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Mary Elle Fanning is an American actress. The younger sister of actress Dakota Fanning, she made her film debut as the younger version of her sister's character in the drama film I Am Sam. As a child actress, she appeared in a string of roles in films including Because of Winn-Dixie, Babel, Phoebe in Wonderland, and Somewhere.
Fanning's breakthrough came in 2011 with her starring role in J. J. Abrams' science-fiction film Super 8, for which she received critical praise and earned 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.
In recent years, she has made a transition into independent cinema, working with film auteurs in lead and supporting roles in films such as Nicholas Winding Refn's The Neon Demon, Mike Mills' 20th Century Women, Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled, John Cameron Mitchell's How to Talk to Girls at Parties, Woody Allen's A Rainy Day in New York, and Sally Potter's The Roads Not Taken.