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Danielle Louise Macdonald (born 19 May 1991) is an Australian actress, known for her lead roles as Patricia "Patti" Dombrowski in the drama film "Patti Cake$" (2017) and Willowdean Dickson in "Dumplin'" (2018). Macdonald was born in Sydney. She attended the Australian Institute for Performing Arts in Naremburn, New South Wales, and when she was 18 she moved to Hollywood to pursue her acting career. She was originally booked for the role of Becca Huffstatter in the ABC drama series "Huge," but her visa did not come in on time and she was unable to fill the role. Her first feature film was "The East," which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
Macdonald is known for her starring role as Alice Manning in the 2014 crime film "Every Secret Thing," alongside Dakota Fanning, Diane Lane, and Elizabeth Banks. Regarding "Every Secret Thing," Katherine Pushkar from the New York Daily News wrote, "The film actually belongs to Danielle Macdonald, effective as cruel, jealous Alice." Macdonald also had a supporting role in the film "Trust Me." In 2016, she appeared in the season finale of "American Horror Story: Roanoke" as Bristol Windows. The following year, Macdonald starred in the drama film "Patti Cake$" as the titular aspiring rapper in New Jersey.
In December 2017, Macdonald appeared in the Netflix comedy series "Easy," playing the role of a teenager who retaliates against her wealthy parents when they force her to go to church every week. In 2018, Macdonald appeared in two Netflix films, opposite Jennifer Aniston in the adaptation of young adult novel "Dumplin'," by Julie Murphy; and "Bird Box" as Olympia, a pregnant woman who tries to survive the arrival of supernatural beings that make people want to kill themselves once they see it. She also portrayed Julie in the Academy Award-winning short drama film "Skin." Recently, she appeared in Netflix's critically acclaimed miniseries "Unbelievable" (2019).
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