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My Take
Elle Fanning is the rare child actor whose adult work makes the early roles feel like a footnote. She debuted at three playing her sister's younger self, and instead of being trapped by that origin she grew into one of the most flexible performers of her generation: ethereal in fantasy, razor-sharp in comedy, unsettling when a role demands it. Her Emmy and Academy Award nominations only confirm what the performances already showed, an instinct for directors and material that most actors twice her age lack. I find her career choices far more interesting than her fame, which is exactly how it should be.
Overview
Mary Elle Fanning (born April 9, 1998) is an American actress. Her accolades include nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four Golden Globe Awards. Fanning made her film debut at the age of three, as the younger version of her sister Dakota Fanning's character in I Am Sam (2001).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Elle Fanning
- Name (Japanese)
- エル・ファニング
- Reading
- える・ふぁにんぐ
- Born
- April 9, 1998 (age 28)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Tiger
- Origin
- Conyers, Georgia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / screenwriter / television actor / model / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.