Kelly Macdonald

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Kelly Macdonald
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Macdonald in October 2007
Born (1976-02-23) 23 February 1976 (age 45)
Glasgow, Scotland
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2003; sep.  2017)​
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Kelly Macdonald (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish actress best known for her roles in Trainspotting (1996), Gosford Park (2001), Intermission (2003), Nanny McPhee (2005), Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011), Brave (2012), and the Black Mirror episode "Hated in the Nation" (2016). For the 2005 TV film The Girl in the Cafe , she was nominated for a Golden Globe and won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie. In 2003, she appeared in the acclaimed BBC miniseries State of Play as journalist Della Smith.

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For her role in the 2007 film No Country for Old Men , she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She went on to star for five seasons in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014) as Margaret Thompson, for which she received a 2011 Emmy Award nomination.

Early life

Macdonald was born in Glasgow, Scotland and moved to Aberdeen when she was five years old. Her mother was a garment industry sales executive. [ citation needed ] Macdonald attended Eastwood High School from 1989 to 1993. [1]

Career

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Macdonald at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival

Macdonald's career began while she was working as a barmaid in Glasgow. [2] She saw a leaflet advertising an open casting session for Trainspotting and decided to audition, winning the part of Diane, [3] the underage seductress to Ewan McGregor's Renton. Other roles include Mary O'Neary in Two Family House , [4] and an actress playing Peter Pan in Finding Neverland . [5] She had major roles, in Robert Altman's British period piece Gosford Park , [6] where she played an aristocrat's maid, and in Intermission (2003), as Deirdre. [7]

On radio, she portrayed Mary in the 1999 BBC radio drama Lifehouse , based on Pete Townshend's abandoned rock opera, some of the songs for which were released on The Who's album Who's Next . [8] On television, her highest profile roles have been in two BBC dramas, the Paul Abbott serial State of Play (2003), [9] and the one-off Richard Curtis piece The Girl in the Café (2005). [10] Both of these were directed by David Yates, and both also starred Bill Nighy. For her performance in The Girl in the Café, she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film in 2006, [11] and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. [12]

Macdonald starred in the 2005 film Nanny McPhee , [13] as the scullery maid Evangeline, and has since had supporting roles in A Cock and Bull Story (2006), [14] and the Coen brothers' Academy Award-winning No Country for Old Men (2007), [15] for which she was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. [16] It was reported that she had to fight her agent to be considered for the role, but in 2017 Macdonald denied the story. [17]

Other films where she had supporting roles include Choke (2008), the film adapted by Clark Gregg from the 2001 Chuck Palahniuk novel, as Paige Marshall; In the Electric Mist (2009) (based on James Lee Burke's In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (1993), as Kelly Drummond, alongside Tommy Lee Jones and John Goodman; and Skellig (2009), as Louise. [18] She played the lead in The Merry Gentleman (2008), as Kate Frazier. [19]

In 2010, she played her first comedy role, in the romantic comedy film The Decoy Bride . [20] (released in 2012). In 2011, she played the "Grey Lady" (revealed to be Helena Ravenclaw) in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 , the final instalment of the Harry Potter film franchise. She replaced Nina Young, who originally played the role. In 2012, she provided the voice of Merida, the heroine of the Disney/Pixar film Brave , and starred as Dolly in Anna Karenina .

From 2010 until its ending in 2014, she starred in the HBO crime drama Boardwalk Empire as Margaret Thompson, the wife of Prohibition-era Atlantic City crime boss Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi). She appeared in all five seasons of the series. In 2011, she and the rest of the show's cast were awarded the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. In 2016, she starred in Ricky Gervais' Special Correspondents as Claire Maddox, [21] and Swallows and Amazons as Mrs. Walker. [22] In 2016, she played the lead role in "Hated in the Nation", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror for which she received critical acclaim. [23] On 3 November 2016 Macdonald was featured in the trailer for Danny Boyle's T2 Trainspotting confirming she would reprise her role as Diane from the original film, which she did. In 2017, she co-starred opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in the BBC film The Child in Time . Macdonald was also confirmed to be playing the supporting lead in the sixth series of the BBC's Police drama Line of Duty . [24]

Personal life

In August 2003, Macdonald married musician Dougie Payne, bassist of soft rock band Travis. They have two children and moved back to their home town of Glasgow in 2014, after living in London and New York City. [25] [26] They separated in 2017. [27]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Trainspotting Diane Coulston
1996 Stella Does Tricks Stella McGuire
1997Dead Eye DickWendyShort film
1998 Cousin Bette Hortense Hulot
1998 Elizabeth Isabel Knollys
1999 Splendor Mike
1999 Entropy Pia
1999 The Loss of Sexual Innocence Susan
1999 My Life So Far Elspeth Pettigrew
1999 Tube Tales EmmaSegment: "Mr. Cool"
2000 Two Family House Mary O'Neary
2000 House! Linda
2000 Some Voices Laura
2001 Strictly Sinatra Irene
2001 Gosford Park Mary Maceachran
2003 Intermission Deirdre
2004 Finding Neverland Peter Pan
2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Reporter Jin Jenz
2005 All the Invisible Children Jonathan's wifeSegment: "Jonathan"
2005 Nanny McPhee Evangeline
2005 Lassie Jeanie
2005 A Cock and Bull Story Jenny
2007 No Country for Old Men Carla Jean Moss
2008 The Merry Gentleman Kate Frazier
2008 Choke Paige Marshall
2009 In the Electric Mist Kelly Drummond
2011 The Decoy Bride Katie Nic Aodh
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Helena Ravenclaw
2012 Brave Princess Merida Voice
2012 Anna Karenina Dolly Oblonskaya
2016 Special Correspondents Claire Maddox
2016 Swallows and Amazons Mrs. Walker
2016 The Journey Is the Destination Duff
2017 T2 Trainspotting Diane Coulston
2017 Goodbye Christopher Robin Olive Rand
2018 Puzzle Agnes
2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet Princess Merida Voice
2018 Holmes & Watson Mrs. Hudson
2019 Dirt Music Georgie Jutland
TBA Operation Mincemeat Post-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Flowers of the ForestAmy OgilvieTelevision film
2003 Brush with Fate Aletta PietersTelevision film
2003 State of Play Della Smith6 episodes
2005 Alias Kiera MacLaine/Meghan KeeneEpisode: "Ice"
2005 The Girl in the Café GinaTelevision film
2009 Skellig Louise/MumTelevision film
2010–2014 Boardwalk Empire Margaret Thompson 45 episodes
2016 Black Mirror Karin ParkeEpisode: "Hated in the Nation"
2017 The Child in Time JulieTelevision film
2019 The Victim Anna DeanTelevision miniseries
2019 Giri/Haji Sarah WeitzmannMain role
2020 Truth Seekers Jojo74Episode: "The Ghost of the Beast of Bodmin"
2021 Line of Duty Joanne DavidsonGuest lead

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Brave MeridaVoice

Awards and nominations

YearNominated workAwardCategoryResult
1997 Trainspotting BAFTA Scotland Awards Best Film ActressNominated
2000 Two Family House Independent Spirit Awards Best Female Lead Nominated
2002 Gosford Park Online Film Critics Society Best Cast Won
Phoenix Film Critics SocietyBest Acting EnsembleNominated
Satellite Awards Best Cast – Motion Picture Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Won
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Acting Ensemble Nominated
Florida Film Critics Circle Best Ensemble Cast Won
2003 Empire Awards Best British Actress Nominated
2006 The Girl in the Café Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Won
Golden Globe Awards Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film Nominated
2008 Choke Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Ensemble Cast Won
No Country for Old Men Online Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress Nominated
British Academy Film Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated
London Film Critics' Circle Supporting Actress of the Year Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Won
2011 Boardwalk Empire Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
2012 Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Won
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated
Brave Annie Awards Outstanding Voice Acting in a Feature Production Nominated
2017 Goodbye Christopher Robin British Independent Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Nominated

Honours

Eastwood High School, where she was a pupil, has a drama studio and theatre named in her honour. [1]

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