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'''Kelly Macdonald''' (born 23 February 1976)<ref>{{cite news |agency=[[The Associated Press]] |date=2016-02-23 |title=Birthdays: Feb. 23 |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/article/Birthdays-Feb-23-6847472.php |work=[[The Houston Chronicle]] |quote=Actress Kelly Macdonald is 40. |access-date=}}</ref> is a Scottish actress. Known for her performances on film and television, she has received various accolades including a [[BAFTA Award]], a [[Primetime Emmy Award]], and four [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]].
'''Kelly Macdonald''' (born 23 February 1976)<ref>{{cite news |agency=[[The Associated Press]] |date=23 February 2016 |title=Birthdays: Feb. 23 |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/article/Birthdays-Feb-23-6847472.php |work=[[The Houston Chronicle]] |quote=Actress Kelly Macdonald is 40. |access-date=}}</ref> is a Scottish actress. Known for her performances on film and television, 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 (film)|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 film)|Elizabeth]]'' (1998), ''[[Gosford Park]]'' (2001), ''[[Intermission (film)|Intermission]]'' (2003), ''[[Nanny McPhee]]'' (2005),  ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'' (2011), ''[[Anna Karenina (2012 film)|Anna Karenina]]'' (2012), ''[[T2 Trainspotting]]'' (2017), and ''[[Operation Mincemeat (film)|Operation Mincemeat]]'' (2021). She voiced [[Merida (Brave)|Princess Merida]] in the [[Pixar|Disney Pixar]] animated film ''[[Brave (2012 film)|Brave]]'' (2012).
Macdonald made her film debut in [[Danny Boyle]]'s ''[[Trainspotting (film)|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 film)|Elizabeth]]'' (1998), ''[[Gosford Park]]'' (2001), ''[[Intermission (film)|Intermission]]'' (2003), ''[[Nanny McPhee]]'' (2005),  ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'' (2011), ''[[Anna Karenina (2012 film)|Anna Karenina]]'' (2012), ''[[T2 Trainspotting]]'' (2017), and ''[[Operation Mincemeat (film)|Operation Mincemeat]]'' (2021). She voiced [[Merida (Brave)|Princess Merida]] in the [[Pixar|Disney Pixar]] animated film ''[[Brave (2012 film)|Brave]]'' (2012).
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Macdonald's career began while she was working as a barmaid in Glasgow.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/apr/05/kelly-macdonald-interview-martin-scorsese|location=London, UK|work=[[The Guardian]]|title=Cinema's best-kept secret|first=Carole|last=Cadwallader|date=5 April 2009|access-date=12 December 2016|archive-date=12 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112073959/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/apr/05/kelly-macdonald-interview-martin-scorsese|url-status=live}}</ref> She saw a leaflet advertising an open casting session for ''[[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]'' and decided to audition, winning the part of Diane,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdmg.com/trainspotting.shtml|title=Trainspotting|publisher=DVDMG|access-date=26 August 2010|archive-date=21 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021005139/http://www.dvdmg.com/trainspotting.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> the underage seductress to [[Ewan McGregor]]'s Renton. Other roles include Mary O'Neary in ''[[Two Family House]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=2399|title=Two Family House|publisher=Spirituality and Practice|access-date=26 August 2010|archive-date=3 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203094339/http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=2399|url-status=live}}</ref> and an actress playing [[Peter Pan]] in ''[[Finding Neverland (film)|Finding Neverland]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/f/Finding-Neverland/cast-credits-47078.html |title=Finding Neverland |publisher=[[Yahoo Movies]] |access-date=26 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226232308/http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/f/Finding-Neverland/cast-credits-47078.html |archive-date=26 February 2012 }}</ref> She had major roles in [[Robert Altman]]'s British [[period piece]] ''[[Gosford Park]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/gosford-park/cast/135545|title=Gosford Park|work=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=26 August 2010|archive-date=17 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017213948/http://movies.tvguide.com/gosford-park/cast/135545|url-status=dead}}</ref> where she played an [[Aristocracy (class)|aristocrat]]'s maid, and in ''[[Intermission (film)|Intermission]]'' (2003), as Deirdre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldfilm.about.com/cs/irishfilms/fr/intermission.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050920161359/http://worldfilm.about.com/cs/irishfilms/fr/intermission.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 September 2005|title=Intermission|publisher=[[About.com]]|access-date=28 August 2010}}</ref>
Macdonald's career began while she was working as a barmaid in Glasgow.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/apr/05/kelly-macdonald-interview-martin-scorsese|location=London, UK|work=[[The Guardian]]|title=Cinema's best-kept secret|first=Carole|last=Cadwallader|date=5 April 2009|access-date=12 December 2016|archive-date=12 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112073959/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/apr/05/kelly-macdonald-interview-martin-scorsese|url-status=live}}</ref> She saw a leaflet advertising an open casting session for ''[[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]'' and decided to audition, winning the part of Diane,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdmg.com/trainspotting.shtml|title=Trainspotting|publisher=DVDMG|access-date=26 August 2010|archive-date=21 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021005139/http://www.dvdmg.com/trainspotting.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> the underage seductress to [[Ewan McGregor]]'s Renton. Other roles include Mary O'Neary in ''[[Two Family House]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=2399|title=Two Family House|publisher=Spirituality and Practice|access-date=26 August 2010|archive-date=3 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203094339/http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=2399|url-status=live}}</ref> and an actress playing [[Peter Pan]] in ''[[Finding Neverland (film)|Finding Neverland]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/f/Finding-Neverland/cast-credits-47078.html |title=Finding Neverland |publisher=[[Yahoo Movies]] |access-date=26 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226232308/http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/f/Finding-Neverland/cast-credits-47078.html |archive-date=26 February 2012 }}</ref> She had major roles in [[Robert Altman]]'s British [[period piece]] ''[[Gosford Park]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/gosford-park/cast/135545|title=Gosford Park|work=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=26 August 2010|archive-date=17 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017213948/http://movies.tvguide.com/gosford-park/cast/135545|url-status=dead}}</ref> where she played an [[Aristocracy (class)|aristocrat]]'s maid, and in ''[[Intermission (film)|Intermission]]'' (2003), as Deirdre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldfilm.about.com/cs/irishfilms/fr/intermission.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050920161359/http://worldfilm.about.com/cs/irishfilms/fr/intermission.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 September 2005|title=Intermission|publisher=[[About.com]]|access-date=28 August 2010}}</ref>


On radio, she portrayed Mary in the 1999 BBC radio drama ''[[Lifehouse (rock opera)|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]]''.<ref>Credits from the cassette release from the BBC Radio Collection</ref> On television, her highest profile roles have been in two [[BBC]] dramas, the [[Paul Abbott]] serial ''[[State of Play (TV series)|State of Play]]'' (2003),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/stateofplay/|title=State of Play|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=26 August 2010|archive-date=20 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820105500/http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/stateofplay/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the one-off [[Richard Curtis]] piece ''[[The Girl in the Café]]'' (2005).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qwipster.net/girlcafe.htm|title=Girl in the Café|publisher=Qwipster|access-date=26 August 2010|archive-date=12 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612140711/http://qwipster.net/girlcafe.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvdramas.about.com/od/tvshowsaz/a/goldglobe2006.htm|title=2006 Golden Globe|publisher=[[About.com]]|access-date=26 August 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110113042635/http://tvdramas.about.com/od/tvshowsaz/a/goldglobe2006.htm|archive-date=13 January 2011}}</ref> and won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/5292128.stm|title=Scots star wins Emmy for TV role|publisher=[[BBC News]]|access-date=26 August 2010|date=28 August 2006|archive-date=4 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204101650/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/5292128.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
On radio she portrayed Mary in the 1999 BBC radio drama ''[[Lifehouse (rock opera)|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]]''.<ref>Credits from the cassette release from the BBC Radio Collection</ref> On television, her highest profile roles have been in two [[BBC]] dramas, the [[Paul Abbott]] serial ''[[State of Play (TV series)|State of Play]]'' (2003),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/stateofplay/|title=State of Play|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=26 August 2010|archive-date=20 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820105500/http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/stateofplay/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the one-off [[Richard Curtis]] piece ''[[The Girl in the Café]]'' (2005).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qwipster.net/girlcafe.htm|title=Girl in the Café|publisher=Qwipster|access-date=26 August 2010|archive-date=12 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612140711/http://qwipster.net/girlcafe.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvdramas.about.com/od/tvshowsaz/a/goldglobe2006.htm|title=2006 Golden Globe|publisher=[[About.com]]|access-date=26 August 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110113042635/http://tvdramas.about.com/od/tvshowsaz/a/goldglobe2006.htm|archive-date=13 January 2011}}</ref> and won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/5292128.stm|title=Scots star wins Emmy for TV role|publisher=[[BBC News]]|access-date=26 August 2010|date=28 August 2006|archive-date=4 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204101650/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/5292128.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>


Macdonald had a supporting role in the [[Coen brothers]]' [[Academy Award]]-winning film ''[[No Country for Old Men]]'' (2007), for which she was nominated for a [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bafta.org/awards/film/film-awards-nominees-in-2008,224,BA.html |title=2008 baftas |publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] |access-date=26 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922161012/http://bafta.org/awards/film/film-awards-nominees-in-2008%2C224%2CBA.html |archive-date=22 September 2010 }}</ref> It was reported that she had to fight her agent to be considered for the role, but Macdonald later denied the story.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/24/kelly-macdonald-people-were-still-drunk-on-the-trainspotting-set?CMP=fb_gu | work = The Guardian | title = Kelly Macdonald: 'Never mind hangovers on the Trainspotting set, people were still drunk' | date = 24 September 2017 | access-date = 25 September 2017 | archive-date = 25 September 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170925225842/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/24/kelly-macdonald-people-were-still-drunk-on-the-trainspotting-set?CMP=fb_gu | url-status = live }}</ref>
Macdonald had a supporting role in the [[Coen brothers]]' [[Academy Award]]-winning film ''[[No Country for Old Men]]'' (2007), for which she was nominated for a [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bafta.org/awards/film/film-awards-nominees-in-2008,224,BA.html |title=2008 baftas |publisher=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] |access-date=26 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922161012/http://bafta.org/awards/film/film-awards-nominees-in-2008%2C224%2CBA.html |archive-date=22 September 2010 }}</ref> It was reported that she had to fight her agent to be considered for the role, but Macdonald later denied the story.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/24/kelly-macdonald-people-were-still-drunk-on-the-trainspotting-set?CMP=fb_gu | work = The Guardian | title = Kelly Macdonald: 'Never mind hangovers on the Trainspotting set, people were still drunk' | date = 24 September 2017 | access-date = 25 September 2017 | archive-date = 25 September 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170925225842/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/24/kelly-macdonald-people-were-still-drunk-on-the-trainspotting-set?CMP=fb_gu | url-status = live }}</ref>
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Other films where she had supporting roles include ''[[Choke (2008 film)|Choke]]'' (2008), adapted by [[Clark Gregg]] from the 2001 [[Chuck Palahniuk]] [[Choke (novel)|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 (film)|Skellig]]'' (2009), as Louise.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article6058980.ece|title=Kelly MacDonald's 'comeback' with Skellig|work=[[The Times]]|access-date=26 August 2010|location=London, UK|first=Benji|last=Wilson|date=11 April 2009|archive-date=15 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615142908/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article6058980.ece|url-status=dead}}</ref> She played the lead in ''[[The Merry Gentleman]]'' (2008).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinematical.com/2008/01/22/sundance-review-the-merry-gentleman|title=the merry gentleman|publisher=Cinematical|access-date=26 August 2010|archive-date=23 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623073826/http://www.cinematical.com/2008/01/22/sundance-review-the-merry-gentleman/|url-status=live}}</ref>
Other films where she had supporting roles include ''[[Choke (2008 film)|Choke]]'' (2008), adapted by [[Clark Gregg]] from the 2001 [[Chuck Palahniuk]] [[Choke (novel)|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 (film)|Skellig]]'' (2009), as Louise.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article6058980.ece|title=Kelly MacDonald's 'comeback' with Skellig|work=[[The Times]]|access-date=26 August 2010|location=London, UK|first=Benji|last=Wilson|date=11 April 2009|archive-date=15 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615142908/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article6058980.ece|url-status=dead}}</ref> She played the lead in ''[[The Merry Gentleman]]'' (2008).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinematical.com/2008/01/22/sundance-review-the-merry-gentleman|title=the merry gentleman|publisher=Cinematical|access-date=26 August 2010|archive-date=23 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623073826/http://www.cinematical.com/2008/01/22/sundance-review-the-merry-gentleman/|url-status=live}}</ref>


In 2011, she played the "[[Hogwarts ghosts|Grey Lady]]" (revealed to be [[Helena Ravenclaw]]) in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'', the final instalment<!-- the correct British spelling of this word is 'instalment'. Please do not change it. --> of the ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'' film franchise. She replaced [[Nina Young]], who originally played the role. In 2012, she provided the voice of [[Merida (Brave)|Merida]], the heroine of the [[Disney]]/[[Pixar]] film ''[[Brave (2012 film)|Brave]]'', and played Dolly in ''[[Anna Karenina (2012 film)|Anna Karenina]]''. She starred in the romantic comedy film ''[[The Decoy Bride]]'', which was released in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/tennant-macdonald-eve-walk-down-the-aisle-with-decoy-bride/5013816.article|title=Tennant, MacDonald, Eve walk down the aisle with "Decoy Bride"|work=[[ScreenDaily]]|first=Geoffrey|last=Macnab|date=14 May 2010|access-date=30 April 2011|archive-date=19 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119052617/http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/tennant-macdonald-eve-walk-down-the-aisle-with-decoy-bride/5013816.article|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2011 she played the "[[Hogwarts ghosts|Grey Lady]]" (revealed to be [[Helena Ravenclaw]]) in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'', the final instalment<!-- the correct British spelling of this word is 'instalment'. Please do not change it. --> of the ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'' film franchise. She replaced [[Nina Young]], who originally played the role. In 2012, she provided the voice of [[Merida (Brave)|Merida]], the heroine of the [[Disney]]/[[Pixar]] film ''[[Brave (2012 film)|Brave]]'', and played Dolly in ''[[Anna Karenina (2012 film)|Anna Karenina]]''. She starred in the romantic comedy film ''[[The Decoy Bride]]'', which was released in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/tennant-macdonald-eve-walk-down-the-aisle-with-decoy-bride/5013816.article|title=Tennant, MacDonald, Eve walk down the aisle with "Decoy Bride"|work=[[ScreenDaily]]|first=Geoffrey|last=Macnab|date=14 May 2010|access-date=30 April 2011|archive-date=19 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119052617/http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/tennant-macdonald-eve-walk-down-the-aisle-with-decoy-bride/5013816.article|url-status=live}}</ref>


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]].  
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,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/boardwalk-empires-kelly-macdonald-joins-ricky-gervais-netflix-movie-special-correspondents-exclusive/|title='Boardwalk Empire's' Kelly Macdonald Joins Ricky Gervais' Netflix Movie 'Special Correspondents' (Exclusive)|publisher=[[TheWrap]]|first=Jeff|last=Sneider|date=30 May 2015|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-date=15 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315024810/https://www.thewrap.com/boardwalk-empires-kelly-macdonald-joins-ricky-gervais-netflix-movie-special-correspondents-exclusive/|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Swallows and Amazons (2016 film)|Swallows and Amazons]]'' as Mrs. Walker.<ref>{{cite web|title='Sherlock's' Moriarty, Andrew Scott, Joins Cast of 'Swallows and Amazons' (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://www.variety.com/2015/film/global/sherlocks-moriarty-andrew-scott-joins-swallows-and-amazons-cast-exclusive-1201530153/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|last=Barraclough|first=Leo|date=29 June 2015|access-date=1 July 2015|archive-date=30 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630113248/http://variety.com/2015/film/global/sherlocks-moriarty-andrew-scott-joins-swallows-and-amazons-cast-exclusive-1201530153/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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. 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 (film)|The Child in Time]]''. Macdonald played the guest lead in the sixth series of the BBC's police drama ''[[Line of Duty]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Line of Duty: Who is Kelly Macdonald playing? |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-11-19/line-of-duty-kelly-macdonald/ |access-date=2020-06-05 |website=Radio Times |language=en |archive-date=5 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605230411/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-11-19/line-of-duty-kelly-macdonald/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2016 she starred in [[Ricky Gervais]]' ''[[Special Correspondents]]'' as Claire Maddox,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/boardwalk-empires-kelly-macdonald-joins-ricky-gervais-netflix-movie-special-correspondents-exclusive/|title='Boardwalk Empire's' Kelly Macdonald Joins Ricky Gervais' Netflix Movie 'Special Correspondents' (Exclusive)|publisher=[[TheWrap]]|first=Jeff|last=Sneider|date=30 May 2015|access-date=17 April 2020|archive-date=15 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315024810/https://www.thewrap.com/boardwalk-empires-kelly-macdonald-joins-ricky-gervais-netflix-movie-special-correspondents-exclusive/|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Swallows and Amazons (2016 film)|Swallows and Amazons]]'' as Mrs. Walker.<ref>{{cite web|title='Sherlock's' Moriarty, Andrew Scott, Joins Cast of 'Swallows and Amazons' (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://www.variety.com/2015/film/global/sherlocks-moriarty-andrew-scott-joins-swallows-and-amazons-cast-exclusive-1201530153/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|last=Barraclough|first=Leo|date=29 June 2015|access-date=1 July 2015|archive-date=30 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630113248/http://variety.com/2015/film/global/sherlocks-moriarty-andrew-scott-joins-swallows-and-amazons-cast-exclusive-1201530153/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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. 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 (film)|The Child in Time]]''. Macdonald played the guest lead in the sixth series of the BBC's police drama ''[[Line of Duty]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Line of Duty: Who is Kelly Macdonald playing? |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-11-19/line-of-duty-kelly-macdonald/ |access-date=2020-06-05 |website=Radio Times |language=en |archive-date=5 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605230411/https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-11-19/line-of-duty-kelly-macdonald/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


In 2025, Macdonald appeared as a therapist in the [[Netflix]] thriller ''[[Dept. Q]]'' and as a sheriff in the HBO series ''[[Lanterns (TV series)|Lanterns]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Saner |first=Emine |date=2025-05-22 |title=‘I’m less apologetic now’: Kelly Macdonald on her Trainspotting teen highs and hitting her stride in her 40s |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/may/22/kelly-macdonald-trainspotting-netflix-dept-q?CMP=fb_a-tv-and-radio_b-gdntvandradio&fbclid=IwY2xjawKbhFhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFXUVpnZjhISDRya01hOVBzAR708MQWLFMWnvBtA8dZ0IRbRZv-IvmmpDEN4QRTCURQ7oOhvT3DZoHc2hap0g_aem_G2dccJBlc9sc_xQEytmmQw |access-date=2025-05-22 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
In 2025 Macdonald appeared as a therapist in the [[Netflix]] thriller ''[[Dept. Q]]'' and as a sheriff in the HBO series ''[[Lanterns (TV series)|Lanterns]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Saner |first=Emine |date=22 May 2025 |title=‘I’m less apologetic now’: Kelly Macdonald on her Trainspotting teen highs and hitting her stride in her 40s |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/may/22/kelly-macdonald-trainspotting-netflix-dept-q?CMP=fb_a-tv-and-radio_b-gdntvandradio&fbclid=IwY2xjawKbhFhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFXUVpnZjhISDRya01hOVBzAR708MQWLFMWnvBtA8dZ0IRbRZv-IvmmpDEN4QRTCURQ7oOhvT3DZoHc2hap0g_aem_G2dccJBlc9sc_xQEytmmQw |access-date=2025-05-22 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In August 2003, Macdonald married musician [[Dougie Payne]], bassist of the band [[Travis (band)|Travis]]. They have two sons. The couple moved back to their hometown of [[Glasgow]] in 2014 after living in [[London]] and [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Actress Kelly Macdonald to pocket £500,000 from sale of plush New York apartment|website=[[Independent.co.uk]]|date=8 September 2014|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/kelly-macdonald-glasgow-girl-made-good-9716993.html|access-date=2 September 2017|archive-date=20 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820160755/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/kelly-macdonald-glasgow-girl-made-good-9716993.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=My London: Kelly Macdonald|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/my-london-kelly-macdonald-6319109.html|website=Evening Standard|date=12 April 2012|access-date=5 April 2018|archive-date=20 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920045745/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/my-london-kelly-macdonald-6319109.html|url-status=live}}</ref> They separated in 2017.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7965945/actress-kelly-macdonald-travis-bassist-douglas-payne-separated |title=Actress Kelly Macdonald, Travis Bassist Douglas Payne Have Separated |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2017-09-19}}</ref>
In August 2003 Macdonald married musician [[Dougie Payne]], bassist of the band [[Travis (band)|Travis]]. They have two sons. The couple moved back to their hometown of [[Glasgow]] in 2014 after living in London and New York City.<ref>{{cite web|title=Actress Kelly Macdonald to pocket £500,000 from sale of plush New York apartment|website=[[Independent.co.uk]]|date=8 September 2014|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/kelly-macdonald-glasgow-girl-made-good-9716993.html|access-date=2 September 2017|archive-date=20 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820160755/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/kelly-macdonald-glasgow-girl-made-good-9716993.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=My London: Kelly Macdonald|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/my-london-kelly-macdonald-6319109.html|website=Evening Standard|date=12 April 2012|access-date=5 April 2018|archive-date=20 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920045745/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/my-london-kelly-macdonald-6319109.html|url-status=live}}</ref> They separated in 2017.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7965945/actress-kelly-macdonald-travis-bassist-douglas-payne-separated |title=Actress Kelly Macdonald, Travis Bassist Douglas Payne Have Separated |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2017-09-19}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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Kelly Macdonald (born 23 February 1976)[1] is a Scottish actress. Known for her performances on film and television, 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 film Brave (2012).

On television, she won 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 her portrayal of Margaret Thompson in the HBO 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).

Early life and education

Macdonald was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and grew up in Neilston. Her parents divorced when she was young. She was brought up, with her brother David, by her mother, who was a garment industry sales executive.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". She attended Eastwood High School from 1989 to 1993.[2]

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.[3] She saw a leaflet advertising an open casting session for Trainspotting and decided to audition, winning the part of Diane,[4] the underage seductress to Ewan McGregor's Renton. Other roles include Mary O'Neary in Two Family House,[5] and an actress playing Peter Pan in Finding Neverland.[6] She had major roles in Robert Altman's British period piece Gosford Park,[7] where she played an aristocrat's maid, and in Intermission (2003), as Deirdre.[8]

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.[9] On television, her highest profile roles have been in two BBC dramas, the Paul Abbott serial State of Play (2003),[10] and the one-off Richard Curtis piece The Girl in the Café (2005).[11] 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,[12] and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.[13]

Macdonald had a supporting role in the Coen brothers' Academy Award-winning film No Country for Old Men (2007), for which she was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.[14] It was reported that she had to fight her agent to be considered for the role, but Macdonald later denied the story.[15]

Other films where she had supporting roles include Choke (2008), 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.[16] She played the lead in The Merry Gentleman (2008).[17]

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 played Dolly in Anna Karenina. She starred in the romantic comedy film The Decoy Bride, which was released in 2012.[18]

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,[19] and Swallows and Amazons as Mrs. Walker.[20] 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. 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 played the guest lead in the sixth series of the BBC's police drama Line of Duty.[21]

In 2025 Macdonald appeared as a therapist in the Netflix thriller Dept. Q and as a sheriff in the HBO series Lanterns.[22]

Personal life

In August 2003 Macdonald married musician Dougie Payne, bassist of the band Travis. They have two sons. The couple moved back to their hometown of Glasgow in 2014 after living in London and New York City.[23][24] They separated in 2017.[25]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Trainspotting Diane Coulston Film debut
Dancing, Some Days Sharon Short film[26]
Stella Does Tricks Stella McGuire
1997 Dead Eye Dick Wendy Short film
1998 Cousin Bette Hortense Hulot
Elizabeth Isabel Knollys
1999 Splendor Mike
Entropy Pia
The Loss of Sexual Innocence Susan
My Life So Far Elspeth Pettigrew
Tube Tales Emma Segment: "Mr. Cool"
2000 Two Family House Mary O'Neary
House! Linda
Some Voices Laura
2001 Strictly Sinatra Irene
Gosford Park Mary Maceachran
2003 Intermission Deirdre
2004 Finding Neverland Peter Pan
2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Reporter Jin Jenz
All the Invisible Children Jonathan's wife Segment: "Jonathan"
Nanny McPhee Evangeline
Lassie Jeanie
A Cock and Bull Story Jenny
2007 No Country for Old Men Carla Jean Moss
2008 The Merry Gentleman Kate Frazier
Choke Paige Marshall
2009 In the Electric Mist Kelly Drummond
2011 The Decoy Bride Katie Nic Aodh
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Helena Ravenclaw
2012 Brave Princess Merida Voice
Anna Karenina Dolly Oblonskaya
2016 Special Correspondents Claire Maddox
Swallows and Amazons Mrs. Walker
The Journey Is the Destination Duff
2017 T2 Trainspotting Diane Coulston
Goodbye Christopher Robin Olive
2018 Puzzle Agnes
Ralph Breaks the Internet Princess Merida Voice
Holmes & Watson Mrs. Hudson
2019 Dirt Music Georgie Jutland
2021 Operation Mincemeat Jean Leslie
2022 I Came By Lizzie Nealey
Typist Artist Pirate King Sandra
2024 The Radleys Helen Radley

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Flowers of the Forest Amy Ogilvie Television film
2003 Brush with Fate Aletta Pieters
State of Play Della Smith 6 episodes
2005 Alias Kiera MacLaine/Meghan Keene Episode: "Ice"
The Girl in the Café Gina Television film
2009 Skellig Louise/Mum
2010–2014 Boardwalk Empire Margaret Thompson 45 episodes
2016 Black Mirror DCI Karin Parke Episode: "Hated in the Nation"
2017 The Child in Time Julie Television film
2019 The Victim Anna Dean Television miniseries
Giri/Haji DC Sarah Weitzmann Main role
Urban Myths Princess Margaret Episode: "Mick and Margaret"
2020 Truth Seekers Jojo74 2 episodes
2021 Line of Duty DCI Joanne Davidson Main role, Series 6
2022 Ten Percent Herself Episode #1.1
2024 Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Pokkit 2 episodes
2026 Lanterns Sheriff Kerry Filming[27]
2025 Dept. Q Dr Rachel Irving Main role[28]

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Brave Merida Voice

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated work Award Category Result
1997 Trainspotting BAFTA Scotland Awards Best Film Actress Template:Nom
2000 Two Family House Independent Spirit Awards Best Female Lead Template:Nom
2002 Gosford Park Online Film Critics Society Best Cast Template:Won
Phoenix Film Critics Society Best Acting Ensemble Template:Nom
Satellite Awards Best Cast – Motion Picture Template:Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Template:Won
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Acting Ensemble Template:Nom
Florida Film Critics Circle Best Ensemble Cast Template:Won
2003 Empire Awards Best British Actress Template:Nom
2006 The Girl in the Café Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Template:Won
Golden Globe Awards Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film Template:Nom
2008 Choke Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Ensemble Cast Template:Won
No Country for Old Men Online Film Critics Society Best Supporting Actress Template:Nom
British Academy Film Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Template:Nom
London Film Critics' Circle Supporting Actress of the Year Template:Won
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2011 Boardwalk Empire Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Template:Nom
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2012 Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Template:Nom
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Template:Won
Critics' Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Template:Nom
Brave Annie Awards Outstanding Voice Acting in a Feature Production Template:Nom
2017 Goodbye Christopher Robin British Independent Film Awards Best Supporting Actress Template:Nom
2019 The Victim British Academy Scotland Awards Best Actress Television Template:Won
2021 Line of Duty Template:Nominated
Audience Award Template:Nominated

Honours

Eastwood High School, where she was a pupil, has a drama studio and theatre named in her honour.[2]

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