Fanning at the Berlinale  in 2020  
Elle Fanning   is an American actress known for her roles on stage and screen. She started her career as a child actor  in 2001 before transitioning to mature leading roles. She has acted across genres ranging from Hollywood blockbusters  to Independent dramas . 
Fanning made her film debut in the child custody drama I Am Sam   (2001), before taking roles in the family comedy Daddy Day Care   (2003), the family comedy-drama Because of Winn-Dixie   (2005), the psychological drama Babel   (2006), and the fantasy romance drama The Curious Case of Benjamin Button   (2008). She was able to transition into leading roles acting in the Sofia Coppola  drama Somewhere   (2010), the J.J. Abrams  science-fiction thriller Super 8   (2011) and the Sally Potter  the coming-of-age drama Ginger & Rosa   (2012). She then gained a wider audience portraying Princess Aurora  in the Walt Disney Studio  fantasy film Maleficent   (2014) and it's sequel Maleficent: Mistress of Evil   (2019).
She has focused her career on independent films such as the historical drama Trumbo   (2015), the psychological horror film The Neon Demon   (2016), the coming-of-age dramedy 20th Century Women   (2016), the science-fiction romance How to Talk to Girls at Parties   (2017), the Southern Gothic  thriller The Beguiled   (2017), the gangster drama Live by Night   (2019), the musical drama Teen Spirit   (2018), the romantic comedy A Rainy Day in New York   (2019), and the teen romance All the Bright Places   (2020), the later of which she also served as a producer. She portrayed Mary Shelley  in the period drama Mary Shelley   (2017), and Sylvie Russo  in the Bob Dylan  biopic A Complete Unknown   (2024).
On television, she portrayed Catherine the Great  in the FX on Hulu  satirical period dramedy  The Great   (2020–2023) and Michelle Carter  in the Hulu  crime miniseries The Girl from Plainville   (2022). She also acted in the supernatural miniseries The Lost Room   (2006). On stage, she made her Broadway  playing a hippie  in the Branden Jacobs-Jenkins  family drama play Appropriate   (2023) and portrayed the character Tomorrow in the video-game Death Stranding 2: On the Beach   (2025).
 
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Notes 
^   The film was released in the United States under the title Leap . 
 
  
References 
^   "P.N.O.K."  Rotten Tomatoes . Archived  from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved March 5,  2015 . 
 
^   Jason Buchanan (2014). "Day 73 With Sarah (2007)" . Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times  . Archived from the original  on October 19, 2014. Retrieved March 5,  2015 .  
 
^   Carr, Melissa (February 4, 2011). "Elle Fanning Stars in Rodarte's Short Film" . The Hollywood Reporter  . Archived  from the original on March 24, 2011. Retrieved March 5,  2015 .  
 
^   Potter, Sally. "Ginger & Rosa" . Sally Potter. Archived from the original  on January 16, 2013. Retrieved August 22,  2012 .  
 
^   "the valtari mystery film experiment" . sigur-ros.co.uk. Archived  from the original on December 11, 2012. Retrieved December 8,  2012 . 
 
^   Prinzivalli, Fallon. "Angelina Jolie's 'Maleficent' To Hit Theaters In 2014" . MTV. Archived from the original  on June 21, 2012. Retrieved August 23,  2012 .  
 
^   Busch, Anita (December 23, 2016). "TWC Takes 'Leap!' With Elle Fanning Animated Picture" . Deadline Hollywood  . Archived  from the original on December 24, 2016. Retrieved December 23,  2016 .  
 
^   Grobar, Matt (May 15, 2023). "Elle Fanning Joins Timothée Chalamet In Searchlight Pictures' A Complete Unknown " . Deadline Hollywood  . Archived  from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 15,  2023 .  
 
^   Wiseman, Andreas (August 15, 2024). "Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas & Elle Fanning Join Renate Reinsve In Joachim Trier & Neon's 'Sentimental Value'; Filming Underway With Nordisk Film & BBC Film Among New Backers" . Deadline . Retrieved September 11,  2024 .  
 
^   Kroll, Justin (June 3, 2024). " 'Badlands': Elle Fanning Eyed To Star In New Standalone 'Predator' Pic From 20th Century And Dan Trachtenberg" . Deadline Hollywood  . Archived  from the original on June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 3,  2024 .  
 
^   Hamman, Cody (August 27, 2024). "Predator: Badlands details revealed by casting call" . JoBlo.com  . Archived  from the original on August 27, 2024. Retrieved August 27,  2024 .  
 
^   Otterson, Joe (February 11, 2019). "Hulu Orders Revenge Drama 'Reprisal,' Elle Fanning-Led 'The Great' to Series" . Variety . Archived  from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved April 21,  2019 .  
 
^   "Elle Fanning Making Broadway Debut in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' 'Appropriate' " . Variety  . October 20, 2023. Archived  from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 9,  2023 . 
 
^   "Youtube" . YouTube  . November 15, 2016. Archived  from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6,  2023 . 
 
^   "Grouplove premiere 'Good Morning' video featuring Elle Fanning" . Entertainment Weekly  . November 15, 2016. Archived  from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved November 6,  2023 . 
 
^   Romano, Sal (October 7, 2022). "Elle Fanning to appear in next game by Kojima Productions" . Gematsu . Archived  from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 7,  2022 .  
 
^   McWhertor, Michael (January 31, 2024). "Death Stranding 2: On the Beach? Hell yes, they're really calling it that" . Polygon . Retrieved February 1,  2024 .  
 
^   Tassi, Paul (September 29, 2024). "Death Stranding 2's Photo Mode Must Be Seen To Be Believed" . Forbes . Retrieved September 29,  2024 .