Russia
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
The Lost Room
TV • 2006
Anna Miller
The Girl from Plainville
TV • 2022
Michelle Carter
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Margo's Got Money Troubles
TV • 2026
Margo Millet
No Activity
TV • 2017
Madison
Robot Chicken
TV • 2005
Sarah Williams / Logan's Friend #2 / Nerd's Wife (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self - Presenter
Discretion
TV
Lenny
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self