Birthday: Feb 23, 1994

Birthplace: Conyers, Georgia

Biography: Fanning began acting at the age of five, after being advised by an agency to move to Los Angeles. She appeared with legendary musician Ray Charles in a television commercial for the Georgia State Lottery, and also did a commercial for Tide. Her first significant acting job was a guest-starring role in the NBC prime-time drama, ER. Fanning subsequently had several guest roles on established television series, including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Friends, The Practice, Spin City and Malcolm ... ... (read more...) in the Middle. In 2001, Fanning was chosen to star opposite Sean Penn in I Am Sam. This role made Fanning the youngest person (in 2002, at age eight) ever to be nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award, for her supporting performance.