Kelly Macdonald

Biography

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...

Known For

Career Timeline

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  1. 2025
    This Ordinary Thing

    Self (voice) • Acting

  2. 2024
    The Radleys

    Helen Radley • Acting

  3. 2024
  4. 2023
    Typist Artist Pirate King

    Sandra Panza • Acting

  5. 2022
    Operation Mincemeat

    Jean Leslie • Acting

  6. 2022
    I Came By

    Lizzie Nealey • Acting

  7. 2020
    Dirt Music

    Georgie • Acting

  8. 2018
    Ralph Breaks the Internet

    Merida (voice) • Acting

Kelly Macdonald - Aperture