Emma Corrin

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Emma Corrin
File:Emma Corrin by British Vogue (September 2020).jpg
Corrin in 2020
Born Emma-Louise Corrin
(1995-12-13) 13 December 1995 (age 28)[1]
Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Education University of Bristol
St John's College, Cambridge (BA)
Occupation Actor
Years active 2017–present

Emma-Louise Corrin[2] (born 13 December 1995)[3] is an English actor. They[lower-alpha 1] portrayed Diana, Princess of Wales in the fourth season of the Netflix period drama series The Crown in 2020,[4] for which they won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama[5] and were nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.

Early life and education

Emma-Louise Corrin was born on 13 December 1995 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent.[6] 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.[7] Their family is based in Seal, Kent, near Sevenoaks.[8]

Corrin attended the Roman Catholic Woldingham School in Surrey, an all-girl boarding school where they developed their interest in acting and dance.[7][9] 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.[10][6]

Personal life

In July 2021, Corrin came out as queer and in July 2022 they added "they/them" pronouns to their Instagram account.[11] They later discussed being nonbinary in an interview with The New York Times.[12]

Filmography

Film

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Cesare Mica [13]
2018 Alex's Dream Beth Short film [14]
2020 Misbehaviour Jillian Jessup [15]
2021 The Pet Psychic Emma Short film [16]
2022 My PolicemanFilms that have not yet been released Marion Post-production [17]
TBA Lady Chatterley's LoverFilms that have not yet been released Lady Chatterley Post-production [18]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019 Grantchester Esther Carter Episode: "4.4" [19]
Pennyworth Esme Winikus 4 episodes [19]
2020 The Crown Diana, Princess of Wales 8 episodes [20]
2022 Retreat Films that have not yet been released Darby Hart [21]

Stage

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2021 Anna X Anna Performed at Harold Pinter Theatre and The Lowry [22]

Audio

Year Title Role Author Production company Notes
2021 The Sandman: Act II Thessaly Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs Audible [23]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref(s)
2021 Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Actress in a Drama Series The Crown Won [24]
2021 Golden Globe Awards Best Actress – Television Series Drama Won [25]
2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards Best Performance in a Show Nominated [26]
2021 Satellite Awards Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated [27]
2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series Nominated [28]
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won [28]
2021 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Nominated [29]
2022 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actress Anna X Nominated [30]

Notes

  1. Corrin uses they/them pronouns, as indicated on their Instagram page.

References

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