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Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Macdonald

Acting

Born: February 23, 1976

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
This Ordinary Thing

This Ordinary Thing

Self (voice)

2025
Royal Carols: Together at Christmas

Royal Carols: Together at Christmas

Self

2024
The Radleys

The Radleys

Helen Radley

2024
Typist Artist Pirate King

Typist Artist Pirate King

Sandra Panza

2023
I Came By

I Came By

Lizzie Nealey

2022
Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat

Jean Leslie

2022
Dirt Music

Dirt Music

Georgie

2020
Holmes & Watson

Holmes & Watson

Mrs. Martha Hudson

2018
Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Merida (voice)

2018
Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women

Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women

Reader

2018
Puzzle

Puzzle

Agnes

2018
The Child in Time

The Child in Time

Julie Lewis

2018
Goodbye Christopher Robin

Goodbye Christopher Robin

Olive Rand / Nou

2017
T2 Trainspotting

T2 Trainspotting

Diane

2017
The Journey Is the Destination

The Journey Is the Destination

Duff

2016
Swallows and Amazons

Swallows and Amazons

Mrs. Walker

2016
Special Correspondents

Special Correspondents

Claire Maddox

2016
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire

Self

2014

Strap Hanging

2014
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

Dolly

2012
Brave

Brave

Merida (voice)

2012
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Helena Ravenclaw

2011
The Decoy Bride

The Decoy Bride

Katie Nic Aodh

2011
Skellig

Skellig

Louise

2009
In the Electric Mist

In the Electric Mist

Kelly Drummond

2009
Choke

Choke

Paige Marshall

2008
Memories of "Trainspotting"

Memories of "Trainspotting"

Self

2008
The Merry Gentleman

The Merry Gentleman

Kate Frazier

2008
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes

Self

2008
No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men

Carla Jean Moss

2007
All the Invisible Children

All the Invisible Children

Jonathan's wife (segment "Jonathan")

2006
Lassie

Lassie

Jeanie

2005
Nanny McPhee

Nanny McPhee

Evangeline

2005
A Cock and Bull Story

A Cock and Bull Story

Jenny

2005
The Girl in the Café

The Girl in the Café

Gina

2005
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Reporter

2005
Finding Neverland

Finding Neverland

Peter Pan

2004
Intermission

Intermission

Deirdre

2003
Brush with Fate

Brush with Fate

Aletta Pieters

2003
The Making of Gosford Park

The Making of Gosford Park

Self

2002
Gosford Park

Gosford Park

Mary Maceachran

2001
Strictly Sinatra

Strictly Sinatra

Irene

2001
Some Voices

Some Voices

Laura

2000
House!

House!

Linda

2000
Two Family House

Two Family House

Mary O'Neary

2000
Entropy

Entropy

Pia

1999
Tube Tales

Tube Tales

Emma (segment "Mr. Cool")

1999
Splendor

Splendor

Mike

1999
My Life So Far

My Life So Far

Elspeth Pettigrew

1999
The Loss of Sexual Innocence

The Loss of Sexual Innocence

Susan

1999
Elizabeth

Elizabeth

Isabel Knollys

1998
Cousin Bette

Cousin Bette

Hortense Hulot

1998
Stella Does Tricks

Stella Does Tricks

Stella

1997
Flowers of the Forest

Flowers of the Forest

Amy Ogilvie

1996

Dead Eye Dick

1996
Trainspotting

Trainspotting

Diane

1996
Dancing, Some Days

Dancing, Some Days

Sharon

1996