Samantha Gail Weinstein (March 20, 1995 – May 14, 2023) was a Canadian actress.
Weinstein was born in Toronto, Ontario on March 20, 1995 to Jojo (née Tindall) and David Weinstein.[1][2] She began her professional acting career at the age of six. By 2008, at the age of thirteen, she had appeared in the films Siblings in 2004,[3] Big Girl in 2005,[4] Ninth Street Chronicles in 2006,[5] The Stone Angel in 2007, and Toronto Stories in 2008.[6]
In February 2006, the 10-year-old Weinstein won the ACTRA Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female for her work in Big Girl,[7][8] the youngest performer ever to win that award.[9]
She was also a prolific voice actor, working in many cartoons right up until the last few weeks before her death, and was a singer and guitarist in the garage rock band Killer Virgins.[9]
On May 14, 2023, Weinstein died at the age of 28, following a two-and-a-half year battle with ovarian cancer at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, Ontario.[9][10]
Prior to her death, Weinstein had come out as non-binary.[11][12]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Siblings | Danielle | |
| 2005 | Big Girl | Josephine | Short film |
| 2006 | Ninth Street Chronicles | Sara | |
| 2007 | The Stone Angel | Child Hagar Currie | |
| 2008 | Toronto Stories | Cayle | |
| The Rocker | Violet | Supporting role | |
| 2010 | Babar and the Adventures of Badou | Chiku | Voice |
| 2012 | Jesus Henry Christ | Audrey O'Hara | Main role |
| 2013 | Carrie | Heather | Supporting role |
| Haunter | Frances Nichols | ||
| 2015 | Reign | Brooke |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Red Green Show | Sam the Brownie | Episode: "The Spelling Bee" |
| 2004 | 72 Hours: True Crime | Lindsay | Episode: "The Game" |
| XPM | Emma MacDonald | ||
| The Winning Season | Reeny Soshack | TV film | |
| 2005 | Zoe Busiek: Wild Card | Young Zoe | Episode: "A Whisper from Zoe's Sister" |
| 2005 | At the Hotel | Piper | Recurring role (4 episodes) |
| 2005–2007 | Gerald McBoing Boing | Janine | Voice, recurring role |
| 2005 | Swarmed | Cindy Orsow | TV film |
| 2008 | The Border | Katie Johanson | Episode: "Grave Concern" |
| Super Why! | Swan Maiden | Voice, 2 episodes | |
| Céline: Her Life Story | Margaret | TV film | |
| 2009 | Maggie Hill | Emily Ransom | TV film |
| Being Erica | Young Erica | Episode: "Adultescence" | |
| 2010 | Less Than Kind | Jen | Episode: "Coming Home" |
| 2010–2012 | Babar and the Adventures of Badou | Chiku | Voice, recurring role (26 episodes) |
| 2012 | Copper | Kayleigh O'Connor | Episode: "In the Hands of an Angry God" |
| 2014 | Darknet | Heather | Episode: "Darknet 3" |
| 2016 | The ZhuZhus | Mindy Gelato | Voice, recurring role |
| 2017 | Alias Grace | Effie | Recurring role (3 episodes) |
| Wishfart | Finnuala | Voice, recurring role | |
| 2019–2020 | D.N. Ace | Sloane Plunderman | Voice, main role |
| 2019-2020 | Kingdom Force | Jalopy | Voice |
| 2020-2022 | Let's Go Luna! | Gina, Harmony | Voice, episode: "Arrievederci Aqua!" "Love and Harmony" |
| 2021–2023 | Dino Ranch | Clara Tinhorn | Voice |
| 2023 | FLCL: Grunge | Akira, Saya | Voice, episode: "Shonari" "Orinoko" (final roles) |
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| National | |
