Biography
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 Lost Room (2006). She then had leading roles in Sofia Coppola's drama Somewhere (2010) and J. J. Abram...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
2026
as Effie Trinket
Return to the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games for the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter...
Predator: Badlands
2025
as Thia
Cast out from its clan, an alien hunter and an unlikely ally embark on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.
Sentimental Value
2025
as Rachel Kemp
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in w...
On the Red Carpet Presents: "A Complete Unknown"
2025
as Self
A behind the scenes look at the making of "A Complete Unknown" featuring interviews with the cast and filmmakers.
A Complete Unknown
2024
as Sylvie Russo
New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives...
Penn & Teller: Try This at Home
2020
as Self
A special for these unique times. Filmed entirely at the homes of Penn & Teller and their friends around the world, Penn & Teller: Try This at Home sh...
The Roads Not Taken
2020
as Molly
The film follows 24 hours in the life of father and daughter Leo and Molly, as they weave their way around New York City, until their ordinary but str...
All the Bright Places
2020
as Violet
Two teens facing personal struggles form a powerful bond as they embark on a cathartic journey chronicling the wonders of Indiana.
All the Bright Places
2020
Producer
Two teens facing personal struggles form a powerful bond as they embark on a cathartic journey chronicling the wonders of Indiana.
That Click
2019
as Self
A man at the cutting edge of fashion, photojournalism and portraiture, photographer to the stars Douglas Kirkland has portrayed over sixty years of po...
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019
as Princess Aurora
Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending...
A Rainy Day in New York
2019
as Ashleigh Enright
Two young people arrive in New York to spend a weekend, but once they arrive they're met with bad weather and a series of adventures.
Camp! The Movie
2019
as Self
At the Met Gala 2019, Lady Gaga, Cardi B, Kim Kardashian West, Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Celine Dion, Gigi Hadid, Bella Hadid, Harry Styles, Bette...
Teen Spirit
2019
as Violet Valenski
A shy teenager living on the Isle of Wight dreams of pop stardom. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a singing competition that will test...
Galveston
2018
as Rocky
After a violent encounter, Roy finds Rocky and sees something in her eyes that prompts a fateful decision. He takes her with him as he flees to Galves...
I Think We're Alone Now
2018
as Grace
After a catastrophe destroys most of humanity, recluse Del lives in his small, empty town, content with the utopia he has methodically created for him...
Always at The Carlyle
2018
as Self (archive footage)
The iconic Carlyle hotel has been an international destination for a particular jet set as well as a favorite haunt of the most discernible New Yorker...
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018
as Melody
Over the course of 12 years, and three stages of life, Sidney Hall falls in love, writes the book of a generation and then disappears without a trace.
How to Talk to Girls at Parties
2017
as Zan
In 1970s London, a teenage outsider named Enn falls in love with a rebellious alien girl named Zan, who has come to Earth for a party. Together, they ...
Mary Shelley
2017
as Mary Shelley
The love affair between poet Percy Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin resulted in the creation of an immortal novel, “Frankenstein; or, The Modern...
The Beguiled
2017
as Alicia
During the Civil War, at a Southern girls’ boarding school, young women take in an injured enemy soldier. As they provide refuge and tend to his wound...
20th Century Women
2016
as Julie
In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment ...
Live by Night
2016
as Loretta Figgis
A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.
Ballerina
2016
as Félicie Milliner (voice)
In 1879 Paris, a young orphan dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees her rural Brittany for Paris, where she passes for someone else and accedes to ...
3 Generations
2016
as Ray
A teenager transitions from female to male, and his family must come to terms with that fact.
The Neon Demon
2016
as Jesse
When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necess...
Trumbo
2015
as Nikola Trumbo
The career of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is halted by a witch hunt in the late 1940s when he defies the anti-communist HUAC committee and is blacklist...
The Boxtrolls
2014
as Winnie Portley-Rind (voice)
An orphaned boy raised by underground creatures called Boxtrolls comes up from the sewers and out of his box to save his family and the town from the ...
Young Ones
2014
as Mary Holm
In a future where water is scarce, a farmer defends his land and hopes to rejuvenate his parched soil. However, his daughter's boyfriend schemes to st...
Maleficent
2014
as Princess Aurora
A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army th...
Low Down
2014
as Amy Albany
The daughter of jazz pianist Joe Albany witnesses her beloved father's struggle -- and failure -- to kick his heroin habit.
First Stars I See Tonight
2014
as Girl
A girl with vision defects tells about the first time she saw stars, thanks to night vision goggles bought by her father.
Twixt: A Documentary
2013
as Self
The making of Francis Ford Coppola's "Twixt," directed by his granddaughter Gia.
Likeness
2013
as Mia
For Mia, beauty is everything. A trophy, a promise, a ball and chain, a wish upon a star. A life sentence.
Sigur Rós: Valtari Film Experiment
2013
as Sara (Leaning Towards Solace)
Sigur Rós have given a dozen film makers the same modest budget and asked them to create whatever comes into their head when they listen to songs from...
Wide-Awake
2012
as The Rainmaker
Ingénues, icons, action heroes, divas and the world's next great comedy star: 13 actresses who gave the dreamiest performances of 2012.
Ginger & Rosa
2012
as Ginger
A look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa -- growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and th...
We Bought a Zoo
2011
as Lily Miska
Benjamin has lost his wife and, in a bid to start his life over, purchases a large house that has a zoo – welcome news for his daughter, but his son i...
Twixt
2011
as V.
A struggling horror writer visiting a small town on a book tour gets caught up in a murder mystery involving a young girl. That night in a dream, he i...
Super 8
2011
as Alice Dainard
In 1979 Ohio, several youngsters are making a zombie movie with a Super-8 camera. In the midst of filming, the friends witness a horrifying train dera...
Making Somewhere
2011
as Self
Like the movie, this behind the scenes takes a more artistic turn. It lingers on and around filmmakers as the discuss the movie.
The Curve of Forgotten Things
2011
as Girl
A magical girl, who exists outside of space and time, inhabits an odd, timeless landscape that is both old and modern, and spends her days playing and...
The Nutcracker
2010
as Mary
In 1920s Vienna, a young girl receives a magical doll on Christmas Eve.
Somewhere
2010
as Cleo
After withdrawing to the Chateau Marmont, a passionless Hollywood actor reexamines his life when his eleven-year-old daughter surprises him with a vis...
Astro Boy
2009
as Grace (voice)
Set in the futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy (Atom) is a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he...
First the Egg
2009
Which came first? The chicken or the egg? A book about transformations...from egg to chicken, seed to flower, and caterpillar to butterfly. An entirel...
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008
as Daisy Age 7
Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years...
Phoebe in Wonderland
2008
as Phoebe Lichten
The fantastical tale of a little girl who won't - or can't - follow the rules. Confounded by her clashes with the rule-obsessed world around her, Phoe...
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
2007
as Self
The making of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Babel is chronicled through an observational approach that captures the creative and logistical challenges...
Reservation Road
2007
as Emma Learner
Two fathers' lives intersect when one of them is involved in a terrible and sudden hit-and-run car accident that leaves the other's son dead. In respo...
A Very Brave Witch
2007
One Halloween, a little witch decides she'd finally like to see what this special night is about. As soon as she makes a new friend, she discusses how...
Day 73 with Sarah
2007
as Sarah
Day 73 With Sarah tells the story of a little girl, who with the help of her dead father hatches a plan to save herself and her mother from her abusiv...
The Nines
2007
as Noelle
A troubled actor, a television show runner, and an acclaimed videogame designer find their lives intertwining in mysterious and unsettling ways.
Déjà Vu
2006
as Abbey
Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the sce...
Babel
2006
as Debbie Jones
Tragedy strikes a married couple vacationing in the Moroccan desert, which jumpstarts an interlocking story involving four different families.
I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With
2006
as Penelope
Life has its downs for James, living with his mom in Chicago at 39, an aging performer at Second City, eating and weighing too much. A woman he's been...
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005
as Sweety Pie Thomas
A girl, abandoned by her mother when she was three, moves to a small town in Florida with her father. There, she adopts an orphaned dog she names Winn...
P.N.O.K.
2005
as Rebecca Bullard
Chronicles a day in the life of 2 soldiers on Casualty Notification Duty as they bear the grim news of 3 soldiers killed in Iraq to 3 families back ho...
The Door in the Floor
2004
as Ruth Cole
The lives of Ted and Marion Cole are thrown into disarray when their two adolescent sons die in a car wreck. Marion withdraws from Ted and Ruth, the c...
Daddy Day Care
2003
as Jamie
Two men get laid off and have to become stay-at-home dads when they can't find jobs, which inspires them to open their own day-care center.
I Am Sam
2001
as Lucy (2 Years Old)
Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. ...
Chippendales
N/A
Several partners turn an idea for a male strip revue catering to ladies into a wildly successful venture and deal with the crazy consequences of it al...
Rosebush Pruning
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In the claustrophobic confines of a rural estate, a family struggles with their tangled web of hereditary diseases. Among them is Alessandro, a young ...
I Am Sybil
N/A
as Shirley Mason
Explores the gripping true story behind the best-selling book and cultural-sensation case of Sybil, one of the first mainstream cases of dissociative ...
The Nightingale
N/A
as Isabelle
The lives of two French sisters are torn apart by the onset of World War II.
The Maid of Orleans
N/A
as Rebecca Spielman
Rebecca Spielman, a young film school graduate travels to Paris to work as the assistant to the brilliant, yet tortured up-and-coming director Sammy L...
The Maid of Orleans
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Producer
Rebecca Spielman, a young film school graduate travels to Paris to work as the assistant to the brilliant, yet tortured up-and-coming director Sammy L...