Samantha Robinson

Samantha Robinson (born October 19, 1991) is a British-American actress, best known for her roles in The Love Witch and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

Personal life Robinson was born on October 19, 1991, in New York City to a Panamanian mother and an English father. When Robinson was a few years old, her family moved to London where she attended Queen's Gate School and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Her mother served as the Ambassador of the Republic of Panama to the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2004. When she was 14, Robinson and her mother relocated to Miami, Florida, where she attended the New World School of the Arts. In 2014, Robinson graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a concentration in acting.

Her mother died of ovarian cancer in 2019.

Career As a child, Robinson performed in a West End production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Robinson's early roles included the independent films Serenade of Sonnets, Dreamgirl, and Labyrinths, and the Lifetime TV movie Sugar Daddies.

Her breakthrough came in 2016 with the lead role in the film The Love Witch directed by Anna Biller. Audience and critic response to her performance was mostly positive. Frank Scheck, writing for The Hollywood Reporter, called Robinson's performance "intense" and "alluring in a way that goes far beyond her lithe dancer's body and stunning looks." Variety's Dennis Harvey said Robinson "does a great job encapsulating another era’s kitten-with-a-whip affectations." Charles Bramesco wrote in Rolling Stone that director Biller and Robinson "have created a three-dimensional version of the stock eroticized woman." The New Yorker ranked Robinson as one of the best actresses of 2016 for her role in film.

In 2019, Robinson portrayed Abigail Folger, heiress and Tate-LaBianca murder victim, in Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2012 Dream Girl Daniela Short 2013 Misogynist Sister 2 2014 Sugar Daddies Lea 2015 Labyrinths Cathy 2016 The Love Witch Elaine Parks 2017 Doomsday Device Courtney TV movie 2018 Three Worlds Ashley Cam Princess_X 2019 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Abigail Folger 2020 For Your Consideration Heather Short Jazzberry Jazzberry Short 2021 Take Me to Tarzana Jane Avant Topology of Sirens Tracker Siren Jazz Kitty Jazz Kitty Short 2022 Darwin Fick Julia Louis-Childs Short 2023 180 Days Elise Levine R.A.E.R. Beta 0027 Ophelia Price Short Sugar Rag Mother Short Moving Day Ellie Short 2024 Good Bad Things Charlotte Hauntology Christina 2025 Crystal Cross TBA

Television Year Title Role Notes 2012 Everyone Wants Theirs Natalie Episode: "Reflex Theory of a Shy Killer" 2013 The 3 Minute Update Herself/Host Recurring Host: Season 2 2016 #ThisIsCollege Sophie Episode: "#Flashback Friday" 2019 Soundtrack Young Margot Episode: "Track 4: Margot and Frank"

Music video Year Song Artist Role 2022 "Lifetime" SG Lewis The Bride