Danielle Macdonald Biography
Danielle Macdonald is an Australian actress, known for her roles as Patricia Patti Dombrowski in the drama film Patti Cake$ and Willowdean Dickson in Dumplin. She is also widely known for her role in the post-apocalyptic thriller film Bird Box as Olympia.
How old is Danielle Macdonald? – Age
She is 32 years old as of May 2023. Danielle was born on May 19, 1991, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Danielle Macdonald Height
The tsar stands at a height of 5 feet 4 inches tall.
Danielle Macdonald Early life
Danielle is of Italian and Scottish heritage. She attended the Australian Institute for Preforming Arts in Artarmon, New South Wales. Having taken performing arts classes in grade 8, she moved on to Improve and screen classes when she was in grade 10. When she was 17, Macdonald took some acting classes in Los Angeles and was encouraged to move to the United States to pursue things further.
Danielle Macdonald Career
At the age of 18, Macdonald moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Her first feature film was The East, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. She is known for her starring role as Alice Manning in the 2014 crime film Every Secret Thing, alongside Dakota Fanning, Diane Lane, and Elizabeth Banks. She also had a supporting role in the film Trust Me. In 2016, the actress appeared in the season finale of American Horror Story: Roanoke as Bristol Windows. After working agentless for the first six years of her career, Danielle signed with her first Hollywood agent after the success of Patti Cake$.
In December 2017, she appeared in the Netflix comedy series Easy, playing the role of a teenager who retaliates against her wealthy parents when they force her to go to church every week. In 2018, Macdonald appeared in two Netflix films, opposite Jennifer Aniston in the adaptation of young adult novel Dumplin, by Julie Murphy, and Bird Box as Olympia. She also portrayed Christa in the Academy Award-winning short drama film Skin.
In 2019, the 32 year old actress appeared as Lillian Roxon in I Am Woman, the biopic of singer Helen Reddy, which showcased her Australian accent. In 2021, Danielle starred with Michelle Pfeiffer in French Exit. In the same year, she starred in the Ben Lewin directed movie, Falling for Figaro. The following year, the actress starred in the series The Tourist alongside Jamie Dorman and Alex Dimitriades. Macdonald plays the character of Helen Chambers, a police officer from country town who is sent to investigate a man who suffered amnesia after a car crash.
Danielle Macdonald Net Worth
As of 2023, her net worth is estimated to be $1.2 million.
Danielle Macdonald Movie
2010 – The Thief
2013 – The East
2014 – Every Secret Thing
2015 – Tortoise
2017 – Lady Bird
2018 – Skin
2019 – I Am Woman
2020 – French Exit
Danielle Macdonald TV Shows
2011 – Glee
2013 – Newsreaders
2014 – Toolies
2015 – 2 Broke Girls
2016 – American Horror: Story Roanoke
2019 – Unbelievable
2023 – Poker Face