| Intro | Canadian actress |
| Is | Actor |
| From | Canada |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 20 March 1995, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Age: | 25 years |
| Star sign | Pisces |
Samantha Gail Weinstein (born March 20, 1995) is a Canadian actress.
Life and work
She was born Samantha Gail Weinstein in Toronto in 1995, and has a younger sister. Samantha Weinstein started her acting career at the age of six and a half, in a theatre camp where she had one week to put a play together. For Siblings (2004) she auditioned with the recital piece, and had to practice it a lot but eventually really got into the character. In 2008 she told in an interview, I’d study to be a lawyer or doctor…But I find acting so much fun. Weinstein was screened for Case 39 (2009) and True Grit (2010).
In the independent film Jesus Henry Christ (2012) Samantha Weinstein was co-starring Toni Collette and Michael Sheen, she was playing alongside Sheen interpreting of a behavioral scientist who experiments on his own daughter. Making her feature film debut, she nailed the audition. You’re asking for a preteen girl who’s simmering with anger and…[with many of the auditioners], there’s no simmering there. She came in and pulled a Christina Ricci, told the director to Harper’s Bazaar.
Nevertheless, she was acting, Samantha Weinstein graduated from the Toronto High School, Vaughan Road Academy, with Ontario Scholar status in June 2013.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Siblings | Danielle | |
| 2005 | Big Girl | Josephine | |
| 2006 | Ninth Street Chronicles | Sara | |
| 2007 | The Stone Angel | Child Hagar Currie | |
| 2008 | Toronto Stories | Cayle | |
| 2008 | The Rocker | Violet | Supporting role |
| 2010 | Babar and the Adventures of Badou I | Chiku | Web: Tusktastic Adventure (VG) |
| 2012 | Jesus Henry Christ | Audrey O’Hara | Main role |
| 2013 | Carrie | Heather | Supporting role |
| 2013 | Haunter | Frances Nichols | |
| 2015 | Reign | Brooke |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Red Green Show | Sam the Brownie | Episode “The Spelling Bee” |
| 2004 | 72 Hours: True Crime | Lindsay | Episode “The Game” |
| 2004 | XPM | Emma Macdonald | |
| 2004 | The Winning Season | Reeny Soshack | TV film |
| 2005 | Zoe Busiek: Wild Card | Young Zoe | Episode “A Whisper from Zoe’s Sister “ |
| 2005 | At the Hotel | Piper | Recurring role (4 episodes) |
| 2005–2007 | Gerald McBoing Boing | Janine | Recurring role (unknown episodes) |
| 2005 | Swarmed | Cindy Orsow | TV film |
| 2008 | The Border | Katie Johanson | Episode “Grave Concern” |
| 2008 | Super Why! | Swan Maiden | Recurring role (2 episodes) |
| 2008 | Céline: Her Life Story | Margaret | TV film |
| 2009 | Maggie Hill | Emily Ransom | TV film |
| 2009 | Being Erica | Young Erica | Episode “Adultescence” |
| 2010 | Less Than Kind | Jen | Episode “Coming Home” |
| 2010–2012 | Babar and the Adventures of Badou | Chiku | Recurring role (26 episodes) |
| 2012 | Copper | Kayleigh O’Connor | Episode “In the Hands of an Angry God” |
| 2014 | Darknet | Heather | Episode “Darknet 3” |
| 2016 | The ZhuZhus | Mindy Gelato | Recurring role |
Awards and nominations
- ACTRA Award, won Outstanding Performance – Female, 2005, Big Girl.
- Cyprus International Film Festival, won Special Mention for an actress’s leading role in a short film, 2007, Big Girl.
- Austin Film Festival, awarded Special Jury Mention for her performance, 2007, Ninth Street Chronicles.