Elle Fanning

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Elle Fanning is a young American actress

Apr 9, 1998

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Personal Details

  • Birthday: April 9, 1998
  • Nationality: Georgian
  • Famous: Georgian Women, Film & Theater Personalities, Actresses
  • Known as: Mary Elle Fanning
  • Birth Place: Conyers, Georgia, United States
  • Height: 175cm
  • Gender: Female

Elle Fanning born at

Conyers, Georgia, United States

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Birth Place

Elle Fanning is currently known to be single. She was previously in relationships with Zalman Band and Dylan Beck.

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Personal Life

Mary Elle Fanning was born on 9th April 1998 in Conyers, Georgia, in the United States. Her mother Heather Joy was a professional tennis player while her father Steven J Fanning was a baseball player, who later became an electronics salesman.

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Childhood & Early Life

Elle Fanning’s acting career began before she was even three years of age. She appeared in the mini-series ‘Taken’ which was produced by the renowned American director and producer, Steven Spielberg. Fanning appeared as the younger version of her sister’s character Rachel Allison.

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Career

She made her first appearance on the big screen in the 2001 American drama film ‘I am Sam’. The film, which was directed by Jessie Nelson, starred Fanning as the younger version of her sister’s character Lucy Diamond Dawson. The film was a commercial success and also received an Oscar nomination.

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Career

Slowly her popularity grew and she appeared in several other movies over the next few years. Some of them are ‘Daddy Day Care’, (2003) ‘Déjà Vu (2006), ‘I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With’ (2006), ‘Reservation Road’ (2007), and ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ (2008).

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She also appeared in episodes of TV shows, such as ‘CSI: Miami’ (2003), ‘CSI: NY (2004), ‘Law and Order: Special Victims Unit’ (2006), and ‘The Lost Room’ (2006).

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In 2008, she became known for her role in the film ‘Phoebe in Wonderland’. Directed by Daniel Barnz, the film starred Fanning in the lead role. It was screened at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, after which it received a limited theatrical release.

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’Phoebe in Wonderland’ was the first film in Elle Fanning’s career where she appeared in a lead role. The film was directed by Daniel Barnz and other actors in the film included Felicity Huffman, Patricia Clarkson, and Bill Pullman. The film revolved around the life of a nine-year-old girl who suffers from Tourette syndrome.

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Major Works

Fanning played a significant role in ‘Super 8’, an American sci-fi thriller, which was directed by JJ Abrams. The story revolved around a group of teenagers who were filming a movie when a train derails and sends some kind of a dangerous presence to their town. The film was a commercial success, and received numerous awards. It was also well-received by critics.

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Ginger and Rosa’, an American drama film released in 2012, is another one of Fanning’s important works. Directed by Sally Potter, the film starred Fanning in the lead role, along with actors Alessandro Nivola, Christina Hendricks, Timothy Spall, Oliver Platt and Jodhi May. It received mostly positive reviews from critics.

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’Maleficent,’ a 2014 American dark fantasy film, which was directed by Robert Stromberg, starred Fanning in a significant role, along with actors Angelina Jolie, Sharlto Copley, Sam Riley and Imelda Staunton. The film was a huge commercial success and also received an Oscar nomination.

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The Beguiled,’ a 2017 American drama, is one of Fanning’s latest works. The film was directed by Sofia Coppola, and along with Fanning it starred actors Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, and Kirsten Dunst. The film turned out to be a success commercially. It also received mostly favorable reviews from critics.

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