About

Known credits:
30
Birthday:
1985-10-01
Place of birth:
Hammersmith, London, England, UK
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Emerald Fennell

Overview

Emerald Lilly Fennell (/fɪˈnɛl/; 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

Acting
2024 Absolutely Fabulous: Inside Out Actor Self N/A
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2023 Barbie Actor Midge 69
Fair
2020 Promising Young Woman Actor Woman in Makeup Tutorial (uncredited) 72
Good
2019 Vita & Virginia Actor Vanessa Bell 61
Fair
2016 The Darkest Universe Actor Jess 59
Average
2015 The Danish Girl Actor Elsa 74
Good
2015 Pan Actor Commander 59
Average
2013 Chickens Actor Agnes 68
Fair
2013 Murder on the Home Front Actor Issy Quennell 59
Average
2013 Murder on the Home Front Actor Issy Quennell N/A
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2013 The Lady Vanishes Actor Odette 59
Average
2012 Anna Karenina Actor Princess Merkalova 65
Fair
2011 Albert Nobbs Actor Mrs. Smythe-Willard 60
Fair
2010 Any Human Heart Actor Lottie 68
Fair
2010 Mr. Nice Actor Rachel 59
Average
2010 Any Human Heart Actor Lottie 59
Average

Directing
2026 Wuthering Heights Directing Director N/A
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2023 Saltburn Directing Director 68
Fair
2020 Promising Young Woman Directing Director 72
Good
2018 Careful How You Go Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2026 Wuthering Heights Writing Screenplay N/A
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2023 Saltburn Writing Writer 68
Fair
2020 Promising Young Woman Writing Writer 72
Good
2020 Cinderella Writing Book N/A
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2018 Careful How You Go Writing Screenplay N/A
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Zatanna Writing Writer N/A
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Nemesis Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
2026 Wuthering Heights Production Producer N/A
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2023 Saltburn Production Producer 68
Fair
2020 Promising Young Woman Production Producer 72
Good