Emerald Fennell

Emerald Fennell

Born 1985-10-01 (age 40) Hammersmith, London, England, UK
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Biography

Emerald Lilly Fennell (born 1 October 1985) is an English actress, filmmaker, and writer. She has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.

Fennell first gained attention for her roles in period films, such as Albert Nobbs (2011),  Anna Karenina (2012), and The Danish Girl (2015). She gained prominence for her starring role in the BBC One drama series Call the Midwife (2013–2017) and for her portrayal of Camilla Parker-Bowles in the Netflix drama series The Crown (2019–2020), the latter of which garnered her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

As a writer-director, Fennell is known as the showrunner for season two of the BBC spy thriller series Killing Eve (2019), which earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She made her feature film directorial debut with the thriller Promising Young Woman (2020), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and received nominations for Best Picture and Best Director. Fennell also wrote the book for Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Cinderella (2021) and directed her second film, the psychological thriller Saltburn (2023).

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Known For

Barbie
Barbie

2023

as Midge

Pan
Pan

2015

as Commander

Promising Young Woman
Promising Young Woman

2020

as Woman in Makeup Tutorial (uncredited)

The Danish Girl
The Danish Girl

2015

as Elsa

Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina

2012

as Princess Merkalova

Albert Nobbs
Albert Nobbs

2011

as Mrs. Smythe-Willard

Vita & Virginia
Vita & Virginia

2019

as Vanessa Bell

Mr. Nice
Mr. Nice

2010

as Rachel

The Lady Vanishes
The Lady Vanishes

2013

as Odette

Murder on the Home Front
Murder on the Home Front

2013

as Issy Quennell

The Darkest Universe