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Samantha Barks

Acting
Known For

34 Years Old

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.

Born

Laxey, Isle of Man on 2nd October 1990

All Credits

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Robot Chicken
Various Voices
I'd Do Anything Image
I'd Do Anything
Herself - Potential Nancy
Groove High Image
Groove High
Zoe Myer
Bear Grylls: Mission Survive Image
Bear Grylls: Mission Survive
Self
Frozen: The Hit Broadway Musical Image
Frozen: The Hit Broadway Musical
Elsa
Les Misérables Image
Les Misérables
Éponine
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart Image
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
Miss Acacia (voice)
Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream Image
Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream
Self - Judge
VE Day 80 Image
VE Day 80
Herself
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All Star Musicals
Self - Judge
The Christmas Candle Image
The Christmas Candle
Emily Barstow
For Love or Money Image
For Love or Money
Connie
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert Image
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
Eponine
Bitter Harvest Image
Bitter Harvest
Natalka
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story Image
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
Self
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Interlude In Prague
Josefa Duchek
Last Breath Image
Last Breath
Self
Tomorrow Morning Image
Tomorrow Morning
Catherine
First Date: The Musical Image
First Date: The Musical
Casey
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The Canary
Emaline