Elle Fanning

Elle Fanning Movies and TV Shows

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), Phoebe in Wonderland (2008), and Somewhere (2010). Her breakthrough came in 2011 with her starring role in J. J. Abrams' science-fiction film Super 8, for which she received critical praise and earned a Spotlight Award at the Hollywood Film Festival. Fanning 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). She also 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 2020, she began portraying Empress Catherine II in the Hulu series The Great, for which she received a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy and won the Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. In 2019, aged 21, Fanning became the youngest person to serve as a jury member at the Cannes Film Festival.

Personal info

  • Gender: Female
  • Date of birth: 09/04/1998 (26 years old)
  • Place of birth: Conyers, Georgia, USA
  • nationality: American
  • height: 1.72 m
  • Net worth: $6,000,000
  • twitter: ElIeFanning
  • instagram: ellefanning
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the UK
A Complete Unknown
role:
Sylvie Russo
Not available
2024

Drama

History

Music

Not available
The Watchers
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 65%
role:
(uncredited)
2024

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

5.7
65%
The Girl from Plainville
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 74%
role:
Executive Producer & 1 more
2022

Crime

Drama

6.4
74%
The Great
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 81%
role:
Catherine II of Russia & 1 more
2020

Comedy

Drama

8.1
81%
2020

Drama

5.2
57%
All the Bright Places
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 77%
role:
Producer & 1 more
2020

Drama

Romance

6.6
77%
2019

Adventure

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6
73%
A Rainy Day in New York
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 65%
role:
Ashleigh Enright
2019

Comedy

Romance

6.4
65%
Teen Spirit
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 62%
role:
Violet Valenski
2019

Drama

Music

6.1
62%
Galveston
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 61%
role:
Rocky
2018

Thriller

6.2
61%
2018

Drama

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.7
59%
2018

Drama

Mystery

6.8
67%
2017

Comedy

Music

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.7
61%
Mary Shelley
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 70%
role:
Mary Shelley
2017

Drama

Romance

6.4
70%
The Beguiled
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 59%
role:
Alicia
2017

Drama

6.3
59%
20th Century Women
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 73%
role:
Julie Miller
2016

Drama

7.3
73%
Live by Night
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 62%
role:
Loretta Figgis
2016

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.4
62%
Ballerina
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 72%
role:
Félicie Milliner (voice)
2016

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.8
72%
2016

Comedy

Drama

6.0
64%
2016

Horror

Thriller

6.1
66%
Trumbo
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 72%
role:
Nikola Trumbo
2015

Drama

7.4
72%
The Boxtrolls
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 67%
role:
Winnie Portley-Rind (voice)
2014

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8
67%
Young Ones
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 58%
role:
Mary Holm
2014

Action

Drama

Western

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.8
58%
Maleficent
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 71%
role:
Princess Aurora
2014

Action

Adventure

Family

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.9
71%
Low Down
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 57%
role:
Amy Albany
2014

Drama

Music

6.1
57%
Likeness
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 63%
role:
Mia
Not available
2013

Drama

6.6
63%
Not available
Ginger & Rosa
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 62%
role:
Ginger
2012

Drama

6.2
62%
We Bought a Zoo
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 68%
role:
Lily Miska
2011

Comedy

Drama

Family

7.0
68%
Twixt
IMDB 4.8
TMDB 49%
role:
V.
2011

Horror

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.8
49%
Super 8
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 67%
role:
Alice Dainard
2011

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.0
67%
2010

Action

Family

Music

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.1
52%
Somewhere
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 61%
role:
Cleo Marco
2010

Drama

6.3
61%
Astro Boy
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 63%
role:
Grace (voice)
2009

Action

Animation

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.2
63%
2008

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.8
76%
Phoebe in Wonderland
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 73%
role:
Phoebe Lichten
2008

Drama

7.0
73%
Reservation Road
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 65%
role:
Emma Learner
2007

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.6
65%
The Nines
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 59%
role:
Noelle
2007

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.2
59%
The Lost Room
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 78%
role:
Anna Miller
2006

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.1
78%
Déjà Vu
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 68%
role:
Abbey
2006

Action

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.1
68%
Babel
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 72%
role:
Debbie Jones
2006

Drama

7.5
72%
Because of Winn-Dixie
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 64%
role:
Sweety Pie Thomas
2005

Comedy

Drama

Family

6.4
64%
2004

Drama

6.6
61%
2003

Comedy

Family

5.6
59%
I Am Sam
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 76%
role:
Lucy (2 Years Old)
2001

Drama

7.6
76%
My Neighbor Totoro
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 81%
role:
Mei (voice)
1988

Animation

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.1
81%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving Elle Fanning are, for example, The Watchers, The Girl from Plainville and The Roads Not Taken.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and iTunes.
The best StreamFat ratings are My Neighbor Totoro (8.1), The Lost Room (8.0) and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (7.7).