Who is Kelly Macdonald?
Scottish actress Kelly Macdonald acted in an amateur theatrical club as a hobby, which she enjoyed a great deal. Macdonald was working as a barmaid when she saw a leaflet for an open casting call for a film. She went along and was cast as Diane in Trainspotting (1996). For this breakout role, she was nominated for a BAFTA Scotland Award and began a highly successful acting career.
Other notable film projects include Stella Does Tricks (1996), Elizabeth (1998), Gosford Park (2001) and No Country for Old Men (2007). She won an Emmy for her role as Gina in The Girl in the Café (2005) and appeared as Helena Ravenclaw in the wildly popular Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011). In 2010, she won the role of Margaret Schroeder in Boardwalk Empire (2010).
Overview
- Nicknames
- Kelly MacDonald
Trivia
- She was the last person to be cast in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011). Subsequently she was the last person ever to join the large cast of the 'Harry Potter' story.
- For her role on Boardwalk Empire (2010), she was named one of the "8 Actors Who Turn Television into Art", in the cover story of The New York Times Magazine (9/11/11).
- She has appeared in four films that have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Elizabeth (1998), Gosford Park (2001), Finding Neverland (2004) and No Country for Old Men (2007). The latter won in the category.
- 1999: Named as one of European films 'Shooting Stars' by European Film Promotion.
- While she played the Disney Princess Merida in Brave (2012), her favourite animated Disney character is Tinkerbell from Peter Pan (1953).