Azizi Donnelly

Azizi Donnelly is an Australian-born Lebanese and Irish actress and filmmaker. At eighteen, she moved from Sydney to the United States after signing with Ford Models, beginning an international modeling career before transitioning into acting. She is known for her series regular role in the Australian drama Ladies in Black, where she appeared alongside Debbie Mazar, Miranda Otto, and Jessica De Gouw. Following the series, Vogue Australia named her "one to watch." Her screen work includes a featured role in Damien Chazelle’s Babylon, a lead role in the Lifetime thriller Secret Society of Lies, and the award-winning short film Contrariety, directed by Sebastiano Pigazzi and Natalie Shinnick. Donnelly’s recent work includes a role in an upcoming Warner Bros. feature film scheduled for release in December 2026, appearing opposite Andrew Koji, Madeline McGraw, and Violet McGraw. She is also attached to the stage production When the Water Dies at the Santa Monica Playhouse and the short film Animal Lovers opposite Jake Short. In addition to acting, she works as a writer and producer. She wrote and produced the short film Tin Foil and is in pre-production on her directorial debut, Opening Ceremony. She has also collaborated with writer and director Paul Brown (Quantum Leap, The X-Files, Camp Rock) on a staged table reading of his project The Secret Play.