Kelly Macdonald (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish actress, known for her role in the independent film Trainspotting and mainstream releases such as Nanny McPhee, Gosford Park, Intermission, No Country for Old Men, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 and Brave. On television, she is known for her roles in Boardwalk Empire, The Girl in the Café, and State of Play.
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| 1 | I love that thing on Amazon that you can go on and order a book, and you click on it and it says, 'You might also like,' or 'Other people who bought this have bought that.' |
| 2 | I tend to get cast as a certain type of quiet, almost introverted person who's strong on the inside, but the characters are so very different I don't see it as any kind of typecasting. |
| 3 | It's that TV thing. You can be in the biggest film of the year and it will still not have the kind of impact a TV series has. Once you're in people's living rooms, that's it. There's no hiding place. |
| 4 | They're naughty, all those writers - they mess around with people. I know James Gandolfini got a bit fed up on 'The Sopranos': if he said anything in front of a writer, told them a story from his life, it could make its way into the script. |
| 5 | It was both comforting and terrifying to go in to audition for 'The Girl in the Cafe,' as I'd worked with everyone in the room on 'State Of Play.' |
| 6 | L.A. is brilliant, but however long my trip is I'm always ready to leave. But New York I'm never quite happy to see the back of. |
| 7 | What I'm normally associated with are darker, more brooding roles. |
| 8 | A few years ago, if you had told me I'd be moving back to Glasgow I'd have said, 'No way'. But it's changed. It's much more vibrant, bohemian. But I'm 35 and I've become a bit of a homebody, I don't really go out much. Same in New York. My home could be anywhere but I love Glasgow. |
| 9 | I don't lobby where work is concerned. As long as I know I've got something coming up, I don't really worry. It's not that I'm not ambitious, but I don't have a drive to be hugely successful and be working all the time. |
| 10 | I get claustrophobic in a harness. I'd be a terrible superhero. |
| 11 | I'm no good at anecdotes. |
| 12 | I'm so not a celebrity. |
| 13 | I've done TV and I've done film, and I'm not snobby about it. It's about the project. |
| 14 | It can get a bit boring working on accents. |
| 15 | [on Trainspotting (1996) in 2012] I was uncomfortable with the explicit nudity. I was in denial, head in the sand about that day's work. I just nodded my head and agreed and got along with it. But nudity's out now. You won't even get me in a bikini on set, frankly. Yeah, I was 19. It was a different body, a different life. |
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| 1 | 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. |
| 2 | Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 36, a son Theodore William Payne on December 8, 2012. Child's father is her husband, Dougie Payne. |
| 3 | Gave birth to her 1st child at age 32, a son Freddie Peter Payne on March 9, 2008. Child's father is her husband, Dougie Payne. |
| 4 | 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). |
| 5 | Returned to work six months after giving birth to her son Freddie in order to begin filming Skellig: The Owl Man (2009). |
| 6 | Was two months pregnant with her son Freddie when she completed filming on Choke (2008). |
| 7 | Trainspotting (1996) was released on Kelly's 20th birthday. |
| 8 | Auditioned for roles in The Matrix (1999), Shakespeare in Love (1998) and Moulin Rouge! (2001). |
| 9 | 1999: Named as one of European films 'Shooting Stars' by European Film Promotion. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 | 2018 | filming | Merida (voice) |
| Holmes and Watson | 2018 | post-production | Mrs. Hudson |
| Puzzle | 2018/II | filming | Agnes |
| The Child in Time | 2017 | TV Movie | Julie |
| Goodbye Christopher Robin | 2017 | | Olive |
| T2 Trainspotting | 2017 | | Diane |
| Black Mirror | 2016 | TV Series | Karin Parke |
| The Journey Is the Destination | 2016 | | Duff |
| Swallows and Amazons | 2016 | | Mrs. Walker |
| Special Correspondents | 2016 | | Claire |
| Boardwalk Empire | 2010-2014 | TV Series | Margaret Thompson / Margaret Schroeder / Mrs. Rohan |
| Anna Karenina | 2012/I | | Dolly |
| Brave | 2012 | Video Game | Princess Merida (voice) |
| Brave | 2012 | | Merida (voice) |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | 2011 | | Helena Ravenclaw |
| The Decoy Bride | 2011 | | Katie (as Kelly MacDonald) |
| Skellig: The Owl Man | 2009 | TV Movie | Louise |
| In the Electric Mist | 2009 | | Kelly Drummond |
| Choke | 2008 | | Paige Marshall |
| The Merry Gentleman | 2008 | | Kate Frazier |
| No Country for Old Men | 2007 | | Carla Jean Moss |
| Lassie | 2005 | | Jeanie |
| Nanny McPhee | 2005 | | Evangeline |
| All the Invisible Children | 2005 | | Jonathan's wife (segment "Jonathan") |
| Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story | 2005 | | Jenny |
| The Girl in the Café | 2005 | TV Movie | Gina |
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | 2005 | | Reporter |
| Alias | 2005 | TV Series | Kiera MacLaine / Meghan Keene |
| Finding Neverland | 2004 | | 'Peter Pan' |
| Intermission | 2003 | | Deirdre |
| State of Play | 2003 | TV Mini-Series | Della Smith |
| Brush with Fate | 2003 | TV Movie | Aletta Pieters |
| Gosford Park | 2001 | | Mary Maceachran |
| Strictly Sinatra | 2001 | | Irene |
| The Fear | 2001 | TV Series | Storyteller |
| Some Voices | 2000 | | Laura |
| House! | 2000 | | Linda |
| Two Family House | 2000 | | Mary O'Neary |
| Tube Tales | 1999 | | Emma (segment "Mr. Cool") |
| My Life So Far | 1999 | | Elspeth |
| The Loss of Sexual Innocence | 1999 | | Susan |
| Entropy | 1999/I | | Pia |
| Splendor | 1999 | | Mike |
| Elizabeth | 1998 | | Isabel Knollys |
| Cousin Bette | 1998 | | Hortense Hulot |
| Dead Eye Dick | 1997 | Short | Wendy |
| Stella Does Tricks | 1996 | | Stella |
| Screen Two | 1996 | TV Series | Amy Ogilvie |
| Trainspotting | 1996 | | Diane |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Good Morning America | 2017 | TV Series | Herself |
| Made in Hollywood | 2017 | TV Series | Herself |
| Extra | 2017 | TV Series | Herself |
| E! Live from the Red Carpet | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| Keira Knightley: Becoming Anna | 2013 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| Janela Indiscreta | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | 2012 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee |
| The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Herself - Nominee |
| The People Speak UK | 2010 | Documentary | Herself |
| No Country for Old Men: Diary of a Country Sheriff | 2008 | Video short | Herself |
| No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes | 2008 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| No Country for Old Men: Press Timeline Interviews & Conversation | 2008 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| The Making of 'No Country for Old Men' | 2008 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| Film '72 | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2007 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself - Winner |
| Empire Movie Awards 2005 | 2005 | TV Special | Herself |
| GMTV | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
| 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Herself |
| Gosford Park: Deleted Scenes | 2002 | Video short | Herself / Mary Maceachran |
| The Making of Gosford Park | 2002 | TV Short documentary | Herself |
| I Love the 1990s | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself / Diane |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1993-1996 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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| 2012 | EDA Female Focus Award | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Best Animated Female | Brave (2012) |
| 2012 | Dagger | Crime Thriller Awards, UK | Best Supporting Actress | Boardwalk Empire (2010) |
| 2012 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Boardwalk Empire (2010) |
| 2011 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Boardwalk Empire (2010) |
| 2008 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | British Supporting Actress of the Year | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | Special Jury Prize | Sundance Film Festival | Dramatic | Choke (2008) |
| 2007 | NBR Award | National Board of Review, USA | Best Acting by an Ensemble | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2006 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | The Girl in the Café (2005) |
| 2002 | Critics Choice Award | Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | Best Acting Ensemble | Gosford Park (2001) |
| 2002 | FFCC Award | Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Ensemble Cast | Gosford Park (2001) |
| 2002 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Ensemble | Gosford Park (2001) |
| 2002 | Special Achievement Award | Satellite Awards | Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble | Gosford Park (2001) |
| 2002 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture | Gosford Park (2001) |
| 1999 | EFP Shooting Star | Berlin International Film Festival | | United Kingdom. |
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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| 2015 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Boardwalk Empire (2010) |
| 2013 | Annie | Annie Awards | Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Brave (2012) |
| 2013 | BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award | Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Female Vocal Performance in a Feature Film | Brave (2012) |
| 2013 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Voice-Over Performance | Brave (2012) |
| 2013 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Boardwalk Empire (2010) |
| 2012 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Boardwalk Empire (2010) |
| 2012 | Critics' Choice TV Award | Critics Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Boardwalk Empire (2010) |
| 2012 | Golden Nymph | Monte-Carlo TV Festival | Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | Boardwalk Empire (2010) |
| 2012 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Boardwalk Empire (2010) |
| 2011 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Boardwalk Empire (2010) |
| 2011 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Boardwalk Empire (2010) |
| 2011 | Dagger | Crime Thriller Awards, UK | Best Supporting Actress | Boardwalk Empire (2010) |
| 2011 | Critics' Choice TV Award | Critics Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Boardwalk Empire (2010) |
| 2011 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Boardwalk Empire (2010) |
| 2011 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Boardwalk Empire (2010) |
| 2010 | Evening Standard British Film Award | Evening Standard British Film Awards | Best Actress | The Merry Gentleman (2008) |
| 2009 | IOFCP Award | International Online Film Critics' Poll | Best Supporting Actress | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actress | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | INOCA | International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA) | Best Supporting Actress | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2008 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Supporting Actress | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | Golden Schmoes | Golden Schmoes Awards | Best Supporting Actress of the Year | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | HFCS Award | Houston Film Critics Society Awards | Best Supporting Actress | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2007 | VVFP Award | Village Voice Film Poll | Best Supporting Actress | No Country for Old Men (2007) |
| 2006 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television | The Girl in the Café (2005) |
| 2006 | Magnolia Award | Shanghai International TV Festival | Best Actress | The Girl in the Café (2005) |
| 2005 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries | The Girl in the Café (2005) |
| 2003 | Empire Award | Empire Awards, UK | Best British Actress | Gosford Park (2001) |
| 2002 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Acting Ensemble | Gosford Park (2001) |
| 2001 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Female Lead | Two Family House (2000) |
| 1997 | BAFTA Scotland Award | BAFTA Awards, Scotland | Best Actress - Film | Trainspotting (1996) |
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