Vanessa Kirby
Vanessa Kirby
The Crown, A Streetcar Named Desire
Note: Second Chance! This doodle, originally auctioned in 2016, was generously re-donated by the winner. Gillian Anderson signed the back of this doodle card and wrote: "Coloring of letters by Blanche while Stella got into costume!"
Vanessa Kirby is best known to Netflix viewers for her fabulous and complex portrayal of Princess Margaret opposite Claire Foy and Matt Smith in royal drama THE CROWN.
Born in 1987 in London, England, Kirby began her acting career in 2010 and has since enjoyed high profile roles on the stage, on film and television.
She made her television debut in 2011 opposite Ben Whishaw, Dominic West, and Romola Gara in BBC drama THE HOUR before appearing as Estella the same year as part of the BBC’s adaptation of GREAT EXPECTATIONS with Ray Winstone, Gillian Anderson, and Douglas Booth.
Other notable television appearances include a part in mini-series LABYRINTH, POIROT, and THE FRANKENSTEIN CHRONICLES before landing her role in THE CROWN.
On film her major appearances include playing Joanna in Richard Curtis’s 2013 movie ABOUT TIME, Sandy Hill in 2015’s EVEREST and roles in JUPITER ASCENDING, GENIUS, KILL COMMAND, and YOU BEFORE ME. She recently finished filming MISSION IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT opposite Tom Cruise.
Kirby’s theatre CV is impressive and extensive, described by Variety Magazine in 2016 as “the outstanding stage actress of her generation, capable of the most unexpected choices.”
Her credits include Shakespeare’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM and AS YOU LIKE IT, Ibsen’s GHOSTS, Checkov’s THREE SISTERS and UNCLE VANYA, Marlowe’s EDWARD II and a critically acclaimed turn as Stella Kowalski in Tennessee William’s A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE.
In 2017, Kirby was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Baftas and received a nod at the Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for her role in THE CROWN. She also won the Glamour Award for Best UK TV Actress.
Vanessa Kirby at the Internet Movie Database