Laura Donnelly (born 24 June 1982) is an actress from Northern Ireland.
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Laura Donnelly | |
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| Born | (1982-06-24) 24 June 1982 (age 40) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Partner | Jez Butterworth |
| Children | 2 |
Donnelly grew up in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2004.
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, for her lead role as Amalia True in HBO's The Nevers (2021), and as a main character in the Irish film Insatiable (2008).
In April 2018 she won the Best Actress award at the Olivier Awards for her performance in The Ferryman.[1] In 2019 she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress for the same role on Broadway.
She lives in London with her partner Jez Butterworth and their two daughters.[2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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: Return to the Shieldlands | Elvina | |
| 2018-2021 | Britannia | Hella | 6 episodes |
| 2021 | The Nevers | Zephyr Alexis Navine / Amalia True | Lead |
| 2022 | Werewolf by Night | Elsa Bloodstone | Disney+ television special |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Evening Standard Theatre Award | Best Actress | The Ferryman | Nominated | [4] |
| 2018 | Laurence Olivier Award | Best Actress | Won | [5] | |
| 2019 | Tony Award | Best Actress in a Play | Nominated | [6] |
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