Samantha Spiro
Samantha has been prolific in the worlds of theatre, film, television and radio and copiously awarded for her work. In theatre she is probably best known for portraying Barbara Windsor in Terry Johnson’s Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick at the National Theatre, a production she credits as her first big break. Samantha has received two Olivier Awards, the first for her performance in the Donmar Warehouse production of Merrily We Roll Along and subsequently for her title role in the celebrated Hello, Dolly! at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. Samantha was recognised at the 2011 British Comedy Awards for her performance as Aunt Liz in BBC Two’s Grandma's House, and her other TV work includes Melessa Tarly in HBO’s Games of Thrones and, most recently, Maureen Groff in the 2019 Netflix production of Sex Education, opposite Gillian Andersen. Samantha studied at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.