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Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Macdonald

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 23, 1976 (49)
Birthplace Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Sep 18, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Filmography

The Radleys

The Radleys

2024

as Helen Radley

Typist Artist Pirate King

Typist Artist Pirate King

2023

as Sandra Panza

I Came By

I Came By

2022

as Lizzie Nealey

Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat

2022

as Jean Leslie

Dirt Music

Dirt Music

2020

as Georgie

Puzzle

Puzzle

2018

as Agnes

The Child in Time

The Child in Time

2018

as Julie Lewis

Holmes & Watson

Holmes & Watson

2018

as Mrs. Martha Hudson

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet

2018

as Merida (voice)

T2 Trainspotting

T2 Trainspotting

2017

as Diane

Special Correspondents

Special Correspondents

2016

as Claire Maddox

Swallows and Amazons

Swallows and Amazons

2016

as Mrs. Walker

Brave

Brave

2012

as Merida (voice)

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

2012

as Dolly

The Decoy Bride

The Decoy Bride

2011

as Katie Meaghaid

Skellig

Skellig

2009

as Louise

In the Electric Mist

In the Electric Mist

2009

as Kelly Drummond

The Merry Gentleman

The Merry Gentleman

2008

as Kate Frazier

Choke

Choke

2008

as Paige Marshall

No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men

2007

as Carla Jean Moss

The Girl in the Café

The Girl in the Café

2005

as Gina

Nanny McPhee

Nanny McPhee

2005

as Evangeline

Lassie

Lassie

2005

as Jeanie

A Cock and Bull Story

A Cock and Bull Story

2005

as Jenny

Finding Neverland

Finding Neverland

2004

as Peter Pan

Intermission

Intermission

2003

as Deirdre

Brush with Fate

Brush with Fate

2003

as Aletta Pieters

Strictly Sinatra

Strictly Sinatra

2001

as Irene

Gosford Park

Gosford Park

2001

as Mary Maceachran

House!

House!

2000

as Linda

Two Family House

Two Family House

2000

as Mary O'Neary

Some Voices

Some Voices

2000

as Laura

Entropy

Entropy

1999

as Pia

Splendor

Splendor

1999

as Mike

My Life So Far

My Life So Far

1999

as Elspeth Pettigrew

Tube Tales

Tube Tales

1999

as Emma (segment "Mr. Cool")

Cousin Bette

Cousin Bette

1998

as Hortense Hulot

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

1998

as Isabel Knollys

Stella Does Tricks

Stella Does Tricks

1997

as Stella

Flowers of the Forest

Flowers of the Forest

1996

as Amy Ogilvie

Trainspotting

Trainspotting

1996

as Diane

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Boardwalk Empire

as Margaret Schroeder / Margaret Thompson

Episodes: 56

First Aired: Sep 19, 2010

Giri/Haji

as Sarah

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Oct 17, 2019

Line of Duty

as DCI Jo Davidson

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jun 26, 2012

State of Play

as Della Smith

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 18, 2003

The Victim

as Anna Dean

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 08, 2019

Alias

as Kiera MacLaine / Meghan Keene

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

Department Q

as Dr Rachel Irving

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 29, 2025

Truth Seekers

as JoJo 74

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 30, 2020

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

as Pokkit

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 02, 2024

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Aletta Pieters

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Black Mirror

as Karin Parke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 04, 2011

Lanterns

as Sheriff Kerry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 2005

Somebody Feed Phil

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 2018

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 23 34 15
2024 7 38 59 15
2024 8 31 97 17
2024 9 24 41 14
2024 10 20 34 12
2024 11 18 27 14
2024 12 23 33 15
2025 1 24 35 16
2025 2 14 23 3
2025 3 9 17 1
2025 4 1 2 1
2025 5 3 5 1
2025 6 4 5 2
2025 7 2 3 1
2025 8 3 10 1
2025 9 1 2 1
2025 10 1 1 1

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 6 704 704
2024 12 839 706
2025 1 466 186
2025 2 790 790
2025 7 622 535
2025 8 567 520
2025 9 625 150

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