Laura Donnelly (actress)
Encyclopedia
Laura Donnelly 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 recently starred in Best: His Mother's Son
, a BBC drama on the life of George Best
, playing Best's sister, Barbara.
in Belfast, where she grew up. She then moved to Glasgow to study at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
. 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.
, the lead guitarist from the Northern Irish band, Snow Patrol
.
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
drama Sugar Rush
Sugar Rush (TV series)
Sugar Rush is an Emmy Award–winning British television comedy drama series developed by Shine Limited and broadcast by Channel 4, based on the Julie Burchill novel of the same name...
, where she featured as a love interest of the female protagonist in two episodes. She is also known for appearing in Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
, Hex
Hex (TV series)
Hex is a British television programme developed by Shine Limited and aired on the Sky One satellite channel. The story is about a remote English country school that becomes the battleground between a demonic entity and the witches who oppose it...
, and as a main character in the Irish film Insatiable (2008). She recently starred in Best: His Mother's Son
Best: His Mother's Son
Best: His Mother's Son is a 2009 drama television film that chronicles the life of the late footballer George Best's mother, Ann, and her battles against alcoholism that would ultimately lead to her death at the age of 54...
, a BBC drama on the life of George Best
George Best
George Best was a professional footballer from Northern Ireland, who played for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders...
, playing Best's sister, Barbara.
Biography
Donnelly attended Rathmore Grammar SchoolRathmore Grammar School
Rathmore Grammar School, normally referred to simply as "Rathmore", is a Catholic grammar school in Finaghy, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The current principal is Thérese Hamilton who succeeded Sr. Ursula Canavan as principal at the beginning of academic year 2009/10.Rathmore is situated in Kingsway,...
in Belfast, where she grew up. She then moved to Glasgow to study at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is a conservatoire of music, drama, and dance in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Educational Association, it is the busiest performing arts venue in Scotland...
. 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.
Personal life
Donnelly is the longtime girlfriend of Nathan ConnollyNathan Connolly
Nathan Connolly is a Northern Irish musician, who is best known as the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for alternative rock band Snow Patrol.-Early life:...
, the lead guitarist from the Northern Irish band, Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol are an alternative rock band from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. Formed at the University of Dundee in 1994 as an indie rock band, the band is now based in Glasgow...
.
Filmography
- Sugar RushSugar Rush (TV series)Sugar Rush is an Emmy Award–winning British television comedy drama series developed by Shine Limited and broadcast by Channel 4, based on the Julie Burchill novel of the same name...
(2 episodes, 2005)...Beth - CasualtyCasualty (TV series)Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
(7 episodes, 2005)...Fleur Butler - HexHex (TV series)Hex is a British television programme developed by Shine Limited and aired on the Sky One satellite channel. The story is about a remote English country school that becomes the battleground between a demonic entity and the witches who oppose it...
(4 episodes, 2005)...Maya Robertson - The BillThe BillThe Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
(1 episode, 2006)...Jody Macmillan - Rough Diamond (1 episode, 2007)...Aoife
- Dread (film)Dread (film)Dread is a 2009 horror film directed by Anthony DiBlasi and starring Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Evans and Hanne Steen, based on the short story of the same name by Clive Barker...
(2009) (Film)...Abby - Right Hand Drive (2009)...Ashley
- Best: His Mother's SonBest: His Mother's SonBest: His Mother's Son is a 2009 drama television film that chronicles the life of the late footballer George Best's mother, Ann, and her battles against alcoholism that would ultimately lead to her death at the age of 54...
(2009) (TV)...Barbara Best - MerlinMerlin (TV series)Merlin is a British fantasy-adventure television programme by Julian Jones, Jake Michie, Julian Murphy and Johnny Capps. It began broadcasting on BBC One on 20 September 2008. The show is based on the Arthurian legends of the wizard Merlin and his relationship with Prince Arthur but differs from...
(Season 2 - Episode 9; The Lady of the Lake episode, 2009)...Freya and (Season 3 - Episode 13; The Coming of Arthur - Part Two episode, 2010)...Freya
Theatre
- Romeo and Juliet, Open Air Theatre at Regents Park, June 2008 to August 2008 (playing Juliet)