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Samantha Spiro

Samantha Spiro

Known for: Acting

Born 20/06/1968
Place of birth Mill Hill, London, England, UK

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Samantha Spiro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Game of Thrones Series ★ 8,5

Game of Thrones

Melessa Tarly

2011

Midsomer Murders Series ★ 7,5

Midsomer Murders

Phyllis Cuttle

1997

Doctor Who Series ★ 7,6

Doctor Who

Hazran

2005

Call the Midwife Series ★ 7,5

Call the Midwife

Grace Calthorpe

2012

Vera Series ★ 7,4

Vera

Belinda Rayford

2011

Sex Education Series ★ 8,2

Sex Education

Maureen Groff

2019

Doc Martin Series ★ 8,3

Doc Martin

Tina Collins

2004

Inside No. 9 Series ★ 8,1

Inside No. 9

Sue

2014

Not Going Out Series ★ 7,4

Not Going Out

Bigoted Woman

2006

Me Before You Film ★ 7,9

Me Before You

Josie Clark

2016

Beyond Paradise Series ★ 6,9

Beyond Paradise

Yvonne Wiley

2023

Playhouse Presents Series ★ 6,0

Playhouse Presents

Mary Whitehouse / Judy Garland

2012

Playhouse Presents Series ★ 6,0

Playhouse Presents

Audrey Hepburn

2012

Playhouse Presents Series ★ 6,0

Playhouse Presents

Marilyn Monroe / Mary, mother of Jesus

2012

Playhouse Presents Series ★ 6,0

Playhouse Presents

Liz Taylor / Golda Meir

2012

Playhouse Presents Series ★ 6,0

Playhouse Presents

Barbara Castle

2012

Playhouse Presents Series ★ 6,0

Playhouse Presents

Jackie Kennedy / Queen Victoria

2012

Coupling Series ★ 7,9

Coupling

Jeffina

2000

Plebs Series ★ 7,2

Plebs

Sylvia

2013

Missing You Series ★ 6,1

Missing You

Nurse Sally

2025

Bad Education Series ★ 6,9

Bad Education

Pro Green

2012

Bad Education Series ★ 6,9

Bad Education

Professor Green

2012

From Hell Film ★ 6,7

From Hell

Martha Tabram

2001

Murder Investigation Team Series ★ 7,0

Murder Investigation Team

DI Vivien Friend

2003

London Spy Series ★ 6,9

London Spy

Detective Taylor

2015

After You've Gone Series ★ 4,8

After You've Gone

Ann Venables

2007

The Larkins Series ★ 5,7

The Larkins

Bertha

2021

Psychobitches Series ★ 6,8

Psychobitches

Audrey Hepburn

2013

Psychobitches Series ★ 6,8

Psychobitches

Marilyn Monroe / Mary, mother of Jesus

2013

Psychobitches Series ★ 6,8

Psychobitches

Liz Taylor / Golda Meir

2013

Psychobitches Series ★ 6,8

Psychobitches

Barbara Castle

2013

Psychobitches Series ★ 6,8

Psychobitches

Jackie Kennedy / Queen Victoria

2013

Psychobitches Series ★ 6,8

Psychobitches

Jessica Mitford / Betty

2013

Psychobitches Series ★ 6,8

Psychobitches

Katharine Hepburn

2013

Psychobitches Series ★ 6,8

Psychobitches

Lucille Ball / Janet Leigh / Amelia Earhart

2013

Psychobitches Series ★ 6,8

Psychobitches

Barbara Stanwyck

2013

Psychobitches Series ★ 6,8

Psychobitches

Gracie Fields

2013

Porters Series ★ 7,7

Porters

Rebecca

2017

Ragdoll Series ★ 6,0

Ragdoll

Joy Massey

2021

One Life Film ★ 7,8

One Life

Esther Rantzen

2023

Narnia: The Magician's Nephew Film

Narnia: The Magician's Nephew

Beaver (voice)

2027

Still Up Series ★ 6,8

Still Up

Christine

2023

Only Child Series ★ 7,2

Only Child

Lydia Bartlett

2024

Tracey Ullman's Show Series ★ 7,2

Tracey Ullman's Show

Birgit

2016

Ridley Road Series ★ 6,5

Ridley Road

Liza Epstein

2021

Semi-Detached Series ★ 6,0

Semi-Detached

Kate

2020

Agatha and the Truth of Murder Film ★ 6,4

Agatha and the Truth of Murder

Pamela

2018

Grandma's House Series ★ 6,6

Grandma's House

Auntie Liz

2010

Hard Truths Film ★ 6,4

Hard Truths

Nicole

2024

Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans Film ★ 5,2

Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans

Mrs Felix

2019

Series

Bill's Included

Siobhan

The Other Half Series

The Other Half

Penny

2022

The Beatles: Ringo Film

The Beatles: Ringo

Gracie

2028

Babs Film ★ 7,3

Babs

Babs

2017

Hoard Film ★ 6,9

Hoard

Michelle

2024

Carnage: Swallowing the Past Film ★ 6,5

Carnage: Swallowing the Past

Edith Paper

2017

Film ★ 7,0

Guru in Seven

Sharon

1998

Where Is Anne Frank Film ★ 6,6

Where Is Anne Frank

Edith Frank (voice)

2021

Pops Film ★ 2,0

Pops

Roz Jacobs

2021

Grandpa's Great Escape Film ★ 6,1

Grandpa's Great Escape

Patricia

2018

Beyond Bedlam Film ★ 5,1

Beyond Bedlam

WPC Foster

1994

Lady Windermere's Fan Film ★ 10,0

Lady Windermere's Fan

Mrs Erlynne

2018

A Running Jump Film ★ 6,0

A Running Jump

Debbie

2012

Kings of Broadway 2020: A Celebration of the Music of Jule Styne, Jerry Herman, and Stephen Sondheim Film

Kings of Broadway 2020: A Celebration of the Music of Jule Styne, Jerry Herman, and Stephen Sondheim

2020

Taming of the Shrew Film ★ 5,0

Taming of the Shrew

Katherina

2013

A Battle in Waterloo Film ★ 6,0

A Battle in Waterloo

Mary

2019

Something Else Film

Something Else

Judith

Cor, Blimey! Film ★ 7,2

Cor, Blimey!

Barbara Windsor

2000

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Film ★ 6,0

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Red Lady (voice)

2002

Macbeth - Live at Shakespeare's Globe Film ★ 8,7

Macbeth - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Lady Macbeth

2014

Scope Film ★ 9,5

Scope

Fiona

2025

Panto! Film

Panto!

Di

2012

Tomorrow La Scala! Film ★ 8,0

Tomorrow La Scala!

Jayney (Mrs. Lovett)

2002