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Samantha Barks
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.
Known For
Les Misérables
as Éponine
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
as Miss Acacia (voice)
Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert
as Eponine
Bitter Harvest
as Natalka
For Love or Money
as Connie
The Christmas Candle
as Emily Barstow
Les Misérables: The History of the World's Greatest Story
as Self
Interlude In Prague
as Josefa Duchek
Frozen: Live from the West End
as Elsa
Tomorrow Morning
as Catherine
