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Vanessa Kirby is a British actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, which include a British Academy Television Award, a Volpi Cup Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Kirby made her film debut with a minor role in the crime drama The Rise (2012), and rose to international prominence with her portrayal of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, in the Netflix drama series The Crown (2016–2017), for which she won the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress and received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She garnered wider recognition with her roles in the action films Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018), and Hobbs & Shaw (2019). Her other prominent film roles include About Time (2013), The World to Come (2020), and her performance as a grief-stricken young woman in Pieces of a Woman (2020) for which Kirby received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Over her career, Kirby has had the opportunity to collaborate with an array of prominent artists and celebrities. She acted alongside Claire Foy and Matt Smith in “The Crown,” providing a trifecta of British talent. In “Hobbs & Shaw,” she shared the screen with Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. She also impressed in “Mission: Impossible – Fallout,” working with Tom Cruise and Simon Pegg. On stage, she’s acted with notable figures such as Mark Strong and Nicola Walker in the play “A View from the Bridge.” Directors like Kornél Mundruczó and David Leitch have also utilized her talents. In “Pieces of a Woman,” Ellen Burstyn and Shia LaBeouf were her co-stars, bringing out intense performances from all involved.