[1] Her first professional acting role was at the age of eleven years-old when she was cast in the stage play of Evita as a child soloist at Evita’s funeral on the Edinburgh leg of a UK tour of the production.
[3] In 2023, MacDowall plays Jennifer Grant, the daughter of Hollywood icon Cary Grant in the 2023 ITVX miniseries Archie alongside Jason Isaacs in the titular role.
[4][5] MacDowall was a presenter at the 2023 British Academy Scotland Awards in Glasgow in November 2023.
[6] In early 2023, MacDowall's relationship with Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi was confirmed publicly.
[7][8] The couple had been photographed together the previous November, and attended the 2023 BRIT Awards together in London in February 2023.