Dakota Fanning filmography

Fanning in 2016

This is the filmography of American actress Dakota Fanning.

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Reference(s)
2001	Father Xmas	Clairee	Short film
	Tomcats	Little Girl in Park
	I Am Sam	Lucy Diamond Dawson
2002	Trapped	Abigail Jennings
	Sweet Home Alabama	Young Melanie Carmichael
	Hansel and Gretel	Katie
2003	Uptown Girls	Lorraine "Ray" Schleine
	The Cat in the Hat	Sally Walden
2004	Man on Fire	Lupita Ramos
	My Neighbor Totoro	Satsuki Kusakabe	Voice role; English dub	[1]
	In the Realms of the Unreal	Narrator	Voice role
2005	Hide and Seek	Emily Callaway
	Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch	Lilo Pelekai	Voice role; Direct-to-video film	[1]
	Nine Lives	Maria
	War of the Worlds	Rachel Ferrier
	Dreamer	Cale Crane
2007	Hounddog	Lewellen
	Cutlass	Lacy	Short film
2008	The Secret Life of Bees	Lily Owens
2009	Coraline	Coraline Jones	Voice role	[1]
	Push	Cassie Holmes
	Winged Creatures	Anne Hagen
	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	Jane Volturi
2010	The Runaways	Cherie Currie
	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	Jane Volturi
2012	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
	Celia	Hannah Jones	Short film
	The Motel Life	Annie James
	Now Is Good	Tessa Scott
2013	Night Moves	Dena Brauer
	The Last of Robin Hood	Beverly Aadland
	Very Good Girls	Lilly Berger
2014	Effie Gray	Euphemia "Effie" Gray
	Every Secret Thing	Ronnie Fuller
	Yellowbird	Delf	Voice role	[1]
2015	The Benefactor	Olivia
2016	Brimstone	Liz
	American Pastoral	Merry Levov
	The Escape	Lily	Short film
2017	Zygote	Barklay
	Please Stand By	Wendy
2018	Ocean's 8	Penelope Stern
2019	Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme		[2]
	Sweetness in the Belly	Lilly Mitchell Abdal		[3] [4]
2020	Viena and the Fantomes	Viena
2023	The Equalizer 3	Emma Collins		[5] [6]
2024	The Watchers	Mina / Lucy		[7]
2025	Vicious	Polly

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Reference(s)
2000	ER	Delia Chadsey	Episode: "The Fastest Year"
	Ally McBeal	Ally (5 years old)	Episode: "The Musical, Almost"
	Strong Medicine	Edie's Girl	Episode: "Misconceptions"
	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Brenda Collins	Episode: "Blood Drops"
	The Practice	Alessa Engel	Episode: "The Deal"
	Spin City	Cindy	Episode: "Toy Story"
2001	Malcolm in the Middle	Emily	Episode: "New Neighbors"
	The Fighting Fitzgeralds	Marie	Episode: "Pilot"
	Family Guy	Little Girl	Voice role; Episode: "To Love and Die in Dixie"
	The Ellen Show	Young Ellen	Episode: "Missing the Bus"
2002	Taken	Allie Keys	Main role; 10 episodes (6 episodes voice only)
2003	Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time	Young Kim Possible	Voice role; Television film
2004	Justice League Unlimited	Young Wonder Woman	Voice role; Episode: "Kids' Stuff"	[1]
	Friends	Mackenzie	Episode: "The One with Princess Consuela"
2018–2020	The Alienist	Sara Howard	Main role; 18 episodes
2019–2021	Gen:Lock	Miranda Worth	Voice role; 14 episodes	[1]
2022	The First Lady	Susan Ford Bales	Main role; 7 episodes	[8]
2024	Ripley	Marge Sherwood	Miniseries; 8 episodes
	The Perfect Couple	Abby Winbury	Miniseries; 6 episodes
	Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer	—	Executive producer	[9]
2025	Death in Apartment 603: What Happened to Ellen Greenberg?	—	Executive producer	[10]
	All Her Fault	Jenny Kaminski	Miniseries; 8 episodes
2026	Margo's Got Money Troubles	—	Executive producer	[11]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Reference(s)
2009	Coraline: The Game	Coraline Jones	[12]

References

1. "Dakota Fanning (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
2. Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 6, 2018). "Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Adds Luke Perry, Damian Lewis, Dakota Fanning, More". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
3. McNary, Dave (November 2, 2018). "Dakota Fanning to Star in "Sweetness in the Belly"". Variety. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
4. Ramos, Dino-Ray (November 2, 2018). "Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Joins Dakota Fanning In 'Sweetness In The Belly'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
5. "Denzel Washington, 67, walks with a cane as he's seen for the first time on the set of The Equalizer 3 in Italy reprising his role as a vigilante". Italy 24 Press News. October 11, 2022. Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
6. Kroll, Justin (June 15, 2022). "Dakota Fanning Reunites With Man On Fire Co-Star Denzel Washington In Sony's Equalizer 3". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
7. Rajput, Priyanca (September 5, 2023). "Ishana Shyamalan's debut feature The Watchers wraps in Dublin". KFTV.com . Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
8. Andreeva, Nellie (March 2, 2021). "'The First Lady': Dakota Fanning To Play Susan Ford In Showtime Anthology Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
9. Wang, Jessica (June 4, 2024). "Watch the exclusive trailer for Elle and Dakota Fanning's true crime doc Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved June 9, 2024.
10. White, Peter (July 10, 2025). "As Ellen Greenberg's Parents Vie To Reopen Case Of Her Suspicious Death, ABC News Studios, Elle & Dakota Fanning & Blackfin Investigate For Hulu". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved September 28, 2025.
11. Goldberg, Lesley; Rose, Lacey (October 25, 2023). "A24, David E. Kelley to Adapt Red-Hot Book Where OnlyFans Meets Wrestling (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved February 6, 2024.
12. "Dakota Fanning (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.