Emerald Fennell is a hot topic right now thanks to her hotly anticipated Wuthering Heights adaptation, which sees Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi play obsessive lovers, Cathy and Heathcliff, in this bold take on Emily Brontë's classic novel.
The 40-year-old writer and director first established her career as an actress, playing Nurse Patsy Mount in Call the Midwife for four seasons and delivering an Emmy-nominated performance as Camilla Parker Bowles in The Crown. She went on to become a household name after writing and directing dark and highly stylised films like Promising Young Woman and Saltburn.
© Getty Images for Warner Bros.While she's now a huge name in the film industry, how much do you know about the Oscar-winning filmmaker's life away from the cameras? Find out all we know below...
Emerald's famous family
Emerald isn't the only big name in her family. Her father, Theo Fennell, is a jewellery designer known as the 'King of Bling' and has worked for a number of celebrity clients, including Madonna, Elton John and Lady Gaga.
© Dave M. Benett/Getty ImagesEmerald's mother, Louise, is an author and has written the books Fame Game and Dead Rich. Meanwhile, her younger sister, Coco, is a fashion designer.
Emerald, who was born in London, was educated at the private boarding school Marlborough College in Wiltshire, which boasts an impressive list of alumni, including The Princess of Wales, comedian Jack Whitehall and Samantha Cameron.
Emerald's star-studded 18th birthday party, which her parents threw for her in their London flat, was featured in Tatler in 2003, with the likes of Mickey Sumner and Poppy Delevingne among the guests.
© Anadolu Agency, GettyShe later studied English at Greyfriars at the University of Oxford.
Emerald's home life
Emerald is married to Chris Vernon, who is an advertising executive. The couple, who like to keep their private life out of the spotlight, live in west London.
Emerald welcomed her first child in 2019, shortly after shooting her Oscar-winning film, Promising Young Woman, and confirmed her second pregnancy at the 2021 Oscars.
© Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for British Film CommissionSpeaking about making the Carey Mulligan-starring thriller while pregnant, Emerald previously told film critic Roger Ebert: "Like a lot of women, I was terrified that it would stop everything in its tracks. But women do much harder things—much harder things—than direct films when they’re seven months pregnant.
"Lots of women have done it before and will do it again, but the thing that's important to say is that it was completely possible and it was completely fine. I was just incredibly grateful that I was working with people who were so cool about it. I think women can just do whatever they want to, really."
