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Samantha Sloyan

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Samantha Sloyan
BornJanuary 4, 1979 (age 45)
Los Angeles, CA
OccupationActress • Producer
Years active2003–present
RelativesJames Sloyan (father)
Diedre Linehan (mother)

Samantha Sloyan (born January 4th, 1979) is an American actress. Sloyan is best known for her multiple collaborations with filmmaker Mike Flanagan in Hush, The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass, The Midnight Club, and The Fall of the House of Usher. She has also appeared in recurring roles on Scandal and the twelfth season of Grey's Anatomy.

Career

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Sloyan first appeared the 2003 independent feature film My Life with Morrissey as a florist. She continued to appear in a few short films such as No Shoulder, Shamelove, and Autodoc. In 2009, she produced and starred in the short film Plus One. Sloyan has also guest-starred in several television series such as The Beast, The Forgotten, Law & Order: LA, and NCIS. She played a recurring role as a White House employee named Jeannine Locke in the first three seasons of Scandal. She also guest-starred in another ShondaLand production titled Private Practice in 2010. Sloyan continued to appear in smaller films, including In the Key of Eli, Tape 407, and the television movie Murder in Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman Story.

In 2014, Sloyan guest-starred in four television series Castle, Parks and Recreation, Hawaii Five-0, and Rizzoli & Isles. She began a recurring role in the ShondaLand production Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Penelope Blake. She first appeared in the eleventh season episode "How to Save a Life", which included the death of lead character, Derek Shepherd, played by Patrick Dempsey. She appeared again in the 12th season, including the show's 250th episode "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner", which was mostly focused on Sloyan's character.[1]

In 2021, Sloyan portrayed Catholic fanatic Beverley Keane in the miniseries Midnight Mass, directed by Mike Flanagan.

On stage, Sloyan acted at the Geffen Playhouse and the Segerstrom Center for the arts. She received the LADCC and LA Weekly awards for her performance in Munched.[2]

Filmography

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Films

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 My Life with Morrissey Florist Independent feature film
2005 No Shoulder Bobbie Short film
3 Wise Women Waitress #2
2006 Shamelove Julie
2009 Plus One Lindsay Short film; also producer
Autodoc Emmy Hennings
2011 In the Key of Eli Megs
2012 Area 407 Lois Originally titled Tape 407: The Mesa Reserve
2013 Do You Have a Cat? Marissa Short film
2016 Losing In Love Dr. Barton
Fantastic Michelle
Hush Sarah Greene
Cat Killer The Mother Short film
2017 I'm Not Here Jaime Short film
2019 Pappy Hour Jean Mulligan Short film
Miss Virginia Mrs. Watson
2023 Good Daughter Rebecca Short film
Love You, Mama Lee Short film
Invaders From Proxima B Jane Jankins Online released in May 2024
2024 The Place Between Beatrice
The Life of Chuck Miss Rohrbacher

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 The Beast Grace Morton Episode: "No Turning Back"
The Forgotten Nurse Episode: "Railroad Jane"
2010 Law & Order: LA Rachel Forester Episode: "Echo Park"
2011 The Cape Television reporter Episode: "Endgame"
NCIS Emily Goodwin Episode: "Engaged (Part I)"
2012–2014 Scandal Jeannine Locke Recurring role; 8 episodes (seasons 1-3)
2013 The Fosters ER Doctor Episode: "Vigil"
2014 Castle Pam Clark Episode: "Room 147"
Parks and Recreation Erica Episode: "New Slogan"
Hawaii Five-0 Sarah Richmond Episode: "Ho'i Hou"
Futurestates Lisa Episode: "Ant"
Rizzoli & Isles Alex Ruebens Episode: "If You Can't Stand the Heat"
2015–2016 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Penelope Blake Recurring role; 20 episodes (seasons 11-12)
2015 Murder in Mexico Gretchen Thorne Television film
Criminal Minds Tracy Senarak Episode: "The Witness"
2017 Maggie Dr. White Episodes: "Past Life Depression"
The Good Doctor Mrs. Gallico Episode: "Point Three Percent"
2018 Here and Now Officer Episode: "It's Coming"
The Haunting of Hill House Leigh Crain Recurring role; 8 episodes
SEAL Team Victoria Seaver Recurring role; 4 episodes
2019 Proven Innocent Gabrielle Parcell Episode: "Shaken"
Animal Kingdom Jennifer Episode: "Know Thy Enemy"
The Rookie Alice Sheldon Episode: "Warriors and Guardians"
Truth Be Told Sharon Dostikas Episode: "Not Buried, Planted"
Everyone Together Caroline Unsold television pilot
2020 Helstrom Jolene Spivey Episodes: "Leviathan" and "Scars"
2021 Midnight Mass Bev Keane Main role; 7 episodes
2022 The Midnight Club Shasta Main role; 7 episodes
2023 Minx Joan Didion Episode: "I Thought the Bed Was Gonna Fly"
The Morning Show Cheryl Episode: "The Stanford Student"
The Fall of the House of Usher Tamerlane Usher Main role; 8 episodes[3]
Creepshow Lorna Snell Episode: "Twenty Minutes with Cassandra"

References

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  1. ^ Denninger, Lindsay (October 22, 2015). "Who Plays Penny On 'Grey's Anatomy'? Samantha Sloyan Is The Hospital's Newest Resident". Bustle. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "Samantha Sloyan". Geffen Playhouse. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Doupe', Tyler (2022-08-29). "'The Fall of the House of Usher': Everything We Know So Far About Mike Flanagan's New Series". Dread Central. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
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