Elle Fanning

Mary Elle Fanning (born April 9, 1998) is an American comedian, actress, voice artist, singer, musician, model and impressionist. She is the younger sister of actress Dakota Fanning and mainly known for her starring roles in Phoebe in Wonderland, Somewhere, We Bought a Zoo, Maleficent, About Ray, and as Jesse in 2016's The Neon Demon.
In 2011, Fanning starred in her breakout role as Alice Dainard in J. J. Abrams' sci-fi-drama, Super 8. For this role, she received positive reviews and was often cited as one of the film's best aspects.
She received numerous award nominations, including for a Saturn Award, a Young Artist Award, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, a Teen Choice Award, a Scream Award, an MTV Movie Award, and a special Spotlight Award at the Hollywood Film Festival.
==Early life==
Fanning was born on April 9, 1998 in Conyers, Georgia, the daughter of Heather Joy (née Arrington), who played tennis professionally, and Steven J. Fanning, who played minor league baseball for teams affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals and now works as an electronics salesman in Los Angeles. Her maternal grandfather is American football player Rick Arrington, and her aunt is ESPN reporter Jill Arrington. Fanning is the younger sister of Dakota Fanning, who is also an actress. She has Irish, German, English, and French ancestry. Fanning and her family are members of the Southern Baptist Convention. She has been quoted as saying, "We're just normal sisters. We both go to school and we just play together."
==Career==
Fanning started acting before turning three years old. She began her acting career by playing the younger version of her older sister Dakota's characters in the mini-series Taken and the movie I Am Sam. In 2002, at the age of four, Fanning won her first role independent of her sister in the comedy Daddy Day Care. Anecdotal evidence of her emerging skill was seen in the decision to cast her in the role of Ruth in The Door in the Floor (2004) opposite Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger. The film's producers originally planned to hire identical twins for the intense shooting schedule but were so impressed with Fanning that they used only her. Late in 2003, Fanning appeared in Because of Winn-Dixie in the small role of Sweetie Pie Thomas. In 2004, she did voice work in the English dubbed version of Miyazaki's animated film My Neighbor Totoro, in the role of Mei. Later that same year, she filmed I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With. In early 2005, Fanning filmed scenes in Charlotte's Web as the "future granddaughter" of Fern Arable played by Dakota Fanning. However, the scenes did not make the final cut. In mid-2005, she played Debbie, the daughter of Richard and Susan Jones (played by Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett) in the film Babel. In early 2006, Fanning filmed scenes in both The Nines and Déjà Vu. In mid-2006, she filmed The Lost Room a sci-fi TV mini-series. Also in 2006, she appeared on the episode "Need to Know" of House: MD, playing the patient's daughter. She also appeared in an of Criminal Minds in 2006, playing the supporting role of Tracey in "The Boogeyman".
By the end of 2006, Fanning began to book lead roles. The first of these was the one of Emma Learner in Reservation Road—the grieving daughter of Grace and Ethan Learner. The film deals with the aftermath of a tragic car accident in which Emma's brother is killed. In early 2007, Fanning reunited with her Babel co-stars, Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, in a small part in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as the younger version of Blanchett's character. Mid-year 2007, Fanning filmed the title role Phoebe of Phoebe in Wonderland. Phoebe in Wonderland also starred Felicity Huffman and was released in March 2009. From July through October 2007, Fanning appeared in The Nutcracker in 3D, playing Mary. The movie was filmed in Budapest, Hungary and was released late 2010. In March 2008, Fanning and her sister Dakota were scheduled to star in My Sister's Keeper, but the opportunity fell through when Dakota learned she would have to shave her head. The sisters were immediately replaced by Abigail Breslin and Sofia Vassilieva.
Variety reported in April 2009 that Fanning would be starring in Academy Award-winning screenwriter Sofia Coppola's 2010 film, Somewhere. The plot centers around a "bad-boy" actor who is forced to re-evaluate his life when his daughter, played by Fanning, arrives unexpectedly.Sofia Coppola books Marmont film – Entertainment News, Variety The film was released during the 2010 awards season. At its first film festival, the 67th Venice Film Festival, it took out the Golden Lion. In late 2010, Fanning began working on Francis Ford Coppola's 2011 film Twixt, which Coppola based on a dream. She plays the role of a young ghost named "V". In 2011, Fanning starred in J. J. Abrams' sci-fi-drama film Super 8 as Alice Dainard. The film was released on June 10, 2011, and centers around a group of kids who are forced to deal with strange happenings in their small town.
In December 2011, Fanning appeared in Cameron Crowe's We Bought a Zoo. She played Lily, a thirteen-year-old who is working at the zoo's restaurant and lives on the property with her only parental figure, Kelly (Scarlett Johansson). In September 2012, Fanning starred as Ginger along with Alice Englert who played Rosa in the drama film Ginger & Rosa that took place during 1962 in London. The film was directed by Sally Potter and was released on October 19, 2012. Fanning has received widespread acclaim for her performance, with A. O. Scott of The New York Times writing that she "shows a nearly Streepian mixture of poise, intensity, and technical precision. It is frightening how good she is and hard to imagine anything she could not do." Ty Burr, film critic for The Boston Globe, praised her "luminous naturalism that seems the opposite of performance" and felt that "Fanning easily convinces you of Ginger’s emotional reality."
Fanning also starred alongside Angelina Jolie in the 2014 Walt Disney film, Maleficent, directed by Robert Stromberg. Jolie played Maleficent, while Fanning played Princess Aurora, the Sleeping Beauty.
In 2015, Fanning co-starred in Jay Roach's Trumbo as Dalton Trumbo's (Bryan Cranston) daughter Nikola.
In 2016, she appeared as Jesse in the psychological thriller The Neon Demon, directed by Nicholas Winding Refn. The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2016. It was released on June 24, 2016, and did poorly at the box office. That same year, she appeared in Mike Mills's 20th Century Women, opposite Greta Gerwig and Annette Benning. The film had its world premiere at the New York Film Festival on October 8, 2016, and began a limited release on December 25, 2016. She then co-starred in Ben Affleck's Prohibition-era drama Live by Night, which was also released on December 25, 2016.
In 2017, Fanning will appear in Shawn Christensen's feature-length drama, Sidney Hall. The film is set to premiere on January 25, 2017, at the Sundance Film Festival.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2001	I Am Sam 	Younger Lucy Diamond Dawson	
2003	Daddy Day Care 	Jamie 	
2004	The Door in the Floor 	Ruth Cole 	
2005	My Neighbor Totoro 	Mei Kusakabe (voice) 	English dub
2005	P.N.O.K. 	Rebecca Bullard 	Short film
2005	Because of Winn-Dixie 	Sweetie Pie Thomas 	
2006	Déjà Vu 	Abbey 	
2006	Babel 	Debbie Jones 	
2006	I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With 	Penelope 	
2007	The Nines 	Noelle 	
2007	Reservation Road 	Emma Learner 	
2007	Day 73 with Sarah 	Sarah 	Short film
2008	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	Daisy Fuller (Age 7) 	
2008	Phoebe in Wonderland 	Phoebe Lichten 	
2009	Astro Boy 	Grace 	Voice
2010	The Nutcracker in 3D 	Mary 	
2010	Somewhere 	Cleo 	
2011	Super 8 	Alice Dainard 	
2011	The Curve of Forgotten Things 	Girl 	Short film
2011	Twixt 	V 	
2011	We Bought a Zoo 	Lily Miska 	
2012	Ginger & Rosa 	Ginger 	
2012	Leaning Toward Solace 	Sara 	Short film
2014	Low Down 	Amy-Jo Albany 	
2014	Young Ones 	Mary Holms 	
2014	Maleficent 	Princess Aurora 	
2014	The Boxtrolls 	Winnie 	Voice
2015	Trumbo 	Nikola Trumbo 	
2015	About Ray 	Ray 	
2016	The Neon Demon 	Jesse 	
2016	20th Century Women 	Julie 	
2016	Ballerina 	Félicie Milliner 	Voice
2016	Live by Night 	Loretta Figgis 	
2017	Sidney Hall 	Melody 	
2017	How to Talk to Girls at Parties 	Zan 	In post-production
2017	A Storm in the Stars 	Mary Shelley 	In post-production
2017	The Beguiled 	Carol 	In post-production
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2002 	Taken 	Allie Keys – Age 3	Episode: "Charlie and Lisa"
2003 	Judging Amy 	Rochelle Cobbs 	Episode: "Maxine Interrupted"
2003 	CSI: Miami 	Molly Walker 	Episode: "Death Grip"
2004 	CSI: NY 	Jenny Como 	Episode: "Officer Blue"
2006 	House M.D. 	Stella Dalton 	Episode: "Need to Know"
2006 	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Eden 	Episode: "Cage"
2006 	The Lost Room 	Anna Miller 	3 episodes
2006–2007	Criminal Minds 	Tracy Belle 	2 episodes
2007 	Dirty Sexy Money 	Kiki George 	Episode: "Pilot"
2014 	HitRecord on TV 	Daughter 	Episode: "RE: The Number One"
===Roles in Idea Wiki===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2014	The Paper Bag Princess (2014 Film) 	Princess Elizabeth (voice)	
2017	PBP 2 : Paper Bag Princesses (2017 Film)	Princess Elizabeth (voice)	
==Awards and nominations==
Year	Title 	Award 	Category 	Result
2004	Daddy Day Care 	Young Artist Award 	Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film 	
2007	The Lost Room 	Young Artist Award 	Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special (Comedy or Drama): Supporting Young Actress	
2007	Babel 	Young Artist Award 	Best Performance in a Feature Film: Young Actress Age Ten or Younger 	
2011	Somewhere 	Broadcast Film Critics Association Award	Best Young Actor/Actress 	
2011	Somewhere 	Young Hollywood Award 	Actress of the Year Award 	
2011	Somewhere 	International Cinephile Society Awards 	Best Supporting Actress 	
2011	The Nutcracker in 3D	Young Artist Award 	Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress 	
2011	Super 8 	Hollywood Film Festival 	Spotlight Award 	
2011	Super 8 	Satellite Award 	Best Actress in a Supporting Role 	
2011	Super 8 	Scream Award 	Breakout Performance: Female 	
2011	Super 8 	Teen Choice Award 	Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy 	
2011	Super 8 	Teen Choice Award 	Choice Movie Chemistry 	
2011	Super 8 	Phoenix Film Critics Society 	Best Ensemble Acting 	
2011	Super 8 	Phoenix Film Critics Society 	Breakthrough Performance on Camera 	
2011	Super 8 	Phoenix Film Critics Society 	Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role: Female 	
2012	Super 8 	Broadcast Film Critics Association Award	Best Young Actress 	
2012	Super 8 	Young Artist Award 	Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress 	
2012	Super 8 	Young Artist Award 	Best Performance in a Feature Film — Young Ensemble Cast 	
2012	Super 8 	MTV Movie Award 	Best Breakthrough Performance 	
2012	Ginger & Rosa 	British Independent Film Award 	Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film 	
2013	Ginger & Rosa 	Broadcast Film Critics Association Award	Best Young Actress 	
2014	Maleficent 	Teen Choice Award 	Choice Movie Actress: Action 	
2015	Maleficent 	Saturn Award 	Best Performance by a Younger Actor 	
2015	Maleficent 	Kids' Choice Award 	Favorite Movie Actress 	
2016	Trumbo 	Critics' Choice Movie Award 	Best Acting Ensemble 	
2016	Trumbo 	Screen Actors Guild Award 	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 	
2016	20th Century Women 	Critics' Choice Movie Award 	Best Acting Ensemble 	
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