Elle Fanning

Elle Fanning

American actress (born 1998)
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Mary Elle Fanning (born April 9, 1998) is an American actress and singer. She is the younger sister of actress Dakota Fanning and mainly known for her starring roles in Phoebe in Wonderland, Somewhere, We Bought a Zoo, Maleficent, About Ray, and as Jesse in 2016's The Neon Demon.

Early life Fanning was born on April 9, 1998 in Conyers, Georgia, to Heather Joy (née Arrington), who played tennis professionally, and Steven J. Fanning, who played minor league baseball for teams affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals and now works as an electronics salesman in Los Angeles. Her maternal grandfather is American football player Rick Arrington, and her aunt is ESPN reporter Jill Arrington. Fanning is the younger sister of Dakota Fanning, who is also an actress. She has been quoted as saying, "We're just normal sisters. We both go to school and we just play together."

Career Fanning started acting before turning three years old. She began her acting career by playing the younger version of her older sister Dakota's characters in the mini-series Taken and the movie I Am Sam.In 2002, at the age of four, Fanning won her first role independent of her sister in the comedy Daddy Day Care. Anecdotal evidence of her emerging skill was seen in the decision to cast her in the role of Ruth in The Door in the Floor (2004) opposite Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger. The film's producers originally planned to hire identical twins for the intense shooting schedule but were so impressed with Fanning that they used only her. Late in 2003, Fanning appeared in Because of Winn-Dixie in the small role of Sweetie Pie Thomas. In 2004, she did voice work in the English dubbed version of Miyazaki's animated film My Neighbor Totoro, in the role of Mei, opposite Dakota who voiced Satsuki, the older sister to Elle's character. Later that same year, she filmed I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With. In early 2005, Fanning filmed scenes in Charlotte's Web as the "future granddaughter" of Fern Arable played by Dakota. However, the scenes did not make the final cut. In mid-2005, she played Debbie, the daughter of Richard and Susan Jones (played by Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett) in the film Babel. In early 2006, Fanning filmed scenes in both The Nines and Déjà Vu. In mid-2006, she filmed The Lost Room a sci-fi TV mini-series. Also in 2006, she appeared on the episode "Need to Know" of House: MD, playing the patient's daughter. She also appeared in an of Criminal Minds in 2006, playing the supporting role of Tracey in "The Boogeyman".

By the end of 2006, Fanning began to book lead roles. The first of these was the one of Emma Learner in Reservation Road—the grieving daughter of Grace and Ethan Learner. The film deals with the aftermath of a tragic car accident in which Emma's brother is killed. In early 2007, Fanning reunited with her Babel co-stars, Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, in a small part in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as the younger version of Blanchett's character. Mid-year 2007, Fanning filmed the title role Phoebe of Phoebe in Wonderland. Phoebe in Wonderland also starred Felicity Huffman and was released in March 2009. From July through October 2007, Fanning appeared in The Nutcracker in 3D, playing Mary. The movie was filmed in Budapest, Hungary and was released late 2010. In March 2008, Fanning and her sister Dakota were scheduled to star in My Sister's Keeper, but the opportunity fell through when Dakota learned she would have to shave her head. The sisters were immediately replaced by Abigail Breslin and Sofia Vassilieva.

Variety reported in April 2009 that Fanning would be starring in Academy Award-winning screenwriter Sofia Coppola's 2010 film, Somewhere. The plot centers around a "bad-boy" actor who is forced to re-evaluate his life when his daughter, played by Fanning, arrives unexpectedly. The film was released during the 2010 awards season. At its first film festival, the 67th Venice Film Festival, it took out the Golden Lion. In late 2010, Fanning began working on Francis Ford Coppola's 2011 film Twixt, which Coppola based on a dream. She plays the role of a young ghost named "V". In 2011, Fanning starred in J. J. Abrams' sci-fi-drama film Super 8 as Alice Dainard. The film was released on June 10, 2011, and centers around a group of kids who are forced to deal with strange happenings in their small town.

In December 2011, Fanning appeared in Cameron Crowe's We Bought a Zoo. She played Lily, a thirteen-year-old who is working at the zoo's restaurant and lives on the property with her only parental figure, Kelly (Scarlett Johansson). In September 2012, Fanning starred as Ginger along with Alice Englert who played Rosa in the drama film Ginger & Rosa that took place during 1962 in London. The film was directed by Sally Potter and was released on October 19, 2012. Fanning has received widespread acclaim for her performance, with A. O. Scott of The New York Times writing that she "shows a nearly Streepian mixture of poise, intensity, and technical precision. It is frightening how good she is and hard to imagine anything she could not do." Ty Burr, film critic for The Boston Globe, praised her "luminous naturalism that seems the opposite of performance" and felt that "Fanning easily convinces you of Ginger’s emotional reality.

Fanning also starred alongside Angelina Jolie in the 2014 Walt Disney film, Maleficent, directed by Robert Stromberg. Jolie played Maleficent, while Fanning played Princess Aurora, the Sleeping Beauty.

In 2015, Fanning co-starred in Jay Roach's Trumbo as Dalton Trumbo's (Bryan Cranston) daughter Nikola.

In 2016, she appeared as Jesse in the psychological thriller The Neon Demon, directed by Nicholas Winding Refn. The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2016. It was released on June 24, 2016, and did poorly at the box office. That same year, she appeared in Mike Mills's 20th Century Women, opposite Greta Gerwig and Annette Benning. The film had its world premiere at the New York Film Festival on October 8, 2016, and began a limited release on December 28, 2016. She then co-starred in Ben Affleck's Prohibition-era drama Live by Night, which was released on December 25, 2016.

In 2017, Fanning appeared in Shawn Christensen's feature-length drama, Sidney Hall, which premiered on January 25 at the Sundance Film Festival.

Fanning currently has three films in post-production, including I Think We're Alone Now, Galveston and Mary Shelley.

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Elle Fanning was born on Thursday, 9 April 1998 in Conyers, Georgia, USA. Her full name at birth was Mary Elle Fanning. She is best known as an actress. Fanning's country of citizenship (nationality) is American. Elle attended high school at Campbell Hall, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Her religion is listed as Baptist. She is 5' 9¼" (176 cm) tall and weighs 130 lbs (59 kg) with a slim build. She has blue eyes and blonde hair (color). Her net worth is reported to be $5,000,000 US dollars. Elle Fanning is 27 years old and her zodiac star sign is Aries.

You can find people similar to Elle Fanning by visiting our lists Film child actresses and Actresses of German descent.

Full name at birth
Mary Elle Fanning
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Claim to fame
her roles as Jamie in the 2003 family comedy film Daddy Day Care, Debbie Jones in the 2006 psychological drama film Babel, Daisy Fuller (Age 7) in the 2008 fantasy romantic drama film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Phoebe Lichten in the 2008 drama film Phoebe in Wonderland, Mary in the 2010 3D Christmas musical fantasy film The Nutcracker in 3D, Cleo in the 2010 drama film Somewhere, Alice Dainard in the 2011 science fiction monster thriller film Super 8, Ginger in the 2012 coming-of-age drama film Ginger & Rosa, Aurora in the 2014 fantasy film Maleficent and its 2019 sequel film Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Winnie (voice) in the 2014 stop-motion animated fantasy comedy film The Boxtrolls, Nikola Trumbo in the 2015 biographical drama film Trumbo, Julie Hamlin in the 2016 coming-of-age comedy-drama film 20th Century Women, Alicia in the 2017 Southern Gothic thriller film The Beguiled, Mary Shelley in the 2017 romantic period-drama film Mary Shelley, Violet in the 2018 musical drama film Teen Spirit, Molly in the 2020 drama film The Roads Not Taken, Violet Markey in the 2020 teen romantic drama film All the Bright Places, and Catherine the Great in the Hulu historical and satirical black comedy-drama series The Great
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Date of birth
9 April 1998
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Place of birth
Conyers, Georgia, USA
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Actress, Model, Voiceover Artist, Producer
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PERSONAL DETAILS

Height
5' 9¼" (176 cm)
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Weight
130 lbs (59 kg)
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Distinctive feature
  • Blonde Hair
  • Long Legs
  • Upturned nose
  • Thick dark eyenrows
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Dress size
7
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Shoe size
9
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Pets
  • Lewellen (Dog)
  • Goldie (Horse)
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Residence
  • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Georgia, USA
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Net worth
$5,000,000 USD
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High school
Campbell Hall, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Talent agency
  • United Talent Agency
  • Echo Lake Entertainment
  • Hansen Jacobson
  • William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
  • Slate PR
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Partner: Gus Wenner (Dating)
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Elle Fanning and Gus Wenner
On what her favorite scene in Daddy Day Care (2003) is: "Oh I guess jumping in the flowers, and the water scenes, 'cause we got to be in bathing suits and swim in the water, and in the water fountain."
  • During the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, she had made a secret TikTok account (without putting the profile picture and her name) and she started getting lots of followers. She kept her TikTok URL as @/user6754189318472. She revealed all this on January 7, 2022, while giving an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
  • Along with sister Dakota, Elle started a production company, named, Lewellen Pictures in 2021.
  • During the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards, she was nominated in the “Best Female Performance in a Scripted Series” category for her role as Catherine the Great in the comedy-drama series, The Great.
  • Alongside the likes of Joel Courtney, Kyle Chandler, and Caitriona Balfe, she co-starred as Alice Dainard in the 2011 science fiction monster thriller film, Super 8. For this role, she won the “Spotlight Award” at the Hollywood Film Festival and was nominated for several awards including Satellite Award for “Best Actress in a Supporting Role”, Teen Choice Award for “Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy”, and Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for “Best Young Actress”.
  • Elle Fanning and her older sister Dakota Fanning are afraid of lightning and thunderstorms.

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