Obviously the Troubles is such a massive and important part of our history and it's not something 'Derry Girls' shied away from… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Everybody tries to do the Derry accent, and if I'm outside of Ireland, people always give it a wee go. It's really,… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
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 Crisis Copy Share Image
At the start I had a lot of women messaging me and asking me out and thinking I was gay, some of… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Gay Copy Share Image
I love putting on the Christmas jumpers and big coats and going out for Christmas pints. Or brandy - Christmas is the… — 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… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Actor Copy Share Image
I don't have memories of that time, but my parents were obviously around during the Troubles, and lots of members of my… — 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… — 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… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Funny Copy Share Image
I just try to stay as creative as possible, and also allow myself downtime between jobs if I feel I need it;… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Downtime Copy Share Image
Being able to go and buy shopping the first couple of times, and not having to check what anything cost and tally… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I get a lot of people asking me out and shooting their shot like you wouldn't believe, there's a lot of, 'Are… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Belfast Copy Share Image
I think the big family thing is that the loudest gets heard and everyone wants to be the loudest. I know my… — 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… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Civil rights 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… — 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,… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Particularly because of the Troubles, there was a real pull-together of communities. We had a lot of young women that were representing… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Humour is almost like a coping mechanism and everybody's up for having a bit of craic to try and pull through and… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Comedy Copy Share Image
I think people are shocked that I'm a lot quieter than they thought. They think I'm going to be this really boisterous… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
It's what every actor wants to hear: that you do a piece of work that you really love, that you're really passionate… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Actor Copy Share Image
It's a survival instinct to find the lighter side of things, especially when the reality you're faced with is quite dark. — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Dark Copy Share Image
