Vanessa Kirby
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About
Award winning stage actress in addition to leading lady on the silver screen who starred in the 2016 films Genius, Kill Command and Me Before You. She played a supporting part in 2013's About Time and starred in the 2011 BBC adaptation of Great Expectations. She landed a lead role in the Netflix series The Crown.
Before Fame
She was raised in Wimbledon, London, England. She took a gap year after being rejected by the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and before studying English at Exeter University.
Trivia
Nylon magazine placed her on their Young Hollywood list in 2012. On stage, she earned acclaim for performances in A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Acid Test and A Streetcar Named Desire, among others.
Family Life
Her mother founded the magazine Country Living and her father was a urologist. She dated British actor Callum Turner.
Associated With
She portrayed the best friend of Rachel McAdams' character in the film About Time.
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