Most Popular Celebrity Kelly Macdonald

Quick Facts about Kelly Macdonald:

·   Birth Name: Kelly Macdonald

• Stage Name: Kelly Macdonald
• Birth place: Glasgow, Scotland
• Birth date: February 23, 1976 (age 27)
• Height: 5 Feet 3 Inch
• Hair color: Brown
• Eye color: Brown
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• Nationality: Scottish
• Ethnicity: White
• Spouse: Dougie Payne
• Occupation: actress, model
• Years Active: 1996–present

Kelly Macdonald (born February 23, 1976(1976-02-23)) 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 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. On television, she is known for her roles in Boardwalk Empire, The Girl in the Café and State of Play. In August 2003, Macdonald married musician Dougie Payne. The couples live in Glasgow. Their son, Freddie Peter Payne, was born on 9 March 2008. Macdonald was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Her mother was a garment industry sales executive.

Acting Career of Kelly Macdonald:

Macdonald's career began while working as a barmaid. She saw a leaflet advertising an open casting session for Trainspotting and decided to audition, winning the part of Diane, the underage seductress to Ewan McGregor's Renton. Other roles include Mary O'Neary in Two Family House and an actress playing Peter Pan in Finding Neverland. She also had major roles in Robert Altman's British period piece Gosford Park, where she played an artistocrat's maid, as well as in Intermission (2003), as Deirdre. In 2011, she played the Grey Lady, revealed to be Helena Ravenclaw, in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, the final film of the Harry Potter franchise. She replaced Nina Young, the original actress.

Macdonald starred in the 2005 film Nanny McPhee, as the scullery maid Evangeline, and has since had supporting roles in A Cock and Bull Story (2006), and the Coen brothers' Academy Award-winning No Country for Old Men, (2007), Her agent was originally unsure she was right for the latter part, and Macdonald is reported as having to "fight for the role". She also played the lead in The Merry Gentleman (2008), as Kate Frazier. She currently plays Margaret Schroeder on HBO's Boardwalk Empire. Her next project is the romantic comedy The Decoy Bride opposite David Tennant. On television, her highest-profile roles have been in two BBC dramas, the Paul Abbott serial State of Play (2003) and the one-off Richard Curtis piece The Girl in the Café (2005). 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, and won an Emmy. Her persistence paid off, however, as she was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress. Other films where she had supporting roles include Choke (2008), as Dr. Paige Marshall, the film which was 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 and Skellig (2009), as Louise.

Awards gaiued by Kelly Macdonald:

BAFTA Awards

2008: Nominated, "Best Supporting Actress" - No Country for Old Men

BAFTA Scotland Awards

1997: Nominated, "Best Film Actress" - Trainspotting

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

2002: "Best Acting Ensemble" - Gosford Park

Emmy Awards

2006: "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie" - The Girl in the Café

2011: "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" - Boardwalk Empire (Pending)

Empire Awards

2003: Nominated, "Best British Actress" - Gosford Park

Florida Film Critics Circle Awards

2002: "Best Ensemble Cast" - Gosford Park

Golden Globe Awards

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

Independent Spirit Awards

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

Satellite Awards

2002: "Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble" - Gosford Park

Screen Actors Guild Awards

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 a Ensemble in a Drama Series" - Boardwalk Empire

Sundance Film Festival

2008: "Special Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Film" - Choke

Filmography of Kelly Macdonald:

She has acted the following films:

Trainspotting, Stella Does Tricks, Flowers of the Forest, Dead Eye Dick, Cousin Bette, Elizabeth, Splendor, Entropy, Loss of Sexual Innocence, The Loss of Sexual Innocence, My Life So Far, Tube Tales, Two Family House, House!, Some Voices, Strictly Sinatra, Gosford Park, Intermission, Brush with Fate, State of Play, Finding Neverland, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, All the Invisible Children, Nanny McPhee, Lassie, Alias, Girl in the Café, The Girl in the Café, Cock and Bull Story, A Cock and Bull Story, No Country for Old Men, Merry Gentleman, The Merry Gentleman, Choke, In the Electric Mist, Skellig, Boardwalk Empire, Decoy Bride, The Decoy Bride, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Brave.

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