Kelly MacDonald Highlights

  • 2008: Cast opposite Sam Rockwell in the film "Choke," based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk
  • 2007: Played Josh Brolin's wife in the Coen brothers' film "No Country For Old Men"
  • 2006: Played the girlfriend of actor Steve Coogan's onscreen alter ego in "A Cock and Bull Story" directed by Michael Winterbottom
  • 2005: Co-starred with Bill Nighy in the HBO movie "The Girl in the Café"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress
  • 2004: Cast in "Finding Neverland" which details the experiences of 'Peter Pan' author J.M. Barrie
  • 2004: Co-starred with Colin Farrell in the drama "Intermission"
  • 2001: Had one of her best roles to date as the maid to the imperious Countess of Trentham in the Robert Altman-directed period mystery "Gosford Park"
  • 2001: Co-starred in "Strictly Sinatra"
  • 2000: Portrayed an Irishwoman who falls for an unlikely suitor in "Two Family House"
  • 1999: Acted opposite Jonathan Rhys Meyers in Mike Figgis' "The Loss of Sexual Innocence"
  • 1999: Starred in Phil Joanou's "Entropy" and Gregg Araki's "Splendor"
  • 1999: Was featured in "My Life so Far," a Scottish production starring Colin Firth
  • 1998: Played supporting roles in the costume dramas "Cousin Bette" and "Elizabeth"
  • 1996: Breakthrough screen role in Danny Boyle's "Trainspotting"
  • 1996: First leading role, "Stella Does Tricks"
  • Raised in Newton Mearns, a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland
  • Was working in pubs in Glasgow when "discovered" by director Danny Boyle