Born Feb. 23, 1976, in Glasgow, Scotland, Kelly Macdonald garnered critical acclaim for her film debut portraying Ewan McGregor's jailbait love interest in the 1996 film Trainspotting.Macdonald went on to portray a young prostitute trying to change her life in Stella Does Tricks, a tragic heiress in Cousin Bette and a royal courtier in the 1998 epic Elizabeth (with Cate Blanchett). In 2001, Macdonald's star began to rise with her ensemble turn as a lady's maid in the Oscar-winning Gosford Park.
Among Macdonald's other notable movies are The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999), Finding Neverland (in which she donned green tights to play Peter Pan) and Nanny McPhee (2005). Her small-screen credits include the BBC's "State of Play" (2003) and the May-December romance The Girl in the Café (2005), which brought Macdonald an Emmy Award. In 2010, she earned a Golden Globe nod for her role in the HBO series "Boardwalk Empire."
ChokeWith his mother (Anjelica Huston) suffering from Alzheimer's disease, medical school dropout Victor Mancini (Sam Rockwell) concocts a plan to pay her hospital bills: At restaurants, he feigns choking, waits to be rescued and later hits up his saviors for money. When he's not scamming unsuspecting... Read More
The Girl in the CafeAfter meeting Gina (Kelly Macdonald) in a café, lonely civil servant Lawrence (Bill Nighy) asks her to join him at the G8 Summit in Iceland. The shy outsiders hit it off, but their attraction is tested when Gina's personal convictions contradict Lawrence's professional duties. Macdonald earned... Read More
LassiePoverty stricken, the Carraclough family is forced to sell their precious pup to a wealthy duke (Peter O'Toole) who lives more than 500 miles away -- until the loyal Lassie escapes and braves an incredible journey home. Set against the colorful backdrop of World War II Britain, director Charles... Read More
The Merry GentlemanKelly Macdonald stars as a young wife who escapes an abusive marriage to begin a new life on her own. But when she finds herself a witness to a murder, she develops an unusual bond with a glum hit man. Beloved actor Michael Keaton makes his directorial debut with this quirky drama from a script by... Read More
Two Family HouseBlue-collar Italian-American Buddy Visalo (Michael Rispoli) has a record of failed business ventures. After buying a rundown home, his new scheme is to transform the bottom floor into a neighborhood bar. But first he must oust the current tenants -- an abandoned Irish mother (Kelly Macdonald) and... Read More
Brave (2012) | NR | |
The Decoy Bride (2011) | NR | |
Boardwalk Empire (2010) | TV-MA | |
Skellig: The Owl Man (2009) | PG | |
R | ||
Choke (2008) | R | |
The Merry Gentleman (2008) | R | |
R | ||
Nanny McPhee (2005) | PG | |
The Girl in the Cafe (2005) | TV-14 | |
R | ||
Lassie (2005) | PG | |
Intermission (2004) | R | |
PG | ||
State of Play (2003) | NR | |
Brush With Fate (2003) | NR | |
Cock & Bull Story (2003) | NR | |
Gosford Park (2001) | R | |
R | ||
Two Family House (2000) | R | |
My Life So Far (1999) | PG-13 | |
Splendor (1999) | R | |
The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999) | R | |
Elizabeth (1998) | R | |
Cousin Bette (1998) | R | |
Trainspotting (1996) | R | |
Stella Does Tricks (1996) | R | |
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