Samantha Colley

Samantha Colley
Samantha Colley
Born	1987; Canterbury, Kent, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Oxford School of Drama
Occupation	Actor

Samantha Colley (born 1987) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in various theatre and television productions, including the National Geographic TV series Genius.

Colley was born in Kent, England and raised in Devon, England. She studied at the Oxford School of Drama from 2011 to 2014, earning a diploma in professional acting.

Career

Colley made her stage debut in 2014 (graduating from her training a term early) as Abigail Williams in The Crucible[1] at The Old Vic in London. Colley received rave reviews and was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress WhatsOnStage award for her performance in the five-star show.[2][3][4]

In 2017, she 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.[5] In 2018, she appeared in the second season of Genius, playing Dora Maar.[6]

Work

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Production	Notes
2014	The Crucible by Arthur Miller	Abigail Williams	The Old Vic	Play nominated for Best Revival at the Olivier Awards. Colley nominated for Best Supporting Actress in the WhatsOnStage Awards.
2014/2015	Far Away by Caryl Churchill	Joan	The Young Vic
2015	Klippies by Jessica Siân	Yolandi	Southwark Playhouse

Television

Year	Title	Role	Production	Notes
2015	Endeavour	Nina Lorimer	ITV	1 Episode
2016/2017	Victoria	Eliza Skerrett	ITV	11 Episodes
2017	Genius	Mileva Maric	National Geographic	10 Episodes
2018	Genius	Dora Maar	National Geographic	10 episodes
2019	Britannia	Andra	Sky Atlantic

References

"The Crucible - The Old Vic". The Old Vic.
Billington, Michael (4 July 2014). "The Crucible review – full of raw, visceral power" – via The Guardian.
Brantley, Ben (11 July 2014). "'The Crucible,' by Arthur Miller, Plays at the Old Vic" – via NYTimes.com.
"The Crucible, Old Vic, review: 'The intensity of a thriller'".
"Genius. (TV Series 2017– )".
Rorke, Robert (2018-04-30). "'Genius' star sheds light on Picasso's tormented lover". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-08-15.

External links

Colley at IMDb

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[1] "The Crucible - The Old Vic". The Old Vic.

[2] Billington, Michael (4 July 2014). "The Crucible review – full of raw, visceral power" – via The Guardian.

[3] Brantley, Ben (11 July 2014). "'The Crucible,' by Arthur Miller, Plays at the Old Vic" – via NYTimes.com.

[4] "The Crucible, Old Vic, review: 'The intensity of a thriller'".

[5] "Genius. (TV Series 2017– )".

[6] Rorke, Robert (2018-04-30). "'Genius' star sheds light on Picasso's tormented lover". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-08-15.