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 201317 and for her portrayal of Camilla Duchess of Cornwall in the Netflix period drama series The Crown 201920 As a writerdirector 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