Maybe it's no wonder many people think there's a mental health crisis in Derry, something experts recognise as linked to Troubles-related trauma. — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
It was a big surprise learning how many women work in men's prisons. There are people with mental health problems, people who have made awful mistakes, people who've stolen from the corner shop... all those people are treated the same… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
There's this guy, it's so funny, who sends me DMs which are always a random picture of him with a glass of wine or… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Being a struggling actor was a huge part of who I was. Now I've realised I'm not terrified of what comes next any more.… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I remember believing that I just wouldn't get work, so I just consciously had to practise other accents, but I enjoyed doing it. — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Derry Girls' is about more than just growing up in Derry. I think the humour translates to anywhere, really. — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
We didn't know 'Derry Girls' was going to take off. It's surreal. — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I feel like creativity seems to rise up wherever there's been sadness or conflict as a coping mechanism. — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
It's just my identity was shaped entirely by being a working-class woman focused on a single goal. But once you start to achieve it,… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I would describe Bloody Sunday as a day in Derry history, Irish history, that changed the course of history. It was a civil rights… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I went through a period where people kept sending me videos and pictures of random women with curly hair and being like, 'I can't… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I love putting on the Christmas jumpers and big coats and going out for Christmas pints. Or brandy - Christmas is the time of year I'd be up for having a brandy. — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share
There are times that I have to say no to a photograph, like at 8:30 A.M. when I'm out to buy bread and I… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
