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Aliases: Mary Elle Fanning , Эль Фэннинг , Эль Фаннинг , 艾丽·范宁 , 엘 패닝 , إيل فانينغ , Ель Фаннінг , Ель Феннінг , Елль Феннінґ

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Conyers, Georgia, USA

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Movie Involvements: 48

TV Involvements: 14


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Average
8
CSI: Miami
Average
8

CSI: Miami

(2002) Molly Walker
House
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9

House

(2004) Stella Dalton
Criminal Minds
Average
8

Criminal Minds

(2005) Tracy Belle
CSI: NY
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7

CSI: NY

(2004) Jenny Como
Judging Amy
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8

Judging Amy

(1999) Rochelle Cobbs
Taken
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7

Taken

(2002) Allie at 3 yrs
Maleficent
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7

Maleficent

(2014) Princess Aurora

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Sylvie Russo
2022 V.
Michelle Carter
2020 Self
Self
Catherine II of Russia
Molly
Violet
2019 Princess Aurora
Ashleigh Enright
Self
Violet Valenski
2018 Rocky
Grace
Self (archive footage)
Melody
2017 Madison
Zan
Mary Shelley
Alicia
self
2016 Julie Miller
Loretta Figgis
Félicie Milliner (voice)
Ray
Jesse
2015 Nikola Trumbo
Self
Self
2014 Self
Winnie Portley-Rind (voice)
Mary Holm
Princess Aurora
Self
Amy Albany
Girl
2013 Self
Mia
Sara (Leaning Towards Solace)
2012 The Rainmaker
Ginger
2011 Lily Miska
Self - Guest
V.
Alice Dainard
Self
Girl
2010 Mary
Self
Cleo
2009 Grace (voice)
N/A
2008 Daisy Age 7
Phoebe Lichten
2007 N/A
Emma Learner
N/A
Sarah
Noelle
2006 Anna Miller
Abbey
Debbie Jones
Penelope
2005 Tracy Belle
Sweety Pie Thomas
Rebecca Bullard
2004 Stella Dalton
Jenny Como
Ruth Cole
2003 Jamie
2002 Allie at 3 yrs
Molly Walker
2001 Lucy (2 Years Old)
1999 Eden
Rochelle Cobbs
1992 Self / Presenter
1988 Self - Guest
Rebecca Spielman
N/A
Ali MacGraw
Shirley Mason
Isabelle
N/A
N/A
Margo Millet
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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