Samantha Colley

Samantha Colley (September, 1987) is an English actress having had roles in various theatre, television and film productions, including playing the lover of both Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in the National Geographic TV series Genius.

Samantha Colley
Colley in 2015
Born	1987 Canterbury, Kent, England[1]
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Oxford School of Drama[2]
Occupation	Actor

Education

Colley studied at the Oxford School of Drama^[3] where, as a student, she performed in productions of Anna Karenina and The Taming of the Shrew.^[2]

Career

In 2014, Colley made her stage debut in The Crucible at The Old Vic theatre in London.^[2] Colley was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Play at the 2015 WhatsOnStage Awards for her performance as Abigail Williams, but lost out to Rachelle Ann Go.^[4]

In 2017, Colley 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, Colley reappeared in the second season of Genius, playing Dora Maar the lover of Picasso, who was played by Antonio Banderas.^[6][7]

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Production	Notes
2014	The Crucible by Arthur Miller	Abigail Williams	The Old Vic	[4]
2014/2015	Far Away by Caryl Churchill	Joan	The Young Vic
2015	Klippies by Jessica Siân	Yolandi	Southwark Playhouse

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Production	Notes
2015	Tuesday	Julia	-	short film
2018	Solo: A Star Wars Story	Ottilie	Lucasfilm	film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Production	Notes
2015	Endeavour	Nina Lorimer	ITV	1 Episode
2016/2017	Victoria	Eliza Skerrett	ITV	11 Episodes
2017	Genius	Mileva Marić	National Geographic	Season 1
2018		Dora Maar		Season 2
2019	Britannia	Andra	Sky Atlantic
2021	Invasion	Jeep driver	Apple TV+	Season 1, epi 7
2023	Archie	Barbara Harris	ITV	Episode 4

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2015	15th WhatsOnStage Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Play	The Crucible	Nominated	[4]
2018	20th Women's Image Network Awards	Actress MFT Movie / Mini-Series	Genius	Nominated	[8][9]
2019	21st Women's Image Network Awards	Actress in a Drama	Genius	Nominated	[10][9]

References

1. "Samantha Colley". actoractresscontact.com. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
2. "Richard Armitage leads cast of The Crucible at the Old Vic". londontheatre.co.uk. 15 April 2014. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021.
3. "Oxford School of Drama Notable Alumni". oxforddrama.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
4. "Whatsonstage Awards – Winners 2015". westendtheatre.com. 16 February 2015.
5. "Samantha Colley - Top podcast episodes". listennotes.com/. 25 May 2017.
6. "National Geographic's Genius: Picasso Screening At Tribeca Film Festival". zimbio.com. 19 April 2018.
7. Rorke, Robert (30 April 2018). "'Genius' star sheds light on Picasso's tormented lover". New York Post. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
8. "19th Women's Image Awards winners and nominees". awardswatch.com. 16 November 2017. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017.
9. "Samantha Colley Awards". IMDB (Index source only). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
10. Wloszczyna, Susan (21 December 2018). "The Women's Image Awards has announced its 2018 nominations". goldderby.com.

External links

• Colley at IMDb
• Instagram