Elle's Facts
Younger sister of Dakota Fanning.
Enjoys playing soccer
Parents names are Joy and Steve.
Her mom named her Mary and her dad named her Elle, so her name is Mary Elle Fanning. Like her older sister, Dakota Fanning, she uses her middle name instead of her first name.
Learned the piano.
Is one of 14 grandchildren
Casting notes for the role of young Ruth Cole in The Door in the Floor (2004) originally called for identical twins, because producers believed the workload of the character to be too much for one little girl to take.
As a child, Elle played the role of newborn in her some of her big sister Dakota's projects.
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.
Niece of Jill Arrington.
Was submitted for Emmy consideration for her guest-starring role on "House M.D." (2004).
She donated a signed picture to Rocky Stone to be given away as a prize in a Dakota Fanning contest to benefit less-fortunate kids as part of the Toy Mountain Campaign 2006.
Has naturally curly hair.
Was home-schooled by her grandmother, Mary Jane Arrington until 2007.
Was ranked #19 alongside her sister Dakota on Entertainment Weekly's '30 Under 30' the actress list. (2008).
First name is pronounced "El", as in the letter L, not "Ellie".
Is German/Irish.
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