Vanessa Kirby

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Biography

Vanessa Nuala Kirby (born April 18, 1988) is an English 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. She 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 Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018), Hobbs & Shaw (2019), and The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), and portrayed Empress Joséphine in the historical drama Napoleon (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Vanessa Kirby, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

Vanessa Kirby has 57 screen credits in a career dating back to 2003. Their work spans 6 cinematic universes — most prominently The Avengers Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Avengers: Doomsday, The Fantastic 4: First Steps, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One. 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
57
Birth Date
1988-04-18 00:00:00
Birth Place
Wimbledon, London, England, UK

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 6 universes

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