Her mom named her Mary and her dad named her Elle, so her name is Mary Elle Fanning. Like her older sister Dakota, she uses her middle name instead of her first name.
Learned the piano.
Is one of 14 grandchildren
Elle and her big sister Dakota are not allowed dogs or cats for pets
Casting notes for the role of young Ruth Cole in _Door in the Floor, The (2004)_ originally called for identical twins, believing the workload of the character to be too much for one little girl to take.
As a child, Elle used to play the role of newborn in her big sister Dakota's roleplays.
Is of Scandinavian descent.
To celebrate her seventh birthday, she went with her family to see Cirque du Soleil perform "Quidam" during its run in Melbourne, Australia.
When she attended her first Hollywood premiere, she was only three and a half years old.
Dressed up as Marilyn Monroe for Halloween.
Her grandmother spent $US600 at an auction buying her an old cream container that used to belong to Marilyn Monroe.
Elle Fanning Detailed Biography
Elle Fanning (born Mary Elle Fanning on April 9, 1998 in Conyers, Georgia) is an American actress.
The younger sister of Dakota Fanning, Elle began her acting career in several appearances as a younger Dakota. Later, Elle auditioned for and won her own film roles. Anecdotal evidence of her young skill is seen in the decision to cast her instead of twins for her role in The Door in the Floor (2004). The film's producers originally planned to us twins for the intense shooting schedule, but were so impressed with Elle that they used only her.
Elle cites Dakota as her favourite actress and hopes to act alongside her. At present, their only work together was voicing the sisters Mei and Satsuki in the English redub of Hayao Miyazaki's 1988 anime feature My Neighbor Totoro.
