Samara Weaving
Samara Weaving on the Red Carpet for the 2022 TIFF Premiere of Chevalier
Born (1992-02-23) 23 February 1992 (age 32)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2005–present
Spouse
Jimmy Warden
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(m. 2019)​
[1]
Relatives

Samara Weaving (born 23 February 1992) is an Australian actress and model. She began her career in her home country, playing Kirsten Mulroney on the drama series Out of the Blue (2008). She came to prominence with her portrayal of Indi Walker on the soap opera Home and Away (2009–2013), for which she received an Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) nomination for Best Female Performance.

Following her departure from Home and Away, Weaving pursued roles in the United States, starring in the first season of the series Ash vs Evil Dead (2015–2016) and becoming a series regular on SMILF (2017–2019). In 2017, she starred in the films Mayhem, The Babysitter, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, with the latter winning the cast a Screen Actors Guild Award. She earned acclaim for headlining the critically and commercially successful feature Ready or Not (2019)—her first lead role in a theatrical American film—and was established as a scream queen.

Weaving has alternated frequently between film and television, starring in the miniseries Picnic at Hanging Rock (2018), Hollywood (2020), and Nine Perfect Strangers (2021), and having roles in the films Guns Akimbo (2019), Last Moment of Clarity (2020), The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020), Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020), and Scream VI (2023).

Early life

Weaving was born in Adelaide on 23 February 1992,[2] the daughter of an English father, Simon Weaving, and Maltese mother, Helena Bezzina.[3] She grew up in Singapore, Fiji, Australia, and Indonesia.[4] Her father is a filmmaker and lecturer at the University of Newcastle in Newcastle, New South Wales,[5] as well as the artistic director of the Canberra International Film Festival. Her mother is an art therapist who teaches museum studies at the University of Newcastle.[5] Her younger sister, Morgan, is also an actress; their uncle is actor Hugo Weaving.[4][6]

Weaving and her family moved to Canberra in 2005, and she attended Canberra Girls Grammar School.[7] She became vice drama captain and appeared in various school and theatre productions.[7]

Career

Weaving's first major acting role was Kirsten Mulroney in the 2008 Australian-UK soap opera Out of the Blue. It was not commissioned for a second season.[8] In 2009, Weaving was cast as Indigo "Indi" Walker in the Australian soap opera Home and Away. She initially appeared for five weeks in a recurring capacity.[9] Weaving reprised the role the following year after producers brought her and her on-screen family back as part of the main cast.[8] She relocated from Canberra to Sydney for filming.[7]

Weaving at the AACTA Awards in 2012

For her portrayal of Indi, Weaving received a nomination for the Audience Choice Award for Best Female Performance in a Television Drama at the 1st AACTA Awards in 2012.[10] In July 2013, Weaving confirmed that she had filmed her last scenes for Home and Away.[11] She felt that with the show's international success, it was the right time to pursue new roles.[11] That same year, she appeared in the crime film Mystery Road, alongside her uncle Hugo Weaving.[12] Weaving had a recurring role as Heather in the first season of Ash vs Evil Dead in 2015.[13] That same year, Weaving also appeared in the comedy web series Squirrel Boys.[14][15]

Weaving began modelling for Australian underwear brand Bonds in 2012.[16] In 2016, she appeared in the action comedy Monster Trucks as Brianne. She was cast in the role during her first trip to Los Angeles in 2014.[17] The following year, she starred in the action comedy-thriller Mayhem,[18] and as the title character in the comedy-horror film The Babysitter, which was released in October.[19] She also had a role in the film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as John Hawkes' girlfriend[20] and appeared in the music video for Charlie Puth's song "Attention".[21]

From 2017 to 2019, she played Nelson Rose in the Showtime series SMILF.[20] In December 2018, it was announced that Weaving was leaving the show after the second season.[22] Weaving asked to be released from her contract after making a complaint about having to perform a nude sex scene. Daniel Holloway of Variety reported that Weaving felt uncomfortable with the behaviour of show creator and co-star Frankie Shaw during a similar sex scene in the first season, leading to an investigation of alleged misconduct by Shaw, which found that there was no wrongdoing on Shaw's part.[22]

In 2018, Weaving appeared in the Picnic at Hanging Rock miniseries as one of three students who disappear during a school trip to the titular Hanging Rock.[23] She starred in the comedy-horror film Ready or Not (2019). The film and her performance received positive reviews,[24] and helped to establish her as a scream queen.[25][26][27] She then starred in the action comedy Guns Akimbo (2019),[28] and, in 2020, headlined the drama thriller Last Moment of Clarity, reprised her role in The Babysitter: Killer Queen,[29] and played Thea Preston, the daughter of Alex Winter's character, in Bill & Ted Face the Music.[30] She also portrayed Scarlett in the G.I. Joe spinoff Snake Eyes (2021).[31] Weaving is part of the cast of the Hulu drama series Nine Perfect Strangers, which is based on the novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty. Weaving portrays Jessica, one of the strangers who attends a health and wellness resort, alongside Nicole Kidman, Melissa McCarthy and Asher Keddie.[32][33] Weaving stars alongside Eugenio Derbez in the 2022 romantic comedy The Valet, which is a remake of the 2006 French film of the same name.[34]

Weaving will play American socialite Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte in Adam Leon's biopic Liz,[35] and former Playboy Bunny Holly Madison in a limited television series based on Madison's memoir Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny.[36] She has also been cast in Damien Chazelle's period drama film Babylon.[37] Weaving joined the cast of biographical film Chevalier as the female lead Marie-Josephine in July 2021.[38] In October 2021, Weaving was cast as assassin June 27 in Boy Kills World, alongside Bill Skarsgård and Yayan Ruhian.[39] She exited the project in early 2022 due to scheduling conflicts and was replaced by Jessica Rothe.[40] In July 2022, Weaving joined the cast of Scream VI, which was released theatrically in May 2023.[41] She was also cast in Jimmy Warden's comedy-thriller Borderline, alongside Eric Dane and Ray Nicholson.[42]

Personal life

Weaving has been in a relationship with writer Jimmy Warden since meeting him on the set of The Babysitter.[43] They announced their engagement on 10 March 2019,[44] and married that same year.[1][45]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Sprung Fran Short film
2009 Steps Herself Short film; Also director and writer
2013 Mystery Road Peggy
2014 Growing Young Minks Short film
Flex Off 2014 Herself Documentary
2015 He Who Has It All Serena Short film
2016 Bad Girl Chloe Buchanan / Jessica Cooper
Monster Trucks Brianne
2017 Mayhem Melanie Cross
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Penelope
The Babysitter Bee
2019 Ready or Not Grace Le Domas
Guns Akimbo Nix Degraves
2020 100% Wolf Batty Voice
Last Moment of Clarity Georgia Outerbridge / Lauren Clerk
Bill & Ted Face the Music Thea Preston
The Babysitter: Killer Queen Bee
2021 Snake Eyes Shana O'Hara / Scarlett
2022 The Valet Olivia Allan
Chevalier Marie-Josephine de Montalembert
Babylon Constance Moore
2023 Scream VI Laura Crane
La Snob Marguerite de La Rocque Short film
2024 Azrael Azrael

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Out of the Blue Kirsten Mulroney Main role
2009–2013 Home and Away Indi Walker Main role
2011 1st AACTA Awards Herself / Presenter Television special
2015 Squirrel Boys Kelly Web series
2015–2016 Ash vs Evil Dead Heather Recurring role
2017–2019 SMILF Nelson Rose Main role
2018 Picnic at Hanging Rock Irma Leopold Main role
2020 Hollywood Claire Wood Main role
2021 Nine Perfect Strangers Jessica Chandler Miniseries

Music videos

Year Song Artist Role Notes
2017 "Attention" Charlie Puth Love Interest

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Work Result Ref.
2011 AACTA Awards Best Female Performance Home and Away Nominated [46]
2013 Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated [47]
2014 Nominated [48]
2017 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards Best Actress Bad Girl Nominated [49]
Detroit Film Critics Society Best Ensemble Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Nominated [50]
Florida Film Critics Circle Best Cast Won [51]
Online Film Critics Society Best Ensemble Won [52]
San Diego Film Critics Society Best Ensemble Nominated [53]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Acting Ensemble Won [54]
2018 Critics' Choice Awards Best Acting Ensemble Won [55]
Georgia Film Critics Association Best Ensemble Won [56]
Gold Derby Awards Best Ensemble Cast Won [57]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Won [58]
Seattle Film Critics Society Best Ensemble Nominated [59]
2019 Equity Ensemble Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a TV Movie or Miniseries Picnic at Hanging Rock Nominated [60]
Golden Schmoes Awards Best T&A of the Year Ready or Not Nominated [61]
IGN Summer Movie Awards Best Lead Performer in a Movie Nominated [62]
Fright Meter Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Won [63]
2020 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best Actress Nominated [64]
HNiD Awards Best Actress Write-in [65]

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