Biography
Samantha Jane Barks (born 2 October 1990) is a Manx actress and singer who rose to fame after placing third in the BBC talent show-themed television series I'd Do Anything in 2008. She has released three studio albums: Looking in Your Eyes (2007), Samantha Barks (2016), and Into the Unknown (2021), and made her film debut as Éponine in the Tom Hooper-directed Les Misérables in 2012. Her performance in the film won her the Empire Award for Best Female Newcomer and a shared National Board of Review Award with the film's cast.
Barks starred opposite Jonathan Bailey in the Disney Channel musical-comedy Groove High (2012–2013) and again, in the London revival of the musical The Last Five Years in 2016. In 2018, she originated the role of Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman: The Musical on Broadway. Since 2021, she has played Elsa in the West End production of Frozen, though she took some time off for maternity leave.
Filmography
all 18
Movies 11
TV Shows 7
self 6
Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream (2023)
Tomorrow Morning (2022)
First Date: The Musical (2020)
For Love or Money (2019)
Lady in Red: Backstage at 'Pretty Woman' with Samantha Barks (2018)
All Star Musicals (2017)
Interlude In Prague (2017)
Bitter Harvest (2017)
The Canary (2015)
Bear Grylls: Mission Survive (2015)
The Christmas Candle (2013)
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story (2013)
Les Misérables (2012)
Groove High (2012)
Les Misérables - 25th Anniversary in Concert (2010)
I'd Do Anything (2008)
Robot Chicken (2005)
The Royal Variety Performance 2023
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1990-10-02 (33 years old)
Birth PlaceLaxey, Isle of Man
LifestyleVegetarianism
CitizenshipsIsle of Man, United Kingdom
Also Known AsSamantha Jane Barks
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