Kelly Macdonald Biography

Kelly Macdonald (born on February 23, 1976) is a Scottish actress, born in Glasgow, Scotland.

Biography

Kelly Macdonald's career began when she saw a leaflet advertising an open casting session for what would become the movie Trainspotting, in which she played the part of Diane, the underage seductress to Ewan McGregor's Renton. Other roles include a reporter in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Peter Pan in Finding Neverland.

On television, Macdonald highest-profile roles have been in two BBC dramas, the Paul Abbott serial State of Play (2003) and the one-off Richard Curtis piece The Girl in the Café (2005). Both of these were directed by David Yates, and both also starred Bill Nighy. For Kelly Macdonald's performance in The Girl in the Café, Macdonald was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2006.

In August 2003 Kelly Macdonald married Travis' bass player Dougie Payne.

Kelly most recently starred in the 2005 film Nanny McPhee, as the scullery maid Evangeline, and A Cock and Bull Story, where Macdonald plays the girlfriend of actor Steve Coogan's onscreen alter ego.

Film List for Kelly Macdonald

• A Cock and Bull Story (2006)
• Nanny McPhee (2005)
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
• Finding Neverland (2004)
• Intermission (2003)
• Gosford Park (2001)
• Some Voices (2000)
• Splendor (1999)
• Elizabeth (1998)
• Trainspotting (1996)