Emerald Fennell is an English actress, filmmaker, and writer. Her acting credits include The Danish Girl and Vita & Virginia. Fennell also appeared in the BBC One television series Call the Midwife from 2013 to 2017 and The Crown between 2019 and 2020. She served as showrunner for the second season of Killing Eve in 2019 and wrote and directed 2020's Promising Young Woman for which she received an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Fennell also directed the 2023 film Saltburn.