Details
Alternate Names: 凡妮莎·柯比, Vanessa Jane Kirby, Βανέσα Κέρμπι
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances:
Most Important Roles: - Charlie Countryman (2013) as Felicity
- Jupiter Ascending (2015) as Katharine Dunlevy
- About Time (2013) as Joanna
- Wasteland (2012) as Nicola
- Nora (2012) as Young Woman
- Queen & Country (2014) as Dawn Rohan
- Eden (2025) as Dora Strauch Ritter
- National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire (2014) as Stella Kowalski
- Insomniacs (2014) as Jade
- Genius (2016) as Zelda Fitzgerald
Career Highlights: - Charlie Countryman (2013)
- Jupiter Ascending (2015)
- About Time (2013)
- Wasteland (2012)
- Nora (2012)
- Queen & Country (2014)
- Eden (2025)
- National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire (2014)
- Insomniacs (2014)
- Genius (2016)
Awards
Awards: - Nominated for 1 Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (2021)
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award - Best Leading Actress (2021)
- Won BAFTA TV Award - Best Supporting Actress (2018)
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA TV Award - Best Supporting Actress (2017)
- Nominated for 1 Critics Choice Award - Best Actress (2021)
- Nominated for 1 DFWFCA Award - Best Actress (2021)
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (2018)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (2021)
- Nominated for 1 Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama (2021)
- Nominated for 1 ALFS Award - Actress of the Year (2021)
- Nominated for 1 ALFS Award - British/Irish Actress of the Year (2021)
- Nominated for 1 SDFCS Award - Best Actress (2021)
- Nominated for 1 SDFCS Award - Breakthrough Artist (2021)
- Won Virtuoso Award (2021)
- Nominated for 1 Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (2021)
- Nominated for 1 Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2018)
- Nominated for 1 Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2017)
- Won Volpi Cup - Best Actress (2020)
- Won Capri European Actress Award (2020)
- Nominated for 1 WAFCA Award - Best Actress (2021)
Full Biography
Vanessa Nuala Kirby (born 18 April 1987 or 1988) is an English actress and producer. She rose to international prominence with her portrayal of Princess Margaret in the Netflix drama series The Crown (2016–2017), for which she won the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Kirby made her professional acting debut on stage, with acclaimed performances in the plays All My Sons (2010), A Midsummer Night's Dream (2010), Women Beware Women (2011), Three Sisters (2012), and as Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire (2014).
She has also taken on roles in the Hobbs & Shaw (2019) action films and the Mission: Impossible film series since 2018. For her performance as a grief-stricken woman in Pieces of a Woman (2020), she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress. She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Kirby has since portrayed Empress Joséphine in the historical drama Napoleon (2023).
