Samantha Glenn (born 11 August 1983) is an English actress.
Biography
Glenn trained at the
Sylvia Young Theatre School
Sylvia Young Theatre School is an independent school in Marble Arch, London, England. It is a specialist performing arts school named after its founder and principal, Sylvia Young OBE.
Outline
The Sylvia Young Theatre School was founded in ...
in London.
Glenn began her career as a child actress in ''
Summer's Lease
''Summer's Lease'' is a novel by Sir John Mortimer, author of the Rumpole novels, which is set predominantly in Italy. It was first published in 1988 and made into a British television mini-series, first shown in 1989. The title "Summer's Leas ...
'' playing the granddaughter to
John Gielgud
Sir Arthur John Gielgud, (; 14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trinity of actors who dominated the Brit ...
. In ''
The Glass Virgin
''The Glass Virgin'' is a British three-part television serial, or long TV movie, first broadcast in 1995, starring Emily Mortimer and Brendan Coyle, directed by Sarah Hellings, based on a novel by Catherine Cookson.
Production
Producer Ray Mar ...
'' (filmed 1994), she was Young Annabella. Since then, she has had several leading roles and guest starred in the pilot for ''
The Jim Jeffries Show'' and did all her own singing for her part as Dana Bigglesworth in ''
Rock Rivals
''Rock Rivals'' was a British television drama series following the lives of two celebrity judges on an '' X Factor'' style show as their marriage falls apart. It was produced by Shed Productions, the company behind ''Footballers' Wives'', '' B ...
''.
Glenn's sister,
Wendy Glenn, is also an actress.
External links
Sammy Glenn's official websiteSammy Glenn's MySpace page
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1983 births
Living people
English film actresses
English television actresses
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