Acting · Conyers, Georgia, USA · Born April 9, 1998
Mary Elle Fanning (born April 9, 1998) is an American actress. As a child, she made her film debut as the younger version of her sister Dakota Fanning's character in the drama film I Am Sam (2001). She appeared in several other films as a child actress, including Daddy Day Care (2003), Babel (2006), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Phoebe in Wonderland (both 2008), and the miniseries The Lost Room (2006). She then had leading roles in Sofia Coppola's drama Somewhere (2010) and J. J. Abrams' science fiction film Super 8 (2011). Fanning played Princess Aurora in the fantasy films Maleficent (2014) and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) while working in independent films such as Sally Potter's Ginger & Rosa (2012), Nicolas Winding Refn's The Neon Demon (2016), Mike Mills' 20th Century Women (2016), and Coppola's The Beguiled (2017). From 2020 to 2023, she starred as Catherine the Great in the Hulu period satire series The Great, for which she received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. She has since portrayed Michelle Carter in the Hulu limited series The Girl from Plainville (2022), made her Broadway debut in the play Appropriate (2023), and played a character based on Suze Rotolo in the biographical drama A Complete Unknown (2024).
MovieThe Nightingale
2027
as Isabelle
MovieThe Hunger Games Series
2026
as Effie Trinket
MovieThe Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
2026
as Effie Trinket
MovieRosebush Pruning
2026
as Martha
TVMargo's Got Money Troubles
2026
as Margo
MoviePredator: Badlands
2025
as Thia / Tessa
MovieSentimental Value
2025
as Rachel Kemp
MovieOn the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"
2025
as Self
MovieA Complete Unknown
2024
as Sylvie Russo
TVThe Girl from Plainville
2022
as Michelle Carter
TVParis in Love
2021
as Self
MoviePenn & Teller: Try This at Home
2020
as Self
TVThe Great
2020
as Catherine II of Russia
MovieThe Disney Family Singalong
2020
as Self
MovieThe Roads Not Taken
2020
as Molly
MovieAll the Bright Places
2020
as Violet
MovieThat Click
2019
as Self
MovieMaleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
as Princess Aurora
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
MovieA Rainy Day in New York
2019
as Ashleigh Enright
MovieCamp! The Movie
2019
as Self
MovieTeen Spirit
2019
as Violet Valenski
MovieGalveston
2018
as Rocky
MovieI Think We're Alone Now
2018
as Grace
MovieThe Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018
as Melody
TVNo Activity
2017
as Madison
MovieHow to Talk to Girls at Parties
2017
as Zan
MovieMary Shelley
2017
as Mary Shelley
MovieThe Beguiled
2017
as Alicia
Elle Fanning's Fan Fantasy
2017
as Self
Movie20th Century Women
2016
as Julie
MovieLive by Night
2016
as Loretta Figgis
MovieBallerina
2016
as Felicie (voice)
Movie3 Generations
2016
as Ray
MovieThe Neon Demon
2016
as Jesse
MovieTrumbo
2015
as Niki Trumbo
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
TVClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
MovieThe Boxtrolls
2014
as Winnie Portley-Rind (voice)
MovieYoung Ones
2014
as Mary Holm
MovieMaleficent
2014
as Princess Aurora
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
MovieLow Down
2014
as Amy Albany
First Stars I See Tonight
2014
as Girl
MovieTwixt: A Documentary
2013
as Self
MovieLikeness
2013
as Mia
MovieSigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment
2013
as Sara (Leaning Towards Solace)
MovieWide-Awake
2012
as The Rainmaker
MovieGinger & Rosa
2012
as Ginger
MovieWe Bought a Zoo
2011
as Lily Miska
TVThe Rosie Show
2011
as Self - Guest
MovieTwixt
2011
as V.
MovieSuper 8
2011
as Alice Dainard
Making Somewhere
2011
as Self
MovieThe Curve of Forgotten Things
2011
as Girl
MovieThe Nutcracker
2010
as Mary
TVConan
2010
as Self
MovieSomewhere
2010
as Cleo
MovieAstro Boy
2009
as Grace (voice)
MovieFirst the Egg
2009
MovieThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008
as Daisy Age 7
MoviePhoebe in Wonderland
2008
as Phoebe Lichten
MovieCommon Ground: Under Construction Notes
2007
as Self
TVDirty Sexy Money
2007
MovieReservation Road
2007
as Emma Learner
MovieA Very Brave Witch
2007
MovieDay 73 with Sarah
2007
as Sarah
MovieThe Nines
2007
as Noelle
TVThe Lost Room
2006
as Anna Miller
MovieDéjà Vu
2006
as Abbey
MovieBabel
2006
as Debbie Jones
MovieI Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
2006
as Penelope
TVCriminal Minds
2005
as Tracy Belle
TVRobot Chicken
2005
as Sarah Williams / Logan's Friend #2 / Nerd's Wife (voice)
MovieBecause of Winn-Dixie
2005
as Sweety Pie Thomas
P.N.O.K.
2005
as Rebecca Bullard
TVHouse
2004
as Stella Dalton
TVCSI: NY
2004
as Jenny Como
MovieThe Door in the Floor
2004
as Ruth Cole
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MovieDaddy Day Care
2003
as Jamie
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
TVTaken
2002
as Allie at 3 yrs
TVCSI: Miami
2002
as Molly Walker
MovieI Am Sam
2001
as Lucy (2 Years Old)
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Eden
TVJudging Amy
1999
as Rochelle Cobbs
TVMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self / Presenter
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self - Presenter
MovieI Am Sybil
as Shirley Mason
Moonsong: A Life In Seven Verses
Discretion
as Lenny
