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Samara Weaving
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Weaving in 2015
Born (1992-02-23) 23 February 1992 (age 32)
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
Years active 2005–present
Spouse(s)
Jimmy Warden
(m. 2019)
Relatives

Samara Weaving (born 23 February 1992) is an Australian actress and model. She gained attention for her work in Australian television, appearing on the series Out of the Blue (2008) and receiving an AACTA Award nomination for playing Indi Walker on the soap opera Home and Away (2009–2013). She made her transition to Hollywood starring on the first season of the series Ash vs Evil Dead (2015).

Weaving starred in the horror films Mayhem and The Babysitter, and received ensemble awards for the drama film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (all 2017). She gained wide recognition for leading the dark comedy horror film Ready or Not (2019), which established her as a scream queen. She also starred in the sci-fi film Bill & Ted Face the Music, the horror comedy film The Babysitter: Killer Queen (both 2020), the historical drama film Babylon (2022), the slasher film Scream VI (2023), and the action horror film Azrael (2024).

Early life

Weaving was born in Adelaide on 23 February 1992, the daughter of an English father, Simon Weaving, and Maltese mother, Helena Bezzina. She grew up in Singapore, Fiji, Australia, and Indonesia. Her father is a filmmaker and lecturer at the University of Newcastle in Newcastle, New South Wales, 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. Her younger sister, Morgan, is also an actress; their uncle is actor Hugo Weaving.

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

Career

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Weaving at the AACTA Awards in 2012

Weaving made her screen debut in 2008, being cast as Kirsten Mulroney in the Australian soap opera Out of the Blue when she was 14. The series was well received, but it was not commissioned for a second season. She then relocated from Canberra to Sydney to play Indigo "Indi" Walker in the Australian soap opera Home and Away. While initially cast in a recurring capacity, she was later brought into the main cast, playing the character from 2009 to 2013. Weaving described the experience as difficult, comparing it to a "machine". She was nominated for Best Female Performance at the AACTA Awards in 2012.

Weaving began modelling for Australian underwear brand Bonds in 2012. In 2013, Weaving appeared in the crime film Mystery Road, alongside her uncle Hugo. She played the recurring role of Heather in the comedy horror series Ash vs Evil Dead in 2015, earning attention after a picture of her in a make-up test was used in a hoax. Also in 2015, she appeared in the comedy web series Squirrel Boys. The following year, she appeared in the action comedy Monster Trucks as Brianne. She was cast in the film during her first trip to Los Angeles in 2014.

In 2017, Weaving starred in the action comedy-thriller Mayhem, which saw her co-star with Steven Yeun and playing the role of Melanie Cross. Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com compared her to Margot Robbie and called her "captivating and a little scary at the same time". She also played the girlfriend of John Hawkes in the film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, for which she was nominated for numerous awards with the acting ensemble, and the title character in the comedy-horror film The Babysitter. She also appeared in the music video for Charlie Puth's song "Attention".

From 2017 to 2019, she played Nelson Rose in the Showtime series SMILF. In December 2018, it was announced that Weaving was leaving the show after the second season. ..... Also 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.

Weaving next starred as Grace in the 2019 comedy-horror film Ready or Not, which was her first leading role in a theatrical American film. The film marks her first collaboration with directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who described her as "just one of those people that we’ll be friends with forever. She’s one of our favorites." The film and her performance received positive reviews and helped to establish her as a scream queen. Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times called her "fantastic" and wrote that she "gives heart to this efficiently blood-drenched harpooning of soul-sucking greed and inbred family values." Simran Hans of The Guardian believed that her performance would earn a cult following. Also in 2019, she starred in the action comedy Guns Akimbo.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 16Diego Calva and Margot Robbie pose at the Babylon premiere at State Theatre on January 16, 2023 in Sydney, Australia (10) (52629739792)
Weaving at the State Theatre in 2023, greeting fans at the premiere of Babylon

In 2020, Weaving headlined the drama thriller Last Moment of Clarity, reprised her titular role in The Babysitter: Killer Queen, and appeared in the science-fiction comedy Bill & Ted Face the Music. The next year, she played Scarlett in the G.I. Joe spinoff Snake Eyes, and Jessica in the Hulu drama series Nine Perfect Strangers, which is based on the novel of the same name by Liane Moriarty. Also in 2021, she was cast in the action comedy film Boy Kills World, but exited the project due to scheduling conflicts and was replaced by Jessica Rothe.

In 2022, Weaving starred alongside Eugenio Derbez in the 2022 romantic comedy The Valet, which is a remake of the 2006 French film of the same name. Also in 2022, she played Constance Moore in Damien Chazelle's polarizing period drama film Babylon and Marie-Josephine de Montalembert in the biographical film Chevalier. That same year, she joined the cast of Scream VI. Her second film with Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett, it was released theatrically in May 2023 and became the highest-grossing film of its franchise.

Weaving was announced in 2022 to lead the action horror film Azrael as the titular character. It premiered at South by Southwest in March 2024, and was released in theatres and on Shudder in September 2024. Also in 2024, she had a voice role in the Australian film 200% Wolf.

Weaving is set to star in and executive produce the Netflix pilot Little Sky. ..... She will also reprise the role of Grace in Ready or Not 2.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Film

List of films and roles
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Sprung Fran Short film
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 role
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
200% Wolf Not yet released TBA In production
TBA Borderline Not yet released Sofia
Eenie Meanie Not yet released Edie In production

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 Main role, season 1
TBA Little Sky Penelope Paul Porter Main role, also executive producer

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations received by Samara Weaving
Association Year Category Work Result Ref.
AACTA Awards 2011 Best Female Performance Home and Away Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards 2018 Best Acting Ensemble Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Won
Detroit Film Critics Society 2017 Best Ensemble Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Nominated
Equity Ensemble Awards 2013 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Home and Away Nominated
2014 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Home and Away Nominated
2019 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a TV Movie or Miniseries Picnic at Hanging Rock Nominated
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2020 Best Actress Ready or Not Nominated
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards 2017 Best Actress Bad Girl Nominated
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2017 Best Cast Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Won
2022 Best Cast Babylon Runner-up
Fright Meter Awards 2019 Best Actress in a Leading Role Ready or Not Won
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards 2018 Best Ensemble Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Won
Golden Schmoes Awards 2019 Best T&A of the Year Ready or Not Nominated
HNiD Awards 2020 Best Actress Ready or Not Nominated
IGN Summer Movie Awards 2019 Best Lead Performer in a Movie Ready or Not Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Awards 2017 Best Ensemble Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Won
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2017 Best Performance by an Ensemble Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2018 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Won
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards 2018 Best Ensemble Cast Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2017 Best Ensemble Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Won

See also

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