Vanessa Kirby, a talented English actress, was born on April 18, 1988, in London. She is the daughter of urologist Roger Kirby and has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including a BAFTA TV Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Kirby's educational background includes studying English literature at the University of Exeter. She began her professional acting career on stage, making her debut in a production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons in 2010. She went on to deliver acclaimed performances in various plays, including A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Women Beware Women, Three Sisters, and A Streetcar Named Desire, in which she portrayed the role of Stella Kowalski.
Kirby made her film debut with a minor role in the crime drama The Rise in 2012. Her breakthrough role came with her portrayal of Princess Margaret in the Netflix drama series The Crown, for which she won the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress and received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. She has since appeared in action films such as Mission: Impossible – Fallout and Hobbs & Shaw.
Kirby's performance as a grief-stricken young woman in the film Pieces of a Woman earned her the Volpi Cup for Best Actress and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
