Danielle Macdonald
Danielle Louise Macdonald is an Australian actress.[1]
Early life
Macdonald attended the Australian Institute for Performing Arts in Naremburn, New South Wales.[2]
Career
At 18, Macdonald moved to Los Angeles in 2010 to pursue an acting career.[2] She was originally booked for the role of Becca on ABC's show Huge, but her visa did not come in on time and she was unable to fulfill the role.[3] Her first feature film was The East, premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
Macdonald is known for her starring role in the 2015 movie Every Secret Thing, alongside Dakota Fanning, Diane Lane,[1] and Elizabeth Banks.[1][4][5] Regarding Every Secret Thing, Katherine Pushkar from the New York Daily News wrote, "The film actually belongs to Danielle Macdonald, effective as cruel, jealous Alice."[6]
Macdonald also had a supporting role in the film Trust Me.
In 2016, she appeared in the season finale of American Horror Story: Roanoke as Bristol Windows.
In 2017, Macdonald stars in Patti Cake$ as an aspiring rapper in New Jersey.[2]
Macdonald will star opposite Jennifer Aniston in a film adaptation of young adult novel Dumplin' by Julie Murphy.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Thief | Cashier | Rachel Weisz | Short |
| 2013 | The East | Tess | Zal Batmanglij | |
| Trust Me | Delia | Clark Gregg | ||
| 2014 | Every Secret Thing | Alice Manning | Amy J. Berg | |
| 2015 | Tortoise | Terry | Jean Lee | Short |
| 2017 | Patti Cake$ | Patricia Dombrowski - Killa-P | Geremy Jasper | Nominated - Seattle International Film Festival - Best Actress |
| Lady Bird | Greta Gerwig | |||
| The Rachels | Ashley | Michael Civille | ||
| Extracurricular Activities | Becky Wallace | Jay Lowi | ||
| 2018 | Dumplin' | Willowdean "Dumplin" Dickson | Anne Fletcher | Filming |
| White Girl Problems[8] | Lauren Palmigiano | Pre-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Glee | Girl #1 | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | TV Series (1 Episode) |
| 2013 | Newsreaders | Pam Bell | Joe Burke | TV Series (1 Episode) |
| 2014 | The Valley | Mackenzie | TV Movie | |
| Pretty Little Liars | Cathy | Joanna Kerns | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| Toolies | Sarah Craig | Will Jaymes & Andrew Ryan | TV Series (5 Episodes) | |
| 2015 | 2 Broke Girls | Ashlin | Don Scardino | TV Series (1 Episode) |
| The Middle | Amy RA | Danny Salles | TV Series (1 Episode) | |
| 2016 | American Horror Story | Bristol Windows | Bradley Buecker | TV Series (1 Episode) |
References
- ^ a b c "Danielle Macdonald: Ozzywood Actress in Hollywood". World of Wonder. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ a b c Utichi, Joe (2017-05-16). "'Patti Cake$' Star Danielle Macdonald On Tackling Her First Lead Role Without Killa P's Self-Confidence – Cannes Ones To Watch". Deadline. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
- ^ "Fugs and Fabs: The East premiere Danielle Macdonald – Go Fug Yourself". gofugyourself.com. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Dakota Fanning And Danielle Macdonald To Play Convicted Murderers In Every Secret Thing". cinemablend.com. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ The Deadline Team. "Berlin: Dakota Fanning And Danielle Macdonald Board Amy Berg Pic 'Every Secret Thing' - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ "'Every Secret Thing' review: Dakota Fanning in labored drama". NY Daily News. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ Harmon, Steph (2017-06-15). "Danielle Macdonald: up-and-coming Australian to star with Jennifer Aniston in Dumplin'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
- ^ http://deadline.com/2017/08/danielle-macdonald-white-girl-problems-patti-cakes-star-1202140771/
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