Emerald Fennell

Emerald Lilly Fennell (born October 1, 1985) is an English actress, filmmaker, and writer. She has received many awards and nominations, including an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award, and nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. Fennell first gained attention for her roles in period drama films, such as Albert Nobbs (2011), Anna Karenina (2012), The Danish Girl (2015), and Vita and Virginia (2018). She went on to receive wider recognition for her starring roles in the BBC One period drama series Call the Midwife (2013–17) and for her portrayal of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall in the Netflix period drama series The Crown (2019–20). As a writer-director, Fennell is known as the showrunner for season two of the BBC thriller series Killing Eve (2019), which earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. In 2020, Fennell 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, becoming one of only seven women, and the first British woman, to be nominated for the latter.

Mr. Nice (2010)

Biopic about 1970s Welsh marijuana trafficker Howard Marks, whose inventive smuggling schemes made him a huge success in the drug trade, as well as leading to dealings with both the IRA and British Intelligence. Based on Marks' biography with the same title.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Rose
CAST:  Rhys Ifans  •  Chloë Sevigny  •  David Thewlis  •  Elsa Pataky

Biopic about 1970s Welsh marijuana trafficker Howard Marks, whose inventive smuggling schemes made him a huge success in the drug trade, as well as leading to dealings with both the IRA and British Intelligence. Based on Marks' biography with the same title.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Rose
CAST:  Rhys Ifans  •  Chloë Sevigny  •  David Thewlis  •  Elsa Pataky

Albert Nobbs (2011)

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Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rodrigo García
CAST:  Glenn Close  •  Mia Wasikowska  •  Aaron Taylor-Johnson  •  Pauline Collins

Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rodrigo García
CAST:  Glenn Close  •  Mia Wasikowska  •  Aaron Taylor-Johnson  •  Pauline Collins

Pan (2015)

Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits as he meets new friend James Hook and the warrior Tiger Lily. They must band together to save Neverland from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Wright
CAST:  Rooney Mara  •  Hugh Jackman  •  Amanda Seyfried  •  Garrett Hedlund

Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits as he meets new friend James Hook and the warrior Tiger Lily. They must band together to save Neverland from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Wright
CAST:  Rooney Mara  •  Hugh Jackman  •  Amanda Seyfried  •  Garrett Hedlund

Anna Karenina (2012)

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In Imperial Russia, Anna, the wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets the charming cavalry officer Vronsky to whom she is immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Wright
CAST:  Keira Knightley  •  Jude Law  •  Aaron Taylor-Johnson  •  Kelly Macdonald

In Imperial Russia, Anna, the wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets the charming cavalry officer Vronsky to whom she is immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Wright
CAST:  Keira Knightley  •  Jude Law  •  Aaron Taylor-Johnson  •  Kelly Macdonald

The Danish Girl (2015)

When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with Gerda's love and support, Lili embarks on a groundbreaking journey ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Hooper
CAST:  Eddie Redmayne  •  Alicia Vikander  •  Amber Heard  •  Matthias Schoenaerts

When Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to fill in as a portrait model, Einar discovers the person she's meant to be and begins living her life as Lili Elbe. Having realized her true self and with Gerda's love and support, Lili embarks on a groundbreaking journey ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Hooper
CAST:  Eddie Redmayne  •  Alicia Vikander  •  Amber Heard  •  Matthias Schoenaerts

The Lady Vanishes (2013)

Young socialite Iris Carr befriends an older woman while traveling solo by train. When Iris wakes from a nap, the woman is gone and other passengers claim she never existed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Diarmuid Lawrence
CAST:  Tuppence Middleton  •  Tom Hughes  •  Keeley Hawes  •  Julian Rhind-Tutt

Young socialite Iris Carr befriends an older woman while traveling solo by train. When Iris wakes from a nap, the woman is gone and other passengers claim she never existed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Diarmuid Lawrence
CAST:  Tuppence Middleton  •  Tom Hughes  •  Keeley Hawes  •  Julian Rhind-Tutt

The Darkest Universe (2016)

A romantic comedy set in space, or - to be more specific - planet Earth which follows world-weary banker Zac on his search for his eccentric sister, Alice, who goes missing while on a narrowboat trip with her new boyfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Kingsley  •  Will Sharpe
CAST:  Will Sharpe  •  Tiani Ghosh  •  Joe Thomas  •  Simon Bird

A romantic comedy set in space, or - to be more specific - planet Earth which follows world-weary banker Zac on his search for his eccentric sister, Alice, who goes missing while on a narrowboat trip with her new boyfriend.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Kingsley  •  Will Sharpe
CAST:  Will Sharpe  •  Tiani Ghosh  •  Joe Thomas  •  Simon Bird

Murder on the Home Front (2013)

At the height of the London blitz, Dr Lennox Collins, pioneer of the new forensic science, is enlisted by DI Wilkins after prostitute Mary Williams is strangled and a swastika carved on her tongue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Geoffrey Sax
CAST:  Tamzin Merchant  •  Holly Atkins  •  Richard Bremmer  •  Emerald Fennell

At the height of the London blitz, Dr Lennox Collins, pioneer of the new forensic science, is enlisted by DI Wilkins after prostitute Mary Williams is strangled and a swastika carved on her tongue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Geoffrey Sax
CAST:  Tamzin Merchant  •  Holly Atkins  •  Richard Bremmer  •  Emerald Fennell

Careful How You Go (2018)

A darkly comic psychological horror, which visits three women as they indulge their taste for recreational cruelty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emerald Fennell
CAST:  Phoebe Waller-Bridge  •  Charlotte Ritchie  •  Linda Bassett  •  Yusra Warsama

A darkly comic psychological horror, which visits three women as they indulge their taste for recreational cruelty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emerald Fennell
CAST:  Phoebe Waller-Bridge  •  Charlotte Ritchie  •  Linda Bassett  •  Yusra Warsama

Vita & Virginia (2019)

Socialite Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf run in different circles in 1920s London. Despite the odds, the two forge an unconventional affair, set against the backdrop of their own strikingly contemporary marriages.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chanya Button
CAST:  Elizabeth Debicki  •  Gemma Arterton  •  Isabella Rossellini  •  Rupert Penry-Jones

Socialite Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf run in different circles in 1920s London. Despite the odds, the two forge an unconventional affair, set against the backdrop of their own strikingly contemporary marriages.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chanya Button
CAST:  Elizabeth Debicki  •  Gemma Arterton  •  Isabella Rossellini  •  Rupert Penry-Jones

Promising Young Woman (2020)

A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emerald Fennell
CAST:  Carey Mulligan  •  Bo Burnham  •  Alison Brie  •  Adam Brody

A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emerald Fennell
CAST:  Carey Mulligan  •  Bo Burnham  •  Alison Brie  •  Adam Brody

Barbie (2023)

Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Greta Gerwig
CAST:  Margot Robbie  •  Ryan Gosling  •  America Ferrera  •  Kate McKinnon

Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Greta Gerwig
CAST:  Margot Robbie  •  Ryan Gosling  •  America Ferrera  •  Kate McKinnon

Saltburn (2023)

Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emerald Fennell
CAST:  Rosamund Pike  •  Barry Keoghan  •  Jacob Elordi  •  Richard E. Grant

Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family's sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emerald Fennell
CAST:  Rosamund Pike  •  Barry Keoghan  •  Jacob Elordi  •  Richard E. Grant