Samantha Spiro

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Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
June 20, 1968

Place of Birth:
Mill Hill, London, England, UK

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Samantha Spiro

Biography

Samantha Spiro (born 20 June 1968) is an English actress and singer. She played Barbara Windsor in the stage play Cleo, Camping, Emmanuelle and Dick and the television films Cor, Blimey! and Babs, D.I. Vivien Friend in M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team, Melessa Tarly in the HBO series Game of Thrones, and Maureen Groff in Sex Education. She has won two Laurence Olivier Awards.

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Filmography

Year Movie Role
2028 The Beatles: Ringo Gracie
2026 Narnia Beaver (voice)
2025 Scope Fiona
2024 Hoard Michelle
2024 Hard Truths Nicole
2023 One Life Esther Rantzen
2021 Pops Roz Jacobs
2021 Where Is Anne Frank Edith Frank (voice)
2020 Kings of Broadway 2020: A Celebration of the Music of Jule Styne, Jerry Herman, and Stephen Sondheim
2019 Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans Mrs Felix
2019 A Battle In Waterloo Mary
2018 Grandpa's Great Escape Patricia
2018 Lady Windermere's Fan Mrs Erlynne
2018 Agatha and the Truth of Murder Pamela
2017 Carnage: Swallowing the Past Edith Paper
2017 Babs Babs
2016 Me Before You Josie Clark
2014 Macbeth - Live at Shakespeare's Globe Lady Macbeth
2013 Taming of the Shrew Katherina
2012 A Running Jump Debbie
2012 Panto! Di
2002 Tomorrow La Scala! Jayney (Mrs. Lovett)
2002 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Red Lady (voice)
2001 From Hell Martha Tabram
2000 Cor, Blimey! Barbara Windsor
1998 Guru in Seven Sharon
1994 Beyond Bedlam WPC Foster
Something Else Judith
Year TV Show Role
2025 Missing You Nurse Sally
2024 Only Child Lydia Bartlett
2023 Still Up Christine
2023 Beyond Paradise Yvonne Wiley
2022 The Other Half Penny
2021 Ridley Road Liza Epstein
2021 The Larkins Bertha
2021 Ragdoll Joy Massey
2020 Semi-Detached Kate
2019 Sex Education Maureen Groff
2017 Porters Rebecca
2016 Tracey Ullman's Show Birgit
2015 London Spy Detective Taylor
2014 Inside No. 9 Sue
2013 Psychobitches Various Roles
2013 Plebs Sylvia
2012 Bad Education Pro Green
2012 Call the Midwife Grace Calthorpe
2012 Bad Education Professor Green
2011 Game of Thrones Melessa Tarly
2011 Vera Belinda Rayford
2010 Grandma's House Auntie Liz
2007 After You've Gone Ann Venables
2006 Not Going Out Bigoted Woman
2005 Doctor Who Hazran
2004 Doc Martin Tina Collins
2003 Murder Investigation Team DI Vivien Friend
2000 Coupling Jeffina
1997 Midsomer Murders Phyllis Cuttle