The actress Mary elle fanning was born on April 9, 1998 in Conyers (Georigia), in the United States. She is the daughter of the former tennis player Joy arrington and former baseball player, current electronics salesman, and occasional actor Steven Fanning. Elle She is the younger sister of the actress Dakota Fanning. Of German and Irish descent, Elle She was educated at home by her grandmother and only in 2007 began attending a private school.
Her first steps in acting were playing the younger version of her older sister’s characters, Dakota both in the mini-series of Steven Spielberg, “Taken“as in the feature film“My name is Sam”. In 2002, at the age of four, Elle she got her first role independently of her sister, in the comedy “Kangaroo dad“.
His career continued with titles such as “A difficult woman“(2004),”My best friend“(2005), or”I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With“(2006). That same year she played the daughter of the character of Cate blanchett in the award-winning film Oscar “Babel“; and he also had a role alongside Denzel Washington in “Deja vu“.
Shortly after the little Elle began to obtain more important roles, the first of them being that of Emma, the daughter of the characters of Joaquin phoenix Y Jennifer connelly in “Reservation Road“He then played the main role of the film.”Phoebe in Wonderland“, and shortly after he returned to work with Cate blanchett, playing a younger version of the actress’s character in “The curious case of Benjamin Button“(2008), whose cast headed Brad Pitt. Elle He also lent his voice for the character of Grace in the animated movie “Astro Boy (Astroboy)“, 2008.
His latest works for this medium can be seen in “The Nutcracker in 3D“(2010), from Andrey Konchalovskiy, film set in the city of Vienna in the 1920s and in which Elle plays Mary, protagonist of the story; He also starred alongside Stephen dorff, “Somewhere – In a corner of the heart“(2010), under the direction of Sofia coppola, interpretation for which he won the Young Hollywood Awards to Actress of the Year. He also headed the cast of the sci-fi thriller produced by Steven Spielberg, “Super 8“(2011).
Among his next feature films, not yet released, Fanning has worked on the last movie of Francis Ford Coppola, “Twixt“(2011), a thriller where he plays the role of a ghost named V. It has also been directed by Cameron crowe, in the dramatic comedy “We Bought a Zoo“, where he supports the actors Matt Damon Y Scarlett Johansson. The list is completed with “Frankenweenie“(2012), last production of the director Tim Burton, Y “Vivaldi“(2011), biographical drama about the great composer and in which Elle plays the leading role of Cristina.
Despite focusing his career mainly on film, since his first performance in the miniseries “Taken“, Elle She has also been a guest artist on numerous television series such as “Judging Amy“,”CSI: New York“,”Dr. House“,”Law & Order: Special Victims Unit“,”The Lost Room, “Criminal Minds“or”Dirty Sexy Money“, among other.
In her spare time, the young actress enjoys drawing and riding; is passionate about vintage garments, especially from the 1950s, being Marilyn monroe It is his icon of the time.