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Emerald Fennell
AKA: Emerald Lilly Fennell
Directing
Born: 1985
Hammersmith, London, England, UK
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Biography
Emerald Lilly Fennell (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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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).
Description above from the Wikipedia article Emerald Fennell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Directors on Directors
Self
2021 · US
Killing Eve
Executive Producer, Writer
2018 · US
The Crown
Camilla Shand / Camilla Parker Bowles
2016 · GB
Victoria
Lady Lovelace
2016 · GB
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014 · US
Chickens
Agnes
2013 · GB
Blandings
Monica Simmons
2013 · GB
Call the Midwife
Patsy Mount
2012 · GB
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| Directors on Directors | 2021 | Self |
| Killing Eve | 2018 | Executive Producer, Writer |
| The Crown | 2016 | Camilla Shand / Camilla Parker Bowles |
| Victoria | 2016 | Lady Lovelace |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2014 | Self |
| Chickens | 2013 | Agnes |
| Blandings | 2013 | Monica Simmons |
| Call the Midwife | 2012 | Patsy Mount |
| Any Human Heart | 2010 | Lottie |
| The Oscars | 1953 | Self |