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Vanessa Kirby

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British actress Vanessa Kirby, known for her performances in "The Crown" and the 'Mission: Impossible' franchise, stars in the drama 'Pieces of a Woman.' From period dramas to action-thrillers, "No Small Parts" takes a look at Vanessa's rise to fame.
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Vanessa Kirby is an English stage, TV, and film actress. From 2016 to 2018, Kirby portrayed Princess Margaret in Peter Morgan's Netflix series The Crown, for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Television Series in 2018. She starred as Estella in the BBC adaptation of Great Expectations, Joanna in Richard Curtis' romantic comedy About Time and Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018). She is known mostly for her stage work, having won acclaim and awards for various productions, including Streetcar Named Desire with Ben Foster which transferred to New York; with Variety in 2016 called her "the outstanding stage actress of her generation, capable of the most unexpected choices." After MI6, she had a leading role in another action blockbuster, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
BornApril 18, 1988
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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Matt Smith and Vanessa Kirby in The Crown (2016)
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Vanessa Kirby in Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
Vanessa Kirby in Pieces of a Woman (2020)
Ellen Burstyn and Vanessa Kirby in Pieces of a Woman (2020)
Ellen Burstyn, Kornél Mundruczó, and Vanessa Kirby in Pieces of a Woman (2020)
Vanessa Kirby in No Small Parts (2014)
Vanessa Kirby in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
Vanessa Kirby in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)

Known for

Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, and Elizabeth Debicki in The Crown (2016)
The Crown
8.6
TV Series
  • Princess Margaret
  • Young Princess Margaret
Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Henry Cavill, Rebecca Ferguson, and Simon Pegg in Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
7.7
  • The White Widow
  • 2018
Vanessa Kirby in Pieces of a Woman (2020)
Pieces of a Woman
7.0
  • Martha
  • 2020
Casey Affleck, Katherine Waterston, Christopher Abbott, and Vanessa Kirby in The World to Come (2020)
The World to Come
6.3
  • Tallie
  • 2020

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  • Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part One
    • Post-production
  • Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part Two
    • In Production
  • Napoleon
    • Post-production
  • The Brutalist
    • Pre-production
  • Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, and Elizabeth Debicki in The Crown (2016)
    The Crown
  • Anthony Hopkins, Laura Dern, Hugh Jackman, George Cobell, Vanessa Kirby, and Zen McGrath in The Son (2022)
    The Son
  • Vanessa Kirby in Italian Studies (2021)
    Italian Studies
  • Casey Affleck, Katherine Waterston, Christopher Abbott, and Vanessa Kirby in The World to Come (2020)
    The World to Come
  • Vanessa Kirby in Pieces of a Woman (2020)
    Pieces of a Woman
  • Ryan Reynolds, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Dwayne Johnson, Eiza González, and Vanessa Kirby in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
    Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
  • Peter Sarsgaard, James Norton, and Vanessa Kirby in Mr. Jones (2019)
    Mr. Jones
  • National Theatre Live: Julie (2018)
    National Theatre Live: Julie
  • Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Henry Cavill, Rebecca Ferguson, and Simon Pegg in Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
    Mission: Impossible - Fallout
  • Sean Bean, Anna Maxwell Martin, and Richie Campbell in The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015)
    The Frankenstein Chronicles
  • Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke in Me Before You (2016)
    Me Before You
  • Kill Command (2016)
    Kill Command
  • Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, and Laura Linney in Genius (2016)
    Genius
  • Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen in The Dresser (2015)
    The Dresser
  • Everest (2015)
    Everest

Producer

  • Vanessa Kirby in Italian Studies (2021)
    Italian Studies

Soundtrack

  • Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, and Elizabeth Debicki in The Crown (2016)
    The Crown
    • (uncredited)

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'Mission: Impossible - Fallout' Secrets Revealed
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'Mission: Impossible - Fallout' Secrets Revealed
The Rise of Vanessa Kirby
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The Rise of Vanessa Kirby
Genius
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Genius
Me Before You
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Me Before You
Me Before You
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Me Before You
Me Before You
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Me Before You
Me Before You
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Me Before You
Genius
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Genius
Insomniacs: Theo watches Jade
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Insomniacs: Theo watches Jade
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Personal details

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    • April 18, 1988
    • London, England, UK
    • (Sibling)
  • Stage play: "Julie" - playing title character in writer Polly Stenham's modernized version of August Strindberg's original 1888 play. With Eric Kofi-Abrefa (Jean) and Thalissa Teixeira (Kristina). Director: Carrie Cracknell (Lyttleton Theatre, London)
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    • 2 Interviews
    • 4 Articles
    • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Vanessa was raised in Wimbledon, London, England (within earshot of the famous tennis games).
  • Quotes
    [on her role in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)] I'm so not an action-movie type. I'm a theater nerd from London! But you want a lot of different experiences as an actor. As many as possible.

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