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Kelly Macdonald 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.
Born
Monday, 23 February 1976
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Typist Artist Pirate King | Sandra Panza | 2023 |
| I Came By | Lizzie Nealey | 2022 |
| Ten Percent | Kelly Macdonald | 2022 |
| Operation Mincemeat | Jean Leslie | 2021 |
| Truth Seekers | JoJo 74 | 2020 |
| Dirt Music | Georgie | 2019 |
| There's Something About Movies | Self - Panellist | 2019 |
| The Victim | Anna Dean | 2019 |
| Giri/Haji | Sarah | 2019 |
| Holmes & Watson | Mrs. Martha Hudson | 2018 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Typist Artist Pirate King | Sandra Panza | 2023 |
| I Came By | Lizzie Nealey | 2022 |
| Ten Percent | Kelly Macdonald | 2022 |
| Operation Mincemeat | Jean Leslie | 2021 |
| Truth Seekers | JoJo 74 | 2020 |
| Dirt Music | Georgie | 2019 |
| There's Something About Movies | Self - Panellist | 2019 |
| The Victim | Anna Dean | 2019 |
| Giri/Haji | Sarah | 2019 |
| Holmes & Watson | Mrs. Martha Hudson | 2018 |
| Ralph Breaks the Internet | Merida (voice) / Merida | 2018 |
| Puzzle | Agnes | 2018 |
| Goodbye Christopher Robin | Olive | 2017 |
| The Child in Time | Julie / Julie Lewis | 2017 |
| The Journey Is the Destination | Duff | 2017 |
| T2 Trainspotting | Diane / Diane Coulston | 2017 |
| Urban Myths | Princess Margaret | 2017 |
| Swallows and Amazons | Mrs. Walker / Mrs Walker | 2016 |
| Special Correspondents | Claire / Claire Maddox | 2016 |
| Portrait Artist of the Year | Self - Sitter | 2013 |
| Anna Karenina | Dolly | 2012 |
| Line of Duty | DCI Jo Davidson / DSU Jo Davidson | 2012 |
| Brave | Merida (voice) / Merida | 2012 |
| The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2012 |
| Black Mirror | Karin Parke | 2011 |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Helena Ravenclaw | 2011 |
| The Decoy Bride | Katie / Katie Meaghaid | 2011 |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | Self - Guest | 2011 |
| Boardwalk Empire | Margaret Schroeder / Margaret Thompson / Mrs. Rohan | 2010 |
| Skellig: The Owl Man | Louise | 2009 |
| In the Electric Mist | Kelly Drummond | 2009 |
| Choke | Paige Marshall | 2008 |
| The Merry Gentleman | Kate Frazier | 2008 |
| No Country for Old Men | Carla Jean Moss | 2007 |
| All the Invisible Children | Jonathan's wife (segment "Jonathan") | 2006 |
| Lassie | Jeanie | 2005 |
| Nanny McPhee | Evangeline | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Tristram Shandy | Jenny | 2005 |
| The Girl in the Café | Gina | 2005 |
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Reporter | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| Finding Neverland | 'Peter Pan' / Peter Pan | 2004 |
| Intermission | Deirdre | 2003 |
| State of Play | Della Smith | 2003 |
| Brush with Fate | Aletta Pieters | 2003 |
| Gosford Park | Mary Maceachran | 2001 |
| Alias | Kiera MacLaine / Meghan Keene | 2001 |
| Strictly Sinatra | Irene | 2001 |
| Two Family House | Mary O'Neary | 2000 |
| Some Voices | Laura | 2000 |
| House! | Linda | 2000 |
| Entropy | Pia | 1999 |
| My Life So Far | Elspeth / Elspeth Pettigrew | 1999 |
| The Loss of Sexual Innocence | Susan | 1999 |
| Splendor | Mike | 1999 |
| Tube Tales | Emma (segment "Mr. Cool") / Emma (Mr Cool) | 1999 |
| Elizabeth | Isabel Knollys | 1998 |
| Cousin Bette | Hortense / Hortense Hulot | 1998 |
| Stella Does Tricks | Stella | 1997 |
| Trainspotting | Diane | 1996 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Later... With Jools Holland | Self | 1992 |
| Screen Two | Amy Ogilvie | 1985 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2012 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2011 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2006 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Won |
