Jamie-Lee O'Donnell

Jamie-Lee O'Donnell is a Northern Irish actress born in Derry, known globally for playing the feisty Michelle Mallon in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls. She began acting in school plays, studied performing arts at De Montfort University without completing the course, and supported herself as a dancer, barista, and corner shop owner before landing significant roles in 6Degrees and Derry Girls. Her career grew through theatre work, including Girls and Dolls and The Cripple of Inishmaan, and she later joined Comic Relief sketches with Saoirse Ronan.