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 Mary Elle Fanning was born on the 9th of April 1998 in Conyers, Georgia, USA, to Heather Joy (Arrington) and Steven J. Fanning. Her mother played professional tennis, and her father, now an electronics salesman, played minor league baseball. She is of German, Irish, English, French, and Channel Islander descent.Elle's ascent into stardom began when she was almost three years old, when she played the younger version of her sister, Dakota Fanning's, character Lucy in the drama film I Am Sam (2001). She then played younger Dakota again in Taken (2002) as Allie, age 3. But her first big independent movie without her sister was in 2003's Daddy Day Care (2003) as Jamie. She then had two guest appearances on Judging Amy (1999) and CSI: Miami (2002).Elle was becoming more successful and she got another role, in 2004's The Door in the Floor (2004) with Kim Basinger. Her career kept improving, as she had two movies in 2005, Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) and I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006).She has since starred in a number of prominent films, including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Super 8 (2011), We Bought a Zoo (2011), and Maleficent (2014).
Bio:
Mary Elle Fanning was born on the 9th of April 1998 in Conyers, Georgia, USA, to Heather Joy (Arrington) and Steven J. Fanning. Her mother played professional tennis, and her father, now an electronics salesman, played minor league baseball. She is of German, Irish, English, French, and Channel Islander descent.Elle's ascent into stardom began when she was almost three years old, when she played the younger version of her sister, Dakota Fanning's, character Lucy in the drama film I Am Sam (2001). She then played younger Dakota again in Taken (2002) as Allie, age 3. But her first big independent movie without her sister was in 2003's Daddy Day Care (2003) as Jamie. She then had two guest appearances on Judging Amy (1999) and CSI: Miami (2002).Elle was becoming more successful and she got another role, in 2004's The Door in the Floor (2004) with Kim Basinger. Her career kept improving, as she had two movies in 2005, Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) and I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (2006).She has since starred in a number of prominent films, including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Super 8 (2011), We Bought a Zoo (2011), and Maleficent (2014).
Tivia:
At ages 11-12 she had an intense growth spurt, where she grew seven inches in a year and a half.To bond before filming Somewhere (2010), Elle's onscreen father, Stephen Dorff, cheered her on at a volleyball game at her school and took her to Color Me Mine.At age 12 she grew taller than her older sister by 4 years, Dakota Fanning.Is near-sighted and uses contact lenses most of the time. But she loves collecting "nerdy" looking glasses.She was only three and a half years old when she attended her first Hollywood premiere.Her favorite actresses are Meryl Streep, Jodie Foster, Marion Cotillard, and her older sister Dakota Fanning.As a child, Elle played the role of newborn in her some of her big sister Dakota's projects.Her mom named her Mary and her dad named her Elle, so her name is Mary Elle Fanning. Like her older sister, Dakota Fanning, she uses her middle name instead of her first name.Was ranked #19 alongside her sister, Dakota Fanning, on Entertainment Weekly's "30 Under 30" the actress list (2008).She is the only actress to play a leading role in films by Francis Ford Coppola and his daughter Sofia Coppola.She had to miss her senior prom to attend the premiere of The Neon Demon (2016) at the Cannes Film Festival. Her date flew out to Cannes to recreate their prom at the red carpet.Is related to British royalty as she is the 22nd great-granddaughter of King Edward III, also making her Catherine Princess of Wales (aka Kate Middleton)'s distant cousin.Casting notes for the role of young Ruth Cole in The Door in the Floor (2004) originally called for identical twins, because producers believed the workload of the character to be too much for one little girl to take.Was home-schooled by her grandmother, Mary Jane Arrington, until 2007.She loves vintage clothes, especially clothes from the 1950's.She was initially cast to play Sophie Gray in Effie Gray (2014), which had her real life sister Dakota Fanning in the title role. But Elle had to be recast later, because she grew a few inches taller than her older sister.She and her sister have a fear of thunderstorms and lightning.Younger sister of Dakota Fanning.She likes to learn lines for her movies at night in the bathtub.She says that she likes roles which are challenging and different. She decides on her next roles with her mother, but in the end, it always comes down to Elle's opinion.She always wanted to act, but fancies singing, dancing and designing clothes.Having previously been home-schooled, Elle began attending Campbell Hall School in Los Angeles in the 4th grade, in Fall 2007. She will graduate in June 2016.She was submitted for consideration for a Primetime Emmy nomination for her guest-starring role in the episode Need to Know (2006). She was also submitted for consideration for a BAFTA nomination for her supporting role in Super 8 (2011).Age 13, Elle has been the face of Marc Jacobs and Rodarte.She takes voice lessons, which has helped her through her roles in Phoebe in Wonderland (2008) and The Nutcracker: The Untold Story (2010) (aka Nutcracker: The Untold Story). She also takes dancing lessons.She donated a signed picture to Rocky Stone to be given away as a prize in a Dakota Fanning contest to benefit less-fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign 2006.Her paternal grandmother, Katharina Kramb, was born in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Her other ancestry is Irish, English, French, Welsh, Scottish, and Jersey/Guernsey Channel Islander.When Elle had to prepare for her ice skating scenes in Somewhere (2010), she trained from 7:00 to 8:00 AM for six weeks.Her grandmother spent $US600 at an auction buying her an old cream container that used to belong to Marilyn Monroe.She is taking honors classes in Biology, Geometry and French II in her 9th grade.She also takes after-school ballet classes, as well as hip-hop dancing and jazz. She met her dance instructor while working on Phoebe in Wonderland.She attended her first Couture Runway show at the age of 13 in Paris, where she saw the Chanel Couture extravaganza.She and her sister Dakota Fanning love to watch Fear Factor (2001).One of her favorite hobbies is horse riding, and she has her own horse. Her sister, Dakota Fanning, has a horse named Goldie.In mid 2006 she had to wear glasses all the time, except at events and during filming.By age 21, she had worked with directors J. J. Abrams, Francis Ford Coppola and Sofia Coppola, Woody Allen, David Fincher, Ben Affleck, Sally Potter, Nicolas Winding Refn, Cameron Crowe, John Cameron Mitchell, Reed Morano, Mike Mills, Tony Scott, and Alejandro Gonzalez I?arritu,.Like her older sister, Dakota Fanning, Elle was a cheerleader for Campbell Hall School.She was spoofed by Avril Lavigne in a 2007 episode of Saturday Night Live (1975).She has pictures of Marilyn Monroe in her room, and she also has a picture of Regis Philbin.When her sister, Dakota Fanning, appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003), the whole family was gifted with a matching set of pajamas. Elle's pajama suit was blue and her name was written across the back.Learned the piano.To celebrate her seventh birthday, she went with her family to see Cirque du Soleil perform "Quidam" during its run in Melbourne, Australia.She played Cate Blanchett's daughter in Babel (2006) and her character as a child in The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (2008). Both films also starred Brad Pitt.Parents are Joy Fanning (aka Joy Arrington Fanning) and Steven Fanning.As of 2015, Elle has been in two films that were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture of the Year: Babel (2006) and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). Both films feature Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in the leading roles.Although she started elementary school in 2007, she has never taken part in a school play. But she hopes she can try it out when she is in middle school.Favorite tv show as a child was Strawberry Shortcake.Graduated from Campbell Hall School, a private K-12 Episcopal day school in Los Angeles, on June 13, 2016. One of her classmates was Ariel Winter.Niece of ESPN reporter Jill Arrington, and Jill's husband, Dean Panaro. Granddaughter of Mary Jane Arrington and NFL quarterback Rick Arrington.Though she plays more demure characters, she describes her own personality as "high-energy". |
| Name: |
Elle Fanning |
Type: |
Actress,Producer,Director (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Producer,Director |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Producer,Director |
| Model rank: |
63 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 02:42:39 |
| Height: |
5' 9' (1.75 m) |
| Biography: |
Mary Elle Fanning was born on the 9th of April 1998 in Conyers, Georgia, USA, to Heather Joy (Arrington) and Steven J. Fanning. Her mother played professional tennis, and her father, now an electronics salesman, played minor league baseball. She is o |
| Trivia: |
At ages 11-12 she had an intense growth spurt, where she grew seven inches in a year and a half.To bond before filming Somewhere (2010), Elle's onscreen father, Stephen Dorff, cheered her on at a volleyball game at her school and took her to Color Me Mine.At age 12 she grew taller than her older sister by 4 years, Dakota Fanning.Is near-sighted and uses contact lenses most of the time. But she loves collecting "nerdy" looking glasses.She was only three and a half years old when she attended her first Hollywood premiere.Her favorite actresses are Meryl Streep, Jodie Foster, Marion Cotillard, and her older sister Dakota Fanning.As a child, Elle played the role of newborn in her some of her big sister Dakota's projects.Her mom named her Mary and her dad named her Elle, so her name is Mary Elle Fanning. Like her older sister, Dakota Fanning, she uses her middle name instead of her first name.Was ranked #19 alongside her sister, Dakota Fanning, on Entertainment Weekly's "30 Under 30" the actress list (2008).She is the only actress to play a leading role in films by Francis Ford Coppola and his daughter Sofia Coppola.She had to miss her senior prom to attend the premiere of The Neon Demon (2016) at the Cannes Film Festival. Her date flew out to Cannes to recreate their prom at the red carpet.Is related to British royalty as she is the 22nd great-granddaughter of King Edward III, also making her Catherine Princess of Wales (aka Kate Middleton)'s distant cousin.Casting notes for the role of young Ruth Cole in The Door in the Floor (2004) originally called for identical twins, because producers believed the workload of the character to be too much for one little girl to take.Was home-schooled by her grandmother, Mary Jane Arrington, until 2007.She loves vintage clothes, especially clothes from the 1950's.She was initially cast to play Sophie Gray in Effie Gray (2014), which had her real life sister Dakota Fanning in the title role. But Elle had to be recast later, because she grew a few inches taller than her older sister.She and her sister have a fear of thunderstorms and lightning.Younger sister of Dakota Fanning.She likes to learn lines for her movies at night in the bathtub.She says that she likes roles which are challenging and different. She decides on her next roles with her mother, but in the end, it always comes down to Elle's opinion.She always wanted to act, but fancies singing, dancing and designing clothes.Having previously been home-schooled, Elle began attending Campbell Hall School in Los Angeles in the 4th grade, in Fall 2007. She will graduate in June 2016.She was submitted for consideration for a Primetime Emmy nomination for her guest-starring role in the episode Need to Know (2006). She was also submitted for consideration for a BAFTA nomination for her supporting role in Super 8 (2011).Age 13, Elle has been the face of Marc Jacobs and Rodarte.She takes voice lessons, which has helped her through her roles in Phoebe in Wonderland (2008) and The Nutcracker: The Untold Story (2010) (aka Nutcracker: The Untold Story). She also takes dancing lessons.She donated a signed picture to Rocky Stone to be given away as a prize in a Dakota Fanning contest to benefit less-fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign 2006.Her paternal grandmother, Katharina Kramb, was born in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Her other ancestry is Irish, English, French, Welsh, Scottish, and Jersey/Guernsey Channel Islander.When Elle had to prepare for her ice skating scenes in Somewhere (2010), she trained from 7:00 to 8:00 AM for six weeks.Her grandmother spent $US600 at an auction buying her an old cream container that used to belong to Marilyn Monroe.She is taking honors classes in Biology, Geometry and French II in her 9th grade.She also takes after-school ballet classes, as well as hip-hop dancing and jazz. She met her dance instructor while working on Phoebe in Wonderland.She attended her first Couture Runway show at the age of 13 in Paris, where she saw the Chanel Couture extravaganza.She and her sister Dakota Fanning love to watch Fear Factor (2001).One of her favorite hobbies is horse riding, and she has her own horse. Her sister, Dakota Fanning, has a horse named Goldie.In mid 2006 she had to wear glasses all the time, except at events and during filming.By age 21, she had worked with directors J. J. Abrams, Francis Ford Coppola and Sofia Coppola, Woody Allen, David Fincher, Ben Affleck, Sally Potter, Nicolas Winding Refn, Cameron Crowe, John Cameron Mitchell, Reed Morano, Mike Mills, Tony Scott, and Alejandro Gonzalez I?arritu,.Like her older sister, Dakota Fanning, Elle was a cheerleader for Campbell Hall School.She was spoofed by Avril Lavigne in a 2007 episode of Saturday Night Live (1975).She has pictures of Marilyn Monroe in her room, and she also has a picture of Regis Philbin.When her sister, Dakota Fanning, appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003), the whole family was gifted with a matching set of pajamas. Elle's pajama suit was blue and her name was written across the back.Learned the piano.To celebrate her seventh birthday, she went with her family to see Cirque du Soleil perform "Quidam" during its run in Melbourne, Australia.She played Cate Blanchett's daughter in Babel (2006) and her character as a child in The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (2008). Both films also starred Brad Pitt.Parents are Joy Fanning (aka Joy Arrington Fanning) and Steven Fanning.As of 2015, Elle has been in two films that were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture of the Year: Babel (2006) and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). Both films feature Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in the leading roles.Although she started elementary school in 2007, she has never taken part in a school play. But she hopes she can try it out when she is in middle school.Favorite tv show as a child was Strawberry Shortcake.Graduated from Campbell Hall School, a private K-12 Episcopal day school in Los Angeles, on June 13, 2016. One of her classmates was Ariel Winter.Niece of ESPN reporter Jill Arrington, and Jill's husband, Dean Panaro. Granddaughter of Mary Jane Arrington and NFL quarterback Rick Arrington.Though she plays more demure characters, she describes her own personality as "high-energy". |
| Trademarks: |
Often plays more thoughtful characters, but with a great emotional range
Frequently played older characters in her pre-teen and early teenage years, because of her tall stature
Often works with Sofia Coppola |
| Quotes: |
Dakota [Fanning, her sister] is my favorite actress.
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[on acting] "I love it. I just love how you get to be different people and have different names."
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On being cast in The Door in the Floor (2004): "I'm glad they picked me to be Ruth."
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On what her favorite scene in Daddy Day Care (2003) is: "Oh I guess jumping in the flowers, and the water scenes, 'cause we got to be in bathing suits and swim in the water, and in the water fountain."
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On acting: "What's the best part of a movie? I love to know what my name is. It's just so fun. That's the first thing I ask. It's just fun because you have a different name in every movie." |
| Salaries: |
Live by Night (2017) - $250,000
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3 Generations (2016) - $65,000
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Super 8 (2011) - $1,500,000
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Somewhere (2011) - $125,000 |
| Job title: |
Actress,Producer,Director |
| Others works: |
"Target Commercial" (2003)
"Toyota Commercial" (2003)
"Smuckers Commercial" (2003)
"Target Christmas Commercial" (2003)
TV commercial for Stand Up 2 Cancer (2008)
(2011) Print ads for Marc Jacobs 'Marc&quo |
| Children: |
No Children |
| Parents: |
Joy Fanning
Steven Fanning |
| Relatives: |
Dakota Fanning (Sibling) |
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