GENDER: Female
HAIR: Dark Brown/Medium Brown/Light Brown/Light Auburn/Dark Auburn
HEIGHT: 5' 3"
AGE: 42
BIRTHDAY: February 23, 1976
CAREER: Actress
KNOWN FOR: She best known for her roles in the films Trainspotting (1996), Gosford Park (2001), Intermission (2003), Nanny McPhee (2005), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (as The Grey Lady aka Helena Ravenclaw, 2011), and Brave (Princess Merida; voice, 2012). For the 2005 TV film The Girl in the Café, she was nominated for a Golden Globe and won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie. In 2003, she appeared in the acclaimed BBC miniseries State of Play as journalist Della Smith. For her role in the 2007 film No Country for Old Men, she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. She went on to star for five seasons in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014) as Margaret Thompson, for which she received a 2011 Emmy Award nomination. She has also starred, co-starred, and/or appeared in those of the following films; Stella Does Tricks, Dead Eye Dick (short film), Cousin Bette, Elizabeth, Splendor, Entropy, The Loss of Sexual Innocence, My Life So Far, Tube Tales (Segment: "Mr. Cool"), Two Family House, House!, Some Voices, Strictly Sinatra, Gosford Park, Intermission, Finding Neverland (as Peter Pan), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, All the Invisible Children, Lassie, A Cock and Bull Story, The Merry Gentleman, Choke, In the Electric Mist, The Decoy Bride, Anna Karenina, Special Correspondents, Swallows and Amazons, The Journey Is the Destination, T2 Trainspotting, Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017), Puzzle (2018), Ralph Breaks the Internet (Princess Merida; voice; in production, 2018) and Holmes and Watson (as Mrs. Hudson; post-production, 2018). She has also starred, co-starred, and/or appeared in those of the following television programs/shows; Flowers of the Forest (Television Film) as Amy Ogilvie in 1996, Brush with Fate (Television Film) as Aletta Peters in 2003, Alias as Kiera MacLaine/Meghan Keene in Episode: "Ice" in 2005, Skellig (Television Film) as Louise/Mum in 2009, Black Mirror as Karin Parke in Episode: "Hated in the Nation" in 2016 and The Child in Time (Television Film) as Julie in 2017. She has also starred, co-starred, and/or appeared in those of the following video games; Brave as Princess Merida (voice) in 2012. She has been nominated for those of the following awards; BAFTA Scotland Awards for Best Film Actress for Trainspotting in 1997, Independent Spirit Awards for Best Female Lead for Two Family House in 2000, Phoenix Film Critics Society for Best Acting Ensemble for Gosford Park in 2002, Critics' Choice Movie Awards for Best Acting Ensemble for Gosford Park in 2002, Empire Awards for Best British Actress for Gosford Park in 2003, Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film for The Girl in the Café in 2006, Online Film Critics Society for Best Supporting Actress for No Country for Old Men in 2008, British Academy Film Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for No Country for Old Men in 2008, Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for Boardwalk Empire in 2011, Critics' Choice Television Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Boardwalk Empire in 2011, Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Boardwalk Empire in 2011, Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film for Boardwalk Empire in 2012, Critics' Choice Television Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Boardwalk Empire in 2012, Annie Awards for Outstanding Voice Acting in a Feature Production for Brave in 2012 and British Independent Film Awards for Best Supporting Actress for Goodbye Christopher Robin in 2017. She has won those of the following awards; Online Film Critics Society for Best Cast for Gosford Park in 2002, Satellite Awards for Best Cast – Motion Picture for Gosford Park in 2002, Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Gosford Park in 2002, Florida Film Critics Circle for Best Ensemble Cast for Gosford Park in 2002, Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for The Girl in the Café in 2006, Sundance Film Festival for Special Jury Prize for Best Dramatic Ensemble Cast for Choke in 2008, London Film Critics' Circle for Supporting Actress of the Year for No Country for Old Men in 2008, Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for No Country for Old Men in 2008, Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Boardwalk Empire in 2011 and Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for Boardwalk Empire in 2012. Eastwood High School, where she was a pupil, has a Drama Studio And Theatre named in her honor.
