Samantha Spiro (born June 20, 1968) is an English actress. She portrays Maureen Groff on Netflix's Sex Education.
Biography[]
Born in Whitechapel, London, England,[1] Spiro grew up in Radlett, Hertfordshire.[2] She is Jewish.[3][4] Spiro decided to be an actress at the age of ten, after seeing a production of Androcles and the Lion at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park.[2] She joined the National Youth Theatre, and later trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
Spiro attended Bancroft's School from 1982 to 1985 and subsequently returned in 2016 for an Arts & Drama masterclass. Spiro spoke about how her time at Bancroft's had fuelled her enthusiasm for a career in the Arts.
Spiro married the actor Mark Leadbetter, whom she met at drama school, in February 2002. They have two daughters and currently live in Queen's Park, London.[2]
She is known for Cor, Blimey! (2000), From Hell (2001) and Me Before You (2016).
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External links[]
Samantha Spiro on Wikipedia
Samantha Spiro at the Internet Movie Database
Follow Samantha Spiro (@samanthaspiro) on Twitter
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