![]() ![]() She replaced Nina Young, who originally played the role. In 2011, she played the "Grey Lady" (revealed to be Helena Ravenclaw) in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, the final instalment of the Harry Potter film franchise. She played the lead in The Merry Gentleman (2008). Other films where she had supporting roles include Choke (2008), the film adapted by Clark Gregg from the 2001 Chuck Palahniuk novel, as Paige Marshall In the Electric Mist (2009) (based on James Lee Burke's In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (1993), as Kelly Drummond, alongside Tommy Lee Jones and John Goodman and Skellig (2009), as Louise. It was reported that she had to fight her agent to be considered for the role, but Macdonald later denied the story. Macdonald had a supporting role in the Coen brothers' Academy Award-winning film No Country for Old Men (2007), for which she was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. For her performance in The Girl in the Café, she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film in 2006, and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie. Both of these were directed by David Yates, and both also starred Bill Nighy. On television, her highest profile roles have been in two BBC dramas, the Paul Abbott serial State of Play (2003), and the one-off Richard Curtis piece The Girl in the Café (2005). On radio, she portrayed Mary in the 1999 BBC radio drama Lifehouse, based on Pete Townshend's abandoned rock opera, some of the songs for which were released on The Who's album Who's Next. She had major roles in Robert Altman's British period piece Gosford Park, where she played an aristocrat's maid, and in Intermission (2003), as Deirdre. Other roles include Mary O'Neary in Two Family House, and an actress playing Peter Pan in Finding Neverland. She saw a leaflet advertising an open casting session for Trainspotting and decided to audition, winning the part of Diane, the underage seductress to Ewan McGregor's Renton. Macdonald's career began while she was working as a barmaid in Glasgow. Macdonald at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival Macdonald attended Eastwood High School from 1989 to 1993. She was raised along with her brother David, by her mother, who was a garment industry sales executive. ![]() Macdonald was born on 23 February 1976 in Glasgow, Scotland, and grew up in Neilston. In 2021, MacDonald joined the cast of Line of Duty. Macdonald is also known for her roles in the Black Mirror episode " Hated in the Nation" (2016), and the limited series Giri/Haji (2019). From 2010 to 2014 she starred as Margaret Thompson in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire for which she received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. She voiced Princess Merida in the Disney Pixar animated film Brave (2012).Īlso known for her television roles she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her performance in the BBC One film The Girl in the Cafe (2005). She also appeared in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011), Anna Karenina (2012), T2 Trainspotting (2017), and Operation Mincemeat (2021). She received a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in the Coen brothers film No Country for Old Men (2007). Her notable film roles include in the acclaimed films Elizabeth (1998), Gosford Park (2001), Intermission (2003), and Nanny McPhee (2005). Macdonald made her film debut in Danny Boyle's Trainspotting (1996). Known for her performances on film and television, she has received various accolades including a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Kelly Macdonald (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish actress. ![]()
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