Elle Fanning Trivia: 25 interesting facts about the actress!

Elle Faning is an American actress. Let’s  see some amazing facts and trivia about her!

1.Her full name is Mary Elle Fanning.

2.He was born April 9, 1998.

3. In 2011, Fanning starred in her breakout role as Alice Dainard in J. J. Abrams’ sci-fi-drama, Super 8, for which she received positive reviews and a Spotlight Award at the Hollywood Film Festival.

4.  Elle Fanning was born on April 9, 1998, in Conyers, Georgia, to Heather Joy (née Arrington), who played tennis professionally, and Steven J. Fanning, who played minor league baseball for teams affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals and now works as an electronics salesman in Los Angeles.

5. Her maternal grandfather is American football player Rick Arrington, and her aunt is ESPN reporter Jill Arrington.

6. Fanning is the younger sister of Dakota Fanning, who is also an actress and model.

8. Fanning started acting before turning three years old.

9. She began her acting career by playing the younger version of her older sister Dakota’s characters in the mini-series Taken and the movie I Am Sam.

10. In 2002, at the age of four, Fanning won her first role independent of her sister in the comedy Daddy Day Care.

11. Anecdotal evidence of her emerging skill was seen in the decision to cast her in the role of Ruth in The Door in the Floor (2004) opposite Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger. The film’s producers originally planned to hire identical twins for the intense shooting schedule but were so impressed with Fanning that they used only her.

12. Late in 2003, Fanning appeared in Because of Winn-Dixie in the small role of Sweetie Pie Thomas.

13. In 2004, she did voice work in the English dubbed version of Miyazaki’s animated film My Neighbor Totoro, in the role of Mei, opposite Dakota who voiced Satsuki, the older sister to Elle’s character. Later that same year, she filmed I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With.

14. In early 2005, Fanning filmed scenes in Charlotte’s Web as the “future granddaughter” of Fern Arable played by Dakota.

15. However, the scenes did not make the final cut. In mid-2005, she played Debbie, the daughter of Richard and Susan Jones (played by Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett) in the film Babel.

16. In early 2006, Fanning filmed scenes in both The Nines and Déjà Vu. In mid-2006, she filmed The Lost Room a sci-fi TV mini-series. Also in 2006, she appeared on the episode “Need to Know” of House: MD, playing the patient’s daughter. She also appeared in an of Criminal Minds in 2006, playing the supporting role of Tracey in “The Boogeyman”.

17. By the end of 2006, Fanning began to book lead roles. The first of these was the one of Emma Learner in Reservation Road—the grieving daughter of Grace and Ethan Learner. The film deals with the aftermath of a tragic car accident in which Emma’s brother is killed.

18. In early 2007, Fanning reunited with her Babel co-stars, Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, in a small part in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as the younger version of Blanchett’s character. Mid-year 2007, Fanning filmed the title role Phoebe of Phoebe in Wonderland. Phoebe in Wonderland also starred Felicity Huffman and was released in March 2009.

19. From July through October 2007, Fanning appeared in The Nutcracker in 3D, playing Mary. The movie was filmed in Budapest, Hungary and was released late 2010.

20. In March 2008, Fanning and her sister Dakota were scheduled to star in My Sister’s Keeper, but the opportunity fell through when Dakota learned she would have to shave her head. The sisters were immediately replaced by Abigail Breslin and Sofia Vassilieva.

21. In December 2011, Fanning appeared in Cameron Crowe’s We Bought a Zoo. She played Lily, a thirteen-year-old who is working at the zoo’s restaurant and lives on the property with her only parental figure, Kelly (Scarlett Johansson). In September 2012, Fanning starred as Ginger along with Alice Englert who played Rosa in the drama film Ginger & Rosa that took place during 1962 in London. The film was directed by Sally Potter and was released on October 19, 2012.

22.In 2015, Fanning co-starred in Jay Roach’s Trumbo as Dalton Trumbo’s (Bryan Cranston) daughter Nikola.

23. In 2016, she appeared as Jesse in the psychological thriller The Neon Demon, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. The film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2016.

24. In 2017, Fanning appeared in Shawn Christensen’s feature-length drama, Sidney Hall,[34] which premiered on January 25 at the Sundance Film Festival.

25. Elle Fanning currently has three films in post-production, including I Think We’re Alone Now, Galveston and Mary Shelley.