1. Kelly Macdonald was born on 23 February 1976 and is a Scottish actress.
17 Facts About Kelly Macdonald
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Kelly Macdonald was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in the Coen brothers film No Country for Old Men.
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Kelly Macdonald voiced Princess Merida in the Disney Pixar animated film Brave.
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Kelly Macdonald was further Emmy-nominated for her portrayal of Margaret Thompson in the HBO period crime drama series Boardwalk Empire.
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Kelly Macdonald was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and grew up in Neilston.
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Kelly Macdonald was brought up, with her brother David, by her mother, who was a garment industry sales executive.
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Kelly Macdonald attended Eastwood High School from 1989 to 1993.
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Kelly Macdonald's career began while she was working as a barmaid in Glasgow.
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Kelly Macdonald 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.
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Kelly Macdonald had major roles in Robert Altman's British period piece Gosford Park, where she played an aristocrat's maid, and in Intermission, as Deirdre.
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Kelly Macdonald had a supporting role in the Coen brothers' Academy Award-winning film No Country for Old Men, for which she was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
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Kelly Macdonald played the lead in The Merry Gentleman.
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Kelly Macdonald replaced Nina Young, who originally played the role.
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Kelly Macdonald starred in the romantic comedy film The Decoy Bride, which was released in 2012.
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Kelly Macdonald appeared in all five seasons of the series.
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On 3 November 2016 Kelly Macdonald was featured in the trailer for Danny Boyle's T2 Trainspotting confirming she would reprise her role as Diane from the original film, which she did.
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Kelly Macdonald played the guest lead in the sixth series of the BBC's police drama Line of Duty.