# Samantha Weinstein

Samantha Gail Weinstein (March 20, 1995 – May 14, 2023) was a Canadian actress.

## Life and work

Samantha Gail Weinstein was born in Toronto, Ontario on March 20, 1995. 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, Big Girl in 2005, Ninth Street Chronicles in 2006, The Stone Angel in 2007, and Toronto Stories in 2008.
In February 2006, the 10-year-old Weinstein won the ACTRA Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female for her work in Big Girl, the youngest performer ever to win that award.
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.

## Death

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.
Prior to her death, Weinstein had come out as nonbinary.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Siblings | Danielle | |
| 2005 | Big Girl | Josephine | Short film |
| 2006 | Ninth Street Chronicles | Sara | Short film |
| 2007 | The Stone Angel | Child Hagar Currie | |
| 2008 | Toronto Stories | Cayle | |
| 2008 | 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 |
| 2013 | Haunter | Frances Nichols | |
| 2015 | Reign | Brooke | |

### Television

| 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" |
| 2004 | XPM | Emma MacDonald | |
| 2004 | 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" |
| 2008 | Super Why! | Swan Maiden | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Céline: Her Life Story | Margaret | TV film |
| 2009 | Maggie Hill | Emily Ransom | TV film |
| 2009 | 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) |
| 2017 | Wishfart | Finnula | Voice, recurring role |
| 2019–2020 | D.N. Ace | Sloane Plunderman | Voice, main role |
| 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" |

## Awards and nominations

* ACTRA Award, won Outstanding Performance – Female, 2005, Big Girl.
* Cyprus International Film Festival, won Special Mention for an actress's leading role in a short film, 2007, Big Girl.
* Austin Film Festival, awarded Special Jury Mention for her performance, 2007, Ninth Street Chronicles.