Danielle Macdonald

Danielle Macdonald

Person • May 19, 1991

Danielle Louise Macdonald (born 19 May 1991) is an Australian actress. After moving to America at the age of 18 to pursue her career, she made her acting debut with a variety of small roles on television, before her feature film debut in 2013. She gained wider recognition in 2017 with her first leading role in the drama film Patti Cake$ and a supporting role in Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird. Her career continued with her breakthrough role as the titular lead in Dumplin' (2018). Macdonald has since starred in the films Bird Box, Skin (both 2018), Paradise Hills, I Am Woman (both 2019), French Exit (2020), and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025). She has also acted in the Netflix series Unbelievable (2019), and the BBC One/Stan/HBO Max thriller series The Tourist (2022–2024), and the miniseries The Last Anniversary (2025). (Via Wikipedia)