ABOUT SAMANTHA

Samantha Garvey is a New York-based performer originally from Denver, Colorado. She fell in love with performing while living in England at eight years old and has been excited to make it her career ever since!

Samantha recently wrapped her next short film, Just Die, in which she stars as Jasmine. The film is expected to be released in Fall 2026.

She spent last summer performing as Ariel in The Little Mermaid at the Lakewood Cultural Center with Performance Now Theatre Company.

She began her formal training at the renowned Redroofs Theatre School in England at just eight years old, where she developed her skills in acting and musical theatre. Her dedication to the craft has continued to grow throughout her training and professional career.

In 2025, she graduated from New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development with a B.M. in Vocal Performance, Musical Theatre, and a minor in History.

During her senior year at NYU, Samantha was featured in Celebrating the Genius of Alan Menken at NYU Skirball, where she performed “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid alongside Alan Menken and the NYU Broadway Orchestra, directed by Ted Sperling.

In the summer of 2024, Samantha starred in the 48 Hour Film brothergirls., which won Best Picture, Best Ensemble Acting, Best Writing, and Audience Choice at the Denver 48 Hour Film Festival.

Following its selection at Filmapalooza in Seattle, the film was selected to screen in the Short Film Corner at the Cannes Marché du Film in 2025.

It is now streaming on Youtube, go check it out! 

Samantha also produces and directs cabarets throughout New York City, including To Life! Celebrating Jewish Composers and To Life! Hanukkah Edition at The Green Room 42 in association with AfterThought Productions.

She enjoys spending time outdoors, whether solo or with friends, and always has a book in hand. At the moment, she's reading Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, In Memoriam by Alice Winn, Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain, and Babel by R.F. Kuang. Recently, she finished Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell, James by Percival Everett, The Maiden by Kate Foster, If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio, and The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro.

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