Vanessa Kirby started her career with theatres and later move on to the big screen. She recently starred in Hobbs & Shaw where she portrayed the character Hattie Shaw which made her an overnight star. She earned international fame and recognition. We are sharing below Vanessa Kirby Height Weight, body measurements, and other personal information. If you are one of her fans then check out the detail below.
She was born and raised in Wimbledon, London to a former magazine editor, Jane, and a urologist, Roger Kirby. Actors Vanessa Redgrave and Corin Redgrave were family friends. She attended Lady Eleanor Holles School in Hampton and decided to pursue her career as an actress but she was turned down by Bristol Old Vic Theatre School so she decided to take a gap year to travel before getting enrolled for studying English at the University of Exeter.
She then got a chance to study acting at the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, but she turned it down after she was discovered by David Thacker who offered her a series of roles at the Octagon Theatre Bolton. This is how she launched her career as a theatre actress.
She starred in many plays including All My Sons, Ghosts, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It, The Acid Test, and a few others.
In addition to theatre, she also marked her film debut in 2010 with an appearance in Love/Loss and made her television debut with the series The Hour. Her career as an actress has been started but she needed a leading role to get her career stable in the industry.
In 2015, she starred as Lady Jemima Hervey in the period crime drama series The Frankenstein Chronicles. She was seen in the main role in all episodes from 2015 to 2017. Her performance received accolades and was praised by many critics.
She then appeared in the most popular Netflix historical drama series The Crown where she essayed Princess Margaret, for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Television Series and also received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2018.
Vanessa Kirby Height Weight Body Stats Age Family Facts
Vanessa Kirby Personal Details
- Birth Name : Vanessa Nuala Kirby
- Nick Name : Noola Noo
- Birthday : April 18, 1988
- Age : 35
- Birthplace : Wimbledon, London, England
- Residence : South West London, England
- Nationality : English
- Build : Slim
- Occupation : Actress, Model
- Ethnicity : White
- Zodiac Sign : Aries
- Sexuality : Straight
- Eye Color : Pale Greyish Blue
- Hair Color : Blonde
Vanessa Kirby Family
- Father : Roger Kirby (He is a prostate surgeon and Urologist)
- Mother : Jane Kirby (Her mother is a former Magazine Editor and Founder of the Country Living Magazine)
- Siblings : Joe Kirby (Older Brother), Juliet Kirby (Younger Sister)
- Spouse : None
- Children : None
Vanessa Kirby Body Measurements
- Height in Meter : 1.70 m (170 cm)
- Height in Feet : 5 Feet 7 Inches
- Weight in Kg : 56 kg
- Weight in lbs : 123 lbs
- Body Measurement : 32-24-33 Inches
- Bra Size : 32B
- Shoe Size : 8 (US) or 6 (UK)
- Clothes Size : 6 (US) or 10 (UK)
Vanessa Kirby Dating History
Christian Cooke (2009-2011) – Vanessa was in a relationship with the television actor, director, and producer Christian Cooke. The pair split up after three years of dating and the reasons were unknown.
Douglas Booth (2012-2013) – Beautiful actress/model, Vanessa, and actor Douglas Booth met on the set of a BBC miniseries Great Expectations (2016), and both were fall in love, but she broke up with him after two years of dating.
Tom Cruise (2017 – Rumor) – Once the story came in the news that Actress Vanessa is dating the actor, Tom Cruise, however, she denied the rumours and stated that the paparazzi was behind it.
Callum Turner (2015 – Present) – Vanessa started secretly dating actor and model, Callum Turner. She was dating him since she met Tom Cruise in 2017, where rumours speared about her relationship with Tom, but later she denied the rumours. In 2018, they were seen kissing during time together at night time in London.
Vanessa Kirby Distinctive Features
- Piercing Blue Eyes
- Oval Face
Vanessa Kirby Facts
- She suffered from giardia, which went undiagnosed for a long time and made her feel permanently nauseous as if she was about to vomit.
- She was bullied at her private school and even once beaten up by another drunken student.
- After being rejected by Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, she took a year gap to travel before studying English at the University of Exeter.
- She turned down her seat at the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
- For All My Sons she won the BIZA Rising Star Award at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards, worth £5,000. (Wiki)
- She won the Best Supporting Actress title for the ‘Whatsonstage Awards,’ which is voted for by the public in 2014.
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