Samara Weaving is an Australian actress and model. She is known for her participation in the TV series "Home and on the Road", and also due to the main role in the comedy horror "The Nanny", which was released in 2017. Now the actress is working on a television adaptation of The Picnic at the Hanging Rock.
Biography
The future actress was born in the Australian city of Adelaide in 1992. Her father, Simon, is a director, and her younger sister Morgan is an actress.
As a child, Samara lived first in Singapore, then in Fiji, then in Indonesia, and in 2005 the Weaving family returned to Australia. Then Samara was seriously interested in acting - she took part in all school theater productions.
TV roles
Samara first appeared on the screens in 2008, playing the supporting role in the drama series Out of the Blue.
From 2009 to 2013, the actress was involved in the project "Home and the Road." She got the role of Indy Walker. By the way, this series has become quite popular in Australia.
The next project in the television career of Samara was the comedy horror "Ash Against the Evil Dead", in which she got the role of Heather. The series received mostly positive reviews from critics.
Currently, the actress is working on a mystical mini-series "Picnic at the Hanging Rock", based on the novel by Joan Lindsey.
Movie career
There are not so many full-length films with Samara Weaving. In her feature film, she made her debut in 2013, playing a cameo role in the crime thriller Mystical Road. The tape was liked by critics, but did not gain much popularity.
In 2016, Samara Weaving played a small role in the teenage comedy Monster Truckes. For the main roles, director Chris Wedge chose Lucas Till and Jane Levy. The film is famous for its high-profile box office failure: with a budget of $ 125 million, box office revenues totaled just 64 million.
In 2017, Samara got a supporting role in the drama "Three Billboards on the Border of Ebbing, Missouri." The film went well at the box office, collecting more than $ 150 million, and won two Oscars.
This project was followed by the role of Bee in the comedy horror film "The Nanny". This, by the way, was the first major role in the career of the actress. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, and mixed reviews from viewers.