Macdonald’s career began while working as a barmaid. Her persistence paid off, however, as she was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress. She plays Margaret Schroeder on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, 2010 BAFTA Awards BAFTA Scotland Awards Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Emmy Awards Empire Awards Florida Film Critics Circle Awards Golden Globe Awards Independent Spirit Awards London Film Critics Circle Awards Online Film Critics Society Awards Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Satellite Awards Screen Actors Guild Awards Sundance Film Festival.
Other films where she had supporting roles include Choke (2008), as Dr. Paige Marshall, the film which was adapted by Clark Gregg from the 2001 Chuck Palahniuk novel, in the Electric Mist (2009) (based on James Lee Burke’s in the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead (1993)), as Kelly Drummond, alongside Tommy Lee Jones and John Goodman and Skellig (2009), as Louise.
She 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. She also played the lead in The Merry Gentleman (2008), as Kate Frazier.
Her mother was a garment industry sales executive. For her performance in The Girl in the Café, Macdonald was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2006, and won an Emmy.
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Kelly Macdonald (born February 23, 1976(1976-02-23)) is a Scottish actress, known for her role in the independent film Trainspotting and mainstream releases such as Nanny McPhee, Gosford Park, Intermission, No Country for Old Men and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. On television, she is known for her roles in Boardwalk Empire, The Girl in the Café and State of Play. The couple live in Glasgow. Macdonald’s career began while working as a barmaid.
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