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- Height1.59 m
- Scottish actress Kelly Macdonald was born and raised in Glasgow. Her parents divorced when she was young, and she was raised by her mother, a sales executive in the garment industry. She has one brother, David. As a hobby, she acted in an amateur theatrical club, which she enjoyed a great deal. Macdonald was working as a barmaid, when she saw a leaflet for an open casting call for a film. She went along and was cast as Diane in Trainspotting (1996). For this breakout role, she was nominated for a BAFTA Scotland Award and began a highly successful acting career.
Other notable film projects include De la part de Stella (1996), Elizabeth (1998), Gosford Park (2001) and No Country for Old Men (2007). She won an Emmy for her role as Gina in Rencontre au sommet (2005) and appeared as Helena Ravenclaw in the wildly popular Harry Potter et les Reliques de la Mort : partie 2 (2011). In 2010, she won the role of Margaret Schroeder in Boardwalk Empire (2010).
Macdonald is married to Travis bassist Dougie Payne, and they have a son, Freddie.- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpouseDougie Payne(August 27, 2003 - present) (separated, 2 children)
- ChildrenFreddie Peter PayneTheodore William Payne
- ParentsArchibald MacdonaldPatricia Kelly
- RelativesDavid Macdonald(Sibling)
- Her talent with accents
- Scottish accent
- She was the last person to be cast in Harry Potter et les Reliques de la Mort : partie 2 (2011). Subsequently she was the last person ever to join the large cast of the 'Harry Potter' story.
- For her role on Boardwalk Empire (2010), she was named one of the "8 Actors Who Turn Television into Art", in the cover story of The New York Times Magazine (9/11/11).
- She has appeared in four films that have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Elizabeth (1998), Gosford Park (2001), Neverland (2004) and No Country for Old Men (2007). The latter won in the category.
- 1999: Named as one of European films 'Shooting Stars' by European Film Promotion.
- Trainspotting (1996) was released on Kelly's 20th birthday.
- [on Trainspotting (1996) in 2012] I was uncomfortable with the explicit nudity. I was in denial, head in the sand about that day's work. I just nodded my head and agreed and got along with it. But nudity's out now. You won't even get me in a bikini on set, frankly. Yeah, I was 19. It was a different body, a different life.
- It can get a bit boring working on accents.
- I've done TV and I've done film, and I'm not snobby about it. It's about the project.
- I'm so not a celebrity.
- I'm no good at anecdotes.
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