Fresh-faced Elle Fanning puts her natural beauty on show as she prepares to begin filming with Nicole Kidman in New Orleans

Elle Fanning enjoyed a relaxing tour around New Orleans, Louisiana, as she gears up start work on her next film, The Beguiled, alongside Nicole Kidman.

The 18-year-old actress went make-up free and kept it casual as she was spotted leaving her hotel in a summery frock and Miu Miu ballet slippers.

Multi-tasking: Elle Fanning was glued to her cell phone while walking around New Orleans, Louisiana on Monday, where she is set to begin filming The Beguiled alongside Nicole Kidman

Elle looked laid-back and relaxed on her casual outing in the Big Easy. 

The five-foot-nine star flaunted her long porcelain legs in a short blue and white shift dress which featured a ruffled neckline.

She teamed the look with a pair of trendy ballerina flats which featured leather straps with metal hardware adding an element of punk to her otherwise feminine ensemble. 

Elle added another designer detail by slinging a square Yves Saint Laurent purse over her shoulder. 

Laid-back details: The 18-year-old actress went make-up free and kept it casual as she was spotted leaving her hotel in a summery frock and Miu Miu ballet slippers

The blonde beauty skipped make-up and jewelry altogether and pulled her long locks back into a messy, low ponytail.  

Elle was joined by a friend but the famous teenager appeared to be more interested in her cell phone as she walked with her eyes and fingers glued to the device.

Meanwhile, The Beguiled is set to begin filming soon, and the cast also includes Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, and Colin Farrell. 

Distracted: Elle was joined by a friend but the famous teenager appeared to be more interested in her cell phone as she walked with her eyes and fingers glued to the device

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Sofia Coppola is the writer and director of the film which is a remake of the 1971 drama starring Clint Eastwood about an injured Yankee soldier who finds refuge at an all-girls boarding school in the South during the Civil War. 

The younger sister to Dakota Fanning gave a shout out to her older sibling's new movie American Pastoral on Instagram on Friday. 

The lengthy caption described her 22-year-old sister's performance as 'extraordinary' and urged her 651 thousand followers to go see the movie in theaters. 

'My big sis is better than yours': The younger sister to Dakota Fanning gave a shout out to her older sibling's new movie American Pastoral on Instagram on Friday 

'I love you and am the proudest little sis in the whole world,' Elle wrote and added the hashtag 'My big sis is better than yours.'

Elle also shared a make-up free selfie with an 'I voted' sticker on Friday after she voted for the very first time.

Her excited caption read: '1st time (early) Voter over here! Been waiting 18 years for this sticker!!'

The in-demand actress has two films hitting theaters in December, and seven other films are currently in pre and post production including Live By Night starring Ben Affleck who also wrote and directed the movie. 

'Been waiting 18 years for this': Elle also shared a make-up free selfie with an 'I voted' sticker on Friday after she voted for the very first time

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