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Samantha Colley

ActorBorn March 22, 1989 (35 years)
Samantha Colley (March 22, 1989) is an English actress having had roles in various theatre and television productions, including playing the lover of both Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in the National Geographic TV series Genius.

Colley studied at the Oxford School of Drama where, as a student, she performed in productions of Anna Karenina, The Taming of the Shrew, and Pride and Prejudice.

In 2014, Colley made her stage debut in The Crucible at The Old Vic theatre in London. Colley was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Play at the 2015 WhatsOnStage Awards for her performance as Abigail Williams, but lost out to Rachelle Ann Go.

In 2017, Colley starred as Mileva Marić in Genius, the ten-part television series for National Geographic and Fox 21 about the life and work of Albert Einstein. In 2018, Colley reappeared in the second season of Genius, playing Dora Maar the lover of Picasso, who was played by Antonio Banderas.

Known For

  • Genius (2017)
  • The Velveteen Rabbit
  • The Crucible

Filmography

2023
Archie (TV Series) · as Barbara Harris
2023
2021
Invasion (2021) (TV Series) · as Jeep Driver
2018
2017
Britannia (TV Series) · as Andra
2017
Genius (2017) (TV Series) · as Dora Maar
2016
Victoria (TV Series) · as Eliza
2014
The Crucible · as Abigail Williams
2012
Endeavour (TV Series) · as Nina Lorimer

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