Danielle Macdonald
Biography
Danielle Macdonald is an Australian actress who was born in Sydney in 1991 and moved to Los Angeles at 18 to build an acting career. She started with small television roles and made her feature debut in The East (2013). Her first leading part came in Patti Cake$ (2017), and wider attention followed with a supporting role in Bird Box (2018). She then took the title role in Dumplin' (2018). Her credits include Every Secret Thing (2014), Skin, I Am Woman (2019), Falling for Figaro (2020), French Exit (2021), and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025). On the small screen she has worked on Unbelievable (2019), The Tourist from 2022 to 2024, and The Last Anniversary (2025).
35years old
Turns 36 on May 19in 219 days
- Born Sydney
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Also credited as Danielle Louise Macdonald
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 13 years2013 to 2026
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Big break
Macdonald spent her first six years as an actor without an agent. She signed with her first Hollywood agent once Patti Cake$ became a success.
Early training
Encouraged by people in Los Angeles to pursue acting in the United States, Macdonald decided it would be her life and moved to Hollywood at 18, having taken classes there at 17.
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Susanne BierDirector, 1 film, 2018
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Zal BatmanglijDirector, 1 film, 2013
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