Laura Donnelly
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Born | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 20 August 1982
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2005–present |
Partner(s) | Jez Butterworth |
Laura Donnelly (born 20 August 1982)[1] is an actress from Northern Ireland. She is known for her lead role as Amalia True in HBO’s The Nevers (2021). In April 2018 she won the Best Actress award at the Olivier Awards for her performance in The Ferryman.[2] She made her on-screen debut in 2005 in the Channel 4 drama Sugar Rush. She is also known for appearing in Outlander, Britannia, The Fall, 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 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 grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2004. She won Best Actress at the 2018 Olivier Awards for her portrayal of Caitlin Carney in The Ferryman. Donnelly's credits include The Nevers (HBO), Tolkien (Fox Searchlight), Britannia (Sky Group), The River (Royal Court Theatre/Circle In The Square) and The Ferryman (Royal Court Theatre/Gielgud Theatre).
She lives in London with Jez Butterworth and their two daughters.[3]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Insatiable | Rachel | Lead |
2009 | Dread | Abby | |
Right Hand Drive | Ashley | ||
2013 | Hello Carter | Tara | |
2014 | Heart of Lightness | Ellida | |
2015 | The Program | Emma O'Reilly | |
2019 | Tolkien | Mabel Tolkien |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Sugar Rush | Beth | 2 episodes |
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 | 2 episodes | |
Best: His Mother's Son | Barbara Best | TV film | |
2012 | Missing | Violet Heath | |
2013 | The Fall | Sarah Kay | 5 episodes |
2014-2017 | Outlander | Janet "Jenny" Fraser Murray | |
2016 | Beowulf | Elvina | |
2018-2021 | Britannia | Hella | 6 episodes |
2021 | The Nevers | Zephyr Alexis Navine / Amalia True | Lead |
Theatre[]
- The Ferryman, Caitlin Carney - Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre - Broadway (director: Sam Mendes)
- The Ferryman, Caitlin Carney - Royal Court Theatre / Gielgud Theatre (director: Sam Mendes)
- The Wasp, Heather - Trafalgar Studios (director: Tom Attenborough)
- The River, Other Woman - Circle In The Square - Broadway (director: Ian Rickson)
- Tutto Bene Mamma?, The Women - The Print Room (director: Ewan Marshall)
- The River, Other Woman - Royal Court Theatre (director: Ian Rickson)
- Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Katie Doogan - Donmar Warehouse (director: Lyndsey Turner)
- Judgement Day, Anna - Almeida (director: James McDonald)
- Romeo & Juliet, Juliet - Regent's Park Open Air Theatre (director: Timothy Sheader)[4]
- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hermia - Regent's Park Open Air Theatre (director: Dominic Leclerc)
- Dancing at Lughnasa, Chrissie - Lyric Theatre Belfast (director: Mick Gordon)
- A Boston Marriage, Catherine - B*Spoke/Project Theatre Dublin
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Evening Standard Theatre Award | Best Actress | The Ferryman | Nominated | [5] |
2018 | Laurence Olivier Award | Best Actress | Won | [6] | |
2019 | Tony Award | Best Actress in a Play | Nominated | [7] |
References[]
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ Turner, Lauren (9 April 2018). "Hip hop musical Hamilton sweeps Oliviers" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Soloski, Alexis (6 April 2021). "Laura Donnelly's Week: 'Dora the Explorer' and a Poetry Prescription". Retrieved 8 April 2021 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Laura Donnelly". Jag London. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ Thompson, Jessie (4 December 2017). "These are the winners of the 2017 Evening Standard Theatre Awards". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Olivier Awards 2018". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "The Tony Award Nominations". www.tonyawards.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
External links[]
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Television actresses from Northern Ireland
- Stage actresses from Northern Ireland
- Alumni of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Actresses from Belfast
- People educated at Rathmore Grammar School
- 21st-century actresses from Northern Ireland
- British Shakespearean actresses