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British actress
Vanessa Nuala Kirby is an English actress. She has received several accolades, including a British Academy Television Award and a Volpi Cup Award; and been nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.Wikipedia
| Born | April 18, 1988 |
| Hometown | Wimbledon, United Kingdom |
| Height | 5'7" (1.70m) |
| Parents | Roger Kirby |
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Vanessa Kirby: 'Martinis calm my red carpet nerves'
- Vanessa Kirby sips on "a little martini" to help ease her nerves ahead of red carpet appearances. The actress has recently been in Venice at the city's annual film festival, to promote her new film The Son. In the movie, Vanessa plays Beth, the wife of Hugh Jackman's Peter. Their lives are thrown upside down when Peter's ex-wife (Laura Dern) turns up with Peter's teenage son Nichola (Zen McGrath). As well as walking the red carpet for The Son, which is a a spiritual sequel to double Oscar winner
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'Pieces of a Woman': Vanessa Kirby wanted to justice to the birth experience
Vanessa Kirby, who has been tipped for awards glory with her new film Pieces of Woman, reveals the 'life-changing' research she undertook looking into the birth process in order to do it justice on screen. Pieces of a Woman is streaming on Netflix now.
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Mr. Jones
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2020
The Making Of: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
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AWARDS
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Golden Globe | Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama | Pieces of a Woman | Nominated |
| 2021 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Leading Actress | Pieces of a Woman | Nominated |
| 2021 | Academy Award | Actress in a Leading Role | Pieces of a Woman | Nominated |
| 2021 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Pieces of a Woman | Nominated |
| 2018 | Emmy (Primetime) | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | The Crown | Nominated |