Donna Anita Nikolaisen

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

Royally Ever After

as The Countess

Kin

as Estate Agent

Blood

as Louisa Short

Christmas at Castle Hart

as Paige Monaghan

The Last Right

as Herself - Air Hostess

Sweetness in the Belly

as Grace Ture

September Says

as Biology Teacher

The Blaxorcist

as Possessed Girl

Mebollix

Hotel Darklight

as Young Woman (as Donna Nikolaisen)