Kelly Macdonald Quick Info
Height 5 ft 2½ in
Weight 59 kg
Date of Birth February 23, 1976
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Eye Color Hazel

Kelly Macdonald is a Scottish actress who has received widespread acclaim for her work in films like Trainspotting (1996), Gosford Park (2001), Nanny McPhee (2005), No Country for Old Men (2007), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011), etc. Additionally, she became a household name with television shows like Boardwalk Empire (2010-2014), Line of Duty (2021), Giri/Haji (2019), etc.

Born Name

Kelly Dorothy Macdonald

Nick Name

Kelly

Kelly Macdonald as seen in 2007
Kelly Macdonald as seen in 2007 (Mark Rabinowitz / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 3.0)

Sun Sign

Pisces

Born Place

Glasgow, Scotland

Nationality

Scottish nationality

Scottish nationality

Occupation

Actress

Family

  • Father – Archibald Macdonald
  • Mother – Patricia Kelly
  • Siblings – David Macdonald (Brother)

Manager

She has been represented by Independent Talent Group located in London.

Net Worth

Kelly’s net worth was $8 million according to CelebrityNetWorth.com

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 2½ in or 159 cm

Weight

59 kg or 130 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

She has dated –

  1. Chris Jaymes (1997-2000)
  2. Dougie Payne (2000-2017) – The Finding Neverland actress married musician Dougie Payne, from the band Travis, on August 27, 2003. The couple welcomed 2 sons together – Freddie Peter Payne (b. March 9, 2008) and Theodore William Payne (b. December 8, 2012). Sadly, their decades-long marriage ended in divorce in 2017.
Kelly Macdonald seen at the film premiere of Brave in 2012
Kelly Macdonald seen at the film premiere of Brave in 2012 (Scottish Government / Wikimedia / CC BY 2.0)

Race / Ethnicity

White

She has Scottish ancestry.

Hair Color

Red

Eye Color

Hazel

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

  • She is a redhead.
  • Moles on her body

Kelly Macdonald Favorite Things

  • Disney Character – Tinker Bell
  • BooksAfter You’d Gone by Maggie O’Farrell, Dirt Music by Tim Winton, The Driver’s Seat by Muriel Spark, Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers, Love, Nina by Nina Stibbe, A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin, Lucia in London & Mapp and Lucia by E.F. Benson, The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford, Writing Home by Alan Bennett

SourceIMDb, Vulture

Kelly Macdonald as seen at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2007
Kelly Macdonald as seen at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2007 (gdcgraphics / Wikimedia / CC BY 2.0)

Kelly Macdonald Facts

  1. She was considered for roles in successful films like Moulin Rouge! (2001), Shakespeare in Love (1998), and The Matrix (1999).
  2. For her performance in Boardwalk Empire, Kelly was named as one of the ‘8 Actors Who Turn Television into Art’ by The New York Times in 2011.
  3. She voiced the character of Princess Merida in the animated film, Brave (2012), which was Pixar’s first film starring a female protagonist.

Featured Image by Mark Rabinowitz / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

Source: https://healthyceleb.com

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