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Kelly Macdonald

Acting

Kelly Macdonald

EN, FR cinema · 59 credits

Born

23 February 1976 (age 50)

Birthplace

Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Also known as Kelly MacDonald

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 under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Filmography

Dennis

Dennis

ENNot rated

Actor

This Ordinary Thing poster

This Ordinary Thing

EN · 2025Not rated

as Self (voice)

The Radleys poster

The Radleys

EN · 20245.2

as Helen Radley

Royal Carols: Together at Christmas poster

Royal Carols: Together at Christmas

FR · 2024Not rated

as Self

Typist Artist Pirate King poster

Typist Artist Pirate King

EN · 20236.4

as Sandra Panza

Operation Mincemeat poster

Operation Mincemeat

EN · 20226.5

as Jean Leslie

I Came By poster

I Came By

EN · 20226.3

as Lizzie Nealey

Dirt Music poster

Dirt Music

EN · 20206.3

as Georgie

Holmes & Watson poster

Holmes & Watson

EN · 20184.3

as Martha Hudson

The Child in Time poster

The Child in Time

EN · 20185.8

as Julie Lewis

Ralph Breaks the Internet poster

Ralph Breaks the Internet

EN · 20187.1

as Merida (voice)

Puzzle poster

Puzzle

EN · 20186.4

as Agnes

Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women poster

Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women

EN · 2018Not rated

as Reader

Goodbye Christopher Robin poster

Goodbye Christopher Robin

EN · 20177.0

as Olive Rand / Nou

T2 Trainspotting poster

T2 Trainspotting

EN · 20176.9

as Diane

Special Correspondents poster

Special Correspondents

EN · 20165.8

as Claire Maddox

Swallows and Amazons poster

Swallows and Amazons

EN · 20166.3

as Mrs. Walker

The Journey Is the Destination poster

The Journey Is the Destination

EN · 20166.3

as Duff

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire poster

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

EN · 2014Not rated

as Self

Strap Hanging

2014

Strap Hanging

EN · 2014Not rated

Actor

Brave poster

Brave

EN · 20127.0

as Merida (voice)

Anna Karenina poster

Anna Karenina

EN · 20126.7

as Dolly

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 poster

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

EN · 20118.1

as Helena Ravenclaw

The Decoy Bride poster

The Decoy Bride

EN · 20116.0

as Katie Nic Aodh

In the Electric Mist poster

In the Electric Mist

EN · 20096.1

as Kelly Drummond

Skellig poster

Skellig

EN · 20096.2

as Louise

The Merry Gentleman poster

The Merry Gentleman

EN · 20086.4

as Kate Frazier

Choke poster

Choke

EN · 20086.1

as Paige Marshall

Behind the Scenes of 'No Country for Old Men': An Incredibly Unauthorized Documentary poster

Behind the Scenes of 'No Country for Old Men': An Incredibly Unauthorized Documentary

EN · 20087.2

as Self

Memories of "Trainspotting" poster

Memories of "Trainspotting"

EN · 2008Not rated

as Self

The Making of 'No Country for Old Men' poster

The Making of 'No Country for Old Men'

EN · 2008Not rated

as Self - Carla Jean Moss

No Country for Old Men poster

No Country for Old Men

EN · 20077.9

as Carla Jean Moss

All the Invisible Children poster

All the Invisible Children

FR · 20067.0

as Jonathan's wife (segment "Jonathan")

Nanny McPhee poster

Nanny McPhee

EN · 20056.7

as Evangeline

A Cock and Bull Story poster

A Cock and Bull Story

EN · 20056.2

as Jenny

The Girl in the Café poster

The Girl in the Café

EN · 20057.0

as Gina

Lassie poster

Lassie

EN · 20056.4

as Jeanie

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy poster

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

EN · 20056.7

as Reporter

Finding Neverland poster

Finding Neverland

EN · 20047.3

as Peter Pan

Intermission poster

Intermission

EN · 20036.2

as Deirdre

Brush with Fate poster

Brush with Fate

EN · 20036.0

as Aletta Pieters

The Making of Gosford Park poster

The Making of Gosford Park

EN · 20025.3

as Self

Gosford Park poster

Gosford Park

EN · 20016.8

as Mary Maceachran

Strictly Sinatra poster

Strictly Sinatra

EN · 20015.0

as Irene

Two Family House poster

Two Family House

EN · 20006.3

as Mary O'Neary

Some Voices poster

Some Voices

EN · 20006.1

as Laura

House! poster

House!

EN · 20006.6

as Linda

Entropy poster

Entropy

EN · 19995.9

as Pia

Splendor poster

Splendor

EN · 19996.2

as Mike

The Loss of Sexual Innocence poster

The Loss of Sexual Innocence

EN · 19995.6

as Susan

Tube Tales poster

Tube Tales

EN · 19995.2

as Emma (segment "Mr. Cool")

My Life So Far poster

My Life So Far

EN · 19995.4

as Elspeth Pettigrew

Elizabeth poster

Elizabeth

EN · 19987.2

as Isabel Knollys

Cousin Bette poster

Cousin Bette

EN · 19985.5

as Hortense Hulot

Stella Does Tricks poster

Stella Does Tricks

EN · 19976.5

as Stella

Trainspotting poster

Trainspotting

EN · 19968.0

as Diane

Dancing, Some Days poster

Dancing, Some Days

EN · 1996Not rated

as Sharon

Flowers of the Forest poster

Flowers of the Forest

EN · 19967.0

as Amy Ogilvie

Dead Eye Dick

1996

Dead Eye Dick

EN · 19968.0

Actor