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Vanessa Kirby (born 1988) is an English stage, TV and film actress. She starred as Estella in the BBC adaptation of ''Great Expectations'' in 2011, and as Joanna in Richard Curtis' romantic comedy ''About Time'' in 2013. ==Life and career== Kirby was raised in Wimbledon, London; her father was a urologist while her mother was a founder of ''Country Living'' magazine.〔http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/watch-this-face-vanessa-kirby-on-kate-mosses-labyrinth-richard-curtis-and-a-stint-at-the-national-8551800.html〕 Vanessa Redgrave and Corin Redgrave were family friends.〔http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/theatre/interview-vanessa-kirby-8096114.html〕 She was educated at Lady Eleanor Holles School in Hampton. After being turned down by Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, she took a gap year to travel〔Kirby Interview http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/the-arts/vanessa_kirby_whirlwind_year_brings_rising_star_vanessa_to_leading_role_1_2594186〕 before studying English at Exeter University.〔Vanessa Kirby Profile http://www.hurtwoodhouseperformingarts.co.uk/#/vanessa-kirby/4539167819〕 She then turned down her place at LAMDA in London after she was signed to a talent agency and met the theatre director David Thacker, who gave her three starring roles over 2009 at the Octagon Theatre Bolton:〔(Octagon Theatre Bolton )〕 in ''All My Sons'' by Arthur Miller, ''Ghosts'' by Henrik Ibsen and ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' by William Shakespeare. For ''All My Sons'' she won the BIZA Rising Star Award at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards, worth £5,000. She then went on to star at the National Theatre as Isabella in ''Women Beware Women'' by Thomas Middleton, directed by Marianne Elliott, alongside Harriet Walter and ''Harry Potters Harry Melling.〔Women Beware Women http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=56097&dspl=castcreds〕 She then starred as Rosalind in ''As You Like It'' by William Shakespeare at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds, with Alfred Hickling of ''The Guardian'' describing her as a "significant new talent". In 2011, she was in the première of ''The Acid Test'' by Anya Reiss at the Royal Court Theatre, directed by Simon Godwin, earning praise for her performance from Paul Taylor of ''The Independent'' who described her as "a star if ever I saw one".〔(The Acid Test review )〕 In 2011, Kirby made her television début in the BBC's ''The Hour'',〔The Hour http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012rwmc〕 alongside Ben Whishaw, Dominic West, and Romola Garai. She played Estella in the BBC's adaptation of ''Great Expectations'' alongside Ray Winstone, Gillian Anderson, and Douglas Booth. She played the lead role of Alice in Ridley Scott's mini-series adaptation of Kate Mosse's novel ''Labyrinth''. In late 2012, she filmed''The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman'' with Shia LaBeouf and Mads Mikkelsen.〔http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/9307951/Great-Expectations-star-Vanessa-Kirby-wins-Hollywood-role-opposite-Shia-LaBeouf.html〕 Kirby then starred in Richard Curtis's film ''About Time'' as Rachel McAdams's best friend Joanna.〔(Hollywood Reporter )〕 She went on to play Masha in the acclaimed production by Benedict Andrews of ''Three Sisters'' at the Young Vic in September 2012, earning rave reviews, with Matt Trueman of Time Out stating. "In a super cast given licence to shine, Kirby stands out as Masha"〔()〕〔(The Stage )〕 She filmed ''The Rise'' in early 2012 alongside Matthew Lewis and Timothy Spall. The film premiered at the Toronto and London Film Festivals to positive reviews, and won the Best Debut Category for director Rowan Athale. In 2013, Kirby returned to the National Theatre to play Queen Isabella in ''Edward II'' opposite John Heffernan.〔The Scotsman http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/scotland/interview-vanessa-kirby-labyrinth-star-1-2852896〕 In the summer of 2014 she played Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire, again collaborating with Benedict Andrews at the Young Vic, alongside Gillian Anderson as Blanche and Ben Foster as Stanley.〔http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Vanessa-Kirby-and-Ben-Foster-Join-Gillian-Anderson-in-A-STREETCAR-NAMED-DESIRE-at-the-Young-Vic-This-Summer-20140508.〕 She won Best Supporting Actress category at the Whatsonstage Awards 2014, which is voted for by the public. Her recent film roles include ''Kill Command'', opposite Thure Lindhardt, the Wachowskis' ''Jupiter Ascending'', with Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum, and ''Queen and Country'', John Boorman's sequel to his 1987 ''Hope and Glory''.〔 In 2015, she had a role in Working Title's ''Everest'', alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin and Keira Knightley, playing the iconic American socialite Sandy Hill Pittman. She also filmed Anthony Bourdain's crime novel 'Bone in the Throat', alongside Tom Wilkinson and Ed Westwick. In 2015 she filmed Michael Grandage's first film ''Genius'', alongside Colin Firth, Jude Law and Guy Pearce. It is cited she has begun filming as the title role in new series ''The Frankenstein Chronicles'' opposite Sean Bean, ''The Dresser'' for Richard Eyre with Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen, Thea Sharrock's adaptation of Jojo Moyes' book ''Me Before You'' with Sam Claflin and Emilia Clarke. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vanessa Kirby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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