Mary Elle Fanning is an American actress. She made her film debut as the younger version of her sister Dakota Fanning's character in the drama film I Am Sam. As a child actress, she appeared in several films, including Babel, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Phoebe in Wonderland. In 2010 she starred in Sofia Coppola's Somewhere earning her a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer nomination. In 2011 she received attention for her starring role in J. J. Abrams' science-fiction film Super 8, earning a Spotlight Award at the Hollywood Film Festival. She subsequently had leading roles in the comedy-drama film We Bought a Zoo, the drama film Ginger & Rosa, and as Princess Aurora in the fantasy films Maleficent and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. She currently filmed the sixth Predator film Predator: Badlands.
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Cast Credits
Live with Kelly & Mark (2023)
Guest starring as Elle Fanning
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x63: Elle Fanning, Eric Stonestreet (Dec 4, 2023)
- Episode 1x16: I Love Mom Week (May 8, 2023)
The Girl from Plainville (2022)
Starring as Michelle Carter
(8 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Blank Spaces (May 3, 2022)
- Episode 1x07: Teenage Dirtbag (Apr 26, 2022)
- Episode 1x06: Talking Is Healing (Apr 19, 2022)
- Episode 1x05: Mirrorball (Apr 12, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: Can't Fight This Feeling (Apr 5, 2022)
- Episode 1x03: Never Have I Ever (Mar 29, 2022)
- Episode 1x02: Turtle (Mar 29, 2022)
- Episode 1x01: Star-Crossed Lovers and Things Like That (Mar 29, 2022)
The Great (2020)
Starring as Catherine the Great
(30 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: Once Upon a Time (May 12, 2023)
- Episode 3x09: Destiny (May 12, 2023)
- Episode 3x08: Peter and the Wolf (May 12, 2023)
- Episode 3x07: Fun (May 12, 2023)
- Episode 3x06: Ice (May 12, 2023)
- Episode 3x05: Sweden (May 12, 2023)
- Episode 3x04: Stag (May 12, 2023)
- Episode 3x03: You the People (May 12, 2023)
- Episode 3x02: Choose Your Weapon (May 12, 2023)
- Episode 3x01: The Bullet or The Bear (May 12, 2023)
- Episode 2x10: Wedding (Nov 19, 2021)
- Episode 2x09: Walnut Season (Nov 19, 2021)
- Episode 2x08: Seven Days (Nov 19, 2021)
- Episode 2x07: Stapler (Nov 19, 2021)
- Episode 2x06: A Simple Jape (Nov 19, 2021)
- Episode 2x05: Animal Instincts (Nov 19, 2021)
- Episode 2x04: The Devil's Lunch (Nov 19, 2021)
- Episode 2x03: Alone At Last (Nov 19, 2021)
- Episode 2x02: Dickhead (Nov 19, 2021)
- Episode 2x01: Heads It's Me (Nov 19, 2021)
- Episode 1x10: The Beaver's Nose (May 15, 2020)
- Episode 1x09: Love Hurts (May 15, 2020)
- Episode 1x08: Meatballs at the Dacha (May 15, 2020)
- Episode 1x07: A Pox on Hope (May 15, 2020)
- Episode 1x06: Parachute (May 15, 2020)
- Episode 1x05: War and Vomit (May 15, 2020)
- Episode 1x04: Moscow Mule (May 15, 2020)
- Episode 1x03: And You Sir, Are No Peter the Great (May 15, 2020)
- Episode 1x02: The Beard (May 15, 2020)
- Episode 1x01: The Great (May 15, 2020)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Elle Fanning
- Episode 6x57: Elle Fanning, Clay Aiken, Muni Long (Dec 16, 2024)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Elle Fanning
- Episode 2022-03-30: Elle Fanning, Ben Schwartz (Mar 30, 2022)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Guest starring as Elle Fanning
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2021-02-09: Elle Fanning, Sabrina Carpenter, Rob Gronkowski (Feb 9, 2021)
- Episode 2020-03-10: Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Niall Horan (Mar 10, 2020)
- Episode 2019-04-16: Rob Lowe, Elle Fanning, Blood Orange (Apr 16, 2019)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)
Guest starring as Elle Fanning
- Episode 18x01: Emily Blunt & Brian Cox, Taron Egerton & Rachel Weisz: Elle Fanning & Jenna Ortega (Jun 15, 2023)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Elle Fanning
- Episode 2018-09-10: Emma Thompson, Elle Fanning, Lykke Li feat. Aminé (Sep 10, 2018)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Elle Fanning
(8 episodes)
- Episode 2024-12-12: Lisa Kudrow, Elle Fanning, Jack Huston, Kamasi Washington (Dec 12, 2024)
- Episode 2023-12-11: Mark Wahlberg, Elle Fanning, Carin León (Dec 11, 2023)
- Episode 2022-01-06: Kenan Thompson, Elle Fanning, Terrace Martin ft. Arin Ray & Smino (Jan 6, 2022)
- Episode 2020-05-12: At Home Edition: Ethan Hawke, Elle Fanning, Maroon 5 (May 12, 2020)
- Episode 2019-04-04: Kit Harington, Elle Fanning, Khalid (Apr 4, 2019)
- Episode 2016-12-14: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Elle Fanning, Childish Gambino. (Dec 14, 2016)
- Episode 2016-06-22: Gordon Ramsay, Elle Fanning, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Jun 22, 2016)
- Episode 2015-09-01: Liev Schreiber, Elle Fanning, Vince Staples (Sep 1, 2015)
Hit Record on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt (2014)
Guest starring as Daughter
- Episode 1x01: The Number One (Jan 18, 2014)
The Rosie Show (2011)
Guest starring as Elle Fanning
- Episode 1x34: Elle Fanning, Colin Ford, Hunter Parrish, the cast of Godspell (Dec 8, 2011)
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (2011)
Guest starring as Elle Fanning
- Episode 11x01: The Penn & Teller 50th Anniversary Special (Jan 24, 2025)
Conan (2010)
Guest starring as Elle Fanning
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2017-06-20: Elle Fanning, Ally Maki, James Acaster (Jun 20, 2017)
- Episode 2017-01-12: Mark Wahlberg, Elle Fanning, Judah & the Lion (Jan 12, 2017)
Live from E! (2007)
Guest starring as Elle Fanning
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2025-01-05: The E! Golden Globes Awards 2025 (Jan 5, 2025)
- Episode 2025 Special: E! Countdown to the Red Carpet: The 2025 Academy Awards (The Oscars) (Mar 2, 2025)
The Lost Room (2006)
Starring as Anna Miller
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: Part 3: The Eye and the Prime Object (Dec 13, 2006)
- Episode 1x01: Part 1: The Key and the Clock (Dec 11, 2006)
Criminal Minds (2005)
Guest starring as Tracy Belle
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x23: No Way Out, Part II: The Evolution of Frank (May 16, 2007)
- Episode 2x06: The Boogeyman (Oct 25, 2006)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Elle Fanning
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2021-11-15: Halle Berry, Elle Fanning, Little Simz (Nov 15, 2021)
- Episode 2020-03-04: Elle Fanning, Dave Burd, Local Natives (Mar 4, 2020)
- Episode 2017-06-19: Elle Fanning, Paul W. Downs, Playboi Carti (Jun 19, 2017)
Judging Amy (1999)
Guest starring as Rochelle Cobbs
- Episode 4x15: Maxine, Interrupted (Feb 11, 2003)
Screen Actors Guild Awards (1995)
Guest starring as Elle Fanning
- Episode 2025-02-23: The 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (Feb 23, 2025)
Good Morning America (1975)
Guest starring as Elle Fanning
- Episode 2024-12-13: Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Aloe Blacc (Dec 13, 2024)
Tony Awards (1957)
Guest starring as Elle Fanning
- Episode 2024-06-16: The 77th Annual Tony Awards (Jun 16, 2024)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Elle Fanning
- Episode 2025-03-02: The 97th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 2, 2025)
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
Guest starring as Elle Fanning
- Episode 2021-02-28: The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2021 (Feb 28, 2021)