
Kelly Macdonald
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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
Credits

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
as Helena Ravenclaw

No Country for Old Men (2007)
as Carla Jean Moss

Brave (2012)
as Merida (voice)

Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
as Merida (voice)

Trainspotting (1996)
as Diane

Nanny McPhee (2005)
as Evangeline

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
as Reporter

Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)
as Olive Rand / Nou

Finding Neverland (2004)
as Peter Pan

Operation Mincemeat (2022)
as Jean Leslie

Anna Karenina (2012)
as Dolly

T2 Trainspotting (2017)
as Diane

Holmes & Watson (2018)
as Martha Hudson

Gosford Park (2001)
as Mary Maceachran

Elizabeth (1998)
as Isabel Knollys

Cousin Bette (1998)
as Hortense Hulot

I Came By (2022)
as Lizzie Nealey

Lassie (2005)
as Jeanie

In the Electric Mist (2009)
as Kelly Drummond

The Radleys (2024)
as Helen Radley

Choke (2008)
as Paige Marshall

Special Correspondents (2016)
as Claire Maddox

Splendor (1999)
as Mike

Puzzle (2018)
as Agnes

A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
as Jenny

Intermission (2003)
as Deirdre

The Decoy Bride (2011)
as Katie Nic Aodh

Dirt Music (2020)
as Georgie

Swallows and Amazons (2016)
as Mrs. Walker

Tube Tales (1999)
as Emma (segment "Mr. Cool")

House! (2000)
as Linda

The Child in Time (2018)
as Julie Lewis

Skellig (2009)
as Louise

All the Invisible Children (2006)
as Jonathan's wife (segment "Jonathan")

Two Family House (2000)
as Mary O'Neary
Strap Hanging (2014)
Actor

The Girl in the Café (2005)
as Gina

The Journey Is the Destination (2016)
as Duff

My Life So Far (1999)
as Elspeth Pettigrew

This Ordinary Thing (2025)
as Self (voice)

Entropy (1999)
as Pia

The Merry Gentleman (2008)
as Kate Frazier

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire (2014)
as Self

Some Voices (2000)
as Laura

Strictly Sinatra (2001)
as Irene

The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999)
as Susan
Dennis (—)
Actor

The Making of Gosford Park (2002)
as Self

Flowers of the Forest (1996)
as Amy Ogilvie

Brush with Fate (2003)
as Aletta Pieters

Stella Does Tricks (1997)
as Stella

The Making of 'No Country for Old Men' (2008)
as Self - Carla Jean Moss

Memories of "Trainspotting" (2008)
as Self

Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore? (2026)
as Self

No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes (2008)
as Self

Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women (2018)
as Reader

Typist Artist Pirate King (2023)
as Sandra Panza
Dead Eye Dick (1996)
Actor

Royal Carols: Together at Christmas (2024)
as Self

Dancing, Some Days (1996)
as Sharon





