Laura made her on-screen debut in 2005, a year after graduating, in the Channel4 drama “Sugar Rush.” She appeared briefly for two episodes and also bagged a couple more appearances in “Casualty” and “Hex” the same year. She landed the major part of Rachel in the Irish film “Insatiable” in 2008. Her role in the film earned her a lot of attention and celebrity. She went on to participate in a few episodes of several TV shows in 2009, including “Occupation” and “Merlin.” In the same year, she acted as George Best’s sister in the BBC television film “Best: Mother to Son,” which was based on his life.
Laura Donnelly also landed a part in the critically acclaimed film “Dread.” The film became considered her most well-known work. She also played Ashley in the film “Right-hand drive.” Missing (2012), The Fall (2013), Hello carter (2013), Heart of lightness (2014), and The program (2015) are just a handful of the TV episodes and films she has appeared in throughout the years. She also joined the cast of the novel adaptation series “Outlander” in 2014 as jenny. Aside from this, she has worked on some theater performances. She appeared in several plays, including “The Wasp,” “Romeo and Juliet,” “Judgement Day,” and others. She also appeared on Broadway alongside Hugh Jackman in the theatrical production of “The River.”
Her most well-known theatrical performance was as Caitlin Carney in “The Ferryman.” The drama was staged at both the Royal Courts Theatre and the Broadway Theatre. Hella made her most recent appearances in the TV drama “Britannia.” The show premiered in 2018 and ran for six seasons till 2021. Her most well-known performance to date occurred this year in the TV drama “The Nevers,” in which she played Amalia True.
