| Laura Donnelly | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982 (Age 29) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005- |
Laura Donnelly (born 1982) is an actress from Northern Ireland.[1] 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.
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Donnelly attended Rathmore Grammar School in Belfast, where she grew up.[2] She then moved to Glasgow to study at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.[3] 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.[4]
Donnelly is the longtime girlfriend of Nathan Connolly, the lead guitarist from the Northern Irish band, Snow Patrol.[2]