Emerald Fennell

Directing · Born 1985-10-01 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK

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…

Filmography

  • Barbie as Midge
  • The Danish Girl as Elsa
  • Promising Young Woman as Woman in Makeup Tutorial (uncredited)
  • Mr. Nice as Rachel
  • Albert Nobbs as Mrs. Smythe-Willard
  • Pan as Commander
  • Anna Karenina as Princess Merkalova
  • Vita & Virginia as Vanessa Bell
  • The Darkest Universe as Jess
  • Murder on the Home Front as Issy Quennell

TV

  • The Crown as Camilla Shand / Camilla Parker Bowles
  • Victoria as Lady Lovelace
  • Drifters as Lizzie
  • Call the Midwife as Patsy Mount
  • Any Human Heart as Lottie
  • The Oscars as Self
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
  • Chickens as Agnes
  • Call the Midwife as Nurse Patsy Mount
  • Blandings as Monica Simmons