Kelly Macdonald
Biography
Kelly Macdonald is a Scottish actress who got her first film work after an open casting audition she attended while earning a living in a Glasgow pub, winning the part of Diane in Danny Boyle's Trainspotting (1996). She played an actress who portrays Peter Pan in Finding Neverland, took major parts in Robert Altman's Gosford Park, as an aristocrat's maid, and in Intermission, and took a supporting part in the Coen brothers' No Country for Old Men (2007), which brought her a BAFTA nomination as best supporting actress. Her other credits include Elizabeth, Nanny McPhee, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Anna Karenina, T2 Trainspotting and Operation Mincemeat, and she voiced the heroine Merida in the Disney Pixar film Brave (2012). On television she won a Primetime Emmy for the BBC film The Girl in the Cafe, was nominated again as Margaret Thompson in Boardwalk Empire, and appeared in State of Play and Line of Duty.
50years old
Turns 51 on February 23in 144 days
- Born Glasgow
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Kelly Dorothy McDonald and Kelly Dorothy Macdonald
Movie Career
- Films
- 37
- Career span
- 28 years1996 to 2024
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First role
While working as a barmaid in Glasgow, Macdonald noticed a leaflet about an open casting session for Trainspotting and chose to audition. She won the role of Diane, the underage love interest of Ewan McGregor's Renton.
A role that slipped away
Macdonald replaced Nina Young as the "Grey Lady", revealed to be Helena Ravenclaw, in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, the franchise's final installment.
Beyond film
Macdonald played Mary in Lifehouse, a 1999 BBC radio drama. It drew on Pete Townshend's abandoned rock opera, and some of its songs came out on The Who's album Who's Next.
Kelly Macdonald movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Danny Boyle directed two of these films. Shirley Henderson appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Shirley Henderson's page
Colin Firth's page
Domhnall Gleeson's page
Ewan McGregor's page
Helen Mirren's page
Toby Jones's page
All films by Danny Boyle
Also two films together26 more actors
- Tommy Lee JonesIn the Electric Mist (2009) and No Country for Old Men (2007)
- Ralph FiennesHolmes & Watson (2018) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- Sam RockwellChoke (2008) and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
- Michael GambonHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) and Gosford Park (2001)
- Emma ThompsonBrave (2012) and Nanny McPhee (2005)
- James CosmoT2 Trainspotting (2017) and Trainspotting (1996)
- Daniel CraigSome Voices (2000) and Elizabeth (1998)
- Stephen FryThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) and Gosford Park (2001)
- Alan RickmanHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
- Robbie ColtraneBrave (2012) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
- Ewen BremnerT2 Trainspotting (2017) and Trainspotting (1996)
- Ian HartFinding Neverland (2004) and Strictly Sinatra (2001)
- Jeremy NorthamA Cock and Bull Story (2005) and Gosford Park (2001)
- Robert CarlyleT2 Trainspotting (2017) and Trainspotting (1996)
- Warwick DavisHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
- Kevin McKiddBrave (2012) and Trainspotting (1996)
- Rob BrydonHolmes & Watson (2018) and A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
- Matthew MacfadyenOperation Mincemeat (2021) and Anna Karenina (2012)
- Jonny Lee MillerT2 Trainspotting (2017) and Trainspotting (1996)
- Stephen Campbell MooreGoodbye Christopher Robin (2017) and The Child in Time (2017)
- Elizabeth BerringtonA Cock and Bull Story (2005) and Nanny McPhee (2005)
- Geraldine SomervilleGoodbye Christopher Robin (2017) and Gosford Park (2001)
- Dylan MoranThe Decoy Bride (2011) and A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
- Irvine WelshT2 Trainspotting (2017) and Trainspotting (1996)
- Franc AshmanI Came By (2022) and The Child in Time (2017)
- Anne LaceyStrictly Sinatra (2001) and My Life So Far (1999)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Kelly Macdonald's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.8 billion
21 of the 37 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 37 films: 21 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 2 streaming, short cinema run; 9 figure not found.
- 21Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 2Streaming, short cinema run
- 9Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 91% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.3B47.3% of the total
- 2$539M19.0% of the total
- 3$172M6.1% of the total
- 4$123M4.3% of the total
- 5$117M4.1% of the total
- 6$105M3.7% of the total
- 7$88M3.1% of the total
- 8$82M2.9% of the total
$269 millionfrom the other 13 films with a worldwide figure, 9% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors from 2006 to 2012, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2006 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | The Girl in the Café | Won |
| SAG Awards | |||
| 2012 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Boardwalk Empire | Won |
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