The death of Canadian actress Samantha Weinstein was announced by the family. The actress who played Heather in the 2013 movie Carrie has passed away at the age of 28. She had been battling ovarian cancer for over two years. “She was the living embodiment of a ray of sunshine,” her father told Canada’s Global News on Wednesday.
‘Sam died on May 14 at 11:25 am at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto surrounded by her loved ones. After two and a half years of cancer treatment and a lifetime of traveling the world, voicing various cartoon animals, making music and learning more about life than most people will ever know, she is embarking on her next adventure. Weinstein.
Despite battling cancer, Weinstein was still working on another dubbing role ten days before her death, according to the Hollywood Reporter, the manager of the 28-year-old actress James Crammond. She was brave right to the end. We all miss her terribly,” he added.
“She was the living embodiment of a ray of sunshine,” her father told Canada’s Global News on Wednesday. “She was so filled with positive energy that anyone who had ever met her would say she just lit up every room she walked into,” he added.
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Samantha Weinstein – who was she?
Weinstein has been involved in acting since early childhood. She first appeared on a film set at the age of six. In 2005, she became the youngest person ever to be awarded Canada’s prestigious ACTRA Award for her breakthrough role as Josephine in Big Girl. She was only 10 at the time.
Recognition brought her the role of Heather in the horror film “Carrie” from 2013. She also appeared in in the drama “Reign”, the movie “Existence” and the miniseries “Grace and Grace”. Samantha Weinstein has also done voice acting in animated films. She was also a singer, songwriter and guitarist in the rock band “Killer Virgins”.
-Samantha Weinstein – disease
More than two years ago, the then 26-year-old actress was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, which eventually led to her death on May 14. After being diagnosed with Weinstein’s disease, according to her parents in an interview with Global News, she decided to live life to the fullest. She then visited Japan and went to Hawaii. On October 29 last year, she married her childhood friend Michael Knutson.
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Global News, Hollywood Reporter, People
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