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Vanessa Kirby
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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Vanessa Kirby, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Vanessa Kirby, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Graham Norton Show
The Crown
The Oscars
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Everest
The Hour
Jupiter Ascending
About Time
Me Before You
The Frankenstein Chronicles
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Genius
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
Eden
The Dresser
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
The Son
Avengers: Secret Wars
Napoleon
Avengers: Doomsday
Labyrinth
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Night Always Comes
Pieces of a Woman
Kill Command
Production Credits
Night Always Comes
The Apprentice
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