Quick Facts
Born:
1985-10-01
Birthplace:
Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Credits:
25 Total Roles
Emerald Fennell
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Biography
Emerald Lilly Fennell (born 1 October 1985) is an English actress, filmmaker, and writer. She has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.
Fennell first gained attention for her roles in period films, such as Albert Nobbs (2011), Anna Karenina (2012), and The Danish Girl (2015). She gained prominence for her starring role in the BBC One drama series Call the Midwife (2013–2017) and for her portrayal of Camilla Parker-Bowles in the Netflix drama series The Crown (2019–2020), the latter of which garnered her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
As a writer-director, Fennell is known as the showrunner for season two of the BBC spy thriller series Killing Eve (2019), which earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She made her feature film directorial debut with the thriller Promising Young Woman (2020), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and received nominations for Best Picture and Best Director. Fennell also wrote the book for Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cinderella (2021) and directed her second film, the psychological thriller Saltburn (2023).
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Fennell first gained attention for her roles in period films, such as Albert Nobbs (2011), Anna Karenina (2012), and The Danish Girl (2015). She gained prominence for her starring role in the BBC One drama series Call the Midwife (2013–2017) and for her portrayal of Camilla Parker-Bowles in the Netflix drama series The Crown (2019–2020), the latter of which garnered her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.
As a writer-director, Fennell is known as the showrunner for season two of the BBC spy thriller series Killing Eve (2019), which earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She made her feature film directorial debut with the thriller Promising Young Woman (2020), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and received nominations for Best Picture and Best Director. Fennell also wrote the book for Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cinderella (2021) and directed her second film, the psychological thriller Saltburn (2023).
Description above from the Wikipedia article Emerald Fennell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Barbie
Midge
The Danish Girl
Elsa
Promising Young Woman
Woman in Makeup Tutorial (uncredited)
Pan
Commander
Anna Karenina
Princess Merkalova
The Crown
Camilla Shand / Camilla Parker Bowles
Albert Nobbs
Mrs. Smythe-Willard
Victoria
Lady Lovelace
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Prüdes Hollywood - Laster, Lust und Leidenschaft im Film MOVIE | Self |
| 2024 | Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out MOVIE | Self |
| 2023 | Barbie MOVIE | Midge |
| 2021 | Directors on Directors TV | Self |
| 2020 | Promising Young Woman MOVIE | Woman in Makeup Tutorial (uncredited) |
| 2019 | Vita & Virginia MOVIE | Vanessa Bell |
| 2016 | The Darkest Universe MOVIE | Jess |
| 2016 | The Crown TV | Camilla Shand / Camilla Parker Bowles |
| 2016 | Victoria TV | Lady Lovelace |
| 2015 | The Danish Girl MOVIE | Elsa |