milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Newton Mearns, a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland
 
Was working in pubs in Glasgow when "discovered" by director Danny Boyle
1996 
Breakthrough screen role in Danny Boyle's "Trainspotting"
1996 
First leading role, "Stella Does Tricks"
1998 
Played supporting roles in the costume dramas "Cousin Bette" and "Elizabeth"
1999 
Was featured in "My Life so Far," a Scottish production starring Colin Firth
1999 
Starred in Phil Joanou's "Entropy" and Gregg Araki's "Splendor"
1999 
Acted opposite Jonathan Rhys Meyers in Mike Figgis' "The Loss of Sexual Innocence"
2000 
Portrayed an Irishwoman who falls for an unlikely suitor in "Two Family House"
2001 
Co-starred in "Strictly Sinatra"
2001 
Had one of her best roles to date as the maid to the imperious Countess of Trentham in the Robert Altman-directed period mystery "Gosford Park"
2004 
Co-starred with Colin Farrell in the drama "Intermission"
2004 
Cast in "Finding Neverland" which details the experiences of 'Peter Pan' author J.M. Barrie
2005 
Co-starred with Bill Nighy in the HBO movie "The Girl in the Café"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress
2006 
Played the girlfriend of actor Steve Coogan's onscreen alter ego in "A Cock and Bull Story" directed by Michael Winterbottom
2007 
Played Josh Brolin's wife in the Coen brothers' film "No Country For Old Men"
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