The rising star Samantha Barks, a biography whose filmography is interested in more and more fans, is becoming more popular and interesting. A young actress and singer, often appears on television shows, she finds serious roles, the media is actively writing about her, in short, Samantha is a promising person.
early years
Samantha Barks was born on the second of October 1990. Its small homeland is the Isle of Man. Samantha's family is large - the actress has a brother and sister.
From the age of three, a talented girl attended dance classes, as well as was fond of ballet and studied at the art school.
Samantha Barks: debut
April 2007 was marked for the young singer with the release of her first album, entitled “Looking in Your Eyes”. The album was sold in a small print run - about six hundred copies. It included some songs, the author of which was the performer herself, the publisher was independent studio Brunswick.
Two months later, Sam participated in a festival with giants such as The Who, and in the winter of that year, the singer performed for her native island at an international vote contest and became a winner, receiving a prize of two thousand dollars. She performed a song from her album, later in Malta this track became a real hit.
The show "I'do anything"
In 2008, a show project was organized in which suitable performers for the musical "Oliver!" Were selected. Samantha fought hard, demonstrating undeniable talent, overcame all sorts of difficulties, eventually took an honorable third place.
Participation in the show, of course, had a beneficial effect on the career development of the young performer. Shortly after the finals, she was invited to the opening of the race for the performance of the Isle of Man Isle. Then she traveled with the musical Cabaret for almost a year, playing Sally Bowles, and after the end of the tour she managed to organize her own performance called “Audience with Samantha Barks”. This concert was held on the island and gathered fans who supported and supported her while she participated in the show.
On September 30, Sam was honored to launch a ship in Shanghai, and on November 21, along with other stars, the singer lit the lights of Christmas in the city of Windsor.
Samantha Barks: filmography
Due to the fact that the actress is at the beginning of her career, there are not so many films in her filmography. She starred in Aladdin, as well as in the London version of Les Miserables at the Queens Theater. This role of Eponina was highly appreciated by critics. In the television series "Groove High", released by the Disney film studio, Sam reincarnated as Zoe. The shoots were quite interesting, as they combined live shooting with animation.
In the feature film Les Miserables, starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway, Barks also took part.
Despite the fact that this was a supporting role, a piercing scene in the rain in which Sam sang about
unrequited love, very impressed the audience and left a bright mark, touching many hearts with genuine tragedy.
Another role, but already the main one, was performed in the Christmas Candle. A thin, sometimes ridiculous and at the same time dramatic film in which faith, miracle, progress and Christmas converge, takes the viewer to a different era and provides the world where candles are more readily used than electricity and are waiting for a real Christmas miracle. Samantha Barks again showed herself as a wonderful actress.
By the end of 2013, Sam began to be more willing to invite to listen to certain roles. Some films are expected: Thousand Streets, Harvest of the Devil, and Caesar. Samantha Barks comments on all these films rather modestly, but since the premieres are promised already in 2015, soon any film enthusiast will be able to appreciate the game of the talented actress. Also, preparations are underway for the filming of the movie "New Amsterdam", which will be released on the big screens next year.
It should be noted that the creators of the recently released film "Dracula" released an extended version on dvd, where Samantha Barks might not be recognized as a cameo. "Dracula" has become quite popular and has collected a good box office. Here, the actress has changed beyond recognition, trying on the image of a witch, terrible, mean and disgusting.
But even in the repulsive appearance, Barks managed to look very harmonious. A short scene in the witch’s hut, where a conversation with Dracula takes place, brings a certain zest and animation to the plot.
Lifestyle
Since childhood, the actress is a vegetarian and actively preaches a similar lifestyle. She also often travels around the world with charity visits, and takes part in various actions aimed at combating violence and cruelty, especially in relation to animals. Not so long ago, posters appeared on which Samantha is depicted under water. And the inscription on them reads "Imagine you can’t breathe." So she tried to draw attention to the fact that fish experience pain during their removal from the aquatic environment, and urged society to refuse to eat fish.