5. Elle Fanning
I chose Elle over her older sister Dakota for two simple reasons. One, Dakota is eighteen now, so I don’t think she technically qualifies for this list anymore. But more importantly, I genuinely feel that Elle has picked more interesting and challenging projects in her short career.
The first time I noticed her as anything other than Dakota’s little sis was when she guest starred on Criminal Minds, and for a pretty standard role in a procedural drama, she was really good. Since then, I’ve been nothing but impressed by the choices she’s made. She shined in a small but critical role in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and was equally impressive in her more recent leading role in Super 8. I wish her and big sis all the best in their adult careers.
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