In spite of her passion for the stage, it seemed that a film career was inevitable for the young actress. After a series of decent roles, Vanessa Kirby was cast in The Crown, a series that would transform her career, turning her from a well-respected stage actress into a star of the screen. She played Queen Elizabeth II's younger sister, Princess Margaret, as a young woman in the first two seasons of the Netflix show. As she described to Esquire, Margaret, who was involved in one of the royal family's most scandalous romances, was a "gift" to play.
In order to prepare for the role, Kirby "read every book [she] could find and watched a lot of archive footage," as she told Stylist. Soon enough, she was obsessed. "I'm fully immersed in her life," she confessed. "We've even got a picture of Margaret in our loo."
When her time on The Crown came to an end, Kirby confessed to Marie Claire UK, "It's changed my life; it's everything I've wanted." Not only did the role catapult her to stardom, it also became a personal passion — "It's more exciting and fulfilling than any acting job I could ever get," she gushed.
