- She was the last person to be cast in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011). Subsequently she was the last person ever to join the large cast of the 'Harry Potter' story.
- For her role on Boardwalk Empire (2010), she was named one of the "8 Actors Who Turn Television into Art", in the cover story of The New York Times Magazine (9/11/11).
- She has appeared in four films that have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Elizabeth (1998), Gosford Park (2001), Finding Neverland (2004) and No Country for Old Men (2007). The latter won in the category.
- Trainspotting (1996) was released on Kelly's 20th birthday.
- 1999: Named as one of European films 'Shooting Stars' by European Film Promotion.
- While she played the Disney Princess Merida in Brave (2012), her favourite animated Disney character is Tinkerbell from Peter Pan (1953).
- Was two months pregnant with her son Freddie when she completed filming on Choke (2008).
- She has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: No Country for Old Men (2007).
- Daughter of Archibald Macdonald and Patricia Kelly. They separated in 1985 when Kelly was 9-years-old but did not divorce until 1993.
- Returned to work six months after giving birth to her son Freddie in order to begin filming Skellig: The Owl Man (2009).
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