Kelly Macdonald

Character: Margaret Schroeder

A native of Glasgow, Scotland, Kelly Macdonald is best known for her performances in films by some of the most influential filmmakers of our time: No Country for Old Men, by the Coen brothers, Robert Altman's Gosford Park and Danny Boyle's Trainspotting.

Macdonald made her acting debut as Diane, Renton's (Ewan McGregor) one-night stand in Trainspotting (1996). In 2001, she played Mary, a visiting servant who works for Maggie Smith's countess in Gosford Park (SAG, Critics Choice Awards for the ensemble). More recently, Macdonald garnered the London Critics Circle Award for British Supporting Actress, a BAFTA nomination and a SAG Award (ensemble) for her performance as Carla Jean Moss, wife to hunter Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) in No Country for Old Men.

Macdonald's screen credits also include Choke, with Sam Rockwell and Anjelica Huston (Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for the ensemble cast), Nanny McPhee with Emma Thompson and Lassie with Peter O'Toole.

For television, Macdonald garnered an Emmy® Award for her performance as the title character opposite Bill Nighy in the movie The Girl in the Cafe, directed by David Yates from a screenplay by Richard Curtis.