Who is Vanessa Kirby?

Vanessa Kirby is British actress.

When was Vanessa Kirby born?

Vanessa Kirby was born in 1988.

What is Vanessa Kirby known for?

Vanessa Kirby is primarily known as a(n) actor.

Vanessa Kirby

British actress

Born:April 18, 1988

Age:38

Zodiac Sign:Aries

Born in:Wimbledon, United Kingdom

Languages:English

Actor

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Famous For

Movies & TV

The CrownMission: Impossible – FalloutHobbs & ShawMission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part OneJupiter Ascending

Awards

Volpi Cup for Best Actress (2020)

Vanessa Kirby

British actress

Biography

Vanessa Nuala Kirby (born 18 April 1987 or 1988) is a British actress. 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 BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress. For her performance in the film Pieces of a Woman (2020), she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best 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 also appeared in the action films Hobbs & Shaw (2019), The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), and two Mission: Impossible films (2018–2023). Kirby portrayed Empress Joséphine in the historical drama Napoleon (2023).

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Quotes

“I feel people naturally have a brightness. When that is extinguished by circumstances — be it a wrong marriage, or a situation that you cannot leave psychologically — there's something about that dying spark that I'm drawn to playing.”

— Nicol, Patricia (14 January 2016). "Vanessa Kirby: meet south-west London's hottest export". Evening Standard.; On portraying Princess Margaret in The Crown (2016).

“When I first started doing screen work I thought, 'I'm not beautiful enough for this profession — all the actresses I watch on screen are gorgeous and beautiful goddesses, but I'm just a scrawny, scruffy girl from South West London.' But you have to really empower yourself.”

— Nicol, Patricia (14 January 2016). "Vanessa Kirby: meet south-west London's hottest export". Evening Standard.

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