Kelly Macdonald

February 23, 1976 (age 50)
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Kelly Macdonald (born 23 February 1976) is a Scottish actress. Known for her film and television performances, she has received various accolades, including a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Macdonald made her film debut in Danny Boyle's Trainspotting (1996). She 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 (2007). During her career, she has taken roles in  Elizabeth (1998), Gosford Park (2001), Intermission (2003), Nanny McPhee (2005),  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011), Anna Karenina(2012), T2 Trainspotting (2017), and Operation Mincemeat (2021). She voiced Princess Merida in the Disney Pixar animated Brave (2012). On television, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her role in the BBC One film The Girl in the Cafe (2005). She was further Emmy-nominated for portraying Margaret Thompson in the period crime drama series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014). She also acted in Black Mirror's Hated in the Nation (2016), the limited series Giri/Haji (2019), and Line of Duty(2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kelly Macdonald, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Last updated: June 14, 2026

48 titles
Community avg: 8.40 /10
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    2012June 2012 by Mark Andrews
    Adventure, Animation, Family
    Adventure, Animation, Family
    7.96 Excellent
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    2007November 2007 by Joel Coen
    Crime, Thriller, Western
    Crime, Thriller, Western
    8.93 Masterpiece
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    2011July 2011 by David Yates
    Adventure, Fantasy
    Adventure, Fantasy
    9.03 Masterpiece
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    1996February 1996 by Danny Boyle
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    8.89 Masterpiece-
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    2005October 2005 by Kirk Jones
    Fantasy, Comedy, Family
    Fantasy, Comedy, Family
    7.63 Excellent--
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    2017January 2017 by Danny Boyle
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
    Drama, Comedy, Crime
    7.87 Excellent-
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    2004October 2004 by Marc Forster
    Drama, Fantasy
    Drama, Fantasy
    8.24 Excellent+
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    2005April 2005 by Garth Jennings
    Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
    Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
    7.62 Excellent--
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    2012September 2012 by Joe Wright
    Drama, Romance, History
    Drama, Romance, History
    7.64 Excellent--
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    2010–2014 by Terence Winter
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    8.92 Masterpiece
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    2022August 2022 by Babak Anvari
    Crime, Thriller
    Crime, Thriller
    7.26 Good+
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    2018December 2018 by Etan Cohen
    Comedy, Mystery, Crime
    Comedy, Mystery, Crime
    5.49 Mediocre++
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    2022April 2022 by John Madden
    War, History, Drama
    War, History, Drama
    7.48 Good++
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    1998September 1998 by Shekhar Kapur
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    8.09 Excellent
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    2017September 2017 by Simon Curtis
    Family, History, Drama
    Family, History, Drama
    7.96 Excellent
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    2001December 2001 by Robert Altman
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    7.76 Excellent-
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    2016April 2016 by Ricky Gervais
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.84 Good-
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    2008September 2008 by Clark Gregg
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.13 Good+
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    2011June 2011 by Sheree Folkson
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    7.08 Good
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    2009April 2009 by Bertrand Tavernier
    Thriller, Drama, Crime
    Thriller, Drama, Crime
    7.11 Good+
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    2018July 2018 by Marc Turtletaub
    Drama
    Drama
    7.53 Excellent--
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    Airing since 2025 by Scott Frank
    Drama, Crime, Mystery
    Drama, Crime, Mystery
    8.69 Masterpiece--
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    2019 by Joe Barton
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    8.19 Excellent+
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    2003August 2003 by John Crowley
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
    7.31 Good++
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    Airing since 2012 by Jed Mercurio
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    9.04 Masterpiece
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    2018July 2018 by Julian Farino
    Drama
    Drama
    7.12 Good+
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    2005June 2005 by David Yates
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.95 Excellent
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    2019 by Rob Williams
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    8.01 Excellent
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    2024October 2024 by Euros Lyn
    Comedy, Horror, Thriller
    Comedy, Horror, Thriller
    6.72 Good-
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    2003 by Paul Abbott
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
    8.19 Excellent+
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    2020October 2020 by Gregor Jordan
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.51 Excellent--
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    1999September 1999 by Gregg Araki
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.36 Good++
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    2005December 2005 by Charles Sturridge
    Adventure, Drama, Family
    Adventure, Drama, Family
    7.50 Excellent--
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    2005July 2005 by Michael Winterbottom
    Comedy, History
    Comedy, History
    7.30 Good+
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    2016August 2016 by Philippa Lowthorpe
    Adventure, Family
    Adventure, Family
    7.48 Good++
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    2008April 2008 by Michael Keaton
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    7.64 Excellent--
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    1998June 1998 by Des McAnuff
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.21 Good+
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    1999November 1999 by Phil Joanou
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    7.47 Good++
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    2006March 2006 by Mehdi Charef
    Drama, French
    Drama, French
    7.88 Excellent-
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    2009April 2009 by Annabel Jankel
    Drama, Fantasy
    Drama, Fantasy
    7.53 Excellent--
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    2016September 2016 by Bronwen Hughes
    Drama
    Drama
    7.69 Excellent--
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    1999April 1999 by Mike Figgis
    Drama
    Drama
    7.39 Good++
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    1999August 1999 by Hugh Hudson
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.34 Good++
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    2000May 2000 by Julian Kemp
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.83 Excellent-
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    2001June 2001 by Peter Capaldi
    Drama, Action, Romance
    Drama, Action, Romance
    7.59 Excellent--
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    1999November 1999 by Gaby Dellal
    Drama
    Drama
    7.43 Good++
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    Airing since 2026 by Damon Lindelof
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery
    Not released yet
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    2014October 2014
    Documentary
    Documentary
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