Elle Fanning
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 9, 1998
- Birthplace
- Conyers, Georgia, USA
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).
Filmography
- Moonsong: A Life In Seven Verses
Moonsong: A Life In Seven Verses TBA
as Margaret Wise Brown
I Am Sybil TBA
as Shirley Mason
The Nightingale 2027
as Isabelle, Producer
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping 2026
as Effie Trinket
Rosebush Pruning 2026
as Martha
Predator: Badlands 2025
as Thia / Tessa
Sentimental Value 2025
as Rachel Kemp
On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown" 2025
as Self
A Complete Unknown 2024
as Sylvie Russo
Penn & Teller: Try This at Home 2020
as Self
The Disney Family Singalong 2020
as Self
The Roads Not Taken 2020
as Molly
All the Bright Places 2020
as Violet, Producer
That Click 2019
as Self
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 2019
as Princess Aurora
A Rainy Day in New York 2019
as Ashleigh Enright
Camp! The Movie 2019
as Self
Teen Spirit 2019
as Violet Valenski, Songs
Galveston 2018
as Rocky
I Think We're Alone Now 2018
as Grace
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall 2018
as Melody
How to Talk to Girls at Parties 2017
as Zan, Songs
Mary Shelley 2017
as Mary Shelley, Songs
The Beguiled 2017
as Alicia
Elle Fanning's Fan Fantasy 2017
as Self
20th Century Women 2016
as Julie
Live by Night 2016
as Loretta Figgis
Ballerina 2016
as Felicie (voice)
3 Generations 2016
as Ray, Songs
The Neon Demon 2016
as Jesse
Trumbo 2015
as Niki Trumbo
The Boxtrolls 2014
as Winnie Portley-Rind (voice)
Young Ones 2014
as Mary Holm
Maleficent 2014
as Aurora
Low Down 2014
as Amy Albany
- First Stars I See Tonight
First Stars I See Tonight 2014
as Girl
Twixt: A Documentary 2013
as Self
Likeness 2013
as Mia
Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment 2013
as Sara (Leaning Towards Solace)
Leaning Towards Solace 2012
as Sara
Wide-Awake 2012
as The Rainmaker
Ginger & Rosa 2012
as Ginger
We Bought a Zoo 2011
as Lily Miska
Twixt 2011
as V.
Super 8 2011
as Alice Dainard
- Making Somewhere
Making Somewhere 2011
as Self
The Curve of Forgotten Things 2011
as Girl
The Nutcracker 2010
as Mary, Songs
Somewhere 2010
as Cleo
Astro Boy 2009
as Grace (voice)
First the Egg 2009
Actor
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2008
as Daisy Age 7
Phoebe in Wonderland 2008
as Phoebe Lichten, Songs
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes 2007
as Self
Reservation Road 2007
as Emma Learner, Songs
A Very Brave Witch 2007
Actor
Day 73 with Sarah 2007
as Sarah
The Nines 2007
as Noelle
Déjà Vu 2006
as Abbey
Babel 2006
as Debbie Jones
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With 2006
as Penelope
Because of Winn-Dixie 2005
as Sweety Pie Thomas, Songs
- P.N.O.K.
P.N.O.K. 2005
as Rebecca Bullard
- Frame on the Wall: The Making of 'The Door in the Floor'
Frame on the Wall: The Making of 'The Door in the Floor' 2004
as Self
The Door in the Floor 2004
as Ruth Cole
Daddy Day Care 2003
as Jamie
I Am Sam 2001
as Lucy (2 Years Old)
Credits from TMDB.