Lara McDonnell is an Irish child actress who is famous for playing the role of ‘Holly Short’ in the Disney film ‘Artemis Fowl (2020)’.
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Wiki/Biography
Lara McDonnell was born on Friday, November 7, 2003 (age 16 years; as in 2020), and hails from Dublin, Ireland. He was very fond of acting since childhood. Lara was just eleven years old when she played the role of ‘Matilda’ in the musical theater play ‘Matilda’. She frequently travels to the United States and England for work, which leads to her being home-schooled.
Physical Appearance
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye colour: Hazel brown
Family and ethnicity
Lara McDonnell is of Irish descent.
parents and siblings
Although Lara McDonnell has not revealed anything about her family, in an interview after the release of ‘Artemis Fowl’ she said,
My family was very loving. They made it a big deal. We all wore our clothes and sat down to watch a movie together. The next night my younger brother and sister wanted to see it again, so we did.
livelihood
Lara started her career in acting by playing the role of ‘Matilda’ in ‘Matilda’, a famous musical theater play for the Royal Shakespeare Company in the West End. Later, in 2014, she appeared as ‘Young Rosie’ in ‘Love, Rosie’, a romantic comedy film.
Lara McDonnell in Love, Rosie
Her other works include the role of ‘Young Anne’ in ‘To Walk Invisible: The Brontë Sisters (2016)’ and the role of ‘Alannah’ in ‘The Delinquent Season (2018)’. In 2020, she played ‘Captain Holly Short’ in the Disney science fantasy adventure film ‘Artemis Fowl’, which catapulted her to instant stardom.
Facts/General Knowledge
- Lara’s first performance as ‘Matilda’ took place on 17 March 2015. She is the first Irish ‘Matilda’.
Lara McDonnell as Matilda
- On 22 December 2016, McDonnell acted as emergency cover for the role of ‘Matilida’ after the majority of the cast fell ill, including all four Matildas.
- Lara is fond of reading books. In an interview he said,
I love Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings books, so Artemis Fowl was perfect for me.
- Lara McDonnell is a big fan of the Harry Potter series of novels as well as series author JK Rowling.
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