Shauna Macdonald

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Shauna Macdonald (born February 21, 1981 in Malaysia ) is a British actress .

life and career

Macdonald was born in Malaysia, where her father worked temporarily as an English teacher. The family returned to Edinburgh a short time later , where they grew up.

Macdonald made his debut in a major role alongside Billy Connolly in action - thriller The Debt Collector (1999). She also played bigger roles in the comedy Late Night Shopping (2001) with Heike Makatsch and in the film drama The Rocket Post (2004). The following year MacDonald played the role of Sarah in the British horror thriller The Descent and embodied this again in its sequel The Descent 2 - The hunt goes on (2009). For this role she was nominated for the Saturn Award in 2007. In the thriller Jetsam (2007) she played one of the bigger roles again.

Macdonald is married to fellow British actor Cal MacAninch and has three daughters. She and her husband are marathon runners .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1999: The Debt Collector
  • 2000: Daybreak
  • 2001: Late Night Shopping
  • 2003-2004: Spooks - In the sights of MI5 ( Spooks , TV series, 20 episodes)
  • 2004: The Rocket Post
  • 2004: Niceland (Population. 1,000,002) (Næsland)
  • 2005: The Descent - abyss of horror (The Descent)
  • 2006: Chicken Soup (short film)
  • 2007: Wedding Belles (TV movie)
  • 2007: Jetsam
  • 2008: Mutant Chronicles (The Mutant Chronicles)
  • 2009: The Descent 2 (The Descent Part 2)
  • 2010: Saw 3d
  • 2011: The Hike (The Hike)
  • 2013: Made in Belfast
  • 2013: bastard (Filth)
  • 2015: Swung
  • 2015: Howl - terminus full moon
  • since 2015: Danger Mouse (TV series, voice of Professor Squawkencluck)
  • 2016: La correspondenza
  • 2016: Moon Dogs
  • 2016: Soldier Bee (short film)
  • 2017: Nails
  • 2017: Star Wars : The Last Jedi
  • 2018: White Chamber
  • 2018: 12 Point Kill (short film)
  • 2018: The Cry (miniseries)
  • 2019: Hold the Sunset (TV series, 3 episodes)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Biography in the IMDb , accessed on August 6, 2008
  2. ↑ Screen Stars Launch Edinburgh Race . Scottish Running Guide, accessed September 6, 2013 .
personal data
SURNAME Macdonald, Shauna
ALTERNATIVE NAMES MacDonald, Shauna
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actress
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Malaysia