Elle Fanning
Acting
Born: April 9, 1998 (age 28) · Conyers, Georgia, USA
Highest Rated
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).
Known for
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008
Maleficent
2014
House
2004
Super 8
2011
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
Déjà Vu
2006
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Criminal Minds
2005
Babel
2006
The Neon Demon
2016
Predator: Badlands
2025
All the Bright Places
2020
Photos (21)
Movies (50)
Rosebush Pruning
Martha
Predator: Badlands
Thia / Tessa
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
Princess Aurora
Maleficent
Aurora
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Daisy Age 7
Sentimental Value
Rachel Kemp
Déjà Vu
Abbey
A Complete Unknown
Sylvie Russo
Super 8
Alice Dainard
Ballerina
Felicie (voice)
Babel
Debbie Jones
The Boxtrolls
Winnie Portley-Rind (voice)
I Am Sam
Lucy (2 Years Old)
We Bought a Zoo
Lily Miska
The Neon Demon
Jesse
Live by Night
Loretta Figgis
Daddy Day Care
Jamie
The Beguiled
Alicia
Astro Boy
Grace (voice)
Teen Spirit
Violet Valenski
All the Bright Places
Violet
Trumbo
Niki Trumbo
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Melody
The Nines
Noelle
20th Century Women
Julie
Reservation Road
Emma Learner
I Think We're Alone Now
Grace
Twixt
V.
Galveston
Rocky
Young Ones
Mary Holm
Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
Zan
3 Generations
Ray
Somewhere
Cleo
The Nutcracker
Mary
The Door in the Floor
Ruth Cole
Ginger & Rosa
Ginger
Because of Winn-Dixie
Sweety Pie Thomas
Wide-Awake
The Rainmaker
Phoebe in Wonderland
Phoebe Lichten
The Roads Not Taken
Molly
Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment
Sara (Leaning Towards Solace)
Low Down
Amy Albany
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
Penelope
Likeness
Mia
A Very Brave Witch
2007
Day 73 with Sarah
Sarah
First the Egg
2009
The Curve of Forgotten Things
Girl
A Rainy Day in New York
Ashleigh Enright
TV Shows (14)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Eden · 1 eps
Criminal Minds
Tracy Belle · 2 eps
House
Stella Dalton · 1 eps
CSI: Miami
Molly Walker · 1 eps
CSI: NY
Jenny Como · 1 eps
Robot Chicken
Sarah Williams / Logan's Friend #2 / Nerd's Wife (voice) · 1 eps
Judging Amy
Rochelle Cobbs · 1 eps
The Great
Catherine II of Russia · 30 eps
Margo's Got Money Troubles
Margo · 8 eps
The Girl from Plainville
Michelle Carter · 8 eps
Dirty Sexy Money
1 eps
No Activity
Madison · 1 eps
Taken
Allie at 3 yrs · 1 eps
The Lost Room
Anna Miller · 3 eps
Self / Appearances (25)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Conan
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 4 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 3 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self / Presenter · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Paris in Love
Self · 1 eps
The Rosie Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Disney Family Singalong
Self
On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"
Self
Camp! The Movie
Self
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
Self
That Click
Self
Twixt: A Documentary
Self
Penn & Teller: Try This at Home
Self
Upcoming (4)
Producing (6)
The Great
Executive Producer
Margo's Got Money Troubles
Executive Producer
The Girl from Plainville
Executive Producer
All the Bright Places
Producer
Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?
Executive Producer
Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer
Executive Producer