Vanessa Kirby

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Characters played by Vanessa Kirby

Sue Storm / Invisible Woman — The Fantastic 4: First Steps (2025)

Powerful force-field user and diplomatic leader who protects her family and humanity.

The White Widow — Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)

International arms dealer and information broker with vast underground connections.

Hattie Shaw — Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)

MI6 field agent infected with Snowflake, relies on wit and agility to survive and clear her name.

Alicia Dawares — Me Before You (2016)

Will's ex-girlfriend who visits and reveals she is marrying Rupert. Her upcoming wedding prompts Will to ask Lou to accompany him.

The White Widow — Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)

Arms dealer and information broker.

Katharine Dunlevy — Jupiter Ascending (2015)

Jupiter’s friend whose name Jupiter uses as a pseudonym when arranging to sell her egg cells.

Josephine Bonaparte — Napoleon (2023)

Josephine Bonaparte is Napoleon's aristocratic widow and wife, whose relationship with him remains emotionally important throughout the story. Their marriage is strained by infertility, leading to a public divorce, yet they stay on friendly terms. She dies before Napoleon can reunite with her after his return from exile.

Lynette — Night Always Comes (2025)

Protagonist juggling low-wage jobs while caring for her brother Kenny. Spent the day in a desperate, violent quest to recover her stolen $25,000 house down payment, ultimately realizing her enabling cycle with her mother and choosing to leave for her own future.

Dore Strauch Ritter — Eden (2025)

Dore Strauch Ritter is Friedrich's German companion on Floreana, where she seeks to manage her multiple sclerosis through meditation and longs unsuccessfully for children. She becomes disillusioned by Friedrich's violence, prepares the meal that causes his death, leaves with Ecuadorian authorities, and later publishes a memoir of the island.

Martha Weiss — Pieces of a Woman (2020)

A young Boston woman who gives birth to a daughter at home. After the baby's death, Martha struggles with grief, conflicts with her family, testifies at the midwife's trial, and ultimately states that she does not blame the midwife. She later scatters her daughter's ashes into a river and reconciles with her mother.

Tallie — The World to Come (2021)

Tallie is Finney's vivacious wife whose warmth and openness quickly draw Abigail into a close friendship. She gives Abigail an atlas, begins a physical affair with her, and struggles under Finney's jealousy and controlling behavior. After being taken away and later moving to another county, Tallie dies before Abigail can rescue or reunite with her.

Mills — Kill Command (2016)

A cyborg employee of Harbinger Corporation who investigates an AI reprogramming anomaly at a military training facility. She integrates with the team to eliminate AI threats, uncovers the truth behind the S.A.R. unit's lethal programming, and ultimately uses an EMP to destroy it. After surviving the encounter, she is reprogrammed by the AI's uploaded consciousness.

Career Overview

Vanessa Kirby has 58 screen credits in a career dating back to 1997. Their work spans 7 cinematic universes — most prominently The Avengers Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Avengers: Doomsday, The Fantastic 4: First Steps, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
female
Known Credits
58
Birth Date
1988-04-18
Birth Place
Wimbledon, London, England, UK

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Universe traveler — spans 7 universes

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q6159535), public domain (CC0).