Mary Elle Fanning (born April 9, 1998) is an American actress and fashion model.\n', '

As 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 (2001). As a child actress, she appeared in a string of films including Because of Winn-Dixie (2005), Babel (2006), Phoebe in Wonderland (2008), and Sofia Coppola\'s Somewhere (2010).\n', '

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. In the wake of this success, she had leading roles in the films We Bought a Zoo (2011), Ginger & Rosa (2012), and Maleficent (2014), in which she portrayed Princess Aurora. She made a transition into independent cinema with roles in films such as 3 Generations (2015), The Neon Demon (2016), 20th Century Women (2016), and The Beguiled (2017), the latter reuniting her with Coppola.\n', '

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