Elle Fanning breaks down what makes her movie star in ‘Sentimental Value’ tick

About this episode

Elle Fanning discusses her role in 'Sentimental Value' and her experiences growing up in the film industry.

In this week’s episode of The Envelope podcast, the “Sentimental Value” star reflects on growing up onscreen and following in big sister Dakota Fanning’s footsteps.

People in this episode

Host: Los Angeles Times

Guest: Elle Fanning

Topics covered

• Elle Fanning
• Sentimental Value
• growing up onscreen
• sibling relationships
• film industry

Keywords

• Elle Fanning
• Dakota Fanning
• Sentimental Value
• movie star
• film industry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Los Angeles Times

Books & works: Sentimental Value

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