Emma Corrin
{{Short description|English actor (born 1995)}}
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{{Infobox person
| image = Emma Corrin in 2024 by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption = Corrin in 2024
| birthname = Emma-Louise Corrin
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|12|13}}
| birth_place = Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
| education = University of Bristol
St John's College, Cambridge
| occupation = Actor{{Efn|name=note|Corrin is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. They prefer the term 'actor' to 'actress'.{{cite magazine |title=Emma Corrin Opens Up About Their Gender and Sexuality: 'Some Fluidity There for Me' |url=https://people.com/tv/emma-corrin-opens-up-about-their-gender-and-sexuality-some-fluidity-there-for-me/ |author=Giovana Gelhoren |date= July 6, 2022 |magazine=People}}}}
| years_active = 2017–present
}}
Emma-Louise Corrin{{Cite web |date=11 November 2020 |title=The Queen Meets Diana – Olivia Colman and Emma Corrin |website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_7LoL0CYOA%2F |access-date=12 November 2020 |language=en-UK |archive-date=27 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127142351/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_7LoL0CYOA%2F |url-status=live }} (born 13 December 1995) is an English actor. They{{Efn|name=note}} 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 were nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. They subsequently 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. In 2024, they played Cassandra Nova in the superhero film Deadpool & Wolverine and featured in the horror film Nosferatu.
Early life
Emma-Louise Corrin was born on 13 December 1995 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent.{{Cite web |last=Thorne |first=Will |date=12 November 2020 |title=Meet Emma Corrin, 'The Crown' Star Bringing Princess Diana to Life For a New Generation |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/features/the-crown-emma-corrin-princess-diana-1234829272/ |access-date=12 November 2020 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112215316/https://variety.com/2020/tv/features/the-crown-emma-corrin-princess-diana-1234829272/ |url-status=live }} They have two younger brothers, Richard and Jonty.{{Cite web |last=Simpson |first=Richard |date=31 October 2020 |title=The Crown actress Emma Corrin set to become household name playing iconic Diana |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/tv-film-news/crown-actress-emma-corrin-set-22936730 |access-date=12 November 2020 |website=Daily Mirror |language=en |archive-date=1 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101021244/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/tv-film-news/crown-actress-emma-corrin-set-22936730 |url-status=live }} Their father, Chris Corrin, is a businessman and their mother, Juliette Corrin, is a speech therapist from South Africa. Their family is based in Seal, Kent, near Sevenoaks.{{Cite web |last=Banks |first=Scott |date=30 November 2020 |title=Sevenoaks' Emma Corrin shares pictures from behind the scenes at The Crown |url=https://www.kentlive.news/news/celebs-tv/sevenoaks-emma-corrin-shares-pictures-4749230 |access-date=31 December 2020 |website=KentLive |language=en |archive-date=3 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203023128/https://www.kentlive.news/news/celebs-tv/sevenoaks-emma-corrin-shares-pictures-4749230 |url-status=live }}
Corrin attended the Roman Catholic Woldingham School in Surrey, an all-girls boarding school where they developed an interest in acting and singing.{{Cite web |title=Alumna Emma Joins Cast of The Crown {{!}} Woldingham School |url=https://www.woldinghamschool.co.uk/news-and-reviews/news/2019/05/08/alumna-emma-joins-cast-of-the-crown/ |access-date=12 November 2020 |website=woldinghamschool.co.uk |archive-date=28 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928191143/https://www.woldinghamschool.co.uk/news-and-reviews/news/2019/05/08/alumna-emma-joins-cast-of-the-crown/ |url-status=live }} They took a gap year, during which time 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.{{Cite web |title=Emma Corrin to play Princess Diana in Netflix smash-hit series The Crown |url=https://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/emma-corrin-play-princess-diana-netflix-smash-hit-series-crown |access-date=8 March 2021 |website=St. John's College Cambridge |archive-date=10 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810011720/https://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/emma-corrin-play-princess-diana-netflix-smash-hit-series-crown |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title='Orlando' review: Emma Corrin is terrific as Virginia Woolf's iconic androgyne |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/orlando-review-1 |website=Time Out London |date=5 December 2022 |publisher=Time Out |access-date=13 April 2025}}
Career
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 Diana, Princess of Wales in Season 4 of the Netflix historical drama series The Crown, which was released in November 2020.{{Cite web |last=Petit |first=Stephanie |date=18 November 2020 |title=The Crown's Emma Corrin Reacts to Criticism Over Princess Diana Portrayal: 'I Understand' |url=https://people.com/royals/emma-corrin-reacts-disapproval-over-princess-diana-portrayal-the-crown/ |access-date=21 November 2020 |website=People |archive-date=18 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118175312/https://people.com/royals/emma-corrin-reacts-disapproval-over-princess-diana-portrayal-the-crown/ |url-status=live }} Corrin's performance received universal acclaim and earned them the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series, in addition to nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Adam |date=1 March 2021 |title=The Crown's Emma Corrin thanks 'compassionate' Princess Diana in Golden Globes acceptance speech |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/emma-corrin-the-crown-diana-golden-globes-b1808976.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301023208/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/emma-corrin-the-crown-diana-golden-globes-b1808976.html |archive-date=1 March 2021 |access-date=1 March 2021 |website=The Independent}} They were also a part of the ensemble cast that won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. They have also featured on six tracks on Little Simz's 2021 album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert.{{cite web|last=Smyth|first=David|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/little-simz-interview-album-introvert-b951293.html|title=Little Simz interview: 'I want to be a legend but sometimes I don't know why'|website=Evening Standard|date=20 August 2021|accessdate=17 May 2023}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Orlando review – Emma Corrin is glorious in a giddy, heartfelt show |title=Garrick Theatre 5 December 2022 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/dec/05/orlando-review-emma-corrin-garrick-theatre-virginia-woolf#:~:text=Orlando%20review%20%E2%80%93%20Emma%20Corrin%20is%20glorious%20in%20a%20giddy%2C%20heartfelt%20show,-Garrick%20theatre%2C%20London&text=Emma%20Corrin%27s%20Orlando%20is,more%20timely%2C%20and%20it%27s%20glorious. |website=The Guardian |date=5 December 2022 |publisher=The Guardian UK |access-date=19 May 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Orlando review |title=Garrick Theatre – December 2022 |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/orlando-review-1 |website=Time Out London |date=5 December 2022 |publisher=Time Out |access-date=19 May 2023}}
In 2022, Corrin became Vogue magazine's first non-binary cover star.{{Cite web |author= Walsh Kathleen|date=7 July 2022 |title=Emma Corrin Is the First Nonbinary Cover Star on 'Vogue' |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/emma-corrin-vogue-first-non-binary-cover-star |access-date=28 August 2022 |website=Glamour |language=en-US |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818094704/https://www.glamour.com/story/emma-corrin-vogue-first-non-binary-cover-star |url-status=live }} The following year, they made their runway debut at Paris Fashion Week for Miu Miu.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/emma-corrin-miu-miu-runway-paris-fashion-week|title=Surprise! Emma Corrin Walks the Runway at Miu Miu—and Completely Owns It|journal=Vogue|first=Christian|last=Allaire|date=7 March 2023|accessdate=26 August 2024}} Corrin starred as Cassandra Nova in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=14 February 2023 |title='Deadpool 3': Emma Corrin Lands Lead Role In Marvel Studios Sequel |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/deadpool-3-emma-corrin-lands-lead-role-in-marvel-studios-sequel-1235258306/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214142536/https://deadline.com/2023/02/deadpool-3-emma-corrin-lands-lead-role-in-marvel-studios-sequel-1235258306/ |archive-date=14 February 2023 |access-date=14 February 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}
Personal life
In July 2021, Corrin came out as queer{{cite news |title=Emma Corrin opens up about 'ongoing journey' after coming out queer: I'm 'still figuring it all out' |first=Cydney|last=Henderson |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/08/13/emma-corrin-opens-up-ongoing-journey-after-coming-out-queer/8126467002/}} and in July 2022 added they/them pronouns to their Instagram account.{{Cite web |last=O'Malley |first=Katie |date=6 July 2021 |title=Emma Corrin Recalls Buying First Chest Binder Months After Using The Term 'Queer' |url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a36936835/emma-corrin-pronouns-chest-binder/ |website=Elle |accessdate=6 July 2021 |archive-date=16 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716224247/https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a36936835/emma-corrin-pronouns-chest-binder/ |url-status=live }}{{failed verification|reason=a source dated July 2021 can't possibly say anything about what happened in 2022|date=November 2024}} They later discussed being non-binary in an interview with The New York Times.{{Cite news |last=Bendix |first=Trish |title=Emma Corrin Is Fine With Not Playing Diana to the Bitter End |work=The New York Times |date=27 August 2021 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/27/arts/television/emmy-awards-emma-corrin-crown.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=21 September 2021 |archive-date=26 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826130110/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/27/arts/television/emmy-awards-emma-corrin-crown.html |url-status=live }} Corrin was in a relationship with actor Rami Malek from 2023 to 2025.{{Cite web |title=Rami Malek and Emma Corrin Split After 2 Years of Dating |url=https://people.com/rami-malek-emma-corrin-split-after-2-years-of-dating-11714423 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=People.com |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2024-07-13 |title='I'm starting to doubt everything': Emma Corrin on Diana, being a Marvel villain, and an existential crisis {{!}} Life and style {{!}} The Guardian |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/jul/13/emma-corrin-diana-marvel-villain-existential-crisis |access-date=2024-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713061722/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/jul/13/emma-corrin-diana-marvel-villain-existential-crisis |archive-date=13 July 2024 |last1=Edwardes |first1=Charlotte }}{{cite news |last1=Edwardes |first1=Charlotte |title=Rami Malek on rebellion, racism, and still feeling like an outsider: ‘I’m white passing, but growing up in LA, we definitely didn’t fit in’ |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/jan/18/rami-malek-interview-on-rebellion-racism-and-still-feeling-like-an-outsider |access-date=15 March 2025 |work=The Guardian |date=18 January 2025}}
Acting credits
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|rowspan="2"| Thessaly |rowspan="2"| Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs |rowspan="2"| Audible |rowspan="2"; style="text-align:center;"| {{Cite web |work = Variety|last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=22 July 2021 |title='The Sandman: Act II' on Audible Premiere Date Set, James McAvoy Returns to Lead Star-Studded Cast |url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/sandman-act-ii-audible-premiere-date-james-mcavoy-returns-cast-1235024922/ |access-date=13 April 2025 |archive-date=22 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722164256/https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/sandman-act-ii-audible-premiere-date-james-mcavoy-returns-cast-1235024922/ |url-status=live }} |
| 2022 |
Awards and nominations
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