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Samantha Barks

1990-10-02 (34 years old) in Laxey, Isle of Man

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.

Movies

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Tomorrow Morning
0 %|Sep 9, 2022
Music, Drama, Romance
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First Date: The Musical
0 %|Oct 22, 2020
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For Love or Money
54 %|Mar 15, 2019
Comedy
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Interlude In Prague
59 %|May 25, 2017
Drama, Music
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Bitter Harvest
60 %|Jan 31, 2017
War, Drama, History, Romance
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The Canary
0 %|May 12, 2015
Western, Thriller, Horror
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Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
72 %|Feb 5, 2014
Animation, Romance, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
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The Christmas Candle
59 %|Nov 22, 2013
Drama, Family
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Les Misérables
73.3 %|Dec 18, 2012
History, Drama
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Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
83 %|Oct 3, 2010
History, Music
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Last Breath
0 %|Invalid Date
Documentary, Music
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Frozen: Live from the West End
0 %|Invalid Date
Music, Family, Fantasy

Series

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Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream
80 %|Oct 22, 2023
Reality
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All Star Musicals
80 %|Dec 24, 2017
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Bear Grylls: Mission Survive
46 %|Feb 20, 2015
Action & Adventure, Reality
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Groove High
0 %|Nov 24, 2012
Comedy
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I'd Do Anything
0 %|Mar 15, 2008
Reality
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Robot Chicken
76 %|Feb 20, 2005
Comedy, Animation