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Dakota Fanning: 'Sister Elle and I were not close as kids'

Written by . Published: December 08 2017

Dakota Fanning and her actress sister Elle were complete opposites as kids.

The I Am Sam star reveals she and her sister have become closer in recent years, but they had nothing in common when they were both aspiring child stars.


She tells the new issue of Marie Claire magazine, "There are a few years when you’re both experiencing such different things; age nine and 13 - nothing in common; 12 and 16 - we didn’t know what to do with each other.

"Now, as she’s getting older and I’m getting older, we’re getting closer... and that’s really lovely."

Dakota also reveals that she and Elle have tested for the same roles, adding, "We’ve had scenarios where we’ve gone to meet the same person and it’s totally fine. To us, we're so different."

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