Kelly Macdonald Biography
Kelly Macdonald is a Scottish actress well-known for her film and television appearances, having won a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.
How old is Kelly Macdonald? – Age
She is 48 years old as of 23 February 2024. She was born in 1976 in Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Kelly Macdonald Family – Education
Her parents divorced when she was younger. Her mother, a sales representative in the clothing industry, reared her and her brother David together. She attended Eastwood High School from 1989 till 1993.
Kelly Macdonald Wife – Children
In August 2003, Macdonald married Dougie Payne, the bassist for the band Travis. They have two boys. They returned to Glasgow in 2014, having previously lived in London and New York City. They separated in 2017.
Kelly Macdonald Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $8 million.
Kelly Macdonald Height
She stands at a height of 5 feet 2 inches (1.60 m).
Kelly Macdonald Boardwalk Empire
She appeared as Margaret Schroeder in the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth seasons. Margaret, an Irish immigrant from an impoverished rural background, lives in Atlantic City and has no contact with the family she left as a teenager. She is the widow of Hans Schroeder, an abusive husband, and has two living children, Teddy and Emily.
Although intelligent and interested in politics, which prompted her to join the Women’s Temperance League and the League of Women Voters, Margaret’s major objective is to establish a source of money that will provide for her and her children, even if it means abandoning her beliefs. Her fortunes rise dramatically when she becomes the domestic partner and eventual wife of Atlantic City crime leader Nucky Thompson, but the guilt resulting from his deeds soon becomes too much for her to bear.
Kelly Macdonald Giri/Haji
She appeared as Sarah Weitzmann, a detective constable alienated within the Metropolitan Police in the British crime drama television series Giri/Haji. Kenzo Mori, a Tokyo investigator, travels to London in pursuit of his brother Yuto, who was previously thought to be deceased. Yuto has been suspected of murdering the nephew of a Yakuza member, which might spark a gang war in Tokyo. As Kenzo searches for his brother in London, he meets DC Sarah Weitzmann of the Metropolitan Police and Rodney Yamaguchi, a young half-Japanese, half-British sex worker. While looking for Yuto in London, Kenzo must provide for his family back home in Tokyo. Kenzo’s inquiry puts him in contact with deadly members of London’s criminal underworld.
Kelly Macdonald State of Play
She appeared as Della Smith in the British television drama series State of Play. While investigating the murder of fifteen-year-old Kelvin Stagg in what appears to be a drug-related killing, journalist Cal McCaffrey of The Herald and his colleagues Della Smith and Cameron Foster discover a link to the coincidental death of Sonia Baker, a young research assistant for MP Stephen Collins. As their inquiry advances, they uncover not only a relationship between the fatalities, but also a plot involving the oil industry’s corruption of high-ranking British government leaders.
Kelly Macdonald Line of Duty
She appeared as Joanne Davidson in the British police procedural television series Line of Duty. Line of Duty follows DS Steve Arnott, an authorized firearms officer who is reassigned to Anti-Corruption Unit 12 (AC-12) for refusing to cover up an unlawful shooting. Arnott and DC Kate Fleming work for Superintendent Ted Hastings to expose wrongdoing in the fictional Central Police. AC-12 examines instances involving corrupt police officers, including DCI Tony Gates, DI Lindsay Denton, Sergeant Danny Waldron, DI Matthew Cottan, DCI Roseanne Huntley, undercover officer DS John Corbett, and DCI Joanne Davidson. The series centers on the identification of “H,” a corrupt police officer or superior rank who plays a key role in the operation of organized crime.
Kelly Macdonald Movies
♦ 2022 – I Came By
♦ 2022 – Typist Artist Pirate King
♦ 2021 – Operation Mincemeat
♦ 2019 – Dirt Music
♦ 2018 – Puzzle
♦ 2018 – Ralph Breaks the Internet
♦ 2018 – Holmes & Watson
♦ 2017 – T2 Trainspotting
♦ 2017 – Goodbye Christopher Robin
♦ 2016 – Special Correspondents
♦ 2016 – Swallows and Amazons
♦ 2016 – The Journey Is the Destination
♦ 2012 – Brave
♦ 2012 – Anna Karenina
♦ 2011 – The Decoy Bride
♦ 2011 – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
♦ 2009 – In the Electric Mist
♦ 2008 – The Merry Gentleman
♦ 2008 – Choke
Kelly Macdonald TV Shows
♦ 2022 – Ten Percent
♦ 2021 – Line of Duty
♦ 2020 – Truth Seekers
♦ 2019 – The Victim
♦ 2019 – Giri/Haji
♦ 2019 – Urban Myths
♦ 2017 – The Child in Time
♦ 2016 – Black Mirror
♦ 2010–2014 – Boardwalk Empire
♦ 2009 – Skellig
♦ 2005 – Alias
♦ 2005 – The Girl in the Café
♦ 2003 – Brush with Fate
♦ 2003 – State of Play
