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Shauna Macdonald was born on April 26, 1981 in Malaysia. She is an actress, known for The Descent (2005), The Descent: Part 2 (2009) and Filth (2013). She is married to Cal MacAninch. They have three children.
Born in Malaysia where her father was teaching English, but her family moved back to Edinburgh, Scotland when she was a baby and was raised there.
Former member of Pace Youth Theatre. Other members included James McAvoy, Barry Arthur McKay, Gordon McCorkell and Paolo Nutini.
She and her husband have three daughters: Jesi-Lilas, Ava-Red Amahle (beautiful in Zulu) and Ever Eden-Rose.
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Shauna Macdonald (born 26 April 1981[1]) is a Scottish actress. She began her career starring in The Debt Collector (1999). She then had her breakthrough starring as Sam Buxton in the television series Spooks (2003–2004). After departing the series, she starred as Sarah Carter in the horror film The Descent (2005), the role for which she is best known. She gained widespread recognition and praise for her performance, and was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actress. The film established Macdonald as a scream queen. She reprised her role in its sequel The Descent Part 2 (2009).
Macdonald has continued having starring roles in horror films, portraying Adelaide in Mutant Chronicles (2008), Kate in Howl (2015), Dana in Nails (2017), and Dr. Elle Chrysler in White Chamber (2018), for which she won the Scottish BAFTA Award for Best Actress. She is also known for her roles as Carole Robertson in the film Filth (2013), Agnes Muncie in the television series In Plain Sight (2016), a pilot in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), and as psychiatrist Dr. Wallace in the critically acclaimed miniseries The Cry (2018). She is the voice of Professor Squawkencluck in the 2015 revival of the 80s animated television series Danger Mouse (2015–present).
Macdonald is the co-artistic director of Edinburgh Youth Theatre in Bellfield and has been since 2014. She also teaches public speaking classes, which she teaches through her own company called If In Doubt Shout.
At the age of 12, Macdonald joined the Brunton Youth Theatre in Musselburgh and then the Paisley Youth Theatre in Paisley. It was here that she met and became friends with fellow Scottish actor James McAvoy. At 14, Macdonald landed the lead role in the theatre's production called Earth Crack where she starred alongside singer and actor David Sneddon and McAvoy.[5] After working as a cleaner for the brother of Ann Coulter, a Scottish talent agent, Coulter signed with Macdonald as her agent. Macdonald attended Portobello High School where she participated in the school plays.[6] After graduating, she studied acting at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow,[7] and was two years below James McAvoy. She later went on to co-star with McAvoy in a film and he is a patron of the Edinburgh Youth Theatre, which Macdonald runs.[8][9]
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Shauna Macdonald was born on April 26, 1981 in Malaysia. She is an actress, known for The Descent (2005), The Descent: Part 2 (2009) and Filth (2013). She is married to Cal MacAninch. They have three children.
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| Spouse | Cal MacAninch (? - present) (3 children) |
| Children | Jesi-Lilas Amahle, Ava-Red Eden-Rose, Ever |
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Born in Malaysia where her father was teaching English, but her family moved back to Edinburgh, Scotland when she was a baby and was raised there.
Former member of Pace Youth Theatre. Other members included James McAvoy, Barry Arthur McKay, Gordon McCorkell and Paolo Nutini.
She and her husband have three daughters: Jesi-Lilas, Ava-Red Amahle (beautiful in Zulu) and Ever Eden-Rose.
2 wins & 5 nominations. See more awards »
Shauna Macdonald (born 26 April 1981[1]) is a Scottish actress. She began her career starring in The Debt Collector (1999). She then had her breakthrough starring as Sam Buxton in the television series Spooks (2003–2004). After departing the series, she starred as Sarah Carter in the horror film The Descent (2005), the role for which she is best known. She gained widespread recognition and praise for her performance, and was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actress. The film established Macdonald as a scream queen. She reprised her role in its sequel The Descent Part 2 (2009).
Macdonald has continued having starring roles in horror films, portraying Adelaide in Mutant Chronicles (2008), Kate in Howl (2015), Dana in Nails (2017), and Dr. Elle Chrysler in White Chamber (2018), for which she won the Scottish BAFTA Award for Best Actress. She is also known for her roles as Carole Robertson in the film Filth (2013), Agnes Muncie in the television series In Plain Sight (2016), a pilot in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), and as psychiatrist Dr. Wallace in the critically acclaimed miniseries The Cry (2018). She is the voice of Professor Squawkencluck in the 2015 revival of the 80s animated television series Danger Mouse (2015–present).
Macdonald is the co-artistic director of Edinburgh Youth Theatre in Bellfield and has been since 2014. She also teaches public speaking classes, which she teaches through her own company called If In Doubt Shout.
Early life
Shauna Macdonald was born in Malaysia while her father was working in the country. At the age of three, she moved back to her family's native Edinburgh in Scotland. As a child, Macdonald was very shy and had a lisp and went to speech therapy.[2] Her mother made her join a choir group that did musical theatre. Her first role was when she was four years old, portraying a fairy in a church hall in Portobello.[3] She attended Towerbank Primary School in Portobello.[4]At the age of 12, Macdonald joined the Brunton Youth Theatre in Musselburgh and then the Paisley Youth Theatre in Paisley. It was here that she met and became friends with fellow Scottish actor James McAvoy. At 14, Macdonald landed the lead role in the theatre's production called Earth Crack where she starred alongside singer and actor David Sneddon and McAvoy.[5] After working as a cleaner for the brother of Ann Coulter, a Scottish talent agent, Coulter signed with Macdonald as her agent. Macdonald attended Portobello High School where she participated in the school plays.[6] After graduating, she studied acting at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow,[7] and was two years below James McAvoy. She later went on to co-star with McAvoy in a film and he is a patron of the Edinburgh Youth Theatre, which Macdonald runs.[8][9]
Personal life
Macdonald is married to Scottish actor Cal MacAninch,[62] who she met after relocating to London following graduating from college.[63] They have three daughters together[64][65] and live in Portobello.[54] She has been the co-artistic director of Edinburgh Youth Theatre in Bellfield since 2014.[66][67] Macdonald also teaches public speaking classes with her own company called If In Doubt Shout.[68][69]| Shauna Macdonald | |
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| Born | 26 April 1981 (age 40) Malaysia |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Alma mater | Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse(s) | Cal MacAninch |
| Children | 3 |
