- Born
- Height5′ 2½″ (1.59 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 Stella Does Tricks (1996), Elizabeth (1998), Gosford Park (2001) and No Country for Old Men (2007). She won an Emmy for her role as Gina in The Girl in the Café (2005) and appeared as Helena Ravenclaw in the wildly popular Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 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 and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011). Subsequently she was the last person ever to join the large cast of the 'Harry Potter' story.
- Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 36, a son Theodore William Payne on December 8, 2012. Child's father is her husband, Dougie Payne.
- 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).
- As of 2016 she has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Elizabeth (1998), Gosford Park (2001), Finding Neverland (2003), and No Country for Old Men (2007). Of those, No Country for Old Men (2007) won in the category.
- Gave birth to her 1st child at age 32, a son Freddie Peter Payne on March 9, 2008. Child's father is her husband, Dougie Payne.
- [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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