Kelly Macdonald
Born
February 23, 1976 (49 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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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Known For

Dept. Q
Dr Rachel Irving · (9 episodes)
2025

Royal Carols: Together at Christmas
Self
2024

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Pokkit · (2 episodes)
2024

The Radleys
Helen Radley
2024

Typist Artist Pirate King
Sandra Panza
2023

I Came By
Lizzie Nealey
2022

Operation Mincemeat
Jean Leslie
2022

Truth Seekers
JoJo 74 · (2 episodes)
2020

Dirt Music
Georgie
2020

Giri/Haji
Sarah · (8 episodes)
2019

The Victim
Anna Dean · (4 episodes)
2019

Holmes & Watson
Mrs. Martha Hudson
2018

Ralph Breaks the Internet
Merida (voice)
2018

Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women
Reader
2018

Puzzle
Agnes
2018

The Child in Time
Julie Lewis
2018

Somebody Feed Phil
Self · (1 episode)
2018

Goodbye Christopher Robin
Olive Rand / Nou
2017

T2 Trainspotting
Diane
2017

The Journey Is the Destination
Duff
2016

Swallows and Amazons
Mrs. Walker
2016

Special Correspondents
Claire Maddox
2016

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
Self
2014
Strap Hanging
2014

Anna Karenina
Dolly
2012

Line of Duty
DCI Jo Davidson · (7 episodes)
2012

Brave
Merida (voice)
2012

Black Mirror
Karin Parke · (1 episode)
2011

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

The Decoy Bride
Katie Meaghaid
2011

Boardwalk Empire
Margaret Schroeder / Margaret Thompson · (56 episodes)
2010

Skellig
Louise
2009

In the Electric Mist
Kelly Drummond
2009

Choke
Paige Marshall
2008

The Merry Gentleman
Kate Frazier
2008
Diary of a Country Sheriff
Self
2008

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

No Country for Old Men
Carla Jean Moss
2007

Lassie
Jeanie
2005

Nanny McPhee
Evangeline
2005

All the Invisible Children
Jonathan's wife (segment "Jonathan")
2005

A Cock and Bull Story
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 · (1 episode)
2005

Finding Neverland
Peter Pan
2004

Intermission
Deirdre
2003

State of Play
Della Smith · (6 episodes)
2003

Brush with Fate
Aletta Pieters
2003

The Making of 'Gosford Park'
Self
2002

Gosford Park
Mary Maceachran
2001

Alias
Kiera MacLaine / Meghan Keene · (1 episode)
2001

Strictly Sinatra
Irene
2001

Some Voices
Laura
2000

House!
Linda
2000

Two Family House
Mary O'Neary
2000

Entropy
Pia
1999

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

Splendor
Mike
1999

My Life So Far
Elspeth Pettigrew
1999

The Loss of Sexual Innocence
Susan
1999

Elizabeth
Isabel Knollys
1998

Cousin Bette
Hortense Hulot
1998

Stella Does Tricks
Stella
1997

Flowers of the Forest
Amy Ogilvie
1996
Dead Eye Dick
1996

Trainspotting
Diane
1996

Dancing, Some Days
Sharon
1996

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Aletta Pieters · (1 episode)
1951
Lanterns
Sheriff Kerry · (1 episode)