Big star Elle Fanning revealed that she was turned down for a movie role at the age of 16 for being “fuckable” in a new drama. hollywood reporter interview today.
The 25-year-old former child star joined several female contenders for this year’s Emmy nominations, including Sheryl Lee Ralph, Natasha Lyonne, and Ayo Literary, for the broadcast’s annual Comedy Actress roundtable ahead of nominations next month. Among other topics, women shared stories about dealing with sexism in the industry, including being labeled “difficult” and being judged by their appearance.
At one point in the conversation about women’s first years in the industry, Fanning told a disturbing story about when she was turned down for a role when she was younger, based on her looks.
“I’ve never told this story,” he said. “But I was working on a movie. I don’t understand. I don’t even think they did. But it was a father-daughter road trip comedy. I haven’t heard from my managers because they don’t tell me things like that. This filtering system is really important because they probably have a lot more malicious comments filtered out.”
“I was 16,” he continued. “And one person said, ‘Oh, he didn’t get the father-daughter road trip comedy because he was incapable.
“Wow, 16 years old?” Lee Ralph replied.
“Of course there are many stories like this,” Fanning said. “I’ve talked to people about it. And now he’s like, ‘What a disgusting pig!’
At that age, Fanning played Sleeping Beauty in the live-action Disney movie. Damaging and had a supporting role in the Oscar-nominated film. trumbo. He also recently appeared in another father-daughter movie. somewherein 2010
Fanning thanks her team for protecting her from certain feedback as a child. He also says he was able to deal with the situation because he was “born” with a sense of confidence.
“I’ve always been extremely confident in myself,” he said. “But of course you’re growing up in front of everyone, and it’s so weird. Looking at paparazzi pictures of me when I was 12 and asking, ‘Is it good to see your own mirror like that at that age?’ I don’t think it hurt me, but it definitely made me self-aware in some way.”
“I don’t regret it,” she said about growing up in the spotlight. “Anyway. That’s great. And I’m glad I found what I loved at a young age. I feel like I’ve grown.”