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Elle Fanning

Elle Fanning

39 movies on Netflix

Biography

Elle Fanning is an American actress who started in front of the camera at age three, as the child version of her sister's character in I Am Sam. She worked steadily as a young performer, with parts in Daddy Day Care (2003), The Door in the Floor (2004) and Phoebe in Wonderland (2008), and won wider notice for leads in Sofia Coppola's Somewhere (2010), Super 8 (2011) and Ginger & Rosa (2012). She played Princess Aurora opposite Angelina Jolie in Maleficent (2014), then turned to independent features including The Neon Demon (2016), 20th Century Women (2016) and The Beguiled (2017). Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019), A Complete Unknown (2024) and Predator: Badlands (2025) followed. Her television roles include Catherine the Great in The Great, which earned her an Emmy nomination for lead actress in a comedy, and she made her Broadway debut in Appropriate (2023). She has been nominated for an Academy Award, four Emmys and four Golden Globes.

28years old

Turns 29 on April 9in 177 days

  • Born Conyers
  • Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
  • Mary Elle Fanning (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
39
Career span
23 years2003 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    Fanning played Ruth in The Door in the Floor. The producers had wanted identical twins because of the intense shooting schedule, but they were so impressed with her that they used only Fanning.

  2. A first

    Fanning became the youngest Cannes juror in history when she joined the international competition jury at the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival in May 2019.

  3. Beyond film

    Fanning takes the role of Tomorrow in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, the 2025 video game from Hideo Kojima. Working with Woodkid, a French singer-songwriter, she is also part of the game's soundtrack.

  4. Early training

    As a child, Fanning took part in several physical activities, dance among them, and she says these helped get her ready for the acting work she would do.

Elle Fanning movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Maleficent2014 Action, Adventure, Familyas Aurora

    IMDb rating 6.9428K votes

  2. Super 82011 Action, Mystery, Sci-Fias Alice Dainard

    IMDb rating 7.0384K votes

  3. Predator: Badlands2025as Thia / Tessa

    IMDb rating 7.2170K votes

  4. The Neon Demon2016as Jesse

    IMDb rating 6.1112K votes

  5. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil2019as Aurora

    IMDb rating 6.6134K votes

  6. A Complete Unknown2024as Sylvie Russo

    IMDb rating 7.3122K votes

  7. Live by Night2016as Loretta Figgis

    IMDb rating 6.463K votes

  8. All the Bright Places2020as Violet

    IMDb rating 6.646K votes

Most often with

Sofia Coppola directed two of these films, Sally Potter two. Nathan Lane appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Nathan Lane, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Nathan LaneDee Bradley Baker, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Dee Bradley BakerVal Kilmer, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Val KilmerNicole Kidman, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Nicole KidmanBruce Greenwood, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Bruce GreenwoodPeter Dinklage, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Peter DinklageSofia CoppolaDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Sofia CoppolaSally PotterDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Sally Potter

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Box office

What Elle Fanning's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.7 billion

26 of the 39 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 39 films: 26 worldwide figure; 7 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.

  • 26Worldwide figure
  • 7US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 5Figure not found

Top grosser

Maleficent2014as Aurora$759 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 85% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Maleficent2014as Aurora
    $759M28.0% of the total
  2. 2
    Maleficent: Mistress of Evil2019as Aurora
    $492M18.2% of the total
  3. 3
    Super 82011as Alice Dainard
    $260M9.6% of the total
  4. 4
    Predator: Badlands2025as Thia / Tessa
    $185M6.8% of the total
  5. 5
    Deja Vu2006as Abbey
    $181M6.7% of the total
  6. 6
    Daddy Day Care2003as Jamie
    $164M6.1% of the total
  7. 7
    A Complete Unknown2024as Sylvie Russo
    $141M5.2% of the total
  8. 8
    We Bought a Zoo2011as Lily Miska
    $120M4.4% of the total
Ballerina (2016), $110 millionThe Boxtrolls (2014), $108 millionBecause of Winn-Dixie (2005), $32.6 millionThe Beguiled (2017), $27.9 millionA Rainy Day in New York (2019), $23.8 millionLive by Night (2016), $22.7 millionThe Nutcracker: The Untold Story (2010), $20.5 millionAstro Boy (2009), $19.6 millionSomewhere (2010), $14.8 millionTrumbo (2015), $8.2 millionThe Door in the Floor (2004), $6.7 million20th Century Women (2016), $5.7 millionThe Neon Demon (2016), $3.4 millionReservation Road (2007), $1.8 millionGinger & Rosa (2012), $1.0 million3 Generations (2016), $680,351

$408 millionfrom the other 18 films with a worldwide figure, 15% of the total

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