Vanessa Kirby Biography, Age, Husband, Height, Movies, Net Worth

August 22, 2025

Vanessa Kirby is a renowned English actress and Producer recognized for her dynamic performances on stage, television, and in film. Her role as Princess Margaret in Netflix’s The Crown made her a global celebrity. People loved how emotional and varied she was.

Vanessa Kirby Biography

Stage Name	Vanessa Kirby
Birthplace	Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Occupation	Actress, Producer
Height	5 feet 7 inches (1.70 meters)
Parents	Mr. Roger Kirby and Mrs. Jane Kirby
Siblings	Joe Kirby, Juliet Kirby
Spouse	Paul Rabil
Children	Expecting
Relationship	Engaged

Early Life and Education

Vanessa Nuala Kirby (born on April 18, 1988, 37 years old) is from Wimbledon, London, to Mr. Roger Kirby, a renowned urologist and past President of the Royal Society of Medicine, and Mrs. Jane Kirby, a former Country Living magazine editor.

Vanessa grew up in a culturally diverse environment with her older brother, Joe, a schoolteacher, and younger sister, Juliet, a theatrical agent. She developed an early interest in theater and film.

Her youth was defined by both privilege and challenges, including bullying and Giardia-related health conditions that needed substantial medical attention. Vanessa attended Lady Eleanor Holles School in Hampton. She went on to study English Literature at the University of Exeter, graduating in 2009.

Career

In 2010, Vanessa Kirby began her career at the Octagon Theatre with critically acclaimed stage productions of Ghosts, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and All My Sons. She became a notable new talent after winning the BIZA Rising Star Award for her performance in All My Sons.

Vanessa Kirby Biography, Age, Husband, Height, Movies, Net Worth

Her performances in Women Beware Women (2011) at the National Theatre, Three Sisters (2012) at the Young Vic, and A Streetcar Named Desire (2014) as Stella Kowalski, which moved to New York and garnered her widespread acclaim, demonstrated her continued brilliance on stage.

She made her cinematic debut in Love/Loss (2010) and went on to play Estella in The Hour (2011) and Great Expectations (2012). She made her breakthrough in 2016 when she played Princess Margaret in The Crown (2016–2017), winning a BAFTA Award and garnering international acclaim for her nuanced portrayal of the complexities of the royal family.

Actress Vanessa Kirby made the switch to big-budget movies, starring as Hattie Shaw in Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) and the White Widow in Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) and Dead Reckoning Part One (2023).

Vanessa Kirby won the Volpi Cup and was nominated for an Academy Award in 2020 for her groundbreaking performance as Martha in “Pieces of a Woman,” which showcased her emotional depth in a 24-minute single-take childbirth scene. With parts in The World to Come (2020), Italian Studies (2021), and Napoleon (2023) as Empress Joséphine, she further broadened her acting career.

Critics praised her commanding presence alongside Joaquin Phoenix. She studied quantum physics to prepare for her role as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which she played in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2025. She secured a first-look deal with Netflix as a producer after co-founding Aluna Entertainment with her sister Juliet to support female-led narratives.

Personal Life

Paul Rabil, a former professional lacrosse player and one of the founders of the Premier Lacrosse League, and Vanessa Kirby became engaged in late 2022.

She made her pregnancy announcement in June 2025, while promoting The Fantastic Four: First Steps, coincidentally coinciding with the pregnancy of her character, Sue Storm, in the movie.