
ACTING
Kelly Macdonald
- Born
- Feb 23, 1976 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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.
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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).
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MOST-RATED TMDB CREDITS
Known for

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Movie · 2011
Helena Ravenclaw

Brave
Movie · 2012
Merida (voice)

No Country for Old Men
Movie · 2007
Carla Jean Moss

Trainspotting
Movie · 1996
Diane

Ralph Breaks the Internet
Movie · 2018
Merida (voice)

Black Mirror
TV · 2011
Karin Parke

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Movie · 2005
Reporter

Finding Neverland
Movie · 2004
Peter Pan

T2 Trainspotting
Movie · 2017
Diane

Nanny McPhee
Movie · 2005
Evangeline

Anna Karenina
Movie · 2012
Dolly

Elizabeth
Movie · 1998
Isabel Knollys
FILMOGRAPHY
76 movie & TV credits
- 2026LanternsTV · Sheriff Kerry Kane
- 2026Lanterns: The Official PodcastTV · Self
- 2025This Ordinary ThingMovie · Self (voice)
- 2025Dept. QTV · Dr Rachel Irving
- 2024Royal Carols: Together at ChristmasMovie · Self
- 2024Star Wars: Skeleton CrewTV · Pokkit
- 2024The RadleysMovie · Helen Radley
- 2023Typist Artist Pirate KingMovie · Sandra Panza
- 2022I Came ByMovie · Lizzie Nealey
- 2022Operation MincemeatMovie · Jean Leslie
- 2020Truth SeekersTV · JoJo 74
- 2020Dirt MusicMovie · Georgie
- 2019Giri/HajiTV · Sarah
- 2019The VictimTV · Anna Dean
- 2018Holmes & WatsonMovie · Martha Hudson
- 2018Ralph Breaks the InternetMovie · Merida (voice)
- 2018Angela Carter: Of Wolves & WomenMovie · Reader
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