health and wellbeing | January 16, 2026

The Greatest Scottish Actresses

Birthdate: February 23, 1976

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland

Kelly Macdonald is a Scottish actress known for playing Diane Coulston in the 1996 black comedy-drama film, Trainspotting. Kelly Macdonald received critical appreciation for portraying Gina in the made-for-television drama film, The Girl in the Café, for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award. Eastwood High School, where she studied, has a theatre and drama studio named in her honor.