Samantha Barks

Samantha Barks

Birthday: 1990-10-02

Place of birth: Laxey, Isle of Man

Also known as: Samantha Jane Barks

imdb_id: nm2885819

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.

Played in movies:

Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert

Score: 8.2

Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story

Score: 7.8

Frozen: The Hit Broadway Musical

Score: 7.8

Les Misérables

Score: 7.3

Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart

Score: 7.2

Interlude In Prague

Score: 6.0

Bitter Harvest

Score: 5.9

The Christmas Candle

Score: 5.8

For Love or Money

Score: 5.3

Tomorrow Morning

Score: 0.0

First Date: The Musical

Score: 0.0

Last Breath

Score: 0.0

The Canary

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Groove High

Score: 10.0

Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream

Score: 8.0

All Star Musicals

Score: 8.0

Robot Chicken

Score: 7.6

VE Day 80

Score: 7.0

Bear Grylls: Mission Survive

Score: 4.4

I'd Do Anything

Score: 0.0