Laura Donnelly is a Northern Irish actress. She is best known for her lead role as Amalia True in HBO’s The Nevers. She is also known for appearing in Outlander, Casualty, The Fall, Hex, and as a main character in the Irish film Insatiable.
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How Much Is Laura Donnelly Net Worth?
Laura Donnelly has made a fortune of wealth through her number of appearances in the entertainment industry. Her net worth is still in review, but it may not be wrong to assume that it ranges among the millions of dollars.
Donnelly made her on-screen debut in 2005 in the Channel 4 drama Sugar Rush. Her further credits include The River at both the Royal Court and on Broadway opposite Hugh Jackman, The Wasp, Here I Come! directed by Lyndsey Turner.
Her theatrical performance in The Ferryman won her the Best Actress award at the Oliver Awards in April 2018. This Broadway production, The Ferryman, ironically inspired by Donnelly’s family written by Jez Butterworth, was at the peak of its fame – nominated for nine Tony awards. However, Donnelly quietly stepped away with her husband, screenwriter Jez Butterworth behind the curtains to spend more time with their kids.
Besides that, on television, Laura is best known for her role of Jenny Fraser in the Golden Globe-nominated drama Outlander and most recently starred as Hella in Amazon Studios’ fantasy drama production Britannia.
She has also had some appearances in Dread, Right Hand Drive, Best: His Mother’s Son, and Heart of Lightness.
Is Laura Donelly Married Or In A Relationship?
Laura appears to be in a married relationship with Jez Butterworth and has two kids together.
Before her marriage, she has been involved in a couple of relationships. During the late 1990s, Laura met Nathan Connolly through a mutual friend. They hit off well together and dated for a long time but kept their relationship low-key. In May 2015, Laura broke the news that she was with another man, confirming the speculations of a break-up with Nathan. She then dated American actor Lee Pace briefly between 2015 and 2016.
Laura is in a romantic relationship with the playwriter, screenwriter, and director Jeremy ‘Jez’ Butterworth. The pair has been together for many years though it’s unclear when exactly they started dating. But it is believed to be sometime in and around 2015. The couple has two young daughters, Radha and Ailbhe, and lives together in London.
Though the couple has remained under the wraps with their relationship, it is interesting to note how her personal life became entwined with her work when she performed The Ferryman in London while pregnant with her second child, portraying a pregnant character.
Laura Donnelly and her partner Jez Butterworth (©: nytimes.com)
Donnelly met her now-husband Jez in 2012 at the premiere of his play The River and have been together ever since. The couple has formed a dynamic partnership and collaborated on several theatric productions.
In 2017 Butterworth wrote and produced the play The Ferryman about Donnelly’s family history. The play tells the story of her uncle, who died in 1982, and the IRA hunger strikes. The play quickly became the most seen play in London before transferring to Broadway, winning the Tony Award for Best Play.
Since the play The Ferryman, the couple has mostly remained behind the curtains to spend their time with their precious daughters.
Who Is Laura Donnely? What Is Her Height?
Laura Donnelly was born on 20 August 1982 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Talking about her parents, her father is a GP, and her mother is a nurse and counselor. In the family, she has five siblings; Susan, Helen, Kristen, Aidan, and Connor Donnelly. She had a maternal uncle, Eugene Simons, who passed away in 1984.
As for her education, Laura studied at the Rathmore Grammar School in Belfast. Afterward, she attended and graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 2004.
The 38-year-old actress stands at the height of 5 ft 4 in or 1.625 m. She weighs around 51 kg or 112.5 lbs with a slim body appearance.