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Kirby rose to international prominence with her portrayal of [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|Princess Margaret]] in the [[Netflix]] drama series ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]'' (2016–2017), for which she won the [[British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. She also took on roles in the action films ''[[Hobbs & Shaw]]'' (2019) and the [[Mission: Impossible (film series)|''Mission: Impossible'' film series]] since 2018.
 
For her performance as a grief-stricken woman in ''[[Pieces of a Woman]]'' (2020), she won the [[Volpi Cup for Best Actress]], and received a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]]. Kirby has since portrayed [[Empress Joséphine]] in the historical drama ''[[Napoleon (2023 film)|Napoleon]]'' (2023) for which she won the [[AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actress]].
 
== Early lifeLife==
 
=== Education and family ===
Kirby was raised in [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]], London.<ref name="things">{{cite news |title=10 Things You Never Knew About Vanessa Kirby |url= https://www.bbcamerica.com/blogs/10-things-you-never-knew-about-vanessa-kirby--1015721 |work= bbcamerica.com|date=8 January 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211123164818/https://www.bbcamerica.com/blogs/10-things-you-never-knew-about-vanessa-kirby--1015721 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 23, 2021}}</ref> Her parents are Jane Kirby, a former ''[[Country Living]]'' magazine writer; and [[Roger Kirby]], a retired surgeon and President of the [[Royal Society of Medicine]].<ref name="things" /> She has two siblings: [[Joe Kirby (teacher)|Joe]], a school teacher, and Juliet, a theatrical agent.<ref name="Nicol2016">{{Cite web|url= http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/vanessa-kirby-southwest-londons-hottest-export-a3156416.html|title=Vanessa Kirby: meet south-west London's hottest export|last=Nicol|first=Patricia|date=14 January 2016|website=[[Evening Standard]]|access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref>
 
After attending [[Lady Eleanor Holles School]] and being turned down by the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), Kirby took a gap year to travel and work in an [[AIDS]] hospice in South Africa.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=30 August 2012 |title=Interview: Vanessa Kirby |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/theatre/interview-vanessa-kirby-8096114.html}}</ref> She then studied English at the [[University of Exeter]].<ref name="Nicol2016" />
 
=== Private life ===
From 2015 to 2019, she was in a relationship with actor [[Callum Turner]].<ref>{{cite web |date=February 16, 2020 |title=The Crown's Vanessa Kirby 'splits from Callum Turner after four years of dating' |url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/16/crowns-vanessa-kirby-splits-callum-turner-four-years-dating-12249212/#:~:text=The%20Crown%20star%2C%2031%2C%20and,other%2C%20working%20on%20different%20films. |access-date=January 17, 2024 |publisher=Metro.com.uk}}</ref> Since 2023, Kirby has been in a relationship with [[Paul Rabil]], an American former professional lacrosse player, co-founder and President of [[Premier Lacrosse League]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vanessa Kirby and Lacrosse Player Paul Rabil Go Instagram Official with Sweet Photos: 'Life Is Far Better' |url=https://people.com/vanessa-kirby-goes-instagram-official-with-paul-rabil-8406952 |publisher=People.com}}</ref>
 
==Career==
===2010–2014: Stage debut and early works===
Kirby signed to a [[talent agency]] and met the theatre director [[David Thacker]], who gave her three starring roles over 2010 at the [[Octagon Theatre Bolton]]:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/features/theatre/northwest/E8831264242696/Brief+Encounter+With+%85+Vanessa+Kirby.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120919045218/http://www.whatsonstage.com/features/theatre/northwest/E8831264242696/Brief+Encounter+With+%85+Vanessa+Kirby.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 September 2012|title=Octagon Theatre Bolton}}</ref> in ''[[All My Sons]]'' by [[Arthur Miller]], ''[[Ghosts (play)|Ghosts]]'' by [[Henrik Ibsen]], and ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]]. For ''All My Sons,'' she won the BIZA Rising Star Award at the [[Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards]], worth £5,000. She also starred as Rosalind in ''[[As You Like It]]'' by [[William Shakespeare]] at the [[West Yorkshire Playhouse]] in [[Leeds]]. Alfred Hickling of ''[[The Guardian]]'' described her as a "significant new talent", and stated: "Kirby gives a performance of statuesque distinction as Helena".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hickling |first=Alfred |date=2010-02-23 |title=A Midsummer Night's Dream |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/feb/23/a-midsummer-nights-dream-review |access-date=2023-11-12 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
 
In 2011, Kirby then went on to appear at the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] in ''[[Women Beware Women]]'' by [[Thomas Middleton]], directed by [[Marianne Elliott (director)|Marianne Elliott]], alongside [[Harriet Walter]] and [[Harry Melling (actor)|Harry Melling]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=56097&dspl=castcreds|title=National Theatre {{pipe}} London, UK|website=www.nationaltheatre.org.uk}}</ref> She was also in the play ''The Acid Test'' by [[Anya Reiss]] at the [[Royal Court Theatre]], directed by [[Simon Godwin]]. For her performance, Kirby earning praise from Paul Taylor of ''[[The Independent]]'', who described her as "a star if ever I saw one".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/the-acid-test-royal-court-theatre-upstairs-london-2288994.html|title=The Acid Test, Royal Court: Theatre Upstairs, London|website=[[Independent.co.uk]] |date=26 May 2011}}</ref> That same year, Kirby made her television debut in two BBC's series: ''[[The Hour (2011 TV series)|The Hour]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012rwmc|title=Series 1, The Hour – BBC Two}}</ref> and as Estella in ''[[Great Expectations (2011 miniseries)|Great Expectations]]''.<ref>{{Citation |title=Great Expectations (2011) |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b018wmhr/great-expectations-2011 |access-date=2023-11-12 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
 
Kirby filmed the British crime movie ''[[The Rise (film)|The Rise]]'' in early 2012. The film premièred at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] to favourable reviews, and won the Best Debut Category for director Rowan Athale. Then, she went on to play Masha in the acclaimed stage production by [[Benedict Andrews]] of ''[[Three Sisters (play)|Three Sisters]]'' at the [[Young Vic]] in September 2012, earning exceptionally good reviews, notably Matt Trueman of [[Time Out (magazine)|''Time Out'']] wrote: "In a super cast given licence to shine, Kirby stands out as Masha".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://matttrueman.co.uk/2012/09/review-three-sisters-young-vic.html|title=Review: Three Sisters, Young Vic {{pipe}} Matt Trueman}}</ref>
 
In 2013, Kirby returned to the [[Royal National Theatre]] to play the Queen of England [[Isabella of France]] in ''[[Edward II (play)|Edward II]]'' opposite [[John Heffernan (British actor)|John Heffernan]], and Michael Billington for ''[[The Guardian]]'' said that Kirby delivers a "strong performance".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Billington |first=Michael |date=2013-09-05 |title=Edward II – review |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2013/sep/05/edward-ii-review |access-date=2023-11-12 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Kirby had a supporting role in [[Richard Curtis]]'s romantic comedy film ''[[About Time (2013 film)|About Time]],'' starring [[Rachel McAdams]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 May 2012 |title=Rachel McAdams to Star in Working Title's 'About Time' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rachel-mcadams-about-time-working-title-323151 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> During that time, she made some apparitions in the American film ''[[Charlie Countryman]]'', and in one episode of the British TV series ''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-09 |title=Agatha Christie's Poirot: Elephants Can Remember, ITV, review |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10106748/Agatha-Christies-Poirot-Elephants-Can-Remember-ITV-review.html |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref>
 
In the summer of 2014, Kirby played [[Stella Kowalski]] in ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'', again collaborating with [[Benedict Andrews]] at the Young Vic, alongside [[Gillian Anderson]] as Blanche Dubois and [[Ben Foster (actor)|Ben Foster]] as Stanley.<ref>{{cite web |author=BWW News Desk |title=Vanessa Kirby and Ben Foster Join Gillian Anderson in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at the Young Vic This Summer |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Vanessa-Kirby-and-Ben-Foster-Join-Gillian-Anderson-in-A-STREETCAR-NAMED-DESIRE-at-the-Young-Vic-This-Summer-20140508}}</ref> She won Best Supporting Actress category at the [[WhatsOnStage Awards|Whatsonstage Awards]] 2014.<ref name=":1" /> Also in 2014, Kirby appeared in [[Queen and Country (film)|''Queen and Country'']], written and directed by [[John Boorman]]. It was screened at the [[Directors' Fortnight]] section of the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |date=2014-04-22 |title=Cannes Directors' Fortnight 2014 lineup unveiled |url=https://www.screendaily.com/cannes/cannes-directors-fortnight-2014-lineup-unveiled/5070844.article |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Screen }}</ref>
 
=== 2015–2020: Breakthrough and international recognition ===
[[File:Vanessa Kirby.png|thumb|223x223px|Kirby forin the2017, promotion ofpromoting ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]'']]
 
The 2015 year was very fruitful for Kirby. Indeed, she had supporting roles on screen: in ''[[Everest (2015 film)|Everest]]'' as American socialite [[Sandy Hill Pittman]], in the [[Space opera|space opera film]] ''[[Jupiter Ascending]]'' by [[The Wachowskis]], and in ''Bone in the Throat'' who premiered at the [[South by Southwest]] Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |author=T. H. R. Staff |date=2015-03-18 |title='A Bone in the Throat': SXSW Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/a-bone-throat-sxsw-review-782946/ |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> In television, Kirby made appearances in the British television drama film ''[[The Dresser (2015 film)|The Dresser]],'' alongside [[Anthony Hopkins]] and [[Ian McKellen]];<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sulcas |first=Roslyn |date=2016-05-27 |title=Anthony Hopkins Returns to the Stage, if Only for a Movie |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/28/arts/television/the-dresser-starz-anthony-hopkins-ian-mckellan.html |access-date=2023-11-12 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and she had a main role in the series ''[[The Frankenstein Chronicles]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nolan |first=Emma |date=2018-09-03 |title=The Frankenstein Chronicles season 2 release date, cast, trailer, plot |url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1012334/The-Frankenstein-Chronicles-season-2-release-date-cast-trailer-plot-ITV-Sean-Bean |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=Express.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>
 
It was also in 2015 that Kirby was cast as [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|Princess Margaret]] in May<ref>{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=15 May 2015 |title=Vanessa Kirby To Play Princess Margaret In Netflix's 'The Crown' |url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/vanessa-kirby-princess-margaret-the-crown-1201427873/}}</ref> for the [[Netflix]]'s first original British series ''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]],'' an historical drama series about the reign of [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]. For her performance, Kirby was nominated for the [[British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress|BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress]] in 2017, and won the award for the season two in 2018.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2018-05-14 |title=Vanessa Kirby wins Netflix's first ever Bafta |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/entertainment/a20678804/vanessa-kirby-bafta-princess-margaret/ |access-date=2023-11-12 |magazine=Harper's BAZAAR |language=en-GB}}</ref> For this role, she received praise from critics and rose to international prominence.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2020-09-06 |title=Far from The Crown, Vanessa Kirby Talks Her Toughest Role Yet |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/09/vanessa-kirby-pieces-of-a-woman-movie |access-date=2023-11-12 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
Meanwhile, in 2016, Kirby played Elena in [[Robert Icke]]'s production of ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'' at the [[Almeida Theatre]], for which she won rave reviews, with Matt Trueman of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' writing that her performance: "confirms her as the outstanding stage actress of her generation, capable of the most unexpected choices".<ref name="auto">{{cite news |last1=Trueman |first1=Matt |date=17 February 2016 |title=London Theater Review: 'Uncle Vanya' at the Almeida Theatre |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2016/legit/reviews/uncle-vanya-review-almeida-theatre-1201707561/ |access-date=27 January 2017}}</ref>[[File:Vanessa Kirby MTV.jpg|thumb|Kirby during an interview for the promotion of ''[[Mission: Impossible – Fallout]]''|left|upright]]During this year, Kirby had three screen roles: she played [[Zelda Fitzgerald]] in [[Genius (2016 film)|''Genius'']] alongside [[Colin Firth]], [[Jude Law]], and [[Nicole Kidman]]; she has the leading role in the [[Science fiction film|sci-fi film]] ''[[Kill Command]]''; and she played in the [[romantic drama film]] [[Me Before You (film)|''Me Before You'']], directed by [[Thea Sharrock]] and starring [[Emilia Clarke]] and [[Sam Claflin]].
In 2018, Kirby came back on stage and played the title character in [[Polly Stenham]]'s ''Julie'', an adaptation of August Strindberg's ''[[Miss Julie]]'', at the Royal National Theatre. On the big screen, she starred in two actionsaction franchise films: ''[[Mission: Impossible – Fallout]]'' (2018) opposite [[Tom Cruise]] and ''[[Fast and Furious: Hobbs & Shaw]]'' (2019) alongside [[Dwayne Johnson]] and [[Jason Statham]]. For her role in ''Hobbs & Shaw,'' Kambole Campbell thought that: "Vanessa Kirby steals the show with wry wit and casual lethality".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-08 |title=Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/fast-furious-hobbs-shaw/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Empire |language=en}}</ref> Kirby also appeared in the biopic [[Mr Jones (2019 film)|''Mr Jones'']], who loosely tells the story of [[Gareth Jones (journalist)|Gareth Jones]]. The film was directed by [[Agnieszka Holland]] and competed for the [[Golden Bear]] at the [[69th Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mr. Jones - Competition 2019 |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/2019/programme/201912053.html |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=www.berlinale.deBerlin |language=enInternational Film Festival}}</ref>
 
During 2019, Kirby was supposed to appear in the French thriller movie ''Suddenly'' (''"Soudain Seuls"''), alongside [[Jake Gyllenhaal]]; but after a disagreement between the director [[Thomas Bidegain]] and Gyllenhaal, the film was entireentirely rewritten and recast.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-01 |title=Pourquoi Soudain Seuls ne s'est finalement pas fait avec Jake Gyllenhaal et Vanessa Kirby ? |url=http://www.premiere.fr/Cinema/News-Cinema/Pourquoi-Soudain-Seuls-ne-sest-finalement-pas-fait-avec-Jake-Gyllenhaal-et-Vanessa-Kirby- |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=Premiere.fr |language=FR}}</ref> The same year, Kirby was one of the favourite for the role of [[Black Canary]] in [[Birds of Prey (2020 film)|''Birds of Prey'']], but despite the enthusiasm of the fans and Kirby herself, the role went to [[Jurnee Smollett]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zachary |first=Brandon |date=2018-08-05 |title=Birds of Prey: Fans Are Pushing for M:I - Fallout's Vanessa Kirby to Play Black Canary |url=https://www.cbr.com/birds-of-prey-vanessa-kirby-black-canary/ |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref>
 
In 2020, Kirby portrayed Martha, a grief-stricken woman, in [[Kornél Mundruczó|Kornél Mundruzcó]]'s ''[[Pieces of a Woman]]'', a film approaching the trauma and grief surrounding baby loss.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-08 |title='Pieces Of A Woman' Lays Bare The Realities Of Baby Loss |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/pieces-of-a-woman-baby-loss |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=British Vogue |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Clayton |date=2020-11-12 |title=Vanessa Kirby and Ellen Burstyn on Making 'Pieces of a Woman' |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/awards/interview-vanessa-kirby-ellen-burstyn-1234830660/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> The film received positive reviews, with Kirby garnering universal critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Collin |first=Robbie |date=2020-12-29 |title=Pieces of a Woman, review: Vanessa Kirby is devastating in this supremely frank stillbirth drama |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/pieces-woman-reviewvanessa-kirby-devastating-supremely-frank/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Maher |first=Kevin |date=2023-11-13 |title=Pieces of a Woman review — crown Vanessa Kirby with an Oscar |newspaper=[[The Times]] |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pieces-of-a-woman-review-crown-vanessa-kirby-with-an-oscar-gdw9gsf09 |access-date=2023-11-13 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> Peter Debruge wrote for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' that "[...] this is ultimately Kirby's movie, as the stage marvel [...] delivers her most impressive screen performance to date".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Debruge |first=Peter |date=5 September 2020 |title='Pieces of a Woman' Review: Vanessa Kirby Delivers the Performance of Her Career Opposite Shia LaBeouf |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/pieces-of-a-woman-review-vanessa-kirby-shia-labeouf-1234760627/ |access-date=27 April 2021 |website=Variety}}</ref> David Fear from ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called her performance "transcendent".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Fear |first=David |date=8 January 2021 |title='Pieces of a Woman' Review: A Grief History of Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/pieces-of-a-woman-movie-review-vanessa-kirby-1109299/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=27 April 2021}}</ref> Kirby won the [[Volpi Cup for Best Actress]] at the [[2020 Venice Film Festival]], where the film premiered.<ref name="lion">{{cite web |date=12 September 2020 |title=Venice Film Festival 2020 Winners: "Nomadland" Takes Golden Lion, Vanessa Kirby Is Best Actress |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/09/venice-film-festival-2020-winners-list-1234585982/ |work=IndieWire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-14 |title=With Best-Actress Win at Venice Film Festival, Vanessa Kirby Leaps to the Front of This Year's Oscar Race |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/vanessa-kirby-best-actress-win-venice-film-festival-creates-oscar-buzz |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref> She went on to receive various nominations, notably for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Academy Award]],<ref name="oscar2021">{{cite web |title= Oscar Nominations 2021 |url= https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2021|work= oscars.org |date=2021}}</ref> the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama|Golden Globe]], the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|BAFTA Award]], and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role|Screen Actors Guild Award]].
 
Also at the [[77th Venice International Film Festival]], Kirby promoted ''[[The World to Come]]'', directed by [[Mona Fastvold]] and also starring [[Katherine Waterston]], the film won the [[Queer Lion]] award for best LGBTQ-themed film during the festival.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Welk |first=Brian |date=2020-09-17 |title=Katherine Waterston, Vanessa Kirby Romance 'The World to Come' Acquired by Bleecker Street |url=https://www.thewrap.com/katherine-waterston-vanessa-kirby-romance-the-world-to-come-acquired-by-bleecker-street/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}</ref> In his review for ''The'' ''Guardian'', Xan Brooks note that: "Kirby gives a fine, charismatic turn as the free-spirited Tallie".<ref>{{Cite web |title=The World to Come review – a spellbinding romance of stolen hours {{!}} Venice film festival 2020 {{!}} The Guardian |url=https://amp.theguardian.com/film/2020/sep/06/the-world-to-come-review-mona-fastvold-katherine-waterston-vanessa-kirby |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=amp.theguardian.comThe Guardian}}</ref> For ''The Independent'', Clarisse Loughrey said: "Kirby’s performance is thrillingly, seductively, alive".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-23 |title=The World to Come celebrates female desire wrestling to be free – review |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/world-to-come-review-vanessa-kirby-b1888665.html |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref>
 
===2021–present: Independent films and blockbusters===
In 2021, Kirby co-founded, with her sister Juliet, the London-based production company Aluna Entertainment<ref>{{cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Andreas |date=31 August 2021 |title=Netflix Inks Multi-Year First Look Deal With Vanessa Kirby's New Production Company Aluna Entertainment |url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/netflix-vanessa-kirby-crown-deal-first-look-lauren-dark-film4-1234824689/ |access-date=31 August 2021 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> which has a first look deal with Netflix.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ritman |first=Alex |date=31 August 2021 |title=Vanessa Kirby Strikes First-Look Deal With Netflix for Female-Focused Films |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/vanessa-kirby-netflix-deal-female-films-the-crown-1235005713/ |access-date=1 September 2021 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> The same year, she was the leading role in drama film [[Italian Studies (film)|''Italian Studies'']], who had its world premiere at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lodge |first=Guy |date=2022-01-15 |title='Italian Studies' Review: Vanessa Kirby Chases Her Own Identity in a Teasing Miniature Psychodrama |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/reviews/italian-studies-review-vanessa-kirby-1235154661/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> David Fear from ''Rolling Stones'' wrote that Kirby delivers a: "completely raw, guileless, ego-less performance".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Fear |first=David |date=2022-01-13 |title='Italian Studies' May Be the Most Immersive Memory Loss Movie Ever Made |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/italian-studies-review-vanessa-kirby-1281958/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
Between 2021 and 2023, Kirby was one of the hosts of the ''True Spies'' podcast, alongside [[Hayley Atwell]], [[Sophia Di Martino]], and [[Daisy Ridley]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Makari |first1=Reem |title=Daisy Ridley to host new season of Spyscape's True Spies podcast |url=https://www.podpod.com/article/1829108/daisy-ridley-host-new-season-spyscapes-true-spies-podcast |access-date=4 January 2024 |website=podpod |publisher=Haymarket Media Group Ltd}}</ref> These podcasts talk about real spies on missions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SPYSCAPE Podcasts {{!}} True Spies |url=https://spyscape.com/show/true-spies |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=spyscape.com}}</ref>
 
Then in 2022, she played Beth, the second wife of the character played by [[Hugh Jackman]], in the drama film [[The Son (2022 film)|''The Son'']] directed by [[Florian Zeller]] from a screenplay written by himself and [[Christopher Hampton]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=2022-09-07 |title=Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby on Florian Zeller's Venice Title 'The Son': 'Mental Health is a Crisis Everywhere in The World' |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/hugh-jackman-laura-dern-vanessa-kirby-florian-zeller-the-son-venice-1235362866/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> ''The Son'' had its world premiere at the [[79th Venice International Film Festival]], and despite the mixed reviews from critics of the movie, the performances of Jackman and Kirby were praised. Clayton Davis, for ''Variety'', said: "Kirby is reinventing the wheel of acting with a masterfully executed physical portrayal".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Clayton |date=2022-09-07 |title=In the Name of the Father: With 'The Son,' Hugh Jackman's Best Actor Oscar Moment Has Arrived |url=https://variety.com/2022/awards/awards/the-son-oscars-hugh-jackman-laura-dern-vanessa-kirby-1235363102/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
Kirby reprised her role of Alanna Mitsopolis, alias the White Widow, in ''[[Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One]]'' (2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet the cast of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/mission-impossible-7-cast/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Radio Times |language=en-GB}}</ref> and the untitled sequel [[Untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film|eighth ''Mission: Impossible'' film]] (2025).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-25 |title=All you need to know about Mission: Impossible 8 |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a44439281/mission-impossible-8-release-date-dead-reckoning-2/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2022, she replaced [[Jodie Comer]] as Empress [[Joséphine de Beauharnais]], Napoleon Bonaparte's first wife,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2022-01-04 |title=Ridley Scott Chooses Vanessa Kirby To Play Josephine Opposite Joaquin Phoenix's Napoleon In Apple Epic 'Kitbag' |url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/kitbag-vanessa-kirby-joaquin-phoenix-ridley-scott-napoleon-apple-replace-jodie-comer-1234904510/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> in the historical drama film ''[[Napoleon (2023 film)|Napoleon]]'' (2023) with [[Joaquin Phoenix]] in the title role, and directed by [[Ridley Scott]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-19 |title=The First Trailer For 'Napoleon' Has Epic Battles, A Glittering Coronation And Vanessa Kirby As The All-Powerful Empress Joséphine |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/ridley-scott-napoleon-movie |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=British Vogue}}</ref> Kirby also reprised her role of Alanna Mitsopolis, alias the White Widow, in ''[[Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One]]'' (2023)<ref>{{Cite web |languagetitle=enMeet the cast of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/mission-GBimpossible-7-cast/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Radio Times}}</ref> and the untitled sequel [[Untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film|eighth ''Mission: Impossible'' film]] (2025).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-25 |title=All you need to know about Mission: Impossible 8 |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a44439281/mission-impossible-8-release-date-dead-reckoning-2/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Digital Spy}}</ref>
 
In February 2024, Kirby joined the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] and she will play the role of [[Invisible Woman|Susan Storm / Invisible Woman]] in film ''[[The Fantastic Four (2025 film)|The Fantastic Four]]'' which is scheduled to be released on July 25, 2025 as part of Phase Six of the MCU.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vary|first1=Adam B.|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/fantastic-four-cast-marvel-studios-1235875766/|title=Marvel's 'The Fantastic Four' Lands Its Cast: Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach|date=14 February 2024|publisher=Variety}}</ref>
 
In March 2024, Kirby was announced as Lynette, the leading role in the [[Netflix]] adaptation of ''The Night Always Comes'' based on the [[Willy Vlautin]] novel of the same name.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bamigboye |first=Baz |date=2024-03-05 |title=Breaking Baz: Vanessa Kirby Reunites With ‘The Crown’s Benjamin Caron For Noir-ish Drama ‘The Night Always Comes’ Ahead Of Starring In ‘Fantastic Four’ Reboot |url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/vanessa-kirby-cast-the-night-always-comes-benjamin-caron-netflix-1235845663/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Deadline}}</ref> Filming took place in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] during spring 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Sartaj |date=2024-04-26 |title=Vanessa Kirby's 'The Night Always Comes' Begins Filming in Portland in May |url=https://thecinemaholic.com/the-night-always-comes-filming/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=The Cinemaholic}}</ref>
==Personal life ==
 
From 2016 to 2019, she was in a relationship with actor [[Callum Turner]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/16/crowns-vanessa-kirby-splits-callum-turner-four-years-dating-12249212/#:~:text=The%20Crown%20star%2C%2031%2C%20and,other%2C%20working%20on%20different%20films.|title=The Crown's Vanessa Kirby 'splits from Callum Turner after four years of dating'|publisher=Metro.com.uk|language=EN|date=February 16, 2020|access-date=January 17, 2024}}</ref> Since 2022, Kirby has been in a relationship with [[Paul Rabil]], an American former professional lacrosse player, co-founder and President of [[Premier Lacrosse League]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Vanessa Kirby and Lacrosse Player Paul Rabil Go Instagram Official with Sweet Photos: 'Life Is Far Better' |url=https://people.com/vanessa-kirby-goes-instagram-official-with-paul-rabil-8406952 |publisher=People.com}}</ref>
 
==Acting credits==
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| style="background:#FFFFCC;" | [[Untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film|Untitled eighth ''Mission: Impossible'' film]] {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}}
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=== Audiobooks ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Author
!ISBN
!ASIN
|-
|2015
|[[Romeo and Juliet|''Romeo and Juliet'']]: A BBC Radio 3 full-cast dramatisation
|[[William Shakespeare]]
|
|{{ASIN|B00SSQ1DSG}}
|-
|2018
|''Ladybird Tales of Adventurous Girls''
|Julia Bruce
|{{ISBN|9780241367407}}
|{{ASIN|B07G2JZ8BJ}}
|-
|2019
|[[The Other Boleyn Girl|''The Other Boleyn Girl'']]
|[[Philippa Gregory]]
|{{ISBN|9781508292661}}
|{{ASIN|B07G2JZ8BJ}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2021
|''The Virginia Woolf Collection''
|[[Virginia Woolf]]
|
|{{ASIN|B08XQW7M17|country=England}}
|-
|[[Trouble with Lichen|''Trouble with Lichen'']]
|[[John Wyndham]]
|{{ISBN|9781038630445}}
|{{ASIN|B09M91BHBK}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
|''Unmade Movies: [[Harold Pinter]]'s Victory''
|[[Harold Pinter]]
|{{ISBN|9781787533622}}
|{{ASIN|B09LHP9VCZ}}
|-
|''Morgan Is My Name: Morgan Le Fay, Book 1''
|Sophie Keetch
|
|{{ASIN|B0BG8JZLVM}}
|-
|2024
|''Good Material: A Novel''
|[[Dolly Alderton]]
|{{ISBN|9780593907030}}
|{{ASIN|B0CL7M7NPH}}
|}
 
==Awards and nominations==
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| wins = 7
| nominations = 45
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{{Custom award|[[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Awards]]|1|3}}
{{Custom award|[[Critics' Choice Movie Awards]]|0|1}}
{{Custom award|[[Golden Globe Award]]s|0|1}}
{{Custom award|[[Primetime Emmy Award]]s|0|1}}
{{Custom award|[[Screen Actors Guild Award]]s|0|3}}
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|''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]''
| {{WON}}
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2015-02-15 |title=Full list: Winners of the 15th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/full-list-winners-of-the-15th-annual-whatsonstage-awards_37138/ |access-date=2023-11-12 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{center|2017}}
|[[British Academy Television Awards]]
|[[British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| rowspan="87" |''[[The Crown (TV series)|The Crown]]''
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-04-11 |title=Bafta TV awards 2017: full list of nominations |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/apr/11/bafta-tv-awards-2017-full-list-of-nominations |access-date=2023-11-03 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
|-
|[[Glamour Awards]]
|UK TV Actress
| {{WON}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-06-07 |title=GLAMOUR Awards 2017: All the talking points |url=https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/glamour-awards-2017 |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=Glamour UK |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|[[23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Screen Actors Guild Awards 2017: Complete Winners List |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/screen-actors-guild-awards-2017-complete-winners-list/story?id=45131338 |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref>
|-
 
| rowspan="54" | {{center|2018}}
| [[British Academy Television Awards]]
| Best Supporting Actress
| {{WON}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 May 2018 |title=BAFTA TV Awards 2018: The Complete List of Winners |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/934965/bafta-tv-awards-2018-the-complete-list-of-winners |access-date=15 September 2022 |website=E! Online}}</ref>
|-
| [[Gold Derby|Gold Derby Television Awards]]
| Best Drama Supporting Actress
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2018/2018-gold-derby-tv-awards-winners-versace-handmaids-tale-game-of-thrones-news-957368402/ |title=2018 Gold Derby TV Awards winners: 'Versace' and 'Handmaid's Tale' are top winners, but 'Game of Thrones' takes Best Drama |last1=Montgomery |last2=Beachum |last3=Dixon |last4=Eng |first1=Daniel |first2=Chris |first3=Marcus James |first4=Joyce |date=6 September 2018 |publisher=[[Gold Derby]] |access-date=6 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523070426/https://www.goldderby.com/article/2018/2018-gold-derby-tv-awards-winners-versace-handmaids-tale-game-of-thrones-news-957368402/ |archive-date=23 May 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[:fr:Online Film and Television Association|Online Film and Television Association]]
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|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |author=Variety Staff |date=2018-01-21 |title=SAG Awards Winners: Complete List |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/sag-awards-winners-list-screen-actors-guild-2018-1202668627/ |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| {{center|2020}}
|[[National Film Awards UK]]
|Best Supporting Actress
|''[[Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw]]''
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=N. F. A. |date=2020-01-13 |title=Renee Zellweger, Ricky Gervais, Dev Patel, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Olivia Coleman are among stars nominated at 2020 National Film Awards UK. |url=https://www.nationalfilmawards.org/renee-zellweger-ricky-gervais-rowan-aitkinson-kate-beckinsale-david-tenant-eddie-redmayne-and-liam-neeson-are-among-stars-nominated-at-2020-national-film-awards-uk/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=National Film Awards |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2625" | {{center|2021}}
| [[10th AACTA International Awards|AACTA International Awards]]
| [[AACTA International Award for Best Actress|Best International Actress]]
| rowspan="1514" | ''[[Pieces of a Woman]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|last=Jackson|first=Angelique|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/australian-academy-aacta-nominations-2021-1234907521/|title=Australian Academy Announces Film & TV Nominees for AACTA International Awards|access-date=13 February 2021|date=12 February 2021|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-date=13 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213160330/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/australian-academy-aacta-nominations-2021-1234907521/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| Best Actress
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Johanson |first=MaryAnn |date=2021-01-05 |title=AWFJ 2020 EDA Awards winners announced |url=https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2021/01/awfj-2020-eda-awards-winners-announced.html |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=FlickFilosopher.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Most Daring Performance
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| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2020-georgia-film-critics-association-gfca-winners/|title=The 2020 Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) Winners|date=12 March 2021|work=NextBestPicture|access-date=8 September 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Gold Derby|Gold Derby Film Awards]]
| Best Lead Actress
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldderby.com/feature/2021-gold-derby-film-awards-winners-list-nomadland-1204211090/|title=2021 Gold Derby Film Awards winners: 'Nomadland' wins Best Picture, Carey Mulligan and Chadwick Boseman take lead acting honors|date=20 April 2021|publisher=[[Gold Derby]]|access-date=8 September 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[78th Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
| {{nom}}
|<ref name=globes>{{Cite web|title=Winners & Nominees 2021|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees|access-date=3 February 2021|website=goldenglobes.com|language=enGolden Globe Awards}}</ref>
|-
| [[Hollywood Critics Association|Hollywood Film Critics Association]]
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| rowspan="10" |''[[Pieces of a Woman]]''
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=25th Annual Film Awards (2020) – Online Film & Television Association |url=https://www.oftaawards.com/film-awards/25th-annual-film-awards-2020/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2020|San Diego Film Critics Society]]
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|Virtuoso Award
| {{WON}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Celebrity Tributes {{!}} SBIFF |url=https://sbiff.org/film-festival/celebrity-tributes/ |access-date=2023-11-03 |languagewebsite=en-US SBIFF}}</ref>
|-
| [[25th Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]]
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|[[Napoleon (2023 film)|''Napoleon'']]
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=AACTA International Awards |url=https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/aacta-international-awards/ |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=www.aacta.orgAACTA |language=en-AUInternational Awards}}</ref>
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