Sharman Macdonald at Aldeburgh with music by Deirdre Gribbin, and "Lu Lah, Lu Lah" (2010) commissioned for a young all-female cast and performed at the Cheltenham Ladies' College in Cheltenham. Macdonald is married to the actor Will Knightley. They have two children, Caleb and actress Keira Knightley. Sharman Macdonald Sharman Macdonald (born 8 February 1951) is a Scottish playwright, screenwriter, and actress. Macdonald was born in Glasgow, the daughter of Janet Rewat (née Williams) and Joseph Henry Hosgood MacDonald. She has Scottish and Welsh ancestry. Macdonald was educated at the University of Edinburgh, from which she graduated in 1972. She credits fellow
Helen MacDonald of Glenaladale Helen MacDonald of Glenaladale Helen "Nelly" MacDonald of Glenaladale (ca 1750 – ca 1803) was a Scottish-born estate manager in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The daughter of Alexander M’Donald of Glenaladale, the head of the Glenaladale branch of the Clan Macdonald of Clanranald, and Margaret MacDonell of Scotus, she wrote fluently in both English and Gaelic. Her brother was John MacDonald of Glenaladale. She travelled to St. John's Island (later Prince Edward Island) with her brother Donald and her sister Margaret in 1772. Their family wanted to establish a Scottish Catholic colony based on Lot 36 on the island. In