Elle Fanning
Mary Elle Fanning (born April 9, 1998) is an American actress. She made her film debut as the younger version of her sister Dakota Fanning's character in the drama film I Am Sam (2001). As a child actress, she appeared in several films, including Babel (2006), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Phoebe in Wonderland (both 2008). In 2010 she starred in Sofia Coppola's Somewhere (2010) earning her a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer nomination. In 2011 she received attention for her starring role in J. J. Abrams' science-fiction film Super 8, earning a Spotlight Award at the Hollywood Film Festival. She subsequently had leading roles in the comedy-drama film We Bought a Zoo (2011), the drama film Ginger & Rosa (2012), and as Princess Aurora in the fantasy films Maleficent (2014) and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019). Following Maleficent, Fanning began working in independent cinema, collaborating with auteurs in lead and supporting roles in films such as Nicolas Winding Refn's The Neon Demon (2016), Mike Mills' 20th Century Women (2016), Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled (2017), John Cameron Mitchell's How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017), Woody Allen's A Rainy Day in New York (2019), and Sally Potter's The Roads Not Taken (2020). In 2019, aged 21, she became the youngest person to serve as a jury member at the Cannes Film Festival. She plays Empress Catherine II in the Hulu series The Great (2020–present), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series nomination as well as two Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy nominations and three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. In 2022 she starred as Michelle Carter in the Hulu limited series The Girl from Plainville.
The Door in the Floor
(Ruth Cole)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
(Daisy Age 7)
Déjà Vu
(Abbey)
Reservation Road
(Emma Learner)
The Nines
(Noelle)
Super 8
(Alice Dainard)
Chippendales
Astro Boy
(Grace (voice))
Somewhere
(Cleo)
Because of Winn-Dixie
(Sweety Pie Thomas)
Elle Fanning's Fan Fantasy
(self)
The Nutcracker: The Untold Story
(Mary)
Phoebe in Wonderland
(Phoebe Lichten)
The Maid of Orleans
(Rebecca Spielman)
A Complete Unknown
(Sylvie Russo)
We Bought a Zoo
(Lily Miska)
Rosebush Pruning
I Am Sybil
(Shirley Mason)
Twixt
(V.)
Maleficent
(Princess Aurora)
Ginger & Rosa
(Ginger)
The Boxtrolls
(Winnie Portley-Rind (voice))
Young Ones
(Mary Holm)
Likeness
(Mia)
Low Down
(Amy Albany)
First Stars I See Tonight
(Girl)
The Curve of Forgotten Things
(Girl)
Trumbo
(Nikola Trumbo)
Live by Night
(Loretta Figgis)
The Neon Demon
(Jesse)
20th Century Women
(Julie Miller)
3 Generations
(Ray)
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
(Zan)
Mary Shelley
(Mary Shelley)
First the Egg
Always at The Carlyle
(Self (archive footage))
Ballerina
(Félicie Milliner (voice))
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
(Melody)
Predator: Badlands
The Beguiled
(Alicia)
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
(Penelope)
I Am Sam
(Lucy (2 Years Old))
Daddy Day Care
(Jamie)
Babel
(Debbie Jones)
Day 73 with Sarah
(Sarah)
P.N.O.K.
(Rebecca Bullard)
Francis and the Godfather
(Ali MacGraw)
Sentimental Value
Galveston
(Rocky)
Teen Spirit
(Violet Valenski)
I Think We're Alone Now
(Grace)
A Rainy Day in New York
(Ashleigh Enright)
All the Bright Places
(Violet)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
(Princess Aurora)
Wide-Awake
(The Rainmaker)
The Roads Not Taken
(Molly)
Camp! The Movie
(Self)
A Very Brave Witch
The Nightingale
(Isabelle)
Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment
(Sara (Leaning Towards Solace))
Penn & Teller: Try This at Home
(Self)
Twixt: A Documentary
(Self)
That Click
(Self)
Making Somewhere
(Self)
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
(Self)
House
(Stella Dalton)
CSI: Miami
(Molly Walker)
Judging Amy
(Rochelle Cobbs)
Taken
(Allie at 3 yrs)
CSI: NY
(Jenny Como)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(Eden)
Criminal Minds
(Tracy Belle)
MTV Movie & TV Awards
(Self / Presenter)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
The Rosie Show
(Self - Guest)
The Girl from Plainville
(Michelle Carter)
The Great
(Catherine II of Russia)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self - Guest)
The Lost Room
(Anna Miller)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
(Self)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
Dirty Sexy Money
Conan
(Self)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)
Margo's Got Money Troubles
(Margo Millet)
No Activity
(Madison)
