Jamie-Lee O'Donnell
Jamie-Lee O'Donnell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 March 1992 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for | Derry Girls |
Jamie-Lee O'Donnell (born 4 March 1992) is an actress from Northern Ireland. She is best known for portraying Michelle Mallon in the extremely well-received Northern Irish sitcom, Derry Girls.
Biography
Born in Derry, Northern Ireland,[1] O'Donnell comes from a numerous family[2] and has been fascinated by acting since childhood, taking part in various school performances and deciding, after graduation, to undertake an actor career[3] despite not being able to afford an acting school.[2] From 2011 she began to present herself at various casting dividing her time between Ireland and England, subsequently taking part in various theatrical performances and working as a dancer both for promotional activities and for pantomime performances.[2]
Between 2012 and 2015 she got her first significant role playing Eva Maguire, one of the protagonists of the BBC2 NI series 6Degrees, after the end of which she took part in the film Urban & the Shed Crew, by Candida Brady.
In 2018 she played in a theater production I Told My Mum I Was Going on an RE Trip, by Julia Samuels, playing an underage girl who decides to undergo an abortion,[2] and played the part of Michelle Mallon in Derry Girls, sitcom by Channel 4 which gained international fame.[4]
The following year she also joined the cast of Girls and Dolls, a play by the Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee.[5]
Private life
O'Donnell lives in Derry with her partner, DJ Paul McCay.[4]
Filmography
Cinema
- Urban & the Shed Crew, directed by Candida Brady (2015)
Television
- 6Degrees - TV series, 18 episodes (2012-2015)
- Doing Money, directed by Lynsey Miller - TV film (2018)
- Derry Girls - TV series, 12 episodes (2018-ongoing)
References
- ^ "Derry Girls cast in real life: See Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Nicola Coughlan & Jamie-Lee O'Donnell out of character". HELLO!. 26 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d "People expect me to be wild. They keep buying me shots! Derry Girls' Jamie-Lee O'Donnell on overnight fame". independent.ie. 26 August 2018.
- ^ "Series 3 Cast Interview: Jamie-Lee O'Donnell". YouTube. 29 April 2015.
- ^ a b Ganatra, Shilpa (4 December 2018). "Derry Girl Jamie-Lee O'Donnell: 'I didn't realise I'd be so intimidated by fame'". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Nick Hern Books - Girls and Dolls By Lisa McGee".