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Vanessa Kirby

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Vanessa Kirby
They're Fantastic! Their car flies! And there are four of them! What more could you possibly need to know? How about ... why is a planet-eating giant named Galactus trying to devour Earth?! Let's explain how Pedro Pascal (Reed Richards), Vanessa Kirby (Sue Storm), Joseph Quinn (Johnny Storm), and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (Ben Grimm) will become the Fantastic Four and take their first steps into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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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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BornApril 18, 1988
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 46 nominations total

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    Known for

    Elizabeth Debicki in The Crown (2016)
    The Crown
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Princess Margaret
    • Young Princess Margaret
    Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Angela Bassett, 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
    Matthew Wood, Pedro Pascal, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Vanessa Kirby, and Joseph Quinn in The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
    The Fantastic Four: First Steps
    • Sue Storm
    • Invisible Woman
    • 2025

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    • The Fantastic Four: First Steps
      • Sue Storm, Invisible Woman
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Avengers: Doomsday
      • Sue Storm, Invisible Woman
      • In Production
      • 2026
    • Avengers: Secret Wars
      • Sue Storm, Invisible Woman
      • In Development
      • 2027
    • Night Always Comes
      • Lynette
      • Post-production



    • Jude Law, Daniel Brühl, Ana de Armas, Sydney Sweeney, and Vanessa Kirby in Eden (2024)
      Eden
      6.6
      • Dore
      • 2024
    • The Strange Case (2024)
      The Strange Case
      8.7
      Podcast Series
      • Henri
      • 2024
    • Joaquin Phoenix in Napoleon (2023)
      Napoleon
      6.3
      • Josephine Bonaparte
      • 2023
    • Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Esai Morales, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, Hayley Atwell, Pom Klementieff, and Vanessa Kirby in Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
      Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
      7.6
      • The White Widow
      • 2023
    • Cartier: La Panthère (2023)
      Cartier: La Panthère
      5.9
      Video
      • Vanessa Kirby
      • 2023
    • Elizabeth Debicki in The Crown (2016)
      The Crown
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Young Princess Margaret
      • Princess Margaret
      • 2016–2022
    • Anthony Hopkins, Laura Dern, Hugh Jackman, George Cobell, Vanessa Kirby, and Zen McGrath in The Son (2022)
      The Son
      6.5
      • Beth
      • 2022
    • Vanessa Kirby in Italian Studies (2021)
      Italian Studies
      4.7
      • Alina Reynolds
      • 2021
    • Casey Affleck, Katherine Waterston, Christopher Abbott, and Vanessa Kirby in The World to Come (2020)
      The World to Come
      6.4
      • Tallie
      • 2020
    • Vanessa Kirby in Pieces of a Woman (2020)
      Pieces of a Woman
      7.0
      • Martha
      • 2020
    • Ryan Reynolds, Jason Statham, Felicity Dean, Idris Elba, Dwayne Johnson, Stephanie Vogt, Tom Wu, Meesha Garbett, Lucy McCormick, David Sturgeon, Kalanikauleleiaiwi Wall, Ima Caryl Cruz, Matt Symonds, Pete White, Dan H. McCormick, Maria Sergejeva, James Snelling, Dan Li, Gavin Esler, Vineeta Rishi, Ansu Kabia, Akie Kotabe, Eiza González, Adam Ganne, Stephen Mitchell, Peter Basham, Josh Turner, Antonio Mancino, Vanessa Kirby, David Mumeni, Harry Hickles, Hio Pelesasa, Noah Maxwell Clarke, James Dryden, Mark Gooden, Ella-Rae Smith, Dave Simon, Rubens Saboia, Matt Townsend, Katia Elizarova, Thalissa Teixeira, Joel MacCormack, Ewen Weatherburn, Joshua Coombes, Georgia Meacham, Bernardo Santos, John Macdonald, Rutvig Vaid, Laura Porta, Nicholas Walker, Peter Rooney, Rain Chan, Jay Waddell, Thomas Tommo, and Shiloh Coke in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
      Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
      6.5
      • Hattie
      • 2019
    • Peter Sarsgaard, James Norton, and Vanessa Kirby in Mr. Jones (2019)
      Mr. Jones
      6.9
      • Ada Brooks
      • 2019
    • National Theatre Live: Julie (2018)
      National Theatre Live: Julie
      6.2
      • Julie
      • 2018
    • Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Angela Bassett, Ving Rhames, Henry Cavill, Rebecca Ferguson, and Simon Pegg in Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
      Mission: Impossible - Fallout
      7.7
      • The White Widow
      • 2018
    • Sean Bean, Anna Maxwell Martin, and Richie Campbell in The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015)
      The Frankenstein Chronicles
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Lady Jemima Hervey
      • 2015–2017

    Producer



    • Night Always Comes
      • producer
      • Post-production



    • Thunder (2022)
      Thunder
      6.1
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Vanessa Kirby in Italian Studies (2021)
      Italian Studies
      4.7
      • executive producer
      • 2021

    Soundtrack



    • Elizabeth Debicki in The Crown (2016)
      The Crown
      8.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"
      • performer: "God Save the Queen" (uncredited)
      • 2016–2023

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    Vanessa Kirby and Director Ridley Scott on Finding the Humor of 'Napoleon'
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    Vanessa Kirby and Director Ridley Scott on Finding the Humor of 'Napoleon'
    All About 'Napoleon'
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    All About 'Napoleon'
    All About 'Napoleon'
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    All About 'Napoleon'
    Ethan Hunt's 'Impossible' Stunt? Taking a Nap
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    Ethan Hunt's 'Impossible' Stunt? Taking a Nap
    The Rise of Vanessa Kirby
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    The Rise of Vanessa Kirby
    Genius
    Clip 0:32
    Genius
    Me Before You
    Clip 0:49
    Me Before You

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    • Height
      • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
    • Born
      • April 18, 1988
      • London, England, UK
    • Parents
        Roger Kirby
    • Relatives
        Juliet Kirby(Sibling)
    • Other works
      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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      Mother is a former editor of Country Living magazine.
    • 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.
    • Nickname
      • Noola Noo

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