Elsie Fisher (born April 3, 2003) is an American actress. She is known for her starring role in Bo Burnham's comedy-drama film Eighth Grade (2018), for which she earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. She also voices animated characters including Agnes in Despicable Me (2010) and Despicable Me 2 (2013), Masha in Masha and the Bear (2009–2012), and Parker Needler in The Addams Family (2019).
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Life and career
Fisher was born in Riverside, California on April 3, 2003. She began her career at age six, appearing in a 2009 episode of Medium. a supernatural drama series on NBC. From 2009 to 2012, she voiced Masha for the English dub of the Russian animated children's series Masha and the Bear. Fisher gained further recognition for voicing Agnes in Despicable Me (2010) and its sequel Despicable Me 2 (2013). She did not participate in later films in the series. Fisher appeared in a supporting role in the sports drama film McFarland, USA, which was released in February 2015. By March 2016, Fisher had appeared in over 16 national commercials.
In 2018, Fisher received critical acclaim for her performance as socially-struggling teenage girl Kayla Day in Eighth Grade, the directorial debut of comedian Bo Burnham. For her performance, Fisher earned numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. After filming Eighth Grade, she began high school and was not cast in her high school play to Burnham's disgust. She went on to voice Parker Needler in The Addams Family in 2019. Also in 2019, she appeared in the main role of Joy Wilkes, daughter of Annie Wilkes, in the second season of the Hulu anthology horror series Castle Rock. In 2022, Fisher joined the cast of HBO dark comedy series Barry in its third season.