Emerald Fennell

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Emerald Fennell
File:Emerald Fennell25-03-2013 MarkJones (cropped).jpg
Fennell in 2013
Born Emerald Lilly Fennell
(1985-10-01) 1 October 1985 (age 39)
Hammersmith, London, England
Education Greyfriars, Oxford (BA)
Occupation
  • Actress
  • filmmaker
  • writer
Years active 2007–present
Spouse(s) Chris Vernon
Children 2
Relatives Theo Fennell (father)

Emerald Lilly Fennell (/fɪˈnɛl/;[1] born 1 October 1985)[2][3] is an English actress, filmmaker, and writer. She has received numerous accolades, 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 role in the BBC One period drama series Call the Midwife (2013–2017) and for her portrayal of Camilla Parker-Bowles in the Netflix period 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, becoming one of only seven women, and the first British woman, to be nominated for the latter.[4][5]

Early life and education

Fennell was born in Hammersmith in London to jewellery designer Theo Fennell and author Louise Fennell (née MacGregor).[6] Her sister, Coco Fennell, is a fashion designer.[7][8]

Fennell was educated at Marlborough College, a private school in Marlborough, Wiltshire.[9] She then studied English at Greyfriars, Oxford, where she acted in university plays. There she was spotted by Lindy King of United Agents.[10]

Career

Acting

Fennell appeared in the Channel 4 sitcom Chickens with Simon Bird, Joe Thomas and Jonny Sweet. She then joined the cast of the BBC One period drama series Call the Midwife as Patsy Mount,[11] after dyeing her blonde hair red.[12] She also had roles in a number of period drama films, including Albert Nobbs (2011), Anna Karenina (2012), The Danish Girl (2015), and Vita & Virginia (2019).

On 23 October 2018, it was announced that Fennell would play Camilla Shand in the third season of the Netflix period drama series The Crown. She continued playing the role in the fourth season, which earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.[13] Fennell made a brief uncredited appearance in her directorial debut film Promising Young Woman as the host of a 'blowjob lip' make-up tutorial video.

Writing and directing

In 2008, Fennell was commissioned to write a film script, co-produced by Madeleine Lloyd Webber. Titled Chukka, it was a romantic comedy about a group of teenagers who fight the closure of their school by taking on the rich kids at polo.[10]

Fennell's first novel, a children's fantasy titled Shiverton Hall, was published by Bloomsbury Children's Books in January 2013.[14][15] In December 2012, it was released as an ebook by Bloomsbury USA.[15]

A sequel, titled The Creeper, was published mid-2014. ISFDB catalogues them as the Shiverton Hall series.[15] It was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2014. She then released the novel Monsters in September 2015,[16] her first adult horror book.[17]

In July 2018, it was announced that Fennell was hired by her close friend Phoebe Waller-Bridge as head writer for the second season of the BBC spy thriller series Killing Eve, replacing Waller-Bridge, who remained as a producer. Fennell wrote six episodes for the season and also became one of the show's executive producers.[18] Speaking to The New York Times, Fennell said "Phoebe [Waller-Bridge] and I had worked together in the past, and we’ve been friends for nearly 10 years. We met on a film — Albert Nobbs — which we both had tiny parts in. I started in the very early days as a writer in the Season 2 writer's room. Because it's such an unusual show, they did a very loose writers' room for a week just to see, and then wonderfully and luckily for me they promoted me to head writer."[19] The second season began broadcast in April 2019.[20] At the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, Fennell was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series as a producer and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for the episode "Nice and Neat".[21]

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Fennell interviewed about Promising Young Woman in 2020

In January 2019, it was announced Fennell would produce, write, and direct the comedy thriller film Promising Young Woman, starring Carey Mulligan.[22] Production began in March 2019.[23] Fennell was seven months pregnant during the 23-day shoot.[24] The movie premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim[25] with, as of August 2023, a 90% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and a critical consensus of "A boldly provocative, timely thriller, Promising Young Woman is an auspicious feature debut for writer-director Emerald Fennell -- and a career highlight for Carey Mulligan."[25] She produced the film with, amongst others, Margot Robbie and her LuckyChap Entertainment production company. The film went on to earn five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay for Fennell. She became one of only seven women, and the first British woman, to earn a nomination in the directing category. As well, Fennell's directing nomination alongside that of Chloé Zhao marked the first instance of two women earning directing nominations in the same year.[26] For the film, she received Best Original Screenplay awards at the Critics Choice Awards, the Writers Guild of America Awards, and the Academy Awards.[4]

In January 2020, Andrew Lloyd Webber announced he would collaborate with Fennell on the musical Cinderella, which opened in London in August 2021.[27] The West End production received generally positive reviews from critics.[28] It made the transfer to Broadway in 2023, entitled Bad Cinderella, with Fennell's original book adapted by playwright Alexis Scheer. Naveen Kumar for Variety criticized the revised book, writing, "[it's] an illogical head-scratcher, despite being based on a story most everyone knows".[29] The show closed in June 2023.[30]

In January 2022, it was announced that Fennell had set her next project as director with Media Rights Capital, with plans to shoot during the summer.[31] In May 2022, Rosamund Pike, Barry Keoghan, and Jacob Elordi joined the project, which was revealed to be titled Saltburn.[32][33] The psychological thriller film premiered at the 50th Telluride Film Festival.[34]

Upcoming projects

On 22 March 2021, Fennell was attached to write a Zatanna film for Warner Brothers, set in the DC Extended Universe.[35] On 18 May 2021, Mark Millar revealed that Fennell had written the latest screenplay of the film adaptation of his comic Nemesis.[36]

Personal life

Fennell's husband is film and advertising director and producer Chris Vernon. The couple have a son, born in 2019.[37][24][8][38] She confirmed she was pregnant with their second child at the 93rd Academy Awards in April 2021.[39][40]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2018 Careful How You Go Yes Yes No Short film
2020 Promising Young Woman Yes Yes Yes
2023 Saltburn Yes Yes Yes
2024 Ballerina No Yes No Post-production

Acting roles

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Mr Nice Rachel
2011 Albert Nobbs Mrs Smythe-Willard
2012 Anna Karenina Princess Merkalova
2015 The Danish Girl Elsa
Pan Commander
2018 Vita & Virginia Vanessa Bell
2020 Promising Young Woman Video Tutorial Host Cameo
2023 Barbie Midge

Television

Year Title Writer Executive
Producer		 Notes
2016 Drifters Yes No 2 episodes
2019 Killing Eve Yes Yes 8 episodes

Acting roles

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Trial & Retribution Sheena Episode: "Sins of the Father - Part 1"
2010 New Tricks Vicky the Receptionist Episode: "Coming Out Ball"
Any Human Heart Lottie 3 episodes
2011–2013 Chickens Agnes 7 episodes
2013 Blandings Monica Simmons Episode: "Problems with Drink"
The Lady Vanishes Odette Television film
Murder on the Home Front Issy Quennell
2013–2017 Call the Midwife Nurse Patsy Mount 27 episodes
2016 Drifters Lizzie Episode: "Halloween"
2017 Victoria Ada Lovelace Episode: "The Green Eyed Monster"
2019–2020 The Crown Camilla Parker Bowles Main role (Seasons 3–4)
7 episodes

Theatre

Year Title Credit Notes
2021–2023 Cinderella Book by West End; Broadway

Bibliography

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Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2018
 Sundance Film Festival Short Film Grand Jury Prize Careful How You Go Nominated [41]
2019
 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series Killing Eve Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Killing Eve (Episode: "Nice and Neat") Nominated
2020
 USC Scripter Award Television Nominated
2021
 AACTA International Awards Best Film Promising Young Woman Won [42]
Best Direction Nominated
Best Screenplay Nominated
Academy Awards Best Picture Nominated [43]
Best Director Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Won
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Director Nominated [44]
Best Writing, Original Screenplay Won
Best Woman Director Won
Best Woman Screenwriter Nominated
Austin Film Critics Association Best Director Nominated [45]
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
British Academy Film Awards Best Film Nominated [46]
Outstanding British Film Won
Best Original Screenplay Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Best Director Nominated [47]
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
Most Promising Filmmaker Won
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Picture Nominated [48]
Best Director Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Won
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Director Nominated [49]
Best Screenplay Won
Detroit Film Critics Society Best Original Screenplay Nominated [50]
Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Nominated [51]
Dorian Awards Best Film Nominated [52]
Best Director Nominated
Screenplay of the Year Won
Florida Film Critics Circle Best Original Screenplay Nominated [53]
Georgia Film Critics Association Best Director Nominated [54]
Best Original Screenplay Won
Breakthrough Award Won
Golden Globe Awards Best Motion Picture – Drama Nominated [55]
Best Director – Motion Picture Nominated
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture Nominated
Hollywood Film Critics Association Best Female Director Nominated [56][57]
Best Original Screenplay Won
Best First Feature Won
Filmmaker on the Rise N/A Won
Houston Film Critics Society Best Director Promising Young Woman Nominated [58]
Best Screenplay Won
Independent Spirit Awards Best Director Nominated [59]
Best Screenplay Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Screenplay Won [60]
New York Film Critics Online Best Screenplay Won [61]
Best Debut as Director Won
Online Film Critics Society Best Director Nominated [62]
Best Original Screenplay Won
Best Debut Won
Producers Guild of America Awards Best Theatrical Motion Picture Nominated [63]
San Diego Film Critics Society Best Original Screenplay Nominated [64]
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Best Director Nominated [65]
Best Original Screenplay Nominated
Satellite Awards Auteur Award Won [66]
Best Original Screenplay Won
Seattle Film Critics Society Best Director Nominated [67]
Best Screenplay Won
St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Director Nominated [68]
Best Screenplay Won
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Best Screenplay Nominated [69]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Director Nominated [70]
Best Original Screenplay Won
Writers Guild of America Awards Best Original Screenplay Won [71]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series The Crown Won [72]
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated [73]

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