Vanessa Kirby, an English actress, was born on April 18, 1988. She has received numerous awards, including a BAFTA TV Award, and has been nominated for an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Kirby was born in London to Roger Kirby, a urologist, and went on to study English literature at the University of Exeter. After completing her degree, she began her professional acting career on stage, starting with a production of Arthur Miller’s All My Sons in 2010. She received critical acclaim for her performances in plays such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It, Women Beware Women, Three Sisters, and A Streetcar Named Desire.
In 2012, Kirby made her film debut with a minor role in the crime drama The Rise. However, it was her portrayal of Princess Margaret in the Netflix drama series The Crown from 2016 to 2017 that brought her international recognition. She won the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Kirby also appeared in action films like Mission: Impossible – Fallout in 2018 and Hobbs & Shaw in 2019. Her role as a grief-stricken young woman in the film Pieces of a Woman in 2020 earned her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
