Radio Times: Lanterns star Kelly Macdonald on surprise Batman connection – and her 'Gotham accent'
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Kelly Macdonald
Kelly Macdonald is a Scottish actress. Known for her performances on film and television, she has received various accolades including a BAFTA Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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entertainment · Scottish actress (born 1976) · actor · film actor · also Kelly Macdonald, Kelly Dorothy McDonald, Kelly Dorothy Macdonald, Macdonald
Born 23 February 1976 · Q230383
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2026· 18 entries
t2ONLINE: Actors Kelly Macdonald and Jason Ritter on the experience of making the DCU sci-fi series Lanterns
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Public attention spiked: 12,825 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.7× the usual 2,755, with 0 article edits. Coverage that week: “Lanterns star Kelly Macdonald on surprise Batman connection – and her 'Gotham accent'” (Radio Times).
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Belfast Telegraph: Scottish star Kelly Macdonald coy over whether she reprises role in Line of Duty as cameras finish rolling on season seven of hit cop drama
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That Grape Juice.net: Exclusive: Kyle Chandler & Kelly Macdonald Talk ‘Lanterns,’ Hal Jordan & Sheriff Kerry
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Public attention spiked: 12,501 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.5× the usual 2,755, with 2 article edits. Coverage that week: “Exclusive: Kyle Chandler & Kelly Macdonald Talk ‘Lanterns,’ Hal Jordan & Sheriff Kerry” (That Grape Juice.net).
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SensaCine: Kelly Macdonald cree que 'Linternas' “podría tener mucho más éxito” que 'Linterna verde' de Ryan Reynolds: “Se siente de alguna forma como el comienzo del viaje”
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People.com: Kelly Macdonald Just Cracked the Code on Between-Season Footwear — Her Secret Is Block Heel Sandals
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Daily Record: Kelly Macdonald teases potential return to Line of Duty after production wrap
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Just Jared: Aaron Pierre, Kelly Macdonald & Kyle Chandler Step Out for ‘Lanterns’ Photocall After Shocking Series Premiere Cliffhanger
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ITV: Actress Kelly Macdonald stars in the new DC series Lanterns
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sekbernews.id: Kelly Macdonald Stars in HBO's Lanterns and Reflects on Life
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GlasgowWorld: Kelly Macdonald's Glasgow story in 8 pictures and places
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Public attention spiked: 47,914 Wikipedia readers in one day, 17.4× the usual 2,755, with 0 article edits. Coverage that week: “Kelly Macdonald teases potential return to Line of Duty after production wrap” (Daily Record).
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SciFiNow: Kelly Macdonald compares joining DCU’s Lanterns to becoming a Disney Princess
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Midgard Times: ‘Lanterns’ Episode 1 Review - Kelly Macdonald Steals the Show | MOVIESR.NET
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The Times: Kelly Macdonald: ‘I was so scared on Trainspotting, I’d hide in the toilets’
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Public attention spiked: 8,752 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.2× the usual 2,755, with 0 article edits.
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2025· 2 entries
The Guardian: ‘I’m less apologetic now’: Kelly Macdonald on her Trainspotting teen highs and hitting her stride in her 40s
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Macdonald appeared as a therapist in the Netflix thriller Dept
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2023· 1 entry
The Guardian: ‘Bring knickers and a toothbrush!’ Kelly Macdonald on making ‘a Sunderland Thelma and Louise’
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2022· 1 entry
The Guardian: ‘I’m used to flying under the radar’: Kelly Macdonald on fame, family and being herself
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2021· 1 entry
The Guardian: Kelly Macdonald: ‘I’m beyond sex scenes now. I just play detectives’
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2019· 1 entry
The Guardian: Kelly Macdonald: ‘I give good grief face’
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2018· 2 entries
The Guardian: Puzzle review – Kelly Macdonald excels in gentle jigsaw drama
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The Guardian: Puzzle review – Kelly Macdonald sees the big picture in jigsaw indie
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2017· 1 entry
Co-starred opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in the BBC film The Child in Time
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2016· 3 entries
The Mirror: Kelly Macdonald 'confirmed for Black Mirror reboot' but Boardwalk Empire star’s character is being kept top secret
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Played the lead role in "Hated in the Nation", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror for which she received critical acclaim
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Starred in Ricky Gervais' Special Correspondents as Claire Maddox, and Swallows and Amazons as Mrs
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2014· 2 entries
After living in London and New York City
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Starred in the HBO crime drama Boardwalk Empire as Margaret Thompson, the wife of Prohibition-era Atlantic City crime boss Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi)
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2012· 2 entries
Awarded Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Boardwalk Empire (2012).
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Provided the voice of Merida, the heroine of the Disney/Pixar film Brave, and played Dolly in Anna Karenina
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2011· 2 entries
Played the "Grey Lady" (revealed to be Helena Ravenclaw) in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, the final instalment of the Harry Potter film franchise
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And the rest of the show's cast were awarded the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
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2006· 2 entries
Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for The Girl in the Café (2006).
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And won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
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1976· 1 entry
Born 1976-02-23.
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