Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Macdonald

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

2025

Dept. Q
Dept. Q
as Dr Rachel Irving
TV - Released: 5/29/2025

2024

The Radleys
The Radleys
as Helen Radley
Movie - Released: 10/4/2024
Royal Carols: Together at Christmas
Royal Carols: Together at Christmas
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/24/2024
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
as Pokkit
TV - Released: 12/2/2024

2023

Typist Artist Pirate King
Typist Artist Pirate King
as Sandra Panza
Movie - Released: 10/27/2023

2022

Operation Mincemeat
Operation Mincemeat
as Jean Leslie
Movie - Released: 4/1/2022
I Came By
I Came By
as Lizzie Nealey
Movie - Released: 8/19/2022

2020

Dirt Music
Dirt Music
as Georgie
Movie - Released: 10/8/2020
Truth Seekers
Truth Seekers
as JoJo 74
TV - Released: 10/30/2020

2019

The Victim
The Victim
as Anna Dean
TV - Released: 4/8/2019
Giri/Haji
Giri/Haji
as Sarah
TV - Released: 10/17/2019

2018

Holmes & Watson
Holmes & Watson
as Mrs. Martha Hudson
Movie - Released: 12/25/2018
The Child in Time
The Child in Time
as Julie Lewis
Movie - Released: 7/5/2018
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Ralph Breaks the Internet
as Merida (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/20/2018
Puzzle
Puzzle
as Agnes
Movie - Released: 7/27/2018
Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women
Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women
as Reader
Movie - Released: 8/4/2018
Somebody Feed Phil
Somebody Feed Phil
as Self
TV - Released: 1/12/2018

2017

Goodbye Christopher Robin
Goodbye Christopher Robin
as Olive Rand / Nou
Movie - Released: 9/29/2017
T2 Trainspotting
T2 Trainspotting
as Diane
Movie - Released: 1/27/2017

2016

Special Correspondents
Special Correspondents
as Claire Maddox
Movie - Released: 4/22/2016
Swallows and Amazons
Swallows and Amazons
as Mrs. Walker
Movie - Released: 8/19/2016
The Journey Is the Destination
The Journey Is the Destination
as Duff
Movie - Released: 9/9/2016

2014

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/20/2014
Movie
Strap Hanging
Movie - Released: 2/10/2014

2012

Brave
Brave
as Merida (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/21/2012
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
as Dolly
Movie - Released: 9/6/2012
Line of Duty
Line of Duty
as DCI Jo Davidson
TV - Released: 6/26/2012

2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
as Helena Ravenclaw
Movie - Released: 7/12/2011
The Decoy Bride
The Decoy Bride
as Katie Meaghaid
Movie - Released: 6/6/2011
Black Mirror
Black Mirror
as Karin Parke
TV - Released: 12/4/2011

2010

Boardwalk Empire
Boardwalk Empire
as Margaret Schroeder / Margaret Thompson
TV - Released: 9/19/2010

2009

In the Electric Mist
In the Electric Mist
as Kelly Drummond
Movie - Released: 4/15/2009
Skellig
Skellig
as Louise
Movie - Released: 4/27/2009

2008

The Merry Gentleman
The Merry Gentleman
as Kate Frazier
Movie - Released: 4/16/2008
Choke
Choke
as Paige Marshall
Movie - Released: 9/26/2008
Movie
Diary of a Country Sheriff
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/11/2008

2007

No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men
as Carla Jean Moss
Movie - Released: 6/13/2007

2005

Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee
as Evangeline
Movie - Released: 10/21/2005
A Cock and Bull Story
A Cock and Bull Story
as Jenny
Movie - Released: 7/17/2005
The Girl in the Café
The Girl in the Café
as Gina
Movie - Released: 6/25/2005
All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children
as Jonathan's wife (segment "Jonathan")
Movie - Released: 9/1/2005
Lassie
Lassie
as Jeanie
Movie - Released: 12/16/2005
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Reporter
Movie - Released: 4/28/2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
TV - Released: 1/3/2005

2004

Finding Neverland
Finding Neverland
as Peter Pan
Movie - Released: 10/17/2004

2003

Intermission
Intermission
as Deirdre
Movie - Released: 8/29/2003
Brush with Fate
Brush with Fate
as Aletta Pieters
Movie - Released: 1/1/2003
State of Play
State of Play
as Della Smith
TV - Released: 5/18/2003

2002

The Making of 'Gosford Park'
The Making of 'Gosford Park'
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/18/2002

2001

Gosford Park
Gosford Park
as Mary Maceachran
Movie - Released: 12/26/2001
Strictly Sinatra
Strictly Sinatra
as Irene
Movie - Released: 6/29/2001
Alias
Alias
as Kiera MacLaine / Meghan Keene
TV - Released: 9/30/2001

2000

Two Family House
Two Family House
as Mary O'Neary
Movie - Released: 1/21/2000
Some Voices
Some Voices
as Laura
Movie - Released: 8/25/2000
House!
House!
as Linda
Movie - Released: 5/5/2000

1999

Entropy
Entropy
as Pia
Movie - Released: 11/27/1999
Splendor
Splendor
as Mike
Movie - Released: 9/17/1999
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
The Loss of Sexual Innocence
as Susan
Movie - Released: 4/29/1999
Tube Tales
Tube Tales
as Emma (segment "Mr. Cool")
Movie - Released: 11/19/1999
My Life So Far
My Life So Far
as Elspeth Pettigrew
Movie - Released: 8/25/1999

1998

Elizabeth
Elizabeth
as Isabel Knollys
Movie - Released: 9/13/1998
Cousin Bette
Cousin Bette
as Hortense Hulot
Movie - Released: 6/12/1998

1997

Stella Does Tricks
Stella Does Tricks
as Stella
Movie - Released: 11/6/1997

1996

Trainspotting
Trainspotting
as Diane
Movie - Released: 2/23/1996
Movie
Dancing, Some Days
as Sharon
Movie - Released: 1/1/1996
Flowers of the Forest
Flowers of the Forest
as Amy Ogilvie
Movie - Released: 10/26/1996

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Aletta Pieters
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

Unknown

TV
Lanterns
as Sheriff Kerry
TV