Elle Fanning

About

Mary Elle Fanning (born April 9, 1998) is an American actress. Her accolades include nominations for an Academy Award, four Emmy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards.
Fanning made her film debut at the age of three, as the younger version of her sister Dakota Fanning’s character in I Am Sam (2001). A prolific child actress, she went on to appear in films such as Daddy Day Care (2003), Babel (2006), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), and Phoebe in Wonderland (2008). She gained further recognition for her leading roles in Sofia Coppola’s drama Somewhere (2010), J. J. Abrams’ science fiction film Super 8 (2011), Sally Potter’s Ginger & Rosa (2012), and the Disney fantasy film Maleficent (2014).
As an adult, Fanning’s career progressed with performances in acclaimed independent films such as Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon (2016), Mike Mills’ 20th Century Women (2016), Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled (2017). For her role as a kind hearted American actress in Joachim Trier’s drama film Sentimental Value (2025); she earned nominations for the Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She returned to mainstream films with the sequel Maleficent: Mistress…