Biography
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.
Filmography
all 86
Movies 63
TV Shows 23
self 16
Voice 2
Producer 1
![Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer (2024)
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Cannes (2023)
![The Girl from Plainville](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/512374-the-girl-from-plainville.jpg)
The Girl from Plainville (2022)
![The Great](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/382654-the-great.jpg)
The Great (2020)
![Maleficent: Mistress of Evil](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/242017-maleficent-mistress-of-evil.jpg)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
![Teen Spirit](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/189917-teen-spirit.jpg)
Teen Spirit (2019)
![Always at The Carlyle](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/31641-always-at-the-carlyle.jpg)
Always at The Carlyle (2018)
![No Activity](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/185945-no-activity.jpg)
No Activity (2017)
![Mary Shelley](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/31687-mary-shelley.jpg)
Mary Shelley (2017)
![20th Century Women](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8374-20th-century-women.jpg)
20th Century Women (2016)
![Live by Night](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/15017-live-by-night.jpg)
Live by Night (2016)
![Ballerina](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/9858-ballerina.jpg)
Ballerina (2016)
![Trumbo](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8242-trumbo.jpg)
Trumbo (2015)
![The Boxtrolls](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7755-the-boxtrolls.jpg)
The Boxtrolls (2014)
![Young Ones](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/18783-young-ones.jpg)
Young Ones (2014)
![Low Down](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/29725-low-down.jpg)
Low Down (2014)
![Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/336192-sigur-ros-valtari-film-experiment.jpg)
Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment (2013)
![Wide-Awake](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/27975-wide-awake.jpg)
Wide-Awake (2012)
![We Bought a Zoo](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/14990-we-bought-a-zoo.jpg)
We Bought a Zoo (2011)
![The Rosie Show](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/92781-the-rosie-show.jpg)
The Rosie Show (2011)
![Super 8](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/9260-super-8.jpg)
Super 8 (2011)
![Astro Boy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7558-astro-boy.jpg)
Astro Boy (2009)
![Phoebe in Wonderland](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/31683-phoebe-in-wonderland.jpg)
Phoebe in Wonderland (2008)
![The Nines](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/15567-the-nines.jpg)
The Nines (2007)
![The Lost Room](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11819-the-lost-room.jpg)
The Lost Room (2006)
![Babel](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8366-babel.jpg)
Babel (2006)
![Criminal Minds](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/14629-criminal-minds.jpg)
Criminal Minds (2005)
![Because of Winn-Dixie](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/19119-because-of-winn-dixie.jpg)
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
![P.N.O.K.](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
P.N.O.K. (2005)
![House](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/7912-house.jpg)
House (2004)
![CSI: NY](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/35257-csi-ny.jpg)
CSI: NY (2004)
![The Door in the Floor](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/31684-the-door-in-the-floor.jpg)
The Door in the Floor (2004)
![Taken](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/34687-taken.jpg)
Taken (2002)
![CSI: Miami](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/35256-csi-miami.jpg)
CSI: Miami (2002)
![I Am Sam](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10623-i-am-sam.jpg)
I Am Sam (2001)
![Judging Amy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/24900-judging-amy.jpg)
Judging Amy (1999)
![MTV Movie & TV Awards](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/203113-mtv-movie-tv-awards.jpg)
MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992)
![LIVE with Kelly and Mark](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/112089-live-with-regis-and-kathie-lee.jpg)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
![Margo's Got Money Troubles](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Margo's Got Money Troubles
![Rosebushpruning](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/921604-rosebushpruning.jpg)
Rosebushpruning
![The Nightingale](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/516283-the-nightingale.jpg)
The Nightingale
![I Am Sybil](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/927796-i-am-sybil.jpg)
I Am Sybil
![Chippendales](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/501140-chippendales.jpg)
Chippendales
![Badlands](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/1044814-badlands.jpg)
Badlands
![A Complete Unknown](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/459324-going-electric.jpg)
A Complete Unknown
![The Maid of Orleans](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
The Maid of Orleans
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1998-04-09 (26 years old)
Birth NameMary Elle Fanning
Birth PlaceConyers, United States
ReligionBaptists
Height175-centimeter
MotherHeather Arrington
SiblingsDakota Fanning
RelativesRick Arrington, Jill Arrington
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesLos Angeles, United States of America
Also Known As Mary Elle Fanning , Эль Фэннинг, Эль Фаннинг, 艾丽·范宁, エル・ファニング, 엘 패닝, إيل فانينغ, Ελ Φάνινγκ, Ель Феннінґ, Ель Фаннінг, Елль Феннінг
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