Elle Fanning looks chic in a sleeveless cream minidress as she steps out for a sun-soaked al fresco lunch with her mother

Despite having grown up in glare of the Hollywood spotlight, Elle Fanning is one of Tinsel Town's few young stars who embraces living a regular life when not working.

And on Sunday, the 17-year-old Maleficent star was spotted enjoying a low-key day in the Southern California sunshine as she stepped out for lunch with her mother, Heather, in Studio City.

The bubbly actress made it a stylish affair, wearing a cream, sleeveless minidress with matching espadrilles as she strolled through the balmy San Fernando Valley streets.

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Fine dining: Elle Fanning was seen heading to lunch with her mother in Studio City, California, on Sunday

Fine dining: Elle Fanning was seen heading to lunch with her mother in Studio City, California, on Sunday

Keeping her chic look simple, Elle accessorised with just a bracelet on each of her arms.

With her flowing blonde hair resting on her shoulders, the star kept herself hydrated with a bottle of water as she smiled at passing onlookers.

The American star kicked off her career in showbusiness as a toddler, playing the younger versions of her now 21-year-old sister, Dakota, who also was a child actress.

Stylish: The actress was well dressed for the clement weather, donning a cream minidress with espadrilles

Stylish: The actress was well dressed for the clement weather, donning a cream minidress with espadrilles

At age seven, Dakota had her breakout role in 2001's I Am Sam and Elle played a younger version of her character Lucy Diamond Dawson, before finding fame in Daddy Day Care and We Bought A Zoo.

In 2011, Elle went on to play the strong-minded Cleo in Sofia Coppola's film Somewhere, for which she won the Young Hollywood's Actress of the Year award.

She is also recognised for her quirky sense of style, frequently donning embellished outfits on the red carpet from designers including Valentino and Erdem.

Out and about: Elle looked effortlessly chic once again as she stepped out to grab an iced coffee in Studio City the weekend before

Out and about: Elle looked effortlessly chic once again as she stepped out to grab an iced coffee in Studio City the weekend before

Most recently, she starred opposite Angelina Jolie as Princess Aurora in Maleficent, a dark fantasy re-imagining of Disney film Sleeping Beauty.

The movie was subsequently hailed as the highest-grossing live action movie of all time.

Meanwhile, Elle is set to appear in Trumbo, which tells the life story of Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo and is due to be released in November this year.

Huge star: The actress recently starred opposite Angelina Jolie as Princess Aurora in Maleficent, a dark fantasy re-imagining of Disney film Sleeping Beauty
Huge star: The actress recently starred opposite Angelina Jolie as Princess Aurora in Maleficent, a dark fantasy re-imagining of Disney film Sleeping Beauty

Huge star: She recently starred opposite Angelina Jolie as Princess Aurora in Maleficent, a dark fantasy re-imagining of Disney film Sleeping Beauty

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