Emma-Louise Corrin (born 13 December 1995) is an English actor. They portrayed
Diana, Princess of Wales
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in the
fourth season of the
Netflix
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historical drama ''
The Crown
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'' (2020), for which they won a
Golden Globe
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and were nominated for a
Primetime Emmy Award
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. They subsequently starred in the 2022 romantic drama films ''
My Policeman'' and ''
Lady Chatterley's Lover
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'', and in the 2023 thriller miniseries ''
A Murder at the End of the World
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''. In 2024, they played
Cassandra Nova
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in the superhero film ''
Deadpool & Wolverine
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'' and featured in the horror film ''
Nosferatu
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''.
Early life
Emma-Louise Corrin was born on 13 December 1995 in
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Royal Tunbridge Wells (formerly, until 1909, and still commonly Tunbridge Wells) is a town in Kent, England, southeast of Central London. It lies close to the border with East Sussex on the northern edge of the Weald, High Weald, whose sand ...
, Kent.
They have two younger brothers, Richard and Jonty.
Their father, Chris Corrin, is a businessman and their mother, Juliette Corrin, is a
speech therapist
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from
South Africa
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. Their family is based in
Seal, Kent, near
Sevenoaks
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.
Corrin attended the Roman Catholic
Woldingham School
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It is a Roman ...
in
Surrey
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, an all-girls boarding school where they developed an interest in acting and singing.
They took a gap year, during which time they took a
Shakespeare
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course at the
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
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and volunteered as a teacher at a school in
Knysna
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, South Africa. They studied drama at the
University of Bristol
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, but left to study Education, English, Drama and the Arts at
St John's College, Cambridge
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from 2015 to 2018.
Career
Corrin made their television debut in 2019 with a guest appearance in an episode of the
ITV detective drama ''
Grantchester
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Name
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'' and a recurring role as Esme Winikus in the first season of the
Epix
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DC series ''
Pennyworth''. This was followed by their feature film debut as Jillian Jessup in ''
Misbehaviour''.
Corrin was cast as
Diana, Princess of Wales
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in
Season 4 Season 4 may refer to:
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See also
*
* Season One (disambiguation)
* Season 2 (disambiguation) Season 2 may refer to:
* ''Season 2'' (Infinite album), 2014
* ''2econd Season'', an album ...
of the
Netflix
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historical drama
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series ''
The Crown
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'', which was released in November 2020. Corrin's performance received universal acclaim and earned them the
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
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and the
Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series, in addition to nominations for the
and the
. They were also a part of the ensemble cast that won the
. They have also featured on six tracks on
Little Simz
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's 2021 album ''
Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
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''.
Corrin was nominated for a
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress
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for their 2021
West End debut in ''Anna X'' at the
. Corrin starred in the 2022 films ''
My Policeman'' and ''
Lady Chatterley's Lover
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''. They starred in the title role of ''
Orlando
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'' at the
West End's
Garrick Theatre
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, and received good reviews for their performance.
In 2022, Corrin became ''
Vogue
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Business
* ''Vogue'' (magazine), a US fashion magazine
** British ''Vogue'', a British fashion magazine
** '' Vogue Adria'', a fashion magazine for former Yugoslav countries
** ''Vogue Arabia'', an Arab fashion magazine
** ' ...
'' magazine's first non-binary cover star. The following year, they made their runway debut at
Paris Fashion Week
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for
Miu Miu
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Silvia Onofri is its CEO.
History
Miu Miu was established in 1992 ...
. Corrin starred as
Cassandra Nova
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in ''
Deadpool & Wolverine
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'' (2024), set in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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.
Personal life
Corrin
came out
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This is often framed and debated as a privacy issue, ...
as
queer
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in April 2021, and by July, they had added
she/
they
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Morphology
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pronouns to their
Instagram
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account.
That August, they spoke about being queer and
non-binary
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in an interview with ''
The New York Times
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'' Trisha Bendix, crediting
Diana, Princess of Wales
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(who they portray in ''
The Crown
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'') for facilitating their "journey" regarding their
gender identity
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by being "so openhearted" and supportive of the
LGBTQ community
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during her lifetime.
In another interview with
ITV Granada
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's Victoria Grimes published the same day, they said that "visibility is key" when it comes to LGBTQ issues and that their personal "journey has been a long one and has still got a long way to go". , Corrin uses exclusively
they/them pronouns.
Corrin was in a relationship with actor
Rami Malek
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between 2023 and 2025.
Acting credits
Film
Television
Theater
Audio
Awards and nominations
Notes
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
21st-century English actors
21st-century English LGBTQ people
Actors from Kent
Actors from Royal Tunbridge Wells
Actors from Sevenoaks District
Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
Alumni of the University of Bristol
Audiobook narrators
Best Drama Actress Golden Globe (television) winners
British queer actors
English film actors
English non-binary actors
English people of South African descent
English television actors
English voice actors
People educated at Woldingham School
People from Seal, Kent