Hulu’sThe Greatwas nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Television Series.
She’s got family in seriously high places, and Elle isn’t really her first name.
Catherine the Great is a totally new character for Fanning.
The formidable historicalroyalhas gained her a lot of critical acclaim.
Speaking toChannel 4, she said, “I absolutely love Catherine’s unapologetic arrogance.
She has youthful confidence, which translates to always having a way to problem-solve.
She loves herself and truly believes she is best for the job.
Her optimism pushes her through some extremely tough situations.”
Fanning’s name isn’t the only thing that you may not know about her.
However, she revealed to Scarlett Johansson forInterview Magazinethat acting was the job for her pretty early on.
To me, acting is just kind of making believe and dressing up.
You put on your costume and walk a certain way and feel your character.
Then cut, and you’re Elle again.
Her royal connections weren’t something that Fanning had explored herself.
I mean, I guess it is!
I don’t know.
Me and Dakota did the 23 and Me thing, and we have alotof English."
Speaking about Marilyn Monroe, she said, “I’m obsessed with her.
I sawThe Seven Year Itchwhen I was seven.
At that time, she was the most beautiful person.
She’s definitely one of my role models even though her life was so tragic.
As I got older, I researched her more.
A lot of bad things happened to her.
She was really strong.
She put up with a lot.
And she made it into something good.
She became an icon.”
It wasn’t glossythere were bumps.
But did that make them each other’s competition for roles?
Dakota Fanning toldMarie Clairethat she and her sister’s careers progressed separately from one another.
“But we don’t talk about it that much.
We have our own separate relationship with what we do.
We’ve never felt the need to get into it.”
However, that isn’t to say that sometimes they’d meet the same people for the same roles.
She would watch through edits and review calls.
“I also felt a lot like Catherine in finding my voice.
I can go head-to-head.
That was a real confidence builder.”
Fanning has spoken about the power of working under women in the industry before.
… She’s really created a stamp and you’ve got the option to’t recreate it.
For her, right, it’s crazy."
