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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…

Born
18 April 1988
Birthplace
Wimbledon, London, England, UK
Known for
Actor
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Biography

Who is Vanessa Kirby?

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.

Biography from TMDB, edited for length. Verified 6 November 2026.

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Filmography

Notable credits

  • Me Before You2016Alicia Dawares
  • About Time2013Joanna
  • Mission: Impossible - Fallout2018The White Widow
  • Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw2019Hattie Shaw
  • Jupiter Ascending2015Katharine Dunlevy
  • Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One2023The White Widow
  • Everest2015Sandy Hill Pittman
  • The Fantastic 4: First Steps2025Sue Storm / Invisible Woman
  • Napoleon2023Josephine Bonaparte
  • The Crown2016Princess Margaret

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Vanessa was born in which country?

Wimbledon, London, England, UK.

What is Vanessa Kirby best known for?

Best known as a actor, with 1 credited film in the MovieState library.

Which Vanessa Kirby films can I read about here?

Avengers: Doomsday (2026).