1998-04-09 Conyers, Georgia, USA
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 played Empress Catherine II in the Hulu series The Great (2020–2023), 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.
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Predator: Badlands | 2025-11-05 | |
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Sentimental Value | 2025-09-26 | |
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On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown" | Self | 2025-01-05 |
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A Complete Unknown | Sylvie Russo | 2024-12-18 |
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The Roads Not Taken | Molly | 2020-03-13 |
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Penn & Teller: Try This at Home | Self | 2020-05-18 |
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All the Bright Places | Violet | 2020-02-28 |
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Teen Spirit | Violet Valenski | 2019-04-12 |
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A Rainy Day in New York | Ashleigh Enright | 2019-07-26 |
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Camp! The Movie | Self | 2019-05-09 |
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That Click | Self | 2019-12-30 |
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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | Princess Aurora | 2019-10-16 |
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The Vanishing of Sidney Hall | Melody | 2018-03-02 |
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Always at The Carlyle | Self (archive footage) | 2018-05-11 |
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Galveston | Rocky | 2018-10-10 |
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I Think We're Alone Now | Grace | 2018-09-14 |
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How to Talk to Girls at Parties | Zan | 2017-10-06 |
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Elle Fanning's Fan Fantasy | Elle Fanning | 2017-05-10 |
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The Beguiled | Alicia | 2017-06-23 |
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Mary Shelley | Mary Shelley | 2017-08-06 |
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The Neon Demon | Jesse | 2016-05-31 |
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3 Generations | Ray | 2016-10-27 |
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Ballerina | Félicie Milliner (voice) | 2016-12-14 |
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Live by Night | Loretta Figgis | 2016-12-25 |
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20th Century Women | Julie | 2016-12-28 |
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Trumbo | Nikola Trumbo | 2015-10-27 |
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The Boxtrolls | Winnie Portley-Rind (voice) | 2014-09-10 |
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Low Down | Amy Albany | 2014-01-19 |
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First Stars I See Tonight | Girl | 2014-01-05 |
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Young Ones | Mary Holm | 2014-06-28 |
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Maleficent | Princess Aurora | 2014-05-28 |
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Twixt: A Documentary | Self | 2013-07-23 |
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Likeness | Mia | 2013-04-19 |
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Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment | Sara (Leaning Towards Solace) | 2013-03-05 |
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Ginger & Rosa | Ginger | 2012-10-18 |
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Wide-Awake | The Rainmaker | 2012-12-07 |
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We Bought a Zoo | Lily Miska | 2011-12-08 |
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Making Somewhere | Self | 2011-04-19 |
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Twixt | V. | 2011-09-10 |
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Super 8 | Alice Dainard | 2011-06-08 |
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The Curve of Forgotten Things | Girl | 2011-02-08 |
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Somewhere | Cleo | 2010-09-03 |
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The Nutcracker | Mary | 2010-11-24 |
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Astro Boy | Grace (voice) | 2009-10-15 |
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First the Egg | 2009-01-01 | |
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Phoebe in Wonderland | Phoebe Lichten | 2008-02-07 |
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Daisy Age 7 | 2008-12-25 |
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A Very Brave Witch | 2007-06-01 | |
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Reservation Road | Emma Learner | 2007-09-13 |
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Day 73 with Sarah | Sarah | 2007-03-09 |
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Common Ground: Under Construction Notes | Self | 2007-09-30 |
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The Nines | Noelle | 2007-01-21 |
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Déjà Vu | Abbey | 2006-11-22 |
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Babel | Debbie Jones | 2006-10-26 |
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I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With | Penelope | 2006-04-28 |
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Because of Winn-Dixie | Sweety Pie Thomas | 2005-02-18 |
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P.N.O.K. | Rebecca Bullard | 2005-01-01 |
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The Door in the Floor | Ruth Cole | 2004-07-18 |
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Daddy Day Care | Jamie | 2003-05-09 |
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I Am Sam | Lucy (2 Years Old) | 2001-12-28 |
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Chippendales | ||
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I Am Sybil | Shirley Mason | |
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The Nightingale | Isabelle | |
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