Fanning made her film debut at the age of three, as the younger version of her sister Dakota Fanning‘s character in I Am Sam (2001). A prolific child actress, she went on to appear in films such as Daddy Day Care (2003), Babel (2006), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), and Phoebe in Wonderland (2008). She gained further recognition for her leading roles in Sofia Coppola‘s drama Somewhere (2010), J. J. Abrams‘ science fiction film Super 8 (2011), Sally Potter‘s Ginger & Rosa (2012), and the Disney fantasy film Maleficent (2014).
