Elle Fanning
Acting
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
Acting94
movieThe Nightingale
2027
Isabelle
movieThe Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
2026
Effie Trinket
moviePredator: Badlands
2025
Thia / Tessa
movieSentimental Value
2025
Rachel Kemp
movieA Complete Unknown
2024
Sylvie Russo
tvThe Girl from Plainville
2022
Michelle Carter
tvThe Great
2020
Catherine II of Russia
movieMaleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
Princess Aurora
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Self - Guest
movieA Rainy Day in New York
2019
Ashleigh Enright
movieTeen Spirit
2019
Violet Valenski
movieGalveston
2018
Rocky
tvNo Activity
2017
Madison
movieMary Shelley
2017
Mary Shelley
movieThe Beguiled
2017
Alicia
movieLive by Night
2016
Loretta Figgis
movieBallerina
2016
Felicie (voice)
movieTrumbo
2015
Niki Trumbo
movieThe Boxtrolls
2014
Winnie Portley-Rind (voice)
movieYoung Ones
2014
Mary Holm
movieMaleficent
2014
Princess Aurora
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self / Self - Guest
movieLow Down
2014
Amy Albany
movieSigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment
2013
Sara (Leaning Towards Solace)
movieWide-Awake
2012
The Rainmaker
movieGinger & Rosa
2012
Ginger
movieWe Bought a Zoo
2011
Lily Miska
tvThe Rosie Show
2011
Self - Guest
movieSuper 8
2011
Alice Dainard
tvConan
2010
Self
movieAstro Boy
2009
Grace (voice)
movieThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008
Daisy Age 7
moviePhoebe in Wonderland
2008
Phoebe Lichten
movieReservation Road
2007
Emma Learner
movieThe Nines
2007
Noelle
tvThe Lost Room
2006
Anna Miller
movieDéjà Vu
2006
Abbey
movieBabel
2006
Debbie Jones
tvCriminal Minds
2005
Tracy Belle
tvRobot Chicken
2005
Sarah Williams / Logan's Friend #2 / Nerd's Wife (voice)
movieBecause of Winn-Dixie
2005
Sweety Pie Thomas
P.N.O.K.
2005
Rebecca Bullard
tvHouse
2004
Stella Dalton
tvCSI: NY
2004
Jenny Como
movieThe Door in the Floor
2004
Ruth Cole
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest / Self
tvTaken
2002
Allie at 3 yrs
tvCSI: Miami
2002
Molly Walker
movieI Am Sam
2001
Lucy (2 Years Old)
tvJudging Amy
1999
Rochelle Cobbs
tvMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Self / Presenter
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Self - Guest
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self - Presenter / Self
movieI Am Sybil
Shirley Mason
Production9
movieThe Nightingale
2027
Producer
tvMargo's Got Money Troubles
2026
Executive Producer
tvDeath in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?
2025
Executive Producer
tvMastermind: To Think Like a Killer
2024
Executive Producer
tvThe Girl from Plainville
2022
Executive Producer
tvThe Great
2020
Executive Producer
movieAll the Bright Places
2020
Producer
Discretion
Executive Producer