Person
Kelly MacDonald
3 titles
- Date of Birth: 1976-02-23 (age 50)
- Nationality:
Scotland
Kelly Macdonald (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish actress. Known for her performances on film and television, she has received various accolades including a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Mini Bio
Kelly Macdonald (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish actress. Known for her performances on film and television, 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 film Brave (2012).
On television, she won 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 her portrayal of Margaret Thompson in the HBO 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).
Backstage
- She was the last person to be cast in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011). Subsequently she was the last person ever to join the large cast of the 'Harry Potter' story.
- For her role on Boardwalk Empire (2010), she was named one of the "8 Actors Who Turn Television into Art", in the cover story of The New York Times Magazine (9/11/11).
- She has appeared in four films that have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Elizabeth (1998), Gosford Park (2001), Finding Neverland (2004) and No Country for Old Men (2007). The latter won in the category.
- Trainspotting (1996) was released on Kelly's 20th birthday.
- While she played the Disney Princess Merida in Brave (2012), her favourite animated Disney character is Tinkerbell from Peter Pan (1953).
- Auditioned for roles in The Matrix (1999), Shakespeare in Love (1998) and Moulin Rouge! (2001).
- Was two months pregnant with her son Freddie when she completed filming on Choke (2008).
- Daughter of Archibald Macdonald and Patricia Kelly. They separated in 1985 when Kelly was 9-years-old but did not divorce until 1993.
- Returned to work six months after giving birth to her son Freddie in order to begin filming Skellig: The Owl Man (2009).
Movies
(1)
