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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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Instance of
human
Given name
Mary
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Conyers
Occupation
film director
Languages spoken
American English
Native language
American English
Religion
Baptists
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Elle Fanning at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival (cropped).jpg
Height
175
Residence
Los Angeles
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Elle Fanning
date of birth
1998-04-09
start of work period
2001-00-00
social media followers
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writing language
English language
birth name
Mary Elle Fanning
name in native language
Elle Fanning
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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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