Vanessa Kirby

thumb|Kirby at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival Vanessa Nuala Kirby (born 18 April 1987 or 1988) 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 and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Quotes I feel people naturally have a brightness. When that is extinguished by circumstances — be it a wrong marriage, or a situation that you cannot leave psychologically — there's something about that dying spark that I'm drawn to playing. Nicol, Patricia (14 January 2016). "Vanessa Kirby: meet south-west London's hottest export". Evening Standard. On portraying Princess Margaret in The Crown (2016). When I first started doing screen work I thought, 'I'm not beautiful enough for this profession — all the actresses I watch on screen are gorgeous and beautiful goddesses, but I'm just a scrawny, scruffy girl from South West London.' But you have to really empower yourself. Nicol, Patricia (14 January 2016). "Vanessa Kirby: meet south-west London's hottest export". Evening Standard. External links Category:1980s births Category:Actresses from London Category:BAFTA winners Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people)