Mary Elle Fanning (born April 9, 1998), credited as Elle Fanning, is an American actress. She is the younger sister of actress Dakota Fanning. She is memorable for playing Nathan Johnson's daughter on the soap series City 17 Street in 2008.
Fanning was born in Conyers, Georgia, the daughter of Joy (née Arrington), who played tennis professionally, and Steve Fanning, who played minor league baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals and now works as an ...
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Mary Elle Fanning (born April 9, 1998), credited as Elle Fanning, is an American actress. She is the younger sister of actress Dakota Fanning. She is memorable for playing Nathan Johnson's daughter on the soap series City 17 Street in 2008.
Fanning was born in Conyers, Georgia, the daughter of Joy (née Arrington), who played tennis professionally, and Steve Fanning, who played minor league baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals and now works as an electronics salesman in Los Angeles. Her maternal grandfather is American football player Rick Arrington, and her aunt is ESPN reporter Jill Arrington.
Fanning is the younger sister of Dakota Fanning, also an actress. Fanning is of half German descent and her last name is of Irish origin. She and her family are members of the Southern Baptist Convention; she started attending public school recently. She was quoted as saying "We're just normal sisters. We both go to school and we just play together."
Fanning began her acting career by playing...
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