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Samantha Weinstein

Samantha Gail Weinstein was born on March 20, 1995 in Toronto, Canada. An actor since the age of six, she was best known for her roles as Heather in MGM's remake of Carrie (2013), Audrey in Jesus Henry Christ (2011), and Josephine in the TIFF award winning short film, Big Girl (2005). Big Girl also won Samantha the 2006 ACTRA award for Best Performance-Female. Having won the award at age ten, she was the youngest recipient to date.

Other notable film roles include Brooke in the independent feature, Reign (2015), Violet in The Rocker (2008), and young Hagar in Margaret Atwood's The Stone Angel (2007). Some of Samantha's television credits include guest roles on Being Erica, Less Than Kind, Copper, and Darknet. Darknet marked Samantha's second project with Canadian director Vincenzo Natali, the first being the independent feature, Haunter (2013). She was also an avid voice performer and had voiced numerous animated characters during her career.

As lead singer/songwriter and lead guitarist, Samantha founded the Toronto based, garage rock ba

Samantha Weinstein Biography

Date of Birth:
Mar 20, 1995Birth Place:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Samantha Weinstein's acting career took off when she was just six years old. Weinstein began her career with roles in "The Amazing Race" (2001-), "Wild Card" (Lifetime, 2002-04) and "The Winning Season" (TNT, 2003-04). Later, Weinstein acted in the Rainn Wilson comedy "The Rocker" (2008), "The Stone Angel" (2008) and "Copper" (BBC, 2011-13). She also appeared in the Toni Collette comedic adaptation "Jesus Henry Christ" (2012) and "Carrie" (2013). More recently, Weinstein acted in the Abigail Breslin thrilling mystery "Haunter" (2013). Samantha Weinstein died on May 14, 2023 in Toronto, Canada at the age of 28.

Samantha Weinstein

Canadian actress (1995–2023)

Samantha Weinstein

Weinstein at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2011

Born

Samantha Gail Weinstein


(1995-03-20)March 20, 1995

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

DiedMay 14, 2023(2023-05-14) (aged 28)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

OccupationActress
Years active2001–2023
Notable workHeather in Carrie
Audrey O'Hara in Jesus Henry Christ
Sloane Plunderman in D.N. Ace
Spouse

Michael Knutson

(m. )​

Samantha Gail Weinstein (March 20, 1995 – May 14, 2023) was a Canadian actress.

Life and work

Samantha Gail Weinstein was born in Toronto, Ontario on March 20, 1995. She began her professional acting career at the age of six. By 2008, at the age of thirteen, she had appeared in the films Siblings in 2004,[1]Big Girl in 2005,[2]Ninth Street Chronicles in 2006,[3]The Stone Angel in 2007, and Toronto Stories in 2008.[4]

In February 2006, the 10-year-old Weinstein won the ACTRA Award for Outstanding Per

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