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).
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Known For
Avengers: Secret Wars
Sue Storm / The Invisible Woman
2027
Avengers: Doomsday
Sue Storm / The Invisible Woman
2026
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Sue Storm / The Invisible Woman
2025
Eden
Dora Strauch Ritter
2024
Eden
Dore
2024
Napoleon
Josephine Bonaparte
2023
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
The White Widow
2023
The Son
Beth
2022
Italian Studies
Alina Reynolds
2022
The World to Come
Tallie
2021
Pieces of a Woman
Martha Weiss
2020
Mr. Jones
Ada Brooks
2019
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Hattie Shaw
2019
National Theatre Live: Julie
Julie
2018
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
The White Widow
2018
The Crown
Princess Margaret · (20 episodes)
2016
The Crown
Young Princess Margaret (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2016
Genius
Zelda Fitzgerald
2016
Me Before You
Alicia Dawares
2016
Kill Command
Mills
2016
The Frankenstein Chronicles
Lady Jemima Hervey · (7 episodes)
2015
The Dresser
Irene
2015
Everest
Sandy Hill Pittman
2015
Bone in the Throat
Sophie
2015
Jupiter Ascending
Katharine Dunlevy
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Devil in the Detail
Jessica
2014
National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire
Stella Kowalski
2014
Queen & Country
Dawn Rohan
2014
Insomniacs
Jade
2014
The Exchange
Woman
2013
About Time
Joanna
2013
Charlie Countryman
Felicity
2013
Labyrinth
Alice Tanner · (2 episodes)
2012
Nora
Young Woman
2012
Wasteland
Nicola
2012
Night Always Comes
Lynette
Love/Loss
Jane
2010
Off Season
The Honey Wars
(voice)
Ruins
Honest Trailers
Alanna Mitsopolis (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2012
Great Expectations
Estella · (3 episodes)
2011
The Hour
Ruth Elms · (6 episodes)
2011
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2007
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Celia Ravenscroft · (1 episode)
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1988
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953