Fanning 's breakthrough came in 2011 with her starring role as Alice Dainard in J. J. Abrams ' science fiction film '' Super 8 '' , for which her performance was praised by critics and earned her a Spotlight Award at the Hollywood Film Festival . In the wake of this success , she had leading roles in the films '' We Bought a Zoo '' ( 2011 ) , '' Ginger & Rosa '' ( 2012 ) , and '' Maleficent '' ( 2014 ) , in which she portrayed Princess Aurora . She made a transition into independent cinema with roles in films such as '' 3 Generations '' ( 2015 ) , '' The Neon Demon '' ( 2016 ) , '' 20th Century Women '' ( 2016 ) , '' Mary Shelley '' ( 2017 ) , and '' The Beguiled '' ( 2017 ) , the latter reuniting her with Coppola
Hollywood Film Festival
Hollywood Film Festival
Elle Fanning