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Kelly Macdonald

ActorBorn February 23, 1976 (49 years)
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).

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Line of Duty
  • In the Electric Mist
  • Swallows and Amazons
  • The Merry Gentleman
  • Adventures in Tinseltown
  • Some Voices
  • The Journey Is the Destination
  • Brush with Fate

Known For

  • Brave
  • No Country for Old Men
  • Boardwalk Empire
  • Trainspotting
  • Nanny McPhee
  • Anna Karenina
  • Choke
  • Dept. Q
  • Operation Mincemeat
  • The Decoy Bride
  • I Came By
  • Holmes & Watson
  • Giri/Haji
  • Puzzle
  • The Victim
  • The Girl in the Café
  • Special Correspondents
  • Intermission
  • In the Electric Mist
  • Goodbye Christopher Robin
  • State of Play
  • The Child in Time
  • The Merry Gentleman
  • Truth Seekers

Featured Videos

  • Margot Robbie & Kelly MacDonald On Their Role In The Film
    Margot Robbie & Kelly MacDonald On Their Role In The FilmGoodbye Christopher RobinBehind the Scenes
  • Kelly MacDonald On Why She Wanted To Be Involved In The Sequel
    Kelly MacDonald On Why She Wanted To Be Involved In The SequelT2 TrainspottingBehind the Scenes
  • Kelly Macdonald On What Makes The Story Relevant
    Kelly Macdonald On What Makes The Story RelevantAnna KareninaBehind the Scenes

Kelly Macdonald Filmography

2025
Dept. Q (TV Series) · as Dr Rachel Irving
2024
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (TV Series) · as Pokkit
2024
The Radleys · as Helen Radley
2023
Never Let Me Go (TV Series) · as Cast
2022
Typist Artist Pirate King · as Sandra Panza
2022
I Came By · as Lizzie Nealey
2021
Operation Mincemeat · as Jean Leslie
2020
Truth Seekers (TV Series) · as Jojo 74
2019
Dirt Music · as Georgie
2019
The Victim (TV Series) · as Anna Dean
2019
Giri/Haji (TV Series) · as Sarah
2018
Holmes & Watson · as Mrs. Martha Hudson
2018
Ralph Breaks the Internet · as Merida (voice)
2018
Puzzle · as Agnes
2017
Goodbye Christopher Robin · as Olive Rand / Nou
2017
The Child in Time · as Julie Lewis
2017
T2 Trainspotting · as Diane
2017
Urban Myths (TV Series) · as Princess Margaret
2016
2016
2016
Special Correspondents · as Claire Maddox
2012
Anna Karenina · as Dolly
2012
Line of Duty (TV Series) · as Dci Jo Davidson
2012
Brave · as Merida (voice)
2011
Black Mirror (TV Series) · as Karin Parke
2011
The Decoy Bride · as Katie Meaghaid
2011
2010
Boardwalk Empire (TV Series) · as Margaret Schroeder / Margaret Thompson
2009
In the Electric Mist · as Kelly Drummond
2009
2008
Choke · as Paige Marshall
2008
The Merry Gentleman · as Kate Frazier
2007
No Country for Old Men · as Carla Jean Moss
2005
Lassie · as Jeanie
2005
Nanny McPhee · as Evangeline
2005
All the Invisible Children · as Jonathan's Wife (segment "jonathan")
2005
Tristram Shandy · as Jenny
2005
2005
2004
Finding Neverland · as Peter Pan
2003
Intermission · as Deirdre
2003
State of Play (TV Series) · as Della Smith
2003
Brush with Fate · as Aletta Pieters
2001
Gosford Park · as Mary Maceachran
2001
Strictly Sinatra · as Irene
2001
Alias (TV Series) · as Kiera Maclaine / Meghan Keene
2000
Two Family House · as Mary O'neary
2000
2000
House! · as Linda
1999
1999
Tube Tales · as Emma (segment "mr. Cool")
1999
Splendor · as Mike
1999
My Life So Far · as Elspeth Pettigrew
1998
1998
Elizabeth · as Isabel Knollys
1998
Cousin Bette · as Hortense Hulot
1997
1996
Stella Does Tricks · as Stella
1996
Flowers of the Forest · as Amy Ogilvie
1996
Trainspotting · as Diane
1984
Screen Two (TV Series) · as Amy Ogilvie
1951
Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Aletta Pieters

2024
2022
Ten Percent (TV Series) · as Kelly Macdonald
2019
There's Something About Movies (TV Series) · as Self - Panellist
2018
Somebody Feed Phil (TV Series) · as Self
2013
Portrait Artist of the Year (TV Series) · as Self - Sitter
2012
2011
Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2011
2007
Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2006
2006
The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2005
Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self
2005
2002
1995
E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self
1994
Extra (TV Series) · as Self
1993
GMTV (TV Series) · as Self
1992
Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series) · as Self
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1975
Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1971
Film (TV Series) · as Self

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