Vanessa Kirby
Acting

Vanessa Kirby

April 18, 1988 (37 years old) Wimbledon, London, England, UK

Also known as: Vanessa Jane Kirby, Vanessa Nuala Kirby

Biography

Vanessa Nuala Kirby 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).

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Known For

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989 • TV

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 • TV

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007 • TV

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007 • TV

The Fantastic 4: First Steps

The Fantastic 4: First Steps

2025 • Movie

Avengers: Doomsday

Avengers: Doomsday

2026 • Movie

Movie Credits (41)

Acting

2025

The Fantastic 4: First Steps

as Sue Storm / Invisible Woman

2026

Avengers: Doomsday

as Sue Storm / The Invisible Woman

2016

Me Before You

as Alicia Dawares

2023

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

as The White Widow

2025

Eden

as Dore Strauch Ritter

2019

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

as Hattie Shaw

2013

About Time

as Joanna

2018

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

as The White Widow

2027

Avengers: Secret Wars

as Sue Storm / The Invisible Woman

2023

Napoleon

as Josephine Bonaparte

2015

Jupiter Ascending

as Katharine Dunlevy

2015

Everest

as Sandy Hill Pittman

2016

Genius

as Zelda Fitzgerald

2022

Italian Studies

as Alina Reynolds

2013

Charlie Countryman

as Felicity

2022

The Son

as Beth

2025

Night Always Comes

as Lynette

2010

Love/Loss

as Jane

2012

Nora

as Young Woman

2016

Kill Command

as Mills

Crew

2025

Night Always Comes

Producer

2022

Italian Studies

Executive Producer

Off Season

Producer

Ruins

Producer

2026

THE DISCIPLE

Producer

TV Credits (15)

Acting

1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Celia Ravenscroft

1 episodes

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2007

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2 episodes

2007

The Graham Norton Show

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2016

The Crown

as Princess Margaret

20 episodes

2016

The Crown

as Young Princess Margaret (archive footage)

1 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

1 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

2 episodes

2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

1 episodes

1953

The Oscars

as Self

1 episodes

2015

The Frankenstein Chronicles

as Lady Jemima Hervey

7 episodes

2011

Great Expectations

as Estella

3 episodes

2011

The Hour

as Ruth Elms

6 episodes

2012

Labyrinth

as Alice Tanner

2 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
April 18, 1988 (37 years old)
Place of Birth
Wimbledon, London, England, UK
Popularity
5.4

Career Stats

41
Movies
15
TV Shows