Dakota Fanning Siblings: Who is Elle Fanning?

Elle Fanning is an American actress who made her film debut as the younger version of her sister Dakota Fanning’s character in the drama film I Am Sam.

Mary Elle Fanning was born on April 9, 1998, in Conyers, Georgia, United States of America. Elle Fanning is 25 years old as of 2023. In 2022 she starred as Michelle Carter in the Hulu limited series The Girl from Plainville.

As a child actress, Elle Fanning appeared in several films, including Babel (2006), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Phoebe in Wonderland (both 2008). In 2019, aged 21, she became the youngest person to serve as a jury member at the Cannes Film Festival.

Elle Fanning plays Empress Catherine II in the Hulu series The Great (2020–present), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series nomination as well as two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy nominations and three Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.

Elle Fanning has had roles in films such as Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon (2016), Mike Mills’ 20th Century Women (2016), Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled (2017), John Cameron Mitchell’s How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017), Woody Allen’s A Rainy Day in New York (2019), and Sally Potter’s The Roads Not Taken (2020).