Deirdre Donnelly is an Irish actress who has worked in theatre, television, films and radio. A former company-member of Ireland's National Theatre, the Abbey Theatre

Abbey Theatre

The Abbey Theatre , also known as the National Theatre of Ireland , is a theatre located in Dublin, Ireland. The Abbey first opened its doors to the public on 27 December 1904. Despite losing its original building to a fire in 1951, it has remained active to the present day...

, she has played leading roles in innumerable theatre productions in Ireland. She regularly appears on Irish television and was a member of the cast of the BBC series Ballykissangel

Ballykissangel

Ballykissangel is a BBC television drama set in Ireland, produced in-house by BBC Northern Ireland. The original story revolved around a young English Roman Catholic priest as he became part of a rural community. It ran for six series, which were first broadcast on BBC One in the UK from 1996 to 2001...

. She is also an experienced voiceover artist. In recent years, in conjunction with her continuing career in theatre, Deirdre studied for a post-graduate degree, receiving a first-class Master's degree in Modern Drama Studies at University College Dublin

University College Dublin

University College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...

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