Quick Facts
Born:
1988-04-18
Birthplace:
Wimbledon, London, England, UK
Credits:
52 Total Roles
Vanessa Kirby
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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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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
Me Before You
Alicia Dawares
About Time
Joanna
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
The White Widow
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Hattie Shaw
Jupiter Ascending
Katharine Dunlevy
Everest
Sandy Hill Pittman
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
The White Widow
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
Sue Storm / Invisible Woman
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Avengers: Secret Wars MOVIE | Sue Storm / The Invisible Woman |
| 2026 | Avengers: Doomsday MOVIE | Sue Storm / The Invisible Woman |
| 2025 | Night Always Comes MOVIE | Lynette |
| 2025 | The Fantastic 4: First Steps MOVIE | Sue Storm / Invisible Woman |
| 2025 | Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four: First Steps - World Premiere MOVIE | Self - 'Sue Storm' / 'Invisible Woman' |
| 2025 | Eden MOVIE | Dore Strauch Ritter |
| 2023 | Napoleon MOVIE | Josephine Bonaparte |
| 2023 | Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One MOVIE | The White Widow |
| 2022 | The Son MOVIE | Beth |
| 2022 | Italian Studies MOVIE | Alina Reynolds |