Samantha Colley Explained

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.

Education

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

Career

In 2014, Colley made her stage debut in The Crucible at The Old Vic theatre in London.^[3] 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		Abigail Williams
2014/2015		Joan
2015	Klippies by Jessica Siân	Yolandi

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Production	Notes
2015	Tuesday	Julia	-	short film
2018		Ottilie		film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Production	Notes
2015		Nina Lorimer		1 Episode
2016/2017		Eliza Skerrett		11 Episodes
2017				10 Episodes
2018				10 episodes
2019		Andra
2021		Jeep driver		1 episode - Hope
2023		Barbara Harris		1 episode

Awards and nominations

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

External links

• Colley at IMDb
• Instagram

Notes and References

1. News: Samantha Colley . actoractresscontact.com . December 9, 2021 .
2. Web site: Oxford School of Drama Notable Alumni . oxforddrama.ac.uk. 9 October 2022.
3. News: Richard Armitage leads cast of The Crucible at the Old Vic. https://web.archive.org/web/20211209020258/https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/richard-armitage-leads-cast-of-the-crucible-at-the-old-vic . 2021-12-09 . londontheatre.co.uk. April 15, 2014.
4. Web site: Whatsonstage Awards – Winners 2015. westendtheatre.com. February 16, 2015.
5. Web site: Samantha Colley - Top podcast episodes . listennotes.com/ . May 25, 2017.
6. Web site: National Geographic's Genius: Picasso Screening At Tribeca Film Festival . zimbio.com. April 19, 2018.
7. Web site: Rorke. Robert. 2018-04-30. ‘Genius’ star sheds light on Picasso’s tormented lover . 2020-08-15. New York Post.
8. Web site: 19th Women’s Image Awards winners and nominees . https://web.archive.org/web/20171116131559/https://awardswatch.com/2017/11/13/american-gods-outlander-novitiate-the-post-among-19th-womens-image-awards-film-and-television-nominees/ . 2017-11-16 . awardswatch.com . 16 November 2017.
9. Web site: Samantha Colley Awards . IMDB (Index source only) . 7 September 2022.
10. Web site: The Women’s Image Awards has announced its 2018 nominations . Susan. Wloszczyna. goldderby.com . 21 December 2018.