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Shari O'Donnell (born 1 May 1984) is an Irish theatre and film actress known for playing Anna daughter of F. A. Mitchell-Hedges in The Lost World of the Crystal Skull.

Since The Lost World of the Crystal Skull O'Donnell has played U.S. President Barack Obama's 4-great grandmother Phoebe Donovan in Obama's Irish Roots.

O'Donnell was born in Rathfarnham, County Dublin, Ireland, the fifth of seven children to Paul and Noreen O'Donnell. Her father was a commandant in the Irish Army who died of a heart attack in 2005. She grew up in Dublin, Ireland, where she started her acting career on the Irish theatre scene winning awards for her performances as Florence Balcombe in “Stoker” and Carmon in “Brian and his Dark Side”. She co-founded the theatre group Organic Theatre which commissioned new and original plays.

Shari studied film at the School of English, Drama & Film at University College Dublin. Later she transferred to The Abbey School of Music and Drama and the Irish Actors Studio before studying interpretive dance at AlambradoDanza in Florence, Italy.

Shari's film acting career began in the film “I Can't Get Back” which was shown at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008, opening the door to opportunities on the big screen were she played Anna daughter of F. A. Mitchell-Hedges in The Lost World of the Crystal Skull by Gabriel Murray, closely followed by Obama's Irish Roots where she played the U.S. President Barack Obama's great-great grandmother Phoebe Donovan, increasing her worldwide recognition and paving the way to her next role; Meena in the Moonman Dracula film series in India.

Shari is an accomplished fencer and has competed in a number of tournaments throughout Europe for which she has won several medals. Shari relaxes by horseback-riding, kite boarding, traveling and spending time out with friends. She also enjoys classical and alternative pop music such as Adele.

It was revealed by producer Gabriel Murray on a special feature of the The Lost World of the Crystal Skull DVD that Shari had the record for dropping the most number of prop crystal skulls during the course of the film -- five in total.

Shari currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

Stage

 * Stoker - Lead (Organic Productions)
 * Deceit in the Knight - Supporting (Wonderland Theater)
 * Angels of Rome - Supporting (Nancy Garcia)
 * Who is she? - Lead (Nevernot Productions)
 * Romeo & Juliet - Lead (Abbey Theater Productions)
 * Macbeth - Supporting (Peacock Theatrical Productions)