Person
Donna Anita Nikolaisen
Acting
Biography
Donna Anita Nikolaisen is an Irish stage and screen actor. She trained through LAMDA at Montfort College of Performing Arts, attended The Focus Theatre Stanislavsky Studio and trained vocally at Bel Canto School of Voice. She won Best Supporting Actor at the Underground Cinema Festival for her role in the award winning short QED. Her film credits include: Hallmark's Christmas at Castle Hart, Sweetness in the Belly and The Last Right. Her TV credits include: Conversation with Friends, Nova Jones, The South Westerlies, Blood and Fair City. Her theatre credits include: Tea Chests and Dreams (The Axis), No Irish No Blacks No Dogs (The New Theatre), Jane Eyre (The Gate), Talking to Terrorists (The Samuel Beckett) and The Bacchae of Baghdad (The Abbey). As a voice over artist Donna has voiced radio plays, narrated TV documentaries: Ireland's Refugee Hotel (BBC/TV3) and The Story of Water (Virgin Media) and narrated audio books including the audio book for award winning novel Strange Flowers by Donal Ryan. She is currently (2022) voicing a main character in an animation scheduled for release in 2023.
Known for

Kin
Estate Agent

Cold Courage
Catherine Grant

Blood
Louisa Short

Sweetness in the Belly
Grace Ture

September Says
Biology Teacher

The Last Right
Herself - Air Hostess

Royally Ever After
The Countess

Christmas at Castle Hart
Paige Monaghan

One Sweet Hour
Amara

Hotel Darklight
Young Woman (as Donna Nikolaisen)
Filmography
- 2025September SaysBiology Teacher
- 2021Christmas at Castle HartPaige Monaghan
- 2021KinEstate Agent
- 2020Cold CourageCatherine Grant
- 2019The Last RightHerself - Air Hostess
- 2019Sweetness in the BellyGrace Ture
- 2018BloodLouisa Short
- 2018Royally Ever AfterThe Countess
- 2009Hotel DarklightYoung Woman (as Donna Nikolaisen)
- 2007The BlaxorcistPossessed Girl
- 2006Mebollix
- —One Sweet HourAmara
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