Place of Birth: Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Emerald Fennell
Emerald Lilly Fennell (born October 1, 1985) is an English actress, filmmaker, and writer. She has received many awards and nominations, including an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award, and nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. Fennell first gained attention for her roles in period drama films, such as Albert Nobbs (2011), Anna Karenina (2012), The Danish Girl (2015), and Vita and Virginia (2018). She went on to receive wider recognition for her starring roles in the BBC One period drama series Call the Midwife (2013–17) and for her portrayal of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall in the Netflix period drama series The Crown (2019–20). As a writer-director, Fennell is known as the showrunner for season two of the BBC thriller series Killing Eve (2019), which earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. In 2020, Fennell 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, becoming one of only seven women, and the first British woman, to be nominated for the latter.
Movie | Cast | Year |
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Barbie | Midge | 2023 |
Mr. Nice | Rachel | 2010 |
Albert Nobbs | Mrs. Smythe-Willard | 2011 |
Pan | Commander | 2015 |
The Danish Girl | Elsa | 2015 |
Anna Karenina | Princess Merkalova | 2012 |
Vita & Virginia | Vanessa Bell | 2019 |
The Darkest Universe | Jess | 2016 |
Murder on the Home Front | Issy Quennell | 2013 |
The Lady Vanishes | Odette | 2013 |
Promising Young Woman | Woman in Makeup Tutorial (uncredited) | 2020 |
Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out | Self | 2024 | Series | Cast | Year |
Drifters | Lizzie | 2013 |
Victoria | Lady Lovelace | 2016 |
Call the Midwife | Patsy Mount | 2012 |
Any Human Heart | Lottie | 2010 |
The Oscars | Self | 1953 |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014 |
Chickens | Agnes | 2013 |
The Crown | Camilla Shand / Camilla Parker Bowles | 2016 |
Call the Midwife | Nurse Patsy Mount | 2012 |
Blandings | Monica Simmons | 2013 |
Murder on the Home Front | Issy Quennell | 2013 |
Variety Studio: Directors on Directors | Self | 2021 |