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Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Macdonald

Acting
Born: Feb 23, 1976
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

Kelly Macdonald (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish actress. Known for her film and television performances, she has received various accolades, including a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Macdonald made her film debut in Danny Boyle's Trainspotting (1996). She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in the Coen brothers film No Country for Old Men (2007). During her career, she has taken roles in Elizabeth (1998), Gosford Park (2001), Intermission (2003), Nanny McPhee (2005), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011), Anna Karenina(2012), T2 Trainspotting (2017), and Operation Mincemeat (2021). She voiced Princess Merida in the Disney Pixar animated Brave (2012). On television, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her role in the BBC One film The Girl in the Cafe (2005). She was further Emmy-nominated for portraying Margaret Thompson in the period crime drama series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014). She also acted in Black Mirror's Hated in the Nation (2016), the limited series Giri/Haji (2019), and Line of Duty(2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kelly Macdonald, licensed …

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
The Radleys Helen Radley 2024 5.1
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire Self 2014
Brave Merida (voice) 2012 7.022
Anna Karenina Dolly 2012 6.706
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Helena Ravenclaw 2011 8.08
The Decoy Bride Katie Nic Aodh 2011 5.967
In the Electric Mist Kelly Drummond 2009 6.1
Skellig Louise 2009 6.108
The Merry Gentleman Kate Frazier 2008 6.385
Choke Paige Marshall 2008 6.1
No Country for Old Men Carla Jean Moss 2007 7.951
All the Invisible Children Jonathan's wife (segment "Jonathan") 2006 6.993
Nanny McPhee Evangeline 2005 6.687
A Cock and Bull Story Jenny 2005 6.16
The Girl in the Café Gina 2005 7.046
Finding Neverland Peter Pan 2004 7.318
Intermission Deirdre 2003 6.168
Brush with Fate Aletta Pieters 2003 6.045
Gosford Park Mary Maceachran 2001 6.8
Two Family House Mary O'Neary 2000 6.262
Some Voices Laura 2000 6.063
Entropy Pia 1999 5.968
Splendor Mike 1999 6.063
The Loss of Sexual Innocence Susan 1999 5.635
Tube Tales Emma (segment "Mr. Cool") 1999 5.263
My Life So Far Elspeth Pettigrew 1999 5.614
Elizabeth Isabel Knollys 1998 7.169
Cousin Bette Hortense Hulot 1998 5.532
Trainspotting Diane 1996 7.959
Dancing, Some Days Sharon 1996
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1976