Jamie-Lee O’Donnell Biography, Ethnicity, Net Worth, Age, Wiki

Jamie-Lee O’Donnell is a popular Irish television actress. She rose to stardom after being cast on Ireland’s Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls. Moreover, the third series of the comedy about a group of Catholic schoolfriends was met with rave met with rave five-star reviews from critics, including MailOnline’s Christopher Stevens who said it was ‘wonderful’. O’Donnell was born on 4 March 1987. Her Instagram user name is, ‘jamie.lee.od’, where she has over 258k followers.

In addition, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell portrays the character Michelle Mallon and also appeared in the series 6Degrees from 2012-2015. All about, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell Biography, Ethnicity, Net Worth, Age, Wiki.

Jamie-Lee O’Donnell Family, Ethnicity

Jamie-Lee O’Donnell comes from a large family in Derry, Northern Ireland. Before fame, she attended St Anne’s Primary School, St Cecilia’s College, and North West Regional College.

Although she started acting in school plays when she was young, upon graduation, she decided to pursue it professionally. Even though she couldn’t afford drama school at the time, instead of giving up on her dream altogether, enrolled in performing arts studies at De Montfort University in Bedfordshire.

Since she was a young girl, she dreamed of being on stage. She worked hard auditioning and perfecting her craft, spending time in England and at home. While honing her skills, she took part in theatrical productions and danced for promotions and pantomimes.

Talking about her ethnicity, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell belongs to Irish race. Moreover, the famous actress, O’Donnell lives in Derry with her partner, DJ Paul McCay. Also, she is a patron of the Liverpool-based youth theatre company 20 Stories High.

Jamie-Lee O’Donnell Net Worth

Talking about her net worth, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell played her first significant role as Eva Maguire, from 2012 and 2015. She starred in a theatre production I Told My Mum I Was Going on an RE Trip, in 2018. Acting is her main source of income. As of 2022, her net worth is estimated to be $2 million.

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Jamie-Lee O’Donnell Wiki, Bio

Jamie-Lee O’Donnell In sitcom, ‘Derry Girls’

Regarding her character in TV series ‘Derry Girls’, she says, “Michelle really thinks she’s maybe just a bit too big for the place she was born in and she’s ready to take on the world one swearword at a time. She’s really feisty, really ballsy, doesn’t really care about authority, just sort of up for anything and up for a laugh.”

Also, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell said she was ‘delighted’ to play ‘a wee part’ in the show, adding: ‘I’m a huge fan of the series, the talented Lisa McGee’s incredible writing and the superb ensemble cast.’

‘It’s such a unique and special show with real heart and amazing to see the lives of ordinary, funny people living in Northern Ireland during The Troubles played out in a Channel 4 comedy. It was lovely to be back filming there and having fun with them all.’

Alongside fellow Derry Girls costar Saoirse Ronan, O’Donnell participated in the RTÉ fundraising special RTÉ Does Comic Relief. The event was a sketch comedy night with all proceeds benefiting those affected by COVID-19.

Jamie-Lee O’Donnell Age

Jamie-Lee O’Donnell is 35 years old, as of 2022. Her zodiac is Pisces.

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