Kelly Macdonald
| Kelly Macdonald | |
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 Macdonald at the 2007 New York Film Festival |
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| Born | 23 February 1976 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Dougie Payne (m. 2003) |
| Children | 2 |
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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Career [edit]
Macdonald's career began while she was working as a barmaid in Glasgow.[1] She saw a leaflet advertising an open casting session for Trainspotting and decided to audition, winning the part of Diane,[2] the underage seductress to Ewan McGregor's Renton. Other roles include Mary O'Neary in Two Family House[3] and an actress playing Peter Pan in Finding Neverland.[4] She also had major roles in Robert Altman's British period piece Gosford Park,[5] where she played an aristocrat's maid, as well as in Intermission (2003), as Deirdre.[6]
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. [7]
On television, her highest-profile roles have been in two BBC dramas, the Paul Abbott serial State of Play (2003)[8] and the one-off Richard Curtis piece The Girl in the Café (2005).[9] Both of these were directed by David Yates, and both also starred Bill Nighy. For her performance in The Girl in the Café, Macdonald was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2006,[10] and won an Emmy.[11]
Macdonald starred in the 2005 film Nanny McPhee,[12] as the scullery maid Evangeline, and has since had supporting roles in A Cock and Bull Story (2006)[13] and the Coen brothers' Academy Award-winning No Country for Old Men (2007).[14] Her agent was originally unsure she was right for the latter part, and Macdonald is reported as having to "fight for the role".[15] Her persistence paid off, however, as she was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress.[16] Other films where she had supporting roles include Choke (2008), as Paige Marshall,[17] the film adapted by Clark Gregg from the 2001 Chuck Palahniuk novel; 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;[18] and Skellig (2009), as Louise.[19] She also played the lead in The Merry Gentleman (2008), as Kate Frazier.[20] She plays Margaret Schroeder on HBO's Boardwalk Empire. In 2010, she played her first comedy role, in the British independent romantic comedy film The Decoy Bride opposite David Tennant.[21] The Decoy Bride was released in 2012, on cable TV On-Demand.
During 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 replaced Nina Young, the original actress in the role. In 2012, she provided the voice of Merida, the heroine of the Disney/Pixar movie Brave.
Personal life [edit]
Macdonald was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Her mother was a garment industry sales executive.
In August 2003, Macdonald married musician Dougie Payne, bassist of rock band Travis. Their first son, Freddie, was born on 9 March 2008.[22] Their second son, Theodore, was born on 8 December 2012.[23]
Filmography [edit]
Awards and nominations [edit]
- 2008: Nominated, "Best Supporting Actress" – No Country for Old Men
- 1997: Nominated, "Best Film Actress" – Trainspotting
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
- 2002: "Best Acting Ensemble" – Gosford Park
- 2006: "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie" – The Girl in the Café
- 2011: Nominated, "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" – Boardwalk Empire
- 2003: Nominated, "Best British Actress" – Gosford Park
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2002: "Best Ensemble Cast" – Gosford Park
- 2006: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television" – The Girl in the Café
- 2010: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting role in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film" – Boardwalk Empire
- 2011: Nominated, "Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting role in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film" – Boardwalk Empire
- 2001: Nominated, "Best Female Lead" – Two Family House
London Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2008: "British Supporting Actress of the Year" – No Country for Old Men
Online Film Critics Society Awards
- 2002: "Best Ensemble" – Gosford Park
- 2008: Nominated, "Best Supporting Actress" – No Country for Old Men
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
- 2002: Nominated, "Best Acting Ensemble" – Gosford Park
- 2002: "Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble" – Gosford Park
- 2002: "Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture" – Gosford Park
- 2008: "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture" – No Country for Old Men
- 2011: "Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series" – Boardwalk Empire
- 2008: "Special Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Film" – Choke
References [edit]
- ^ Cadwalladr, Carole (5 April 2009). "Cinema's best-kept secret". The Guardian (London).
- ^ "trainspotting". dvdmg. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "two family house". spiritualityandpractice. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "finding neverland". yahoo movies. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "gosford park". movies.tvguide. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "intermission". worldfilm.about. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ Credits from the cassette release from the BBC Radio Collection
- ^ "state of play". bbc. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "girl in the cafe". qwipster. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "2006 Golden Globe". tvdramas.about. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "Scots star wins Emmy for TV role". bbc. 28 August 2006. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "nanny mcphee". about. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "A cock and bull story". comingsoon. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "no country for old men". movies.tvguide. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ Kelly Macdonald: No Country for Old Men video interview
- ^ "2008 baftas". bafta.org. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "choke". imdb. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "in the electric mist". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 26 August 2010.[dead link]
- ^ Wilson, Benji (11 April 2009). "Kelly Macdonald's 'comeback' with Skellig". London: entertainment.timesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ "the merry gentleman". cinematical. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ Macnab, Geoffrey (14 May 2010). "Tennant, MacDonald, Eve walk down the aisle with "Decoy Bride"". Screen Daily. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ "Macdonald Gives Birth". contactmusic. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ McDonald, Toby (2013-02-04). "Kelly Macdonald celebrates birth of her second son - Daily Record". Daily Record. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ^ "Hollywood comes to isle of 'Hegg' in a Local Hero for the 21st century". The Scotsman (UK). 15 May 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
External links [edit]
- Kelly Macdonald at the Internet Movie Database
- Kelly Macdonald at the TCM Movie Database
- Kelly Macdonald at the British Film Institute's Screenonline
- Kelly Macdonald at Yahoo! Movies
- Kelly Macdonald in Skellig on Sky1, Easter 2009
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- 1976 births
- Actresses from Glasgow
- Scottish film actresses
- Scottish television actresses
- Primetime Emmy Award winners
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners
- Living people
- People educated at Eastwood High School (Newton Mearns)
- 20th-century British actresses
- 21st-century British actresses
- Scottish voice actresses
- Scottish radio actresses
- Bartenders
