Elle Fanning watched sister Dakota’s birth video for ‘The Great’ prep

That’s one way to research for a role. Elle Fanning prepared for Season 2 of her hit Hulu show “The Great” by watching videos of her mother giving birth to her older sister Dakota. The 23-year-old portrays the 18th century Russian monarch Catherine the Great on the show and spends much of the season pregnant with her son. To prep for the delivery scene, Elle spoke with a midwife and scoured videos of women giving birth. “I was born during a tornado, so they couldn’t video when I was born because the hospital was in lockdown — which is very… Read Full Article