Emma Corrin

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Emma Corrin
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Corrin in 2022
Born
Emma Louise Corrin

(1995-12-13) 13 December 1995 (age 28)
NationalityBritish
Education University of Bristol
St John's College, Cambridge
OccupationActor
Years active2017–present

Emma-Louise Corrin [1] (born 13 December 1995) is a British actress. They portrayed Diana, Princess of Wales in the fourth season of the Netflix historical drama The Crown (2020), for which they won a Golden Globe and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. They have since starred in the 2022 romantic drama films My Policeman and Lady Chatterley's Lover , and in the 2023 thriller miniseries A Murder at the End of the World .

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Early life

Emma-Louise Corrin was born on 13 December 1995 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent. [2] Their father, Chris Corrin, is a businessman and their mother, Juliette Corrin, is a speech therapist from South Africa. They have two younger brothers, Richard and Jonty. [3] Their family is based in Seal, Kent, near Sevenoaks. [4]

Corrin attended the Roman Catholic Woldingham School in Surrey, an all-girl boarding school where they developed their interest in acting and singing. [3] [5] They took a gap year, during which they took a Shakespeare course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and volunteered as a teacher at a school in Knysna, South Africa. They studied drama at the University of Bristol, but left to study Education, English, Drama and the Arts at St John's College, Cambridge from 2015 to 2018. [2] [6] [7]

Career

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Corrin in 2020

Corrin made their television debut in 2019 with a guest appearance in an episode of the ITV detective drama Grantchester and a recurring role as Esme Winikus in the first season of the Epix DC series Pennyworth . This was followed by their feature film debut as Jillian Jessup in Misbehaviour .

Corrin was cast as Princess Diana in the fourth season of the Netflix historical drama The Crown , which was released in November 2020. [8] For their performance, Corrin received a number of accolades, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, [9] the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series, as well as a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. They also featured on six tracks on Little Simz's 2021 album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert . [10]

Corrin was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress for their 2021 West End debut in Anna X at the Harold Pinter Theatre. Corrin starred in the 2022 films My Policeman and Lady Chatterley's Lover . They starred in the title role of Orlando at the West End's Garrick Theatre, and received good reviews for their performance. [11] [12]

Corrin will star as Cassandra Nova in Deadpool & Wolverine , set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. [13]

In 2022, they became Vogue magazine's first non-binary cover star. [14]

Personal life

In July 2021, Corrin came out as queer and in July 2022 added "they/them" pronouns to their Instagram account. [15] They later discussed identifying as non-binary in an interview with The New York Times . [16]

Acting credits

Film

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2017CesareMica [17]
2018Alex's DreamBethShort film [18]
2020 Misbehaviour Jillian Jessup [19]
2021The Pet PsychicEmmaShort film [20]
2022 My Policeman Marion Taylor [21]
Lady Chatterley's Lover Lady Chatterley [22]
2023 Good Grief Young Performance ArtistCameo [23]
2024 Deadpool & Wolverine Cassandra Nova Post-production [24]
Nosferatu Anna HardingPost-production [25] [26]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2019 Grantchester Esther CarterEpisode: "4.4" [27]
Pennyworth Esme WinikusRecurring role (season 1) [27]
2020 The Crown Diana, Princess of Wales Main role (Season 4) [28]
2022 Ten Percent ThemselfGuest role [29]
2023 A Murder at the End of the World Darby HartMain role [30] [31]

Stage

YearTitleRoleTheatreRef.
2021Anna XAnna Harold Pinter Theatre, The Lowry [32]
2022 Orlando Orlando Garrick Theatre [33]

Audio

YearTitleRoleAuthorProduction companyRef.
2021 The Sandman: Act II Thessaly Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs Audible [34]
2022 The Sandman: Act III

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2020Pena de PrataBest Supporting Actress in a Drama Series The Crown Won
2021 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actress in a Drama Series Won [35]
2021 Golden Globe Awards Best Actress – Television Series Drama Won [36]
2021 Broadcasting Press Guild Breakthrough AwardWon [37]
2021 Hollywood Critics Association TV AwardsBest Actress in a Streaming Series, DramaWon [38]
2021International Online Cinema AwardsBest Actress in a Drama SeriesWon
2021Online Film & Television AssociationBest Actress in a Drama SeriesNominated [39]
2021 TV Times AwardsFavourite NewcomerNominated [40]
2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Performance in a Show Nominated [41]
2021 Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated [42]
2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Nominated [43]
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won [43]
2021 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominated [44]
2021Gold Derby TV AwardsDrama ActressWon [45]
Breakthrough Performer of the YearWon
Performer of the YearNominated
2022 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actress Anna XNominated [46]
2022 Diva Awards Actor of the YearNominated [47]
2022The QueertiesCloset Door BustdownNominated [48]
2022 Toronto International Film Festival Tribute Award for Performance My Policeman Won [49]
2024 Independent Spirit Awards Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series A Murder at the End of the World Pending [50]

Notes

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