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Elle Fanning

Also known as Mary Elle Fanning

Mary Elle Fanning is an American actress. Her accolades include nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four Golden Globe Awards.

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Elle Fanning is an American actress known for her work in film and television. She has received major industry recognition, including an Academy Award nomination, a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and four Golden Globe Award nominations, which reflects her prominence in entertainment.

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Conyers, Georgia, USA

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…

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Instance of: human
Given name: Mary
Gender: female
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Conyers
Sibling: Dakota Fanning
Occupation: film director
Languages spoken: American English
Native language: American English
Religion: Baptists
Image: Elle Fanning at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival (cropped).jpg
Height: 175
Residence: Los Angeles

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Commons category: Elle Fanning
date of birth: 1998-04-09
start of work period: 2001-00-00
social media followers: 18450
writing language: English language
birth name: Mary Elle Fanning
name in native language: Elle Fanning
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

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Mary Elle Fanning (born April 9, 1998) is an American actress. Her accolades include nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, 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 and Phoebe in Wonderland (both 2008). She gained recognition for her leading roles in Sofia Coppola's drama Somewhere (2010), J. J. Abrams' science fiction film Super 8 (2011), and Sally Potter's Ginger & Rosa (2012). She received international attention for portraying Princess Aurora in the Disney fantasy film Maleficent (2014).

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