Although he has only been acting since 2010, he is leading the way Danielle Macdonald movies and TV shows include great performances from the Australian actor. Macdonald began acting at a young age, and after studying at the Australian Institute for Performing Arts, he moved to Los Angeles and began his Hollywood acting career. He got his first role A thiefa short film directed by Rachel Weisz, then she won her first film role East (2013), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Since then, Macdonald has become a legitimate, well-respected star in television shows and movies, theater and broadcast. He has worked with great directors like Greta Gerwig and top movie stars like Michelle Pfeiffer and Jennifer Aniston. Macdonald also switched between lead roles, supporting roles, and even minor guest rolesand he usually steals the show from any movie or TV show he appears in. Although the award recognition is yet to come, his future looks bright.
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Everything is a Secret (2014)
Danielle Macdonald played Alice Manning
Danielle Macdonald took one of the lead roles in the crime thriller Everything is Secret in 2014. The film stars Macdonald as Alice Manning, an 18-year-old recently released from juvenile hall after serving seven years for kidnapping and killing a biracial infant. Serving the same sentence for the crime was Dakota Fanning's Ronnie Fuller. When the second biracial child disappears, the truth about what happened seven years ago finally comes to light.
Critics praised Macdonand's performance, praising his quiet anger and intensity.
Directed by Amy J. Berg, best known for her documentaries Deliver us from Evil again West of Memphisyou help this difficult story of murder and secrets in a small town. While the film received a low score of 32% on Rotten Tomatoes, critics raved about Macdonand's performance, praising his quiet anger and tenacity and his ability to captivate audiences with his delivery.. It premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, after which it received a theatrical release in the United States.
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Bird Box (2018)
Danielle Macdonald played Olympia
Danielle Macdonald had an important role in the Netflix horror movie Bird Box. Based on the novel by Josh Malerman, Bird Box is a post-apocalyptic story about invisible creatures that cause people to take their own lives when they see them. This means that most people have to wear blindfolds when outdoors to protect themselves from the deadly effects. At the same time, there are growing cults that want people to die, believing that it was meant to be.
Sandra Bullock is the main star, Malorie Hayes, and she protects two young children in her quest to find help. Danielle Macdonald stars as a pregnant woman named Olympiapart of the group of survivors that Malorie finds. Bird Box received mixed reviews with a 63% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. However, it was a hit, with almost 26 million viewers in the first seven days of release, and another sequel was greenlit and arrived in 2023. Bird Box Barcelona.
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The Tourist (2022-Present)
Danielle Macdonald played Helen
Danielle Macdonald is one of the main characters in the Max series The visitor. Jamie Dornan stars in the series as an Irish man who wakes up with amnesia in an Australian hospital with no memory of who he is or what happened to him. He soon meets a local woman named Luci (Shalom Brune-Franklin) who offers to help him figure out who he is. According to Danielle Macdonald, plays Probationary Constable Helen ChambersHe is investigating the case of this mysterious man and what is going on.
The visitor it has two seasons and 12 episodes, airing on BBC One in the UK and Stan in Australia before airing on Max in the United States afterwards. The series has been critically acclaimed with a near perfect 97% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and kudos to Dornan and Macdonald for their performances. Macdonald won the Breakthrough Award at the Edinburgh International Television Festival.
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I Am A Woman (2019)
Danielle Macdonald played Lillian Roxon
I am a woman is a 2019 biopic starring Tilda Cobham-Hervey as Helen Reddy, a popular singer from the 1960s and 70s who created a movement in the music industry with songs about women's empowerment during the women's liberation movement, including the film's theme song, Song of -1972 “I Am a Woman.” The film shows her struggles as she tries to get this music out of the male-dominated production industry.
I am a woman it also earned 16 AACTA award nominations.
Danielle Macdonald contributors like Lilian Roxon, a real Australian journalist and author. Roxon was best known for her story on David Bowie, who became his friend, and her reporting on the August 1970 women's rights march in New York. Macdonald plays an important role in the movie, as a close friend of Helen Reddy, who helps her make musical connections. Critics gave the film mixed reviews, with a 67% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. I am a woman it also earned 16 AACTA award nominations.
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American Horror Story: Roanoke (2016)
Danielle Macdonald played Bristol Windows
I American Horror Story The franchise has used many actors over the years, and Danielle Macdonald got her chance to join the cast. American Horror Story: Roanoke. In this season of the horror anthology series, The first half of the season plays out like a paranormal documentary and the second part is found in the style of pictures. The actors had a lot of experience AHS names, including Sarah Paulson, Kathy Bates, Evan Peters, and Angela Bassett.
Danielle Macdonald appeared in the final season of the explosion as Bristol Windows, a fan of My Roanoke nightmare who is interviewed about his thoughts on this program and the people involved, saying that he felt bad for Lee Harris (Adina Porter). The season has received excellent reviews, with a 74% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The season received four Primetime Emmy nominations, winning for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup.
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French Exit (2020)
Danielle Macdonald played Madeleine
Based on the novel of the same name by Patrick DeWitt, Exit in French is a 2020 blockbuster film starring Michelle Pfeiffer as Frances Price, a Manhattan heiress whose entire estate is foreclosed on years after her husband's death. Now, almost penniless, she and her son Malcolm (Lucas Hedges) sell everything in their house and move into a small apartment in Paris owned by Frances' sister. She also has a family cat, who may be her reincarnated husband. The film received only a limited theatrical release and finished with a modest box office of $1.6 million (via Box Office Mojo).
Critics gave the film mixed reviews, with a fresh rating of 64% on Rotten Tomatoes. This was a disappointment as the move was expected to be an Oscar-worthy release, especially for Pfeiffer. Danielle Macdonald played Madeleine in the middle Exit in Frencha sorcerer who terrorizes passengers on a cruise ship by predicting their death. However, he is a real psychic who helps them talk to Frances' dead husband when they meet. Pfeiffer received a Golden Globe nomination.
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Lady Bird (2017)
Danielle Macdonald played Olivia
in 2017 Miss Bird is the famous director Greta Gerwig's solo film directorial debut. Saoirse Ronan plays Lady Bird McPherson while Laurie Metcalf is her mother, Marion. Lady Bird wants to study at a prestigious university, but her family knows they can't afford it, and Marion tells her daughter that she's ungrateful for having such big dreams. As graduation from high school and college approaches, Lady Bird begins to rebel, straining her home life and relationship with her mother.
Danielle Macdonald plays Olivia in the Miss Birdand although it was only a small appearance, it was a big moment for him. “It was one day of work, and I was like, 'Yeah, I want to work on a Greta Gerwig movie. I don't care if I have one line'” (with W magazine). The film has an almost perfect 99% Certified Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and went on to receive five Oscar nominations.including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Ronan), and Best Supporting Actor (Metcalf).
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Easy (2017-2019)
Danielle Macdonald Played Grace
It's easy is an anthology TV series where each episode is a stand-alone story without the need to watch other shows along with the current one. This also means that there are many actors working on episodes, many new ones showing each episode with a new story. Another highlight of the second season was Danielle Macdonald, who starred in the sixth episode, “The Prodigal Daughter.” She plays a teenager named Grace in the episode.
When her wealthy parents (including Judy Greer as her mother) catch Grace talking to a boy, they punish her by making her go to church every Sunday until she leaves for college. He finds a way to get revenge on them when he donates his living expenses (thousands of dollars) to a church where the pastor says that rich people will not enter Heaven. Critics praised Macdonald and Gerer for their performances, and the series itself has a 90% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Dumplin' (2018)
Danielle Macdonald played Willowdean Dickson
The film that introduced Danielle Macdonald to the world was a Netflix original Dumplin'. Macdonald stars as Willowdean “Dumplin'” Dickson, a young woman who grew up in a small Texas town and was raised mostly by her Aunt Lucy. His mother, Rosie (Jennifer Aniston), is a former beauty queen who is too busy running pageants to ignore him. After Lucy's death, Dumplin seeks revenge on his mother and enters a beauty pageant as an act of protest.
However, with the love of Dolly Parton and the help of a group of drag show performers, Dumplin' manages to dive into the pageant she entered and proves that one doesn't have to have the “right” look to be a queen.. Critics praised the film, giving it an 86% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It also received several awards, including a Golden Globe, for Dolly Parton and Linda Perry's song “Girl in the Movies,” which was played in the Netflix film.
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Unbelievable (2019)
Danielle Macdonald played Amber
The best TV show Danielle Macdonald has appeared in in her career so far is the 2019 true crime biopic. It's unbelievable. The miniseries is based on the true story of a the woman who reported that she was raped, ended up being prosecuted for making these allegations. Kaitlyn Dever plays Marie, a survivor of sexual abuse who is painted as a criminal for reporting her rape. Toni Collette and Merritt Weaver are two detectives investigating reports of a serial rapist.
Danielle Macdonald stars in the miniseries as Amber Stevenson, the second victim of sexual abuse, and the woman who gets two police detectives to start looking into the case, eventually linking it to Marie. The miniseries has a Certified Fresh Rotten Tomatoes score of 98% and over 32 million viewers have watched the miniseries after hitting Netflix. It's unbelievable nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards and won a Peabody Award for Entertainment.