Laura Donnelly (actress)

Laura Donnelly
Born (1982-08-20) 20 August 1982
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Occupation Actress
Years active 2005-present

Laura Donnelly (born 20 August 1982[1]) is an actress from Northern Ireland. She made her on-screen debut in 2005 in the Channel 4 drama Sugar Rush, where she featured as a love interest of the female protagonist in two episodes. She is also known for appearing in Casualty, Hex, and as a main character in the Irish film Insatiable (2008). She also starred in Best: His Mother's Son, a BBC drama on the life of George Best, playing Best's sister, Barbara. She starred in Jez Butterworth's new play, The River at the Royal Court Theatre, alongside Dominic West and Miranda Raison. She reprised her role in the Broadway production alongside Hugh Jackman.

Biography

Donnelly attended Rathmore Grammar School in Belfast, where she grew up.[2] She then moved to Glasgow to study at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.[3] After graduating in 2004, she had a series of roles in the theatre in Ireland and Scotland before moving to London, where her career in television began.[4]

Personal life

Donnelly used to be in a relationship with Nathan Connolly, the lead guitarist of the Northern Irish band Snow Patrol.[5][6]

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Dread Abby
Right Hand Drive Ashley
Best: His Mother's Son Barbara Best TV film
2014 Heart of Lightness Ellida
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Sugar Rush Beth Episode: "Episode 1.8
Episode: "Episode 1.9
Casualty Fleur Butler 7 episodes
Hex Maya Robertson 4 episodes
2006 The Bill Jody Macmillan 1 episode
2007 Rough Diamond Aoife 1 episode
2009 Occupation Katy Hibbs 2 episodes
Merlin Freya Episode: "The Lady of the Lake
Episode: "The Coming of Arthur: Part 2
2012 Missing Violet Heath
2013 The Fall Sarah Kay
2014—present Outlander Janet Fraser Murray (Jenny)
2016 Beowulf Elvina TV series

Theatre

References

  1. "Laura Donnelly Twitter".
  2. Maureen Coleman (29 June 2005). "Laura couldn't be without her No 1 fan". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
  3. Maeve Quigley (31 July 2005). "Being cast as a lesbian is a Laura fan". Sunday Mirror. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
  4. "ProfileLaura". righthanddrivemovie.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  5. Coleman, Maureen (20 November 2014). "Does The Fall degrade women? No, says Laura, who played Spector's first victim - it's given them a sexy, powerful role model in Stella". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  6. Coleman, Maureen (29 June 2007). "Laura couldn't be without her No 1 fan". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  7. The Stage / Reviews / Romeo and Juliet www.thestage.co.uk Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine

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